For those of us who enjoy watching the misfortunes of others, the Billabong XXL Awards are a delightful display of carnage that comes but once a year. I could watch the WIPEOUT OF THE YEAR nominees on repeat for about a week. From Mark Mathews' aquatic apocalypse at Shipstern's to Laurie Towner's runaway freight train at Cloudbreak, the entertainment value is undeniable. The XXL awards transport us back to the days of roman gladiators fighting lions in the coleseum, with droves of peasants clamoring for a view of the spectacle. The computer screen is our coleseum and these gentlemen are our new gladiators. The winners will be announced on April 29, at the Grove in Anaheim for the 11th annual Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards party. This year the awards will be webcast live, and aired on FuelTV on Sunday May 1 at 9pm.
Here are the nominees for RIDE OF THE YEAR and WIPEOUT OF THE YEAR.
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Posted by spankee April 10, 2011 03:49pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Gotta check these out, the are so cool! I could watch them over and over!! A must see!
Posted by longboarder7 June 26, 2011 09:14pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
do we get to vote on these?
Posted by alex sullivan June 26, 2011 11:00pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
pato at shipsterns - thats some gnarly shit
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