Greatest Wipeouts of 2012 - Surf

Mark Mathews on his way to a royal hiding in Oz. (Photo: O'neill)

Every year Surfline puts together a compilation of the worst wipeouts in surfing. This year was no different and there are some real cringers in there! Nice to see Grant Twig baker representing for the Saffa contingent...

Winter X Games 2012 - Worst Wipe, Justin Hoyer Snowmobile Crash

Ok, so there were many major wipes during the course of this year's Winter X Games, but this one had to hurt the most. Justin Hoyer, attempting the double backflip on his Snowmobile, gets the rotation all wrong and nose dives it to getting rolled over. He tries to get up and walk away, but clearly more damage than he thought. Good news is, he has been discharged from the hospital.