Oh wow! Awesome, I never thought I would be so close!
Hmmm, I will never run out strings if I did win!!
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Yes! You WON!!! 
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Freaking awesome! 
Congrats @Phantisee86
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Hey yâalls, Iâve been wondering, was the spintop finals filmed ? I canât find the video anywhere and Iâd love to see what the champions did =)
Cheers yâalls
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Sorry I missed out on the YYE hangout you guys! In all the commotion I totally forgot about it. Hope everyone had as much fun as me at WYYC!
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Yeah I looked for ya, couldnât find a 3â5 9 fingered man anywhere.
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@paxl13 they probably will be at some point, yoyovideoarchive has not uploaded womenâs finals, Over 40, or AP (except Shu) yet either.
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I hope!!! 
Not sure if youâve seen it by now, but itâs up finally!
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This is amazing.
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How often do you double click?
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I passed on the freebie because I didnât want someone else to not get one because I did.
In retrospect⊠poor decision. I wish I had it now.
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Easy to counter that old line.
We were watching the Olympics YEARS ago. One of the cameras was set up at a stadium to view the Olympic Marathon runners as they crossed the finish line set up within the stadium.
The announcers âsuddenlyâ raised the volume of their commentary; to recognize the entry of the âlast competitor to cross the lineâ in the event.
A few of my friends started laughing like hell.
Wow; they laughed. That clown finished âDead last in an Olympic event; lololâ! How embarrassing; ya think?
I said nothing. After a few minutes of comments related to this guysâ last place finish; one of the guys focused his attention in my general direction.
âNo reaction; Mo? That guy finished last in a Major event. How is that not funnyâ?
I said, âyou guys laughing is what is funny. Because that guy that finished last; still placed ahead of youâ.
Whatâs the point? SimpleâŠ
Competing and placing; beats not placing at all.
2nd place in a World Contest?
Count me in.
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True, but irrelevant in a conversation comparing the actual competitors.
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Just depends on how difficult the element is. If itâs behind the back, a difficult regen, a multihook, or a particularly difficult hop, then Iâll double click. On occasion Iâll triple click something really crazy.
Also double slacks and particularly difficult looking rejections.
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That sounds about tight.
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What in actuality is irrelevant; is you misguided decision to conclude there would be any relevance in paraphrasing Dale Earnhardtâs view of winning/losing.
âŠFor Everything/every moment/every headache/every challenge/ every practice session/every single aspect it takes to even get good enough to be allowed to take the stage at the World Yoyo Contest.
âŠTo suggest that second place is the first loser; is like throwing a bucket of garbage directly into the face/efforts of the 2nd place finisher.
To devalue 2nd to loser status; is what is irrelevant.
I know both the 1st and 2nd place Winners.
I find it offensive to throw shade around.
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Sorry, I should have plastered these all over my quote of Earnhardt: 
It was, a joke, son. Every bit as much as quoting Ricky Bobby. Sheesh.
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There will always be controversy around who won the contest, how the judges gave it to so-and-so and not the other guy. I seem to remember one of @edhaponik 's 66 rules of yoyo being ânever blame the judges. maintain the attitude that, if you had REALLY won, it wouldnât have been up to them at all.â And of course âdonât set too much store by contest results. at their MOST valid, they give an idea of who played the best for three minutes, on one given day. respect everyone who can get up there with poise and intent.â (quoted from Just a reminder...(66 rules of yoyoing))
So, lets tip our hats to the people who came in first. However, lets also tip our hats to all 300 or so who stood in front of judges and played their hearts outâŠ
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