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Holy Shit - Russ Henshaw Double to Rail

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jimmy_buckle
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http://www.redbull.com/au/en/snow/stories/1331752625228/russ-henshaw-double-cork-to-rail
Oct 9 2015 12:15AM
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TOAST.
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If Candide actually said that hes an idiot. 720s looked like shit 10 years ago.
Oct 9 2015 3:31PM
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saskskier
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TOAST.If Candide actually said that hes an idiot. 720s looked like shit 10 years ago.


You clearly don't know what you're talking about. This is from Anomaly (TGR's 2006 movie, so actually filmed 10 years ago).

[video]https://youtu.be/P5tfPsJjEhk[/img]
Oct 9 2015 3:51PM
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Drail
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minihefThis makes so little sense it's difficult to know where to start.

There is one tiny aspect of skiing which has some small similarities with gymnastics, but also a whole lot more differences. That's it. And whatever happens with that tiny aspect of skiing it has no discernible impact on many other aspects of skiing, nor on the various types of skiing that ordinary people enjoy all over the world.

Someone doing a double cork on skis is skiing. Someone doing a snow plow down a green run is skiing. Someone shredding a 55 degree Alaskan spine is skiing. Someone greasing an urban rail is skiing. Someone bashing gates is skiing. Someone climbing a mountain deep in the backcountry then descending on skis is skiing. I don't really see what the fuck gymnastics has to do with anything, especially the 'death' of such a varied sport.

Props to Russ, that was so sick.


At least someone in this thread isn't being an idiot.

"_____" is ruining skiing is getting as old as the sport itself. If X ruins the entire sport, well, I'm sorry to say - but skiing should have died about a decade ago. Yet - here we are!


Also the whole "I'd rather see "Y" instead of "X" is just as dumb. How dare a sport so varied have variation within the different genre's of the sport. "I'd rather see downhill instead of slalom" doesn't make sense, nor does the same argument in park skiing. It's not like a double cork onto a rail has made the Nimbus crew cease to exist.

A lot of us who have been around the park scene since the beginning were skiers in the 90's when skiing did suck (according to outside opinion) and was dying. Yet - we all still skied and loved it just as much as people do today. If the current trend does die, will it really ruin anything at a personal level for recreational skiers?
Oct 9 2015 6:16PM
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saskskier
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DrailAt least someone in this thread isn't being an idiot.

"_____" is ruining skiing is getting as old as the sport itself. If X ruins the entire sport, well, I'm sorry to say - but skiing should have died about a decade ago. Yet - here we are!


Also the whole "I'd rather see "Y" instead of "X" is just as dumb. How dare a sport so varied have variation within the different genre's of the sport. "I'd rather see downhill instead of slalom" doesn't make sense, nor does the same argument in park skiing. It's not like a double cork onto a rail has made the Nimbus crew cease to exist.

A lot of us who have been around the park scene since the beginning were skiers in the 90's when skiing did suck (according to outside opinion) and was dying. Yet - we all still skied and loved it just as much as people do today. If the current trend does die, will it really ruin anything at a personal level for recreational skiers?


Why can't I have the opinion that I'd rather watch "X" than "Y"? I WOULD rather watch dh than slalom. I would rather watch backcountry, big mountain or a good park shoot than urban. At no point have I said that watching one thing or another will cause another to cease to exist.

I've been around since the days when skiers weren't allowed in 'snowboard parks'. I'm down with progression and crazy things happening, but that doesn't mean I love watching it.
Oct 9 2015 6:30PM
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Drail
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saskskierWhy can't I have the opinion that I'd rather watch "X" than "Y"? I WOULD rather watch dh than slalom. I would rather watch backcountry, big mountain or a good park shoot than urban. At no point have I said that watching one thing or another will cause


another to cease to exist.

I've been around since the days when skiers weren't allowed in 'snowboard parks'. I'm down with progression and crazy things happening, but that doesn't mean I love watching it.


You can have that opinion, I just don't see the point of saying it. Sounds too 'us against them'. Olympics didn't kill the urban skier, or even unique style oriented events. Quad corks won't kill double 7s, and so on and so forth. Grassroots events are still alive and well.


I guess whynotboth.jpg fits here. Watching something like a double onto a rail and saying "I'd rather watch something else", while true (cause opinion and all that), is unneccesary negativity which doesn't really help with discussion about the initial topic.

It's like if someone asks you how work went today and you respond with "if rather be skiing". Sure, that's great, but it doesn't really have to do with the question at hand. L
Oct 9 2015 8:37PM
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auski
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All these pros push the sport in all sorts of different directions and that's what is greatest about freeskiing. This sort of park-based tech is what Russ is unashamedly interested in (and really good at).

Him doing a dub to rail doesn't mean B Dog does any fewer tail presses. You wouldn't want Russ to do that stuff anyway. You can and do have both
Oct 9 2015 9:37PM
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Mr.Bishop
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S.J.WGus could probably do it, being so close with Miley n all


Now what I want to see is Gus doing a massive gap to rail with miley clutched in his arms, twerking away.
Oct 10 2015 1:05AM
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That shouldn't be a negative. A better way of phrasing it would be 'to be a relevant pro you need to be able to do hollywood stunt man shit' on snow of course. You think the guy who does Tom Cruise's stunts sucked at gymnastics?

And freeskiing is free gymnasts are confined to shit like parallel bars and a balance beam to show off their skills these guys hit whatever whenever if theres snow and some air and a rail to grind. That is where the relevance ends. Freeskiiers shouldn't be butthurt if they can't rotate and don't have a gymnastics background they can go run gates or do something else if they don't like it or become lifties or something etc etc to pay the bills. Tough shit if in order to be a freeskiier and get paid for it you need to be able to get as gnarly on a trampoline as the best asian kid at gymnastics in a large bay area high school.


SICK ASS TRICK BIG UPS SUPER IMPRESSIVE!
Oct 10 2015 3:00AM
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IDK about you but I'm prettttyyy sure that this is a fairly creative twist on a JUMP and RAIL trick.. just a tad more creative than sliding 2 inches behind bindings and grabbing skis instead of a straight slide....
Oct 10 2015 3:04AM
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John18_6
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johnk dropping knowledge
Oct 10 2015 3:25PM
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numnuts
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is it me or did redbull add emphasis on the landing noises cause it got really annoying
Oct 10 2015 3:49PM
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you have said are instead of our so many times, thats almost worse than they're their there.
Oct 10 2015 10:57PM
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prettygood
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-notch-you have said are instead of our so many times, thats almost worse than they're their there.


I read a lot of posts on newschoolers and think how cool it is that people from all over the place try to contribute in a language that might not be their mother tongue - only to click on their profile and realize they're actually US citizens.
Oct 10 2015 11:37PM
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Mingg
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saskskierWhy can't I have the opinion that I'd rather watch "X" than "Y"? I WOULD rather watch dh than slalom. I would rather watch backcountry, big mountain or a good park shoot than urban. At no point have I said that watching one thing or another will cause another to cease to exist.


I think the biggest thing is when people choose whatever sub-genre of skiing, they kinda talk down on the others. Some people on here discredit Nick Goepper because he's into the comp shit. Some people also discredit the bunch even though they're some of the most stylish skiers in the game. It's just lame when a sport with the word free in the name is so harshly judged.
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