{"id":44910,"date":"2014-01-23T13:54:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T21:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=44910"},"modified":"2014-01-23T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T22:04:07","slug":"louie-vito-mics-up-for-the-x-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=44910","title":{"rendered":"Louie Vito Mics Up For The X Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Louie<\/a>Louie Vito<\/strong> may not have made the 2013 US Olympic halfpipe team, but you think he’s going to crawl into his cave and cry about it? Not for a minute. Mr. Vito is out there making things happen with a freshly inked three-year co-hosting deal with both the summer and winter X Games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been a huge supporter of X Games since I was a kid, so I was stoked at the opportunity to join the ESPN\/X Games family,\u201d said Louie Vito. \u201cBeing a competitor in the event, I look forward to bringing insight to the fans watching worldwide.\u201d . . Performing in-air and on-air for the duration of X Games 18, Vito will commentate on multiple disciplines in addition to competing in Men\u2019s Superpipe today (Thursday, January 23, 2014). A must-have during competition, Louie Vito will don his signature SPY Marshall snow goggles during the Men\u2019s Superpipe event.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not sure this is going to make us actually watch the X Games this time around, but at least there will be someone solid on the mic when we do. For the official word on Mr. Vito and to check out his Spy signature goggles, follow the jumpus, rumpus.SPY\u2019S LOUIE VITO IN THE PIPE AND ON THE MIC AT X GAMES<\/p>\n

\"Spy-Vito-Marshall\"<\/a><\/p>\n

X Games Medalist Set to Co-Host X Games 18<\/p>\n

CARLSBAD, Calif.\u2014SPY\u00ae is Happy to announce two-time X Games medalist and Olympian Louie Vito will compete in and co-host the 2014 Winter X Games in his signature SPY + Louie Vito Marshall. Inking a three-year co-hosting deal, Vito will add broadcasting to his current bag of tricks for both summer and winter X Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been a huge supporter of X Games since I was a kid, so I was stoked at the opportunity to join the ESPN\/X Games family,\u201d said Louie Vito. \u201cBeing a competitor in the event, I look forward to bringing insight to the fans watching worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Performing in-air and on-air for the duration of X Games 18, Vito will commentate on multiple disciplines in addition to competing in Men\u2019s Superpipe Thursday, January 23. A must-have during competition, Louie Vito will don his signature SPY Marshall snow goggles during the Men\u2019s Superpipe event.<\/p>\n

Combining performance-tested technology with graphic detailing that harkens back to his Ohio state roots, the SPY + Louie Vito Marshall marks SPY\u2019s fourth collaboration piece with the X Games host. Vito\u2019s signature goggle also includes a custom \u201cLV\u201d signature patch and a special edition goggle bag.<\/p>\n

Custom built from a flexible polyurethane frame, the Marshall features the patented Scoop\u00ae ventilation system, anti-fog 5.5-base ARC\u00ae spherical dual-lens system with anti-scratch protection, triple-layer Isotron\u2122 face foam with moisture-wicking Dri-Force\u2122 fleece, silicone-ribbed strap, 100% UV protection, is available with SPY’s Flight\u2122 Strap and is helmet compatible with the most popular helmets on the planet.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the SPY + Louie Vito Signature Marshall, go to http:\/\/www.spyoptic.com\/marshall\/d\/1409. For more information about SPY, log-on at www.spyoptic.com<file:\/\/composeviewinternalloadurl\/www.spyoptic.com>, www.facebook.com\/spyoptic<file:\/\/composeviewinternalloadurl\/www.facebook.com\/spyoptic>, Twitter @spyoptic<file:\/\/composeviewinternalloadurl\/www.twitter.com\/spyoptic> and @spyoptic<file:\/\/composeviewinternalloadurl\/www.instagram.com\/spyoptic> on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Louie Vito may not have made the 2013 US Olympic halfpipe team, but you think he’s going to crawl into his cave and cry about it? Not for a minute. Mr. Vito is out there making things happen with a freshly inked three-year co-hosting deal with both the summer and winter X Games. \u201cI have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44910"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44915,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44910\/revisions\/44915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}