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ESPN didn't invite Shaun White to the X-Games. Aren't they losing money like a sieve? Seems like not inviting the most popular winter sports athlete

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jan 31 '16, 07:01

might be a big mistake. ESPN won't say why they didn't invite him and Shaun White has spoken about it.
The snowboarding competition is meaningless if you don't invite the best snowboarder.
I don't know who is running the X-Games but it seems like a big mistake.

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"Next on ESPN..ESPN's new Women's Tennis featuring non-of-the-top seeds wearing pants snd hoodies" -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 31, 12:29
A lot of people don't like him, especially his opponents. - David's Pad Jan 31, 07:35 1
- That's fine and sucks for him but were the other athletes demanding he not be invited because otherwise it's just ESPN shooting themselves -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 31, 07:43
Was he demanding an appearance fee? -- nm - GregW Jan 31, 07:16 1
- No idea. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 07:26
Ess-Pen is in cost-cutting mode. Notice all the new faces on SportsCentre -- nm - budice Jan 31, 07:04 5
- Okay, but cost cutting means leaving out the most popular X-Games athlete? Seems counter productive to leave out the one guy that brings people to -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 31, 07:08 4
  - Right. Just serves to underscore how useless the X-Games are since they're a Made For ESPN spectacle. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 07:15 3
    - Yup. I used to really like them too. Though, I think some of the sports have peaked. - Krusty Jan 31, 07:29 2
      - It's not unlike figure skating or gymnastics. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 07:32 1
        
        That's a pretty good comparison. I like other sports that they show but I was watching the big air the other night and got bored very quickly. -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 31, 07:59

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ESPN didn't invite Shaun White to the X-Games. Aren't they losing money like a sieve? Seems like not inviting the most popular winter sports athlete

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