Coming off a huge weekend in Vancouver, let me hit a bit of the good and the bad of the games. Starting with the good…Snowboard Cross. “Hell yes”. This is what I’m talking about. 4 gnarly dudes, firing out of the chute and battling side-by-side to see who is the last “shredder” standing at the finish line!

This event rules because at least one boarder typically eats it hard. And usually it’s two! And not because they caught an edge or lost their balance, but usually because someone cracks an opponent with an elbow while carving the course and looking to create separation. It’s exactly what competition should be about! No stopwatch or staggered starts. Just you and three other dudes with a Gold Medal at the finish line! Go get it. Who wants it worse?

And as far as I can tell, it’s the only sporting event in the world where the very best do their thing in denim. I hope Seth Wescott hit that with some Scotchgard before he went out there. You just know the ‘Ol Gunslinger wanted to hit the field rocking his Wranglers like Wescott did his. And if he had, the Saints wouldn’t have knocked the snot out of him. “Because he’s so comfortable in them”!

And even if Prescott’s denim is faux, it’s still the coolest, look at the games. And you know what they say…“look good, feel good. Feel good, shred good”. The only thing more chill than that is that phat sofa the skiers get to chill on while they wait for everyone to get their shot on the course. “Yo’, nice run, bro! Kick it here. Have a Snapple and some xBox and we’ll see if your time holds up”. Is this the Olympic Games or X-Games?!