Special X-Games

(ktm250) · (ktm250) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-28-2005, 6:17 AM

Special X-Games End In Extreme Tragedy
October 27, 2005 | Onion Sports

LOS ANGELES—Event organizers and promoters are as yet unable to explain to the satisfaction of law-enforcement officials how Ricky Creston, a 10-year-old Down syndrome sufferer, was put in a position that lead to his death on Tuesday, the final day of events at the first-ever Special X-Games. "Creston, who was competing in the Best Freestyle Motocross Trick event, evidently panicked and began flailing his arms in response to the motorcycle's loud noise, losing control of the Honda CRF230 to which he had been strapped, and died shortly after in a collision with another special athlete," LAPD officials announced yesterday. "Special X-Games organizers apparently thought they had taken every precaution possible, outfitting Creston with a life jacket in case he careened into the nearby wakeboarding pool, but failed to take into account the proximity of the skateboarding half-pipe." Creston also critically injured a developmentally disabled boy who, apparently deafened by the crowd and the Limp Bizkit music blaring through the arena speakers, was sitting in the bottom of the half-pipe and happily spinning the wheels of his skateboard during the Men's Big Air event. "Although Ricky is gone, his extreme legacy will live on forever, unlike our partnership with Mountain Dew," said event organizer Steve Wynlan, adding that all they wanted was to show the special athletes that they could still have a rad lifestyle. A spokesman for the LAPD stated that, although he had seen youth culture exploited before, the Special X-Games were nearly as bad as the Vans Warped Tour.

Complete link: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42108

(raketball) · (raketball) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 10-28-2005, 6:27 AM

wow! very sad story.

(magellan) · (magellan) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 10-28-2005, 6:34 AM

There is no way that is a real news story. I live in LA and never heard a thing about it.
I will be the first to say it... Wow, that is funny.

tattoobling 10-28-2005, 6:52 AM

You probably didn't hear anything about it because it really reflects a bad image on "extreme sports" and they did their best to "cover" it up. I don't think this sugar coating and sheltering the public from the truth is all that necessary. Everyone knows these types of sports are inherently dangerous and this story is a painful reminder of those dangers. I feel sorry for the families of those involved.

(tings00) · (tings00) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-28-2005, 7:19 AM

"losing control of the Honda CRF230 to which he had been strapped"
come on now guys this is so fake

(smylie) · (smylie) **Join Date: Jun 2002** 10-28-2005, 7:26 AM

dude, the onion is a FAKE news paper that are usually distributed around college towns.
definatly fake

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-28-2005, 7:33 AM

Special X-Games...

Most of the competitors have to be special alright!

(dmcguirt23) · (dmcguirt23) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-28-2005, 7:40 AM

yeah. its totally fake. The Onion is a satirical newspaper that actually gets printed and distributed. I guess its easy to get fooled when you dont know that its out there though. this same headline was right underneat "WNBA Draft to Double As Bachlorette Auction", come on now. The paper is really funny, but whats funnier is that people actually think its real sometimes, like the four people that posted above us.

(Message edited by dmcguirt23 on October 28, 2005)

(dmcguirt23) · (dmcguirt23) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-28-2005, 7:42 AM

I also forot to point out that an advertisement for the Season 2 DVD of The Adventures of Pete and Pete was RIGHT NEXT TO THE STORY. nuff said.

(shavis) · (shavis) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-28-2005, 7:47 AM

honestly do u think anybody is stupid enough to strap a 10 yr old boy with down syndrome to a 200+ cc motorcycle....

(bog) · (bog) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 10-28-2005, 7:49 AM

"evidently panicked and began flailing his arms in response to the motorcycle's loud noise, losing control of the Honda CRF230 to which he had been strapped, and died shortly after in a collision with another special athlete,"

LMFAO

(gobigorgohome) · (gobigorgohome) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-28-2005, 8:17 AM

There's about 15 different things that make it look fake, even starting with the title - I don't think a real report would use a cheesy oun when talking about a tragedy like this!

Pete

jowoo919 10-28-2005, 8:31 AM

i agree with kellan, bad enough to strap him to something that powerful, but with down syndrome, makes it twice as stupid, they have a good cause, but went about it the wrong way

mile_high_rider 10-28-2005, 8:36 AM

the onion is a joke paper, right?

(ttrigo) · (ttrigo) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 10-28-2005, 8:39 AM

seriously people. what the hell is wrong with you?? of course it is not real. FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD!

tattoobling 10-28-2005, 8:41 AM

It's fake? Well then I don't feel all that sorry for the families involved after all.

(dococ) · (dococ) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-28-2005, 9:46 AM

Wow.

Oh nevermind, just... wow.

(Message edited by dococ on October 28, 2005)

(mjmurphy53711)

haha, the onion is based out of my city (madison wi) and is a satire based newspaper, think saturnight night live news segment in print.

www.wakecoupons.com

(ktm250) · (ktm250) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-28-2005, 11:02 AM

I have not laughed this hard reading posts in a long time...

(dcervenka) · (dcervenka) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 10-28-2005, 11:14 AM

Lol....

If you search on "the onion" in google their description tells it all: "A farcical newspaper featuring world, national and community news. "

for all you trick-or-treaters this weekend... look out for these suspects (full story here: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41899)

(kingskrew) · (kingskrew) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-28-2005, 12:00 PM

The onion is a satirical paper, but not all of their stories are fake. This one, for example, is true (however I think they got some facts a little mixed up). They had a quick story on this yesterday on my local ABC news channel (KGTV). I'll post a link to their story if I can find one...

-Steve

(Message edited by kingskrew on October 28, 2005)

(kingskrew) · (kingskrew) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-28-2005, 12:04 PM

2nd story down:

http://www.10news.com/investigations/index.html

(shavis) · (shavis) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-29-2005, 12:19 AM

you cant seriously believe there is such an event as the special x-games....human rights would not allow it....i see tons of mentally disabled kids at the local dirt track clearing 30 foot gaps on dirt bikes no problem

(redhedstepchild)

"losing control of the Honda CRF230 to which he had been strapped"

"sitting in the bottom of the half-pipe and happily spinning the wheels of his skateboard during the Men's Big Air event"

"outfitting Creston with a life jacket in case he careened into the nearby wakeboarding pool"

LMFAO!!!! these are priceless!

(Message edited by redhedstepchild on October 29, 2005)

(dococ) · (dococ) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-29-2005, 7:43 AM

"i see tons of mentally disabled kids at the local dirt track clearing 30 foot gaps on dirt bikes no problem"

Say what?

(electricsnow) · (electricsnow) **Join Date: May 2002** 10-29-2005, 6:25 PM

Actually mike, I think it was based out of madison. Now I think most, if not all of the operations are located in NYC.

My brother actually used to do some freelance work for them while he was in college. he didn't get paid at all because they didn't have any money...but it's pretty damn cool to me.

wsrmatt 10-29-2005, 9:33 PM

you guys are all half wack and i think it would be sick if they had a special x games. im serious even though im drunk. dont diss them. honestly there are lots of people with disorders but can still compete but not at the highest level but to them its the best thing ever. and yes they do jump dirtbikes, can surf at my local breaks, some of them snowboard. even though its a joke the newpaper f all of you that made fun of it. yeah that strapping a kid into a dirtbike and stuff is just wack and wouldnt ever happen in the us but i think it would be cool to have a big event besides olympics for people with disorders. i hope you guys dont hate twitch cuz guess why they call him twitch. watch him ride next time and and notice how much he twiches. hes sooo sick

(dococ) · (dococ) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-30-2005, 5:03 AM

contestant number one ^

(psych3060) · (psych3060) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 10-30-2005, 6:43 AM

This thread is disturbing on so many levels.

(shavis) · (shavis) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-30-2005, 7:56 AM

doc oc: i was being sarcastic

cdubs 10-30-2005, 10:14 AM

this post is wack. im all for twitch and the cause. doc oc?

(dococ) · (dococ) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-30-2005, 8:00 PM

OK, I'm down. Twitch is all good with me. BTW, who's twitch?

(liquid1) · (liquid1) **Join Date: Oct 2004** 10-30-2005, 8:46 PM

Twich= Jeremy Stenberg, Metal Mulisha rider, 2005 Dew Action Sports Tour FMX runner up, World Record 100 ft backflip at X-games 11, Winner X- Games 11 best trick. Diagnosed with touretts syndrom at age 5.

(Message edited by liquid1 on October 30, 2005)

wsrmatt 10-30-2005, 9:06 PM

doc oc is gonna get some karma coming.

wsrmatt 10-31-2005, 1:33 AM

i honestly dont care what any of you say about poeple with down syndrome, or any other disease that can affect the way you perform or the person you are. twitch is sick no matter what anyone says so anyone making fun of people that are disabled f you. im gonna go shotgun two beers :-)

i hope you guys dont get pissed at twitches section in williams vid. all underground but im drunk and know the story. im not gonna say it though

(jediknight) · (jediknight) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 10-31-2005, 4:00 AM

Oh come on, lighten up! It's satire, the target of the humour is not the subject (in this case the mentally and physcially challenged)but the self righteous and overly sensitive readers who take themselves way too seriously! I think the joke is actually on many of you!

(ktm250) · (ktm250) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-31-2005, 5:45 AM

This is too funny...

tattoobling 10-31-2005, 8:34 AM

I used to love dirt bikes but I had to stop going to my local dirt track. I would always take my kids there until these guys dressed in black with tourette's syndrome started showing up. Every time they would jump the 30 foot gap they'd be yelling random profanities at everyone around them.

Even though I was drunk at the time, I still didn't think it was a good environment for my children to be around.

(psych3060) · (psych3060) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 10-31-2005, 9:24 AM

I happen to spend 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week around children with Mental Illness} and Developmental Delay and Disorder so I just don't see the humor in it. Tourrette Syndrome is a really hard thing for a child or an adult to deal with. Forgive me for not getting the joke.

(ktm250) · (ktm250) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-31-2005, 10:50 AM

Took longer than I thought...

tattoobling 10-31-2005, 10:57 AM

You are forgiven but I don't think this is anything to joke about, Melissa. Perhaps his developmental delay resulted in little Ricky's horrible lack of judgement in choosing a CRF 230 for this event. Everyone knows you need at least something as powerful as a 2 stroke CR 250 to do these tricks!!

(shavis) · (shavis) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-31-2005, 2:31 PM

lmao

(lizrd) · (lizrd) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 10-31-2005, 3:21 PM

OK -- halfway thru the story I found myself wanting to chuckle -- and then sternly telling myself that it was inappropriate to laugh at these kids with special needs. What a relief to see it was an Onion article!

(joeshmoe) · (joeshmoe) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-31-2005, 3:47 PM

hollywood calls it quits
http://www.theonion.com/content/entertainment

(joeshmoe) · (joeshmoe) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 10-31-2005, 3:50 PM

or brook sheilds put to sleep

(ktm250) · (ktm250) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 11-01-2005, 6:09 AM

What about the new Harry Potter movie it is still coming out...right? This is so sad, now I'll have to read the books.

(Message edited by ktm250 on November 01, 2005)

(twitch) · (twitch) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 11-01-2005, 6:21 PM

quote:
By doctor octagon (dococ) on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 8:00 pm: Edit Post Delete Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
OK, I'm down. Twitch is all good with me. BTW, who's twitch?

I'm Twitch