This is when the Xgames was worth paying attention to. The hay day of the true extreme sports olympics. ESPN has narrowed it down to three sports, it's definitely not as interesting as it used to be.
The narrator was the Eurosports 'General Commentator'. I think he wasn't an expert in anything in particular. Just a general rambler. I remember him well, very annoying!! You can hear Arlo Eisenberg commentating in the background, giving actual proper names of grinds and stuff. And he really liked Matt Solerno, who was doing old skool mizou grinds, and frontsides, while Adams and Feinberg are doing Royales and Negative Grinds etc.
Crazy how technical everything is nowadays. We look at an NFL receiver's catch at 240fps, zoomed in and freeze frame on his toes. Back in '99 they weren't even naming tricks in a pro event, lol.
Here's my commentary of this pathetic excuse of a commentator. In between the timestamps, he'll ramble on about the session, but here are the major issues that you'll find in the video: 4:25 Awkward silence until 4:38 4:40 Uses general trick verbs to fill the awkward silence. 5:27 No way! Nicky Adams did a 720 GRAB??? But I heard the GRAB is impossible! 6:34 Awkward silence until 6:46 6:54 So most sports in the X-Games are generally dominated by the Americans? I guess I was just imagining the fresh dirt bike trails in Australia, just like how I imagined the freezing cold snowboard alps in Canada. 7:42 Awkward silence until 7:51 8:13 Casually mentions that a pair of Americans are up next. If the Yasutoko brothers were on here, I wonder if he would've put them under a microscope also. 8:30 Talks about the weather until 8:48 8:49 You know someone is famous when they have trick named after them! AARON FEINBERG 8:56 So he's been pulling Aaron Feinbergs for a couple of years? 9:04 I didn't know that stomachs counted as backsides! You learn something new every day. 9:07 Talks about what the ground is made of instead of naming tricks and keeping up with the action. 9:58 A GRABBED BACKFLIP? Just when I thought Nicky Adams did the impossible! 10:08 Idiotically says "Belly up" while referring to a face-down individual. 10:37 Matt Salerno usually goes high? Whoa... I always did my air tricks on the ground. 10:44 There he goes putting a race of people under the microscope again. 10:57 Talks about the course and its usage until 11:20 11:23 "Lots of variation... Lots of technical tricks... And I can't name a single one to save my life." 11:45 Look at what- the trick you can't name? 11:54 The coping is the highest part of the obstacle. WHAT OTHER HIGH PARTS DO YOU SEE? 12:55 The young Canadian? What is that- a musical? 13:26 FOR GOD'S SAKE, PUT DOWN THE MICROSCOPE 13:45 WE GET IT. You're very happy to see the Americans tugging at their collars this year now that a pair of Australians and a "disadvantaged" kid from Canada is turning up the heat. 14:01 Wait... That's illegal. 14:43 Get out. 15:24 I've never heard an X-Games commentator put so much emphasis on the participants' home countries. 15:30 A BIG GRAB 360? These people must be GODS. 16:31 Of course, Feinberg did it. It's named after him, remember? 17:40 Awkward silence until 17:48 18:07 Awkward silence until 18:15 18:31 Starts talking about Salerno, but then suspiciously switches the topic to Adams during Salerno's spotlight replay. Has the dog come back to its own vomit? 19:27 I'm amazed at how this idiot turned something as wild and gritty as the X-games into a patriotic, flagpole measuring contest that had the same vibe as the Olympic Games. He was way too political, and definitely had a biased tone throughout the event. 19:37 Awkward silence until 19:50
The old day the best years of my life is watching this on tv
This is when the Xgames was worth paying attention to. The hay day of the true extreme sports olympics. ESPN has narrowed it down to three sports, it's definitely not as interesting as it used to be.
They need to bring inline back.
TV was weird back then.
Xgames needs to come back to san francisco! 2024
Hi mate do you have the Bmx street from this event pls??
The narrator needed to learn the trick names before being on tv
and he still didn't!
The narrator was the Eurosports 'General Commentator'. I think he wasn't an expert in anything in particular. Just a general rambler. I remember him well, very annoying!! You can hear Arlo Eisenberg commentating in the background, giving actual proper names of grinds and stuff. And he really liked Matt Solerno, who was doing old skool mizou grinds, and frontsides, while Adams and Feinberg are doing Royales and Negative Grinds etc.
A simplar time...
Merci Stéphane, t'aurais pas des enregistrements de vieux épisodes de YOZ, l'émission de sport extrême d'Eurosport, par hasard ?
dude,didnt,name,one,trick,lol
big 720 !
He called fienbergs soul grind a royale
@@alleystargrowley2784 Same for Nicky Adams negatives... royale
Crazy how technical everything is nowadays. We look at an NFL receiver's catch at 240fps, zoomed in and freeze frame on his toes. Back in '99 they weren't even naming tricks in a pro event, lol.
Here's my commentary of this pathetic excuse of a commentator. In between the timestamps, he'll ramble on about the session, but here are the major issues that you'll find in the video:
4:25
Awkward silence until 4:38
4:40
Uses general trick verbs to fill the awkward silence.
5:27
No way! Nicky Adams did a 720 GRAB??? But I heard the GRAB is impossible!
6:34
Awkward silence until 6:46
6:54
So most sports in the X-Games are generally dominated by the Americans? I guess I was just imagining the fresh dirt bike trails in Australia, just like how I imagined the freezing cold snowboard alps in Canada.
7:42
Awkward silence until 7:51
8:13
Casually mentions that a pair of Americans are up next. If the Yasutoko brothers were on here, I wonder if he would've put them under a microscope also.
8:30
Talks about the weather until 8:48
8:49
You know someone is famous when they have trick named after them! AARON FEINBERG
8:56
So he's been pulling Aaron Feinbergs for a couple of years?
9:04
I didn't know that stomachs counted as backsides! You learn something new every day.
9:07
Talks about what the ground is made of instead of naming tricks and keeping up with the action.
9:58
A GRABBED BACKFLIP? Just when I thought Nicky Adams did the impossible!
10:08
Idiotically says "Belly up" while referring to a face-down individual.
10:37
Matt Salerno usually goes high? Whoa... I always did my air tricks on the ground.
10:44
There he goes putting a race of people under the microscope again.
10:57
Talks about the course and its usage until 11:20
11:23
"Lots of variation... Lots of technical tricks... And I can't name a single one to save my life."
11:45
Look at what- the trick you can't name?
11:54
The coping is the highest part of the obstacle. WHAT OTHER HIGH PARTS DO YOU SEE?
12:55
The young Canadian? What is that- a musical?
13:26
FOR GOD'S SAKE, PUT DOWN THE MICROSCOPE
13:45
WE GET IT. You're very happy to see the Americans tugging at their collars this year now that a pair of Australians and a "disadvantaged" kid from Canada is turning up the heat.
14:01
Wait... That's illegal.
14:43
Get out.
15:24
I've never heard an X-Games commentator put so much emphasis on the participants' home countries.
15:30
A BIG GRAB 360? These people must be GODS.
16:31
Of course, Feinberg did it. It's named after him, remember?
17:40
Awkward silence until 17:48
18:07
Awkward silence until 18:15
18:31
Starts talking about Salerno, but then suspiciously switches the topic to Adams during Salerno's spotlight replay. Has the dog come back to its own vomit?
19:27
I'm amazed at how this idiot turned something as wild and gritty as the X-games into a patriotic, flagpole measuring contest that had the same vibe as the Olympic Games. He was way too political, and definitely had a biased tone throughout the event.
19:37
Awkward silence until 19:50
Worst commentary ever!
Worst narrator. Calling the only black guy disadvantaged cursing and had no idea what tricks were being done.