Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:44:00 AM | by v-bafitz
Wipe outs
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Bob Burnquist of Brazil ditches his board during the X Games Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam final in 2010 in Los Angeles. Burnquist won the event. Click through this slideshow for more breathtaking shots of death-defying wipeouts.
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A skier falls on a jump in Kuusamo, Finland.
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A surfer loses control on a giant wave in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
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A rider crashes near the finish line during a downhill mountain bike race event in Truckee, Calif.
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Two motorcycle racers crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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A skier wipes out at Sunshine Meadows ski resort in Alberta, Canada.
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A reveller is tossed during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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Cyclists pile up during a Tour de France race.
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A surfer wipes out in Hawaii
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A rodeo competitor in Woodlake, Calif., is bucked off by a sheep.
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A BMX rider falls at an X Games event in Australia.
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A snowboarder crashes out of a halfpipe in Park City, Utah.
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A bull rider gets flipped during a rodeo in Reno, Nev.
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A cyclocross racer falls in Belgium.
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A racing boat flips in Port Neches, Texas.
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USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, left, jumps over Germany's Tyson Heung, bottom left, and France's Thibaut Fauconnet, right, as they crash during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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A skateboarder loses his board in Los Angeles.
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A rider falls during a cross-country mountain bike event during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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A runner is knocked over during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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A young competitor loses his board during a competition in Los Angeles.
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A woman falls during a cross-country mountain bike competition in Quebec, Canada.
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Two motorcycle racers crash in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A competitor slides during a Tough Mudder event in Australia.
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A rider crashes into a security wall during a bike race in Sigulda, Latvia.
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A rider is knocked from his horse by a stag.
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Cyclists recover from a crash during a race in Valkenburg, Netherlands.
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A skier crashes during a race near Sochi, Russia.
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A surfer wipes out during a competition in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
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A rider fails to land a jump at a competition in Los Angeles.
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A BMX rider crashes during the London 2012 Olympics.
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A cowboy is bucked off near Innisfail, Canada.
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A BMX competitor crashes.
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A skier crashes into a fence in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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A runner is tossed by a bull during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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A rider falls during a bronc riding competition in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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An inline skating competitor falls during an event in Seattle.
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A rider parts company with his bike during a BMX competition in Paris.
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A competitor loses control of his bike just before crashing in Los Angeles.
Description:
Bob Burnquist of Brazil ditches his board during the X Games Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam final in 2010 in Los Angeles. Burnquist won the event. Click through this slideshow for more breathtaking shots of death-defying wipeouts.