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Triple_Strum
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Hasn't been a favorite of mine. I always thought he was really good, but a tidge overrated. The fact that he keeps mixing is up really impressed me though. When he landed his kangaroo flip thing like he never left the ground I about peed my pants. I am serious when I say that he landed that smoother than I land just going from regular to switch on any slope. Putrid.
Apr 11 2006 11:07PM
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forfun
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his switch uber cork 5 truck driver had the best landing ive ever seen
Apr 11 2006 11:08PM
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Kev
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most fluid skier ever.

his style is siick, and he can throw all 4 directions without you even noticing.
Apr 11 2006 11:10PM
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Petecanski
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propity prop props
Apr 11 2006 11:11PM
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table_top08
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thats cheating you cant compete in your own comp


not really that was a sick trick he pulled and he deserved to win
Apr 11 2006 11:20PM
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Desjardins
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he definatley has the smoothest style, smooth then a baby's bottom...
Apr 11 2006 11:22PM
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coordy12
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if he can kill it fa sho
Apr 11 2006 11:30PM
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mw1235
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jon olsson - sorry i had to.

yeah the guy's crazy.. smoothest trucks everrrrr
Apr 11 2006 11:47PM
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themanski
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Who can say that learning a trick on a water ramp is gay?
Apr 11 2006 11:48PM
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Schnoodle.
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hes got the smoothest landings ever.. i remember about 5 or 6 years ago, the first time i ever saw him, i was blown away simply by the fact that he never looked like he was landing. hes the best and deserved to win the JOI, it doesnt matter if it was his own comp coz he threw down the best trick
Apr 12 2006 7:14AM
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R.Fahey
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Guys..... if you ask almost any pro skier that was was last years JOI, i bet they'll say it was the best contest of there lives. The riders have it made when they go there. i think from what i've heard Jon gives them like badass hotel rooms, and they get some special treatment. Jon deserves to win it, and i'm sure any of them would agree.
Apr 12 2006 8:56AM
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BillyGoteMan
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Jon usually doesn't win the JOI does he, it looked like he fell on purpose last year.
Apr 12 2006 9:04AM
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alh10
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yea i think hes the smoothest
Apr 12 2006 9:52AM
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niels043
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in teddy bear crisis he tweeks his truck drivers out to the side in a few shots, one in the extras, and one in his section near the end. they are the sickest looking switch 5s ever done, they look different than any other truck.
Apr 12 2006 10:12AM
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GotamaBCshredder
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Jon is the man, even tho I think his whole kangaroo flip thing is wayt everated
Apr 12 2006 10:43AM
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ski_cartel
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^^^ no way, that was one of the smoothest tricks iv seen
Apr 12 2006 11:19AM
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BobYohan
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noone who isnt an idiot.
Apr 12 2006 11:48AM
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FUUUCK
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why? its smooth, stylie, tech, new, and most importantly not a switch 1080
Apr 12 2006 11:58AM
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Dan-Man
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it looked so effortless
Apr 12 2006 12:00PM
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powder4breakfast
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jon is my fav to watch. he doesn't have to force his rotations. he just flows through his tricks. smoother than anyone else imo. i posted this before in another thread; but, when he was hitting chad's switch with tanner, he was way more fluid. he was going like 30 feet farther and just slowly and smoothly spinning. tanner is obviously great and stuck his landings. but he had to through harder and you can see him working to get those rotations in before he lands. jon with the added 30 feet was just smooth all the way. its just too bad he could dial in the landing before tanner's ankles exploded.
Apr 12 2006 12:22PM
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powder4breakfast
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^^^^ i mean couldn't dial in the landing
Apr 12 2006 12:23PM
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jayamait
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he is the bomb! if anything he's under-rated.
Apr 12 2006 12:35PM
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japie99
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I dont really see it why he should win coz he gives them real nice rooms lol.
Apr 12 2006 12:45PM
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Dilla
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hes always been super consistent and on top of things basically he hit the scene way back when, but now he is truely progressing the sport in the right direction
Apr 12 2006 1:38PM
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Dan-Man
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salina sick smooth
Apr 12 2006 2:13PM
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chewy15
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ya his smoothness was rediculous
Apr 12 2006 3:05PM
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SmoKinSkier
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The point is he is hookin up his fellow skiers with a sick comp, a week in sweden, amazing jump, chill session.

So why cant he compete in it and if he deserves to win??
Apr 12 2006 3:23PM
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R.Fahey
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Yeah... It's more than a competition. It's like Jon treating some of the skiers that kill it all the time, to a good time. And he gives some of the up and comers from his own country a chance to be seen and known. And he definately deserved to win? if Jon didn't win, who shoulda? The Kangaroo flip is like 900 degrees, going upside down twice, and the stomping the landing. Far more impressive than someone going into a jump backwards and doing the same old switch 10 that we've all seen 100 times. His trick had everything that a winning trick needs. Style, size, grab, technicality, good landing.
Apr 12 2006 4:10PM
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evtic
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I also know that he is one of the most fit, dedicated, and hard working athletes in the world. First to hike it and last to hit it. Heard story about his training regime once and it includes lots of lifting and running.
Apr 12 2006 4:15PM
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4frntSkier
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i respect him alot cus hes so smooth
holds his grabs for so long
try sick shit
and whatever he does
it is perfect
his invitational is making things even better
Apr 12 2006 5:00PM
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Jake...
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debatable, but up there
Apr 12 2006 5:11PM
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almostaskier
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ok, who else?
Apr 12 2006 5:11PM
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wazzucrewskier
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watching his segments always makes me mad. he never flails, its rediculous. i think jon is immune to crashing/flailing because everything he does is so rediculously smooth. definately one of the best skiers out there.
Apr 12 2006 5:27PM
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sampsihoyos
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he has never been overrated, just that few people could see how good he really was
Apr 12 2006 5:31PM
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flashtrash
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He makes a really good rider competition where the commercial sponsorship thing is more obscured than most events (take note Zurich In-City).
Apr 12 2006 5:57PM
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Dallan!
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couldnt agree more.
Apr 12 2006 6:14PM
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Barmski
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sw cork 5 truck was insane...perfect landing.
Apr 12 2006 6:34PM
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evtic
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After watching the video I can now say that the Kangeroo flip is the what is up, the way it is brought around switch like that is tech and stylie. I give Jon a hand for bringing some new shit also.
Apr 12 2006 6:37PM
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throwswitch
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jon olsson, so hot right now, jon olsson
Apr 12 2006 9:20PM
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fouldsys
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most consistent skier i know of right know
Apr 12 2006 10:01PM
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billy092
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smooth and consistent skiing = jon ollson
Apr 12 2006 10:10PM
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scientist
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he has had a special compartment in my heart since the beginning
Apr 12 2006 10:31PM
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japie99
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Is he in movies btw?
Apr 14 2006 2:07PM
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R.Fahey
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This is a fucking joke. I can't believe how many people jumped on this Jon Olsson bandwagon. Guys.... Jon ia one of the original skiers. He's been killing forever, is in so many movies.... PoorBoyz, TBC, sooo many.
Apr 14 2006 3:13PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
for some reason i dont like his style that much.Ilike it when people pull little tweaks in theirspins and stuff
Apr 14 2006 3:16PM
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[~_~]
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I agree. I also love it when he tweaks those truckdrivers to the side. sooooooo smoove.
Apr 14 2006 3:22PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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Jon has definitely been killing it since the beginning, he's been a favorite of mine for the last 5 years. There is no doubt, in my mind anyway, that he has the best style in skiing...
Apr 14 2006 3:41PM
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skogenjake
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haha found this on joystick...

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Jun 16 2006 4:22PM
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johanblaze
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that is fucking disgusting. i see ballsack.
Jun 16 2006 4:32PM
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grambo
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Haha is that a really good photoshop or what?

He kills it, I hope he goes back to Chad's or other massive BC gaps because he is so in control and smooth on those jumps, the point about Tanner is true, I bet Jon could do a better/smoother SW 900 on that thing.
Jun 16 2006 4:38PM
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Bobert
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he's smooth i just dont like his style to me, its TOO perfect and just looks robitic
Jun 16 2006 4:52PM
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