This episode is all about pressure.
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“X-Games.
A six letter hyphenated word never packed so much punch.
Imagine life, elevated.
Every emotion, sensation, vibration is powering 10 times higher than usual.
It?s all about Pressure.
The venue at Buttermilk in 2011 was better than ever.
The pipe was revamped- steeper, firmer, and definitely faster.
And entering X-Games as the defending gold medalist, the pressure to perform was insurmountable.
Throw in a film project, and you have the potential for a meltdown.
Focusing on filming and competing was a new element for me this past year.
Normally if I am feeling stressed at X-Games I just deflect the thoughts, but not this time.
Any thought I had was verbalized, and in a sense, lived more intensely.
But I felt that it enhanced my performance.
My number one priority was to put a 1080 in my run.
Thankfully, we did get everything on film.
Although I didn?t end the day on top of the podium, I reached new heights.
And now, I get to relive it once more.
