Snowboarding

Comparing Boarder Cross with Ski Cross and the Thrill it Brings to the Olympics

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Four racers start. Between one to four racers finish. The excitement of Boarder Cross and Ski Cross doesn’t let up until the finish line. Boarder cross hit the Olympics in 2006, Ski cross 2010 adding new life and competitiveness to the games.

Shaun White Could be First Olympian in 84 Years to Win Winter and Summer Gold

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Famed sports writer Rick Reilly decided to do a lot research about Shaun White’s career accomplishments, comparing him to current and former great athletes like Rod Laver, Joe Namath, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Tom Brady. Reilly even went so far as to say that White, “…might be the most exciting American Winter Olympics athlete we'll ever see.” Within all the fascinating statistical and historical comparisons was an interesting point brought up only by Reilly: That Shaun White could theoretically be the first Olympian since American Eddie Eagan in 1932 to win Olympic Gold Medals in both the winter and summer games.

Filming Extreme Sports

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Although it may seem simple to turn on the camera and start waving it around the results are not always what we expect. There are a few simple techniques which will produce results to enjoy for years to come.

T.E.S. Revisited: Shaun White

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Shaun White, arguably the greatest action-sports athlete alive, joined The Extreme Scene on November 12th, 2007 to talk about his domination in both snowboarding and skateboarding in one of his most in-depth interviews.


20:51 minutes (8.36 MB)

Cutting Through The Crud: Some Outlandish Claims Made by Snowboard Manufacturers

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Deciding on a new snowboard is not easy, with many a snowboard manufacturer describing themselves as the forerunner of snowboard technology and style. Excellent, you think, now all you have to do is decide how much you can justify spending. Whilst you think about this you may as well look at the other snowboard manufacturing losers. Wait a minute! The first line you see on their page is “From our early pioneering days we have pushed snowboarding to ever greater levels.”

T.E.S. Revisited: Andy Finch

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Andy Finch, known in most circles as the King of Amplitude, joined The Extreme Scene on April 10th, 2006 and February 26th, 2007 to talk about his amazing aerials and his experience in the 2006 Winter Olympics.


37:45 minutes (34.56 MB)

Reader Submission: Red Bull Project X

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One of TheExtremeScene.com's readers, Josh Wigod, used the 'Contact The Extreme Scene' button below to tell us about Red Bull Project X, which focuses on Shaun White's private halfpipe.  Cool site, definitely worth a look.

Brooke Geery vs. Burton: Who You Got?

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An interesting scuffle has erupted over the past few days in the snowboarding community that involves a unique set of characters.  In one corner you have former T.E.S. guest Brooke Geery, founder of the somewhat-interesting snowboarding website YoBeat.com.  In the other corner, you have former T.E.S. guest Jake Burton Carpenter’s mega-snowboard company Burton.  The issue stems from Burton’s annual employee party, and Geery’s recount of the affair.

T.E.S. Revisited: Hannah Teter

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Hannah Teter, one of the top snowboarders in the world, joined Cyrus & Steve on February 12th, 2005 (just after turning 18) to talk about her new life as an adult, being a part of a huge snowboarding family, and her success in the Winter X Games.


25:13 minutes (23.09 MB)

August 15th, 2009 - Ross Rebagliati

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Olympic Snowboarding Gold Medalist Ross Rebagliati joined Cyrus on his special summer radio series Board Talk to talk about being the first snowboarder in Olympic history to win a gold medal, the controversy at the 1998 Olympic games involving Rebagliati and a positive drug test for marijuana resulting in a temporary rebuke of his gold medal, and his thoughts on the progression of snowboarding.


14:00 minutes (12.82 MB)