I'm hella tired, which is the sign of a good contest I guess. I feel like I had some really good runs out there. This was my first Gold and I'm really proud. It was hard - you know? - to beat Lance Mountain and Chris Mill-...wait...aggghhh...Where am I? Who are you? What? You found me here, in the viewing area of the Skateboard Park passed out? What's this purple stuff on my face? I was in a puddle of melted Sambazon? Talking as if I were Christian Hosoi? Last thing I remember is Holmes taking first in Park Legends. Did that actually happen? It did? So, I'm not entirely lost, I guess. Did it just end? It ended four hours ago? Oh my god. How did I get here?
I remember getting here on Monday and posting everything going on throughout the week, using the e-mail through my phone. I remember the first two people to show up to practice, P-Rod and Terry Kennedy; Malto pulling out of street to skate in his hometown of Kansas City, with the Chocolate dudes. I remember doing a P-Rod interview and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins trying the Big Air ramp--the first day had enough going on.
The rest of the week was packed with so much more, though. Alex Perelsontalked about the benefits and the curses of the 900. The Big Air guys jumped the chasm. A bunch of aspiring heavyweight boxers showed up to cheer on Bucky Lasek in practice. Koston showed up and everyone proclaimed their love for the Park section. Marisa Dal Santo and the Mar fan club came out and she clenched the X Games 15 Women's Street win. Then, the Big Air ended oddly, with Jake Brownclinched first after tying with Bob Burnquist, who took second. Lorifice got third, his first medal at the X Games.
What else happened? I'm almost caught up. Danny Way came back from a knee injury, skating switch to win the first Big Air Rail Jam with a switch 50-50. I had to interview him in a wounded state and seriously feared for my life. Yesterday, Keegan Sauder showed up with dirty facial hair. P-Rod won the Gold in street with flawless runs. That's when I started to lose it. I drank at least 20 energy drinks Saturday. Then what? Oh yeah, vert. PLG won vert. Things were getting blurry.
Today the Park and Park Legends events went down but it was too much for me. It was too awesome. I just remember Rune winning and the awesomeness of seeing Hosoi get his Legends win. Then there was a blur of Sambazon and Gatorade, Monster, Rockstar and Red Bull energy drinks. I knew my heart was racing. I couldn't feel my fingers. Then I woke up to you hovering over me. Oh my god. At least I figured out why. Dude, X Games is non-stop. My God...do you know why that Rally car's in the Park section? It was me? A what? I had an action overdose?
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