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Frostgun Invitational

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C-Wal
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So a pretty big kicker has been built once again at the bottom of le face in Val d'Isere. Skiers include Vinny Gagnier, PK Hunder, Mcrae Williams, Kai Maheler, Bellemare and many more. Should be a sick contest if the weather clears up. Think there is a live stream going around too.
Feb 26 2014 12:03PM
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d686
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live stream on right now of the rail session tonight :

http://www.e-adrenaline.fr/neige/actualites/le-frostgun-invitational-2014-en-live-video/3688


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Feb 26 2014 12:25PM
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OK_Hansen
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Some crazy flips being thrown both on and off the rails!
Feb 26 2014 1:04PM
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OK_Hansen
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Results from railjam final (2 best tricks counts):

Best trick:

1. Felix Usterud, Norway - Huge 450 gap to rail
2. Alex Bellemare, Canada - Butter 270 on dfd, 270 out (i think)
3. Jesper Tjäder, Sweden - 450 to flatrail to downrail 270 off
4. Øystein Bråthen, Norway - Flip/rodeo to dfd-rail

The tv production was really bad at times soo kinda hard to keep track
Feb 26 2014 1:50PM
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montanan
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snowboard big air canceled due to weather , damn , hope things clear up for the skiers . that jump looks soo tasty, really want to c what the guys do with it , hope fully they get the chance with the weather etc.., rail jam was sick tho.
Feb 26 2014 2:00PM
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eirikdl
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That 450 from Felix was crazy
Feb 26 2014 2:04PM
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OK_Hansen
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The skiing Big Air is scheduled for tomorrow, I think
Feb 26 2014 2:05PM
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gustavkb
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Felix bucked them tricks tonight. Stoked!
Feb 26 2014 2:27PM
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OK_Hansen
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Correct me if im wrong, but did I see a misty attempt onto the DFD? Never seen anything like it
Feb 26 2014 2:34PM
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eirikdl
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i think you are right
Feb 26 2014 2:37PM
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JMEN
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Holy shit. First ever triple 10 by Luca Schuler, fucking ill
Feb 27 2014 1:53PM
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John18_6
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Threads for big air recap video
Feb 28 2014 12:05PM
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EMH
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So uhh.. the finals start when?
Feb 28 2014 12:08PM
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Drail
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Wait. That wasn't an 1800 was it?
Feb 28 2014 2:28PM
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JDA
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Vinni $ Dub Bio 16 Octo What
Feb 28 2014 2:40PM
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Tacocat
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Vinny threw a 1800 what?
Feb 28 2014 2:53PM
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Frediboy94
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Everyone absolutely killed it. Big shout out to the commentators, they were really entertaining to listen to and I don't think they called a single trick wrong.
Feb 28 2014 2:56PM
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Drail
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Could have just been a 1440... looked really fast though, gonna have to watch a replay for sure. His second hit in the super finals.

Vinny got the win in my books. And damn PK... he could have brought a book to read while hitting the jump, making those tricks look so smooth and floaty.
Feb 28 2014 3:01PM
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Tacocat
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If he did a dub bio 16 before, then, I think, it was a 1800, simply because he couldn't have spun any further, if he "only" did a 12, it most likely was a 1440.

Feb 28 2014 3:05PM
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Drail
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right? I could have sworn his first hit was a 16. Too bad we couldn't go back on the live feed and rewatch. I counted during the instant replay and got 18, but that just seems cray.
Feb 28 2014 3:19PM
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C-Wal
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I was pretty sure it was an 18, looked so much faster than the 16's he had be throwing. Should have asked him when I saw him at the end!
Feb 28 2014 4:04PM
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elinde
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Somebody post a vid of vinnie's second hit so I can judge.
Feb 28 2014 4:23PM
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quebecfreestyler
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he said it was a 16 and a 14

Feb 28 2014 6:53PM
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Tacocat
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It really was a 14. Here's the video:

Skiers.dk // Frostgun Invitational Big Air Finals from SKIERS.DK on Vimeo.


Mar 2 2014 1:16PM
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t_rob
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Does anyone else feel like frostgun always kind of gets swept-under-the-rug coverage-wise? I feel like it's supposed to be this big thing and every year really sick tricks are thrown down but there just isn't that much excitement for it online.
Mar 2 2014 1:32PM
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C-Wal
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Agreed, however I think that would all change if they could attract more of the bigger names that compete at X-Games big air. Having said that most of the skiers that competed this year killed it, just if the quality of skier was improved further it would have been even more exciting.
Mar 2 2014 3:43PM
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Turkelton
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It's because it's in Europe. Sorry, but America and Canada only ever want to cover Canada and America.
Mar 2 2014 3:49PM
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Turkelton
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CMON
It had Vinny, Kai, PK, Jesper, Oystein, JUles Bonnaire, Jeremy Pancras
It's only undercovered because it's not in North America
Mar 2 2014 3:51PM
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Frediboy94
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*whispers* Jesper's switch triple 12 was "unnatural" too
Mar 5 2014 7:09AM
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nicolaise21
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PK is the boss. Making that sw 14 look so easy! Some serious spinning 4 winning on that podium. :D
Mar 6 2014 1:37AM
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