2001 X games in Philadelphia
PHI2001081707 - 17 AUGUST 2001 - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA: Omar Hassan practices for the men's vertical skateboard competition at the First Union Center on August 17, 2001. mk/ja/Jon Adams UPI
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