GOING TO THE EXTREME LEVEL; X GAMES TAKE OFF IN SAN DIEGO.Byline: Dave Allen Daily News Assistant Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports newsnewspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper Chatsworth street luger Lu·ger n. A German semiautomatic pistol introduced before World War I and widely used by German troops in World War II. [Originally a trademark.] Noun 1. Eric Thompson speaks for most extreme athletes when he says of his parents, ``(They) like it only when there are no hospital calls.'' If they dare, the family and friends of Thompson and 126 other ultra-athletes can watch them in-line skate, stunt bicycle, skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard and endurance racing on national television beginning this weekend in the X Games X Games Sports medicine The official Olympics of 'extreme sports' sponsored by ESPN, held annually during the summer. See Extreme sports. from San Diego. Thompson and eight other San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents plan to participate in what has become the most-watched sport by males between the ages of 12 and 34, according to the Nielson Ratings. With those demographics behind them, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network follows last winter's X Games from Big Bear with the first summer edition in Southern California. The network, which created the games two years ago and placed them in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , is trying a summer West Coast site for the first time. Last year, 37 percent of the athletes came from California. The relocation makes travel easy for all area athletes. Then again, most of these extremists - including street luger Mike Colabella of Studio City - never minded the travel. ``San Diego is a little too close to our houses,'' he said. ``We want to go places that are fun and unique like Costa Rica.'' Here are profiles on each of the Valley-area residents planning to compete. Coverage begins Saturday and runs all week. VIC VIC Victor VIC Victoria (State of Australia) VIC Victory VIC Victim (police slang) VIC Vicinity VIC Vicar VIC Vicarage VIC Virtual Information Center (APAN) PAPPADATO Event: Skysurfing sky·surf·ing n. The sport of performing maneuvers or stunts during free fall while riding on a skyboard. sky (camera flyer) Hometown: Glendale Age: 31 X-perience: 1996: second; 1995: fifth. Quote: ``There aren't too many injuries in sky diving. Just one big one.'' ERIC THOMPSON Event:Street luge Hometown: Chatsworth Age: 25 History: His first board was a pair of snow skis duct-taped together and mounted on skateboard trucks. TOM MASON Event: Street luge Hometown: Encino Age: 35 History: Known as street luge's ``bad boy'' for his physical style of racing. Quote: ``I don't care what they say about me, as long as they talk about me.'' BOB PEREYRA Event: Street luge Hometown: Northridge Age: 34 X-perience: 1996: sixth, dual luge luge (l  zh), a type of small sled on which one or two persons, lying face up, slide feet first down snowy hillsides or down steeply banked, curving, iced chutes similar to those used in and 18th in mass luge; 1995: first, dual luge. MIKE COLABELLA Event: Street luge Hometown: Studio City Age: 34 X-perience: 1996: 11th in dual luge; fourth in mass luge KIRK BOYALSON Event: X-venture race Hometown: Calabasas Age: 39 X-perience: 1996: third; 1995: did not place. Quote: ``We're not going to stop, unless somebody is hurt.'' LOUISE COOPER-LOVELACE Event: X-venture race Hometown: West Hills Age: 43 X-perience: 1995: eighth History: Oldest competitor in this year's games. REBECCA RUSCH Event: X-venture race Hometown: Glendale SCOTT PEER Event: Downhill in-line Hometown: Glendale Age: 39 Quote: ``I try to be a gentleman and a good sport.'' 
I saw a documentary about Tom Mason and I just wanted to know if this was the same man. ?? In the documentary, the Tom Mason I saw was a married father of 3 I believe and he has done a lot of extreme sports with a very close friend whose name I can not remember at this time. This is what I can tell you from what I remember of that show... when Tom first started doing Street Luge, his wife didn't know about it. She found out by accident by taking a phone call about his "gear" for the sport. Does this sound familiar?? Hope to hear back from someome soon and thanks for taking my question... Peace, Tammie Martinez
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