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I think I came around on Goepper.

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Mr.Bishop
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I still think he has very robotic style - which I'm not fully crazy about - but god dammit can that guy execute a fucking trick flawlessly.

I give respect where its due, and his athletic prowess is incredible.

So well done Mr. Goepper, I salute you.
Feb 14 2014 3:14PM
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McLeod
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always loving these threads and continued criticism as if Nick cares at all what you guys think. This kid is going to dominate slopestyle skiing for years to come and all the hate and criticism is only making him a tougher, battle-hardened competitor. All the great winners (Tiger, Jordan etc.) faced adversity early in their careers (Tiger's dad training him at a young age to handle course distraction/heckling, Jordan getting cut from teams) and those challenges only made them more dominant in their championship runs- Nick is in that same position in slope skiing and I think he's going to have a hell of a run the next several years (2018 included). As far as poles/no-poles is concerned- Nick simply went no poles at the beginning of his season because he had surgery on his thumb- a very valid reason... He kept it going into the Olympics because it had worked well for him and up to that point it's what he was most used to. In what other sport would an athlete be advised to completely change a key component of their game going into the biggest event of their career? Would a baseball player be advised to hit with batting gloves going into the world series when he had not used them all play-offs and hit the best average of his career, despite using them in the regular season? hell no. Beyond that I am more than confident that Nick could lace the same run with poles as well.... maybe a premonition of things to come.
Feb 17 2014 7:33PM
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blindside
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Well it does because cheating means having an unfair advantage. But since everyone has the option to drop their poles, skiing without them isn't unfair and therefore isn't cheating.

Anyway your whole argument that using no poles is like cheating is bad and you should feel bad.


As for Nick, he killed it and is now drowning in solid sevens. So more power to him.
Feb 17 2014 8:19PM
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RubberSoul
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dude, you've never held out your arms on an outrun? i know this has been addressed but come on...

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Feb 18 2014 5:57PM
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Stuck.in.ohio
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Can't agree with this enough. Chris always thought he was hot shit throwing 16s at Perfect North and now he can barely make it into the finals for comps.

Nick never talked shit and let his skiing do the work, I think that proves itself. It's great to see someone represent our sport in a positive way while ignoring the haters.
Feb 18 2014 8:03PM
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simmers
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You really have your finger on the pulse, Mr. Bishop.
Feb 18 2014 8:29PM
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HarlTheGnarl
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Good thing nobody cares what you think...Just another Level 1 oriented dude hating on Goepper and the competition scene.

When will you "come around on Goepper"? When he skis urban and gets a little more thugged out? Take a look at his Olympic run, it was stylish/flawless and just un-fucking-believable in general.
Feb 28 2014 12:20PM
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snomaster
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Hopefully all these cats will start filming more now that they've got their hardware.
Feb 28 2014 12:25PM
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Turkelton
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Says the guy who just did a Dub Flat 12
Feb 28 2014 12:42PM
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John18_6
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Awwww sheyat
Feb 28 2014 12:43PM
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SamSandmire
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Well put. Agree with everything above. And I would never coach an athlete to change what is working for him/her. The no-poles argument is lame.
Mar 29 2014 2:16PM
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404404
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Kinda mean to say that but its spot on...

Anyone realizes that skiing is ridiculous? Not ridiculous like, "Ah brah the level of skiing is so ridiculous", or "that trick was so ridiculous!". But ridiculous in the literal term:

"Causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable"

At the core of skiing the only piratical thing skiing brings into this world is enjoyment. Well that and traveling in snow...

Laker swagging out your landing falls under the category of absurd, and laughable. Adding an extra spin or flip to an already existing two flip, and two spins is preposterous. Both fall under the banner of ridiculous. Sliding down metal or tossing your body off a cliff is absurdly laughable that invites ridicule from those who don't gain any enjoyment from it.

Any way you cut it skiing is ridiculous, and sometimes I need to remind myself that when I see a trick I think is dumb, or someone trying to swag out a landing that skiing as a whole skiing is preposterous. So unless you are someone that is using hand made cross country skis to insure your survival skiing should be an enjoyed. Criticizing other peoples skiing is just absurd because skiing is at its core is ridiculous.

Now I realize I made a blanket statement that hasn't taken in account the practicality of business and peoples lives being supported by skiing but I didn't want to confuse myself anymore then I am.

Take a page from Jason and remember skiing is fun, and you can have fun with or without poles.










Mar 29 2014 3:41PM
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APunx176
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