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The Word In Wake -- 06.17.03

By Dean Turcol
EXPN.com

Thursday, October 2, 2003

Two-time X Games champion, three-time Pro Tour champion, two-time national champion. You would think an athlete with those credentials would have a guaranteed spot in this August's X Games in Los Angeles. For the first time since wakeboarding joined the X Games in 1996, Parks Bonifay does not have an automatic bid to the party. He finished fourth on last year's Pro Tour, one spot short of a free pass. "After being invited to seven X Games without having to qualify, I knew this would come up on ...

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