Shaun White Wipeout In The X-Games Pipe

Okay, okay, I know I'm pushing the boundaries here a little bit, but chances are if you're into wakeboarding or riding PWC you probably have at least a passing interest in other so-called "action" sports. If you do, you may have already seen this clip of Shaun White at last weekend's X Games, but if you haven't, it's one of the most horrific-looking wipeouts I've seen in a long time. He came out alright, of course, even landed the trick on his next run (which would be enough to take the X Games gold, by the way). But for a few seconds, it looked like disaster for the Red Zeppelin.

By Jeff Hemmel

February 3, 2010

Okay, okay, I know I’m pushing the boundaries here a little bit, but chances are if you’re into wakeboarding or riding PWC you probably have at least a passing interest in other so-called “action” sports. If you do, you may have already seen this clip of Shaun White at last weekend’s X Games, but if you haven’t, it’s one of the most horrific-looking wipeouts I’ve seen in a long time. He came out alright, of course, even landed the trick on his next run (which would be enough to take the X Games gold, by the way). But for a few seconds, it looked like disaster for the Red Zeppelin.

Here’s the clip from CBS:

Amazing that all he ended up with was a raspberry on his cheek. I recently went tubing, and look what happened to me…

Written by: Jeff Hemmel

Jeff Hemmel writes for boats.com, Boating, PersonalWatercraft.com, and Powersports Business. The former Senior Editor at Watercraft World, Jeff is a multi-time award winner as well as a 2008 inductee into the IJSBA Hall of Fame. His first book, "The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon...and 101 Other Things For Young Mariners To Try, Do, & Build On the Water," received a bronze medal in the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.