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I think the problem here is one of terminology. See, you guys assume that particular terminology for a trick is correct because it's generally accepted. Not so.
Definitions are determined according to a prescribed standard. For example, in the English language, if you want to know what something means, there's a hierarchy - you can look it up on dictionary.com, but if dictionary.com says one thing and the Oxford English Dictionary says something different, the OED is generally considered authoritative and prevails over other texts.
Similarly, in skiing, you might think what people generally call a trick determines the correct name for that trick. Generally, fair enough. However, Mike Douglas fucking invented this sport and you can all go eat a dick if you want to criticize his calls because if he says it's called a change up it's called a goddamned change up. Mike Douglas is the OED of skiing. If he says X and you say Y on the subject of skiing, X is correct, because he is the Godfather and you are quite literally nobody.
Here endeth the lesson.
P.S. - if you ride primarily park and are under 25 years old, I can confidently generalize that without Mike Douglas you'd be a snowboarder.
"He is a fucking embarrassment to skiing."..."He is a fucking idiot."
Call Mike Douglas out for some of the calls he made, sure thats fair. Call him an embarassement to skiing?? are you kidding me? He is a legend. Be ashamed, be very ashamed you ignorant ass-spelunker!
Perhaps he might be an embarrasment in the announcing world... but he is not, and i highly doubt ever will be, an embarassment to skiers. On that note, your and idiot....
