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Wells wins olympics

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Bread.
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The appreciation thread for Jossi & Beau; the true winners of Sochi 2014. Together these two managed to bring an ungodly amount of style and stoke to the Olympics. Runs of zero spins, some of the sickest rail sections and pipe runs. My thanks and appreciation go out to them for making the olympics AWESOME.
Feb 18 2014 10:18PM
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shepux
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NZ ftw
Feb 18 2014 10:32PM
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Mr.DarthVader
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they really represented how skiing is all about having fun
Feb 18 2014 10:47PM
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-WZ-
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I completely agree. Jossi with zero spins and nose taps in pipe and Beau with an unreal rail game. Really showed that its about having fun and not everythings about a medal
Feb 18 2014 10:50PM
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Dustin.
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I guess if you know you won't win you might as well do zero's and act like they're difficult.
Feb 18 2014 11:30PM
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Nate.Dog
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Get the hell out of here, I would love to see you zero spin a 100+ foot jump.
Feb 18 2014 11:33PM
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zagfan5
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Couldnt agree more. seeing the whole wells clan up on the deck before all the boys runs was awesome. It really showed how awesome freeskiing can be for the whole family and not just a niche thing for teenage kids.
Feb 18 2014 11:36PM
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SHARKWEAK
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Jossi caught on a rail missed the next two features then did three huge zero spins and got a fifty that's pretty difficult. People who landed their runs with dubs did worse scores
Feb 19 2014 1:00AM
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Bogs
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Yeah, killed it in the pipe and on slopestyle.

Think Jossi got robbed in pipe, honestly. Should have taken bronze.
Feb 19 2014 1:14AM
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drwclrk
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Level 1 posted this on Facebook, apparently not everyone was jammin' on the Wells' performance :/


I thought Jossi was the dopest dope. Hands down, dopest dope I've ever smoked.
Feb 19 2014 1:20AM
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VAPEOREON
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>Debate on this article is now closed. Readers are reminded to keep their comments to a publishable standard.

hhhaha NS aint nothing to fuck with
Feb 19 2014 2:25AM
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Rosbif
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The person who wrote that article is a massive twat.
Feb 19 2014 2:34AM
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maplesyrup
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Lets all like this and give her shit

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bullshit-articles-by-Dana-Johannsen/682600031791693
Feb 19 2014 3:21AM
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thegameonskis
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Braaaaaa, Wells for President.
Feb 19 2014 3:24AM
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steezywannabeezy
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Maybe I just suck at skiing, but I find smooth zero spins harder than, say, 360s.
Feb 19 2014 4:36AM
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Zimmy
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Jossi no poles in big air.. switch triple cork... I have some skis in mind for that type of stuff.


Tbh, I actually thought he looked a little hunched over and uncoordinated but he still pulled it off well. Very, very nice.
Feb 19 2014 6:54AM
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PDoyle
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Anyone have a video of Beau's slopestyle? Can't find one
Feb 19 2014 7:53AM
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Tacocat
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They are, but smooth triples, nosebutter triples and tailbutter doubles are harder I guess
Feb 19 2014 7:57AM
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skiSBmaine
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Someone wrote a good counter article: http://miss-snowitall.com/2014/02/18/kiwis-olympians-blasted-for-being-on-an-expensive-ski-holiday/
Feb 19 2014 8:17AM
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KingGeedorah
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I was actually shocked that his pipe run didn't get him on the podium.
Feb 19 2014 8:35AM
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Afterbang.no
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Dana Johannsen: Sochi - It's like watching Kiwis on an expensive ski holiday http://t.co/umAY7CNgml via @nzherald - Your'e a fucking moron!

— Michael Williksen (@MichaWilliksen) 19. februar 2014


Feb 19 2014 8:40AM
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Craigskis
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They should really just rename the zero spin The switch.

Jossi did the switch 3 times in a row!
Feb 19 2014 9:01AM
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BWalmer
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What I've learned from the Wells brothers in Sochi:
1) Pipe skiing needs more Stale grabs.
2) Every slope run should have a mandatory zero spin.
3) Jossi has the best attitude ever.
4) Beau is going to be one of the best skiers ever.
5) It sucks that Byron got hurt again.
6) Nose taps in the pipe are the shit.
7) I'll still be happy if I never see another mute grab again.
Feb 19 2014 9:30AM
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Dustin.
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I second that
Feb 19 2014 9:37AM
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RubberSoul
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talk about missing the point..
Feb 19 2014 10:01AM
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lsmith0244
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lol why are so many people acting like Jossi's zero spin run was some big style statement or something. He bobbled on a top rail and the run was basically over so he did zero spins on the jumps
Feb 19 2014 10:32AM
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Crankset
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Yeah exactly. The guy gave it is all in halfpipe but in slopestyle acted like he didn't give a shit about the whole event and didn't try at all.

Talk about letting down your country
Feb 19 2014 10:41AM
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RubberSoul
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if youre responding to me:

i didn't think it was some big style statement, it was just a cool way to go about a post-fall run

i said that dude was missing the point because he insinuated that people thought it was about the difficulty
Feb 19 2014 10:42AM
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c4t_l0ver
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He did the 3 zero spins after he fucked up his run and just did them for fun you idiot.
Feb 19 2014 11:19AM
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thedanimal
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The wells are smooth as fuck
Feb 19 2014 11:57AM
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Crankset
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She spits some truth... Dude could have given it his all in slopestyle instead of just fucking around and showing off like a tool
Feb 19 2014 3:05PM
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Willskiforfree
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like when bobby cought his edge on snow and hit every feature and did 2 tripples but got a score of 3.80
Feb 19 2014 3:09PM
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zagfan5
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this. He knew there was no way to get a medal as soon as he scrubbed that first rail. why not throw all zeros and stoke out the newschoolers community rather than try to throw a meaningless triple that wouldnt have got him on the podium anyways.
Feb 19 2014 3:15PM
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CrotchKiller
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he fucked up the first feature? why bother throwing down on the rest of it?
Feb 19 2014 3:51PM
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Crankset
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Because you are not just representing yourself, you are representing your country on the international stage - that should be a good enough reason. All the CBC commentators were talking about how he didn't look like he could care in the slightest
Feb 19 2014 4:42PM
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CrotchKiller
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i am positive that the next time the olympics come around more people in the ski community will remember jossi's zero run, i mean for fucks sake I already forgot what the podium runs consisted of.

"All the CBC commentators were talking about how he didn't look like he could care in the slightest" fucking awesome!
Feb 19 2014 5:13PM
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eirikdl
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@djohannsenNZH
This is her twitter, let that asshole taste the power of ns
Feb 19 2014 5:30PM
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Holte
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Wish I could get a compliment like that from CBC commentators.
Feb 19 2014 6:38PM
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ESB
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What a dumb bitch. Jossi's zero spins will be remembered long after anyone else's double flips.
Feb 19 2014 7:07PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Can we get a super in-depth Jossi interview on what was going through his head to make him ski the way he did?

Also, did he think he was scored fairly?
Feb 19 2014 9:17PM
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BWalmer
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Holy shit...44 people (probably more) need to get their meters checks....this was CLEARLY a sarcastic response to the news article...

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Feb 19 2014 9:20PM
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Malcolm
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Hey mute grabs are a beautiful thing
Feb 19 2014 9:36PM
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BWalmer
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Yes...but when overused as much as they are they become boring. My statement was an exaggeration...I still have love for a well done mute, just got tired of seeing so many, and more so got mad that people who weren't grabbing mute we getting lower scores than those that were.
Feb 19 2014 9:44PM
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d.mcknight
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You're a fucking meat dick
Feb 19 2014 9:49PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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yeah cause we all should follow social conventions
Feb 19 2014 10:08PM
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_____alfredo____
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fuckin right
Feb 20 2014 5:04PM
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JahLiam
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NZ ftw
Feb 20 2014 5:20PM
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