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White Cruises to Win After a Near-Perfect Run
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
While many of his competitors fell as a result of snow and winds, Shaun White had a nearly flawless, stylish run to win the halfpipe final at the Winter X Games.
Rahlves Earns Victory, but Says He Has Much to Learn
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
On a 3,500-foot-long course at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on Sunday, Daron Rahlves won his first career skiercross race in six tries.
For Rahlves, No Longer Man Against Mountain
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
By getting out of the gate slowly, Daron Rahlves has found himself back in the pack in a newer racing discipline that resembles motocross on skis.
A Battle of Mind Over Mishaps
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
In the moments before a snowboard cross race, Peter Foley, the United States snowboard coach, has found that sometimes the best way to help Lindsey Jacobellis is to distract her.
At X Games, One-Upmanship Is a Trend in High Places
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
At the Winter X Games this year there will be a massive jump for a new event in skiing and snowboarding called big air, where new tricks are bound to be attempted.
Out of Deep Freeze: Freeskiers Make Sport Cool Again
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Freeskiers have taken a sport that was headed downhill and literally turned it upside down with back flips and other aerial maneuvers.
No Snow, but White Still Provides the Sizzle
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Shaun White won the skateboard vert event in the X Games, and appears ready to dominate in skateboarding the way he has in snowboarding.
Dramatic Fall Exposes the Risk in Extreme Sports
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Skateboarder Jake Brown’s five-story fall during competition raises a question: Who decides what is an acceptable level of risk in action sports?
Skateboarding’s Mega Ramp Is a Draw, but Also a Danger
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
The inherent danger associated with riding the Mega Ramp was on display at the X Games Thursday when the skateboarder Jake Brown fell more than 45 feet during his final run.
Once Shunned, Freestylers to Meet Rivals
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Some freestyle riders snort at the fact that motocross racers unable to quash them will join them this year at the X Games, which begin Thursday.
Hub of Halfpipes Rises in Corner of California
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
A region in northern San Diego County known as North County is an area that is to vertical skateboarding what Hollywood is to the movie and television industry.
Out From the Cold, Snowboarder Tries to Duplicate Success
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Shaun White, who won a snowboarding gold in Turin, is committed to becoming an equal level snowboarder and skateboarder.
A Severe Injury Brings Concern, and a Call for Insurance
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
A serious BMX accident left Stephen Murray paralyzed. His condition has caused other athletes to consider the life-altering consequences of what happens when things go wrong in action sports.
It’s a Kids’ World on the Halfpipe
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
The $5 billion skateboard industry is increasingly turning to the very youngest skaters, some as young as 7, to promote its products.
A Mainstream Sport That Many Do Not See
05/13/2008 05:00 PM
Executives are hoping a new surfing contest format will help bring television viewers.
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