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Who's the Rodney Mullen of skiing?

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Chubz.
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I just watched the new Rodney Mullen edit (here) that dropped earlier today and it got me thinking..who would we consider to be the Rodney Mullen of skiing? Somebody who comes correct with something mindblowing and new every time footage of them is released. Somebody who has innovated their entire career and never ceases to amaze the masses with their content.


The Gagnier brothers? Candide? Dare I say the bunch?


Thoughts.
Jul 12 2016 12:58AM
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hot.pocket
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Chubz.The Gagnier brothers


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Jul 12 2016 1:08AM
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MacD
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Chubz.The Gagnier brothers?


Truth.
Jul 12 2016 1:11AM
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corona
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Chubz.Dare I say the bunch?


are you wowed by underbonks and sideways landings?

real skifi fits it better, but they're not old enough/influential enough
Jul 12 2016 7:12AM
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Suusataja
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No one
Jul 12 2016 8:29AM
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kami
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Chubz.The Gagnier brothers

In recent times I can also see real skifi on the come up and possibly Jesper Tjader in the future
Jul 12 2016 10:48AM
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Lyricsylvan
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Pep fujas
Jul 12 2016 12:34PM
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eheath
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Jp, cr, thall, basically anyone that skied in the early 2000s could be considered here
Jul 12 2016 12:35PM
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WIllW
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SuusatajaNo one


yep
Jul 12 2016 3:45PM
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3mania
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WIllWyep


Maybe, but you're about as close as we got Mr. Wesson.
Jul 12 2016 4:51PM
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treebeard
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Delorme comes close with the ridiculous ground tricks
Jul 14 2016 3:55PM
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codizzle
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b dog
Jul 14 2016 9:40PM
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Rodigan
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no one .....Come back with this thread in 13 years
Jul 15 2016 8:49AM
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Hoodliving
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Andreas Hatveit hands down.

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Jul 15 2016 12:46PM
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fredyferl
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Rodney Mullen invented a lot of tricks and was one of the pionneers of street skating. If there'd be a Rodney Mullen of skiing, it'd have to be someone who was there when the sport started and invented a lot of tricks.
I wouldn't say there's the equivalent of a Rodney Mullen in skiing.

Guys like Will or Andreas could be compared to like Daewon Song or Guy Mariano though
Jul 15 2016 3:03PM
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CB4TSB
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Well Mullen specializes in flatland tricks so I guess the equivalent would be a ski ballet skier or not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxqS66ZHG0k
Jul 15 2016 6:25PM
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casey_cope
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FredyFerlRodney Mullen invented a lot of tricks and was one of the pionneers of street skating. If there'd be a Rodney Mullen of skiing, it'd have to be someone who was there when the sport started and invented a lot of tricks.
I wouldn't say there's the equivalent of a Rodney Mullen in skiing.

Guys like Will or Andreas could be compared to like Daewon Song or Guy Mariano though


I kinda think a rodney mullen of skiing would be if the same guy who did skiing's first 360 also did skiing's first triple cork 16. There is just no one in skiing who could compare.
Jul 15 2016 10:46PM
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casual
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rodney mullen skates freestyle, gimme a break.
Jul 16 2016 12:03PM
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GayWolf420
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For me, guys like Tanner, CR, Candide, Pep, etc. who spent a lot of time riding outside the park when it wasn't popular hitting insanely massive booters and tricking huge cliff drops are on the same level of pioneer-ism as a dude like Rodney Mullen. I think that helped progress skiing into more ridiculous levels and allowed skiers to look at shit a lot differently.
Jul 16 2016 12:56PM
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