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Most irrelevant professional skier

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Big-Punisher
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just curious as to whom people thought was the most irrelevant pro. that is, the pro who has the least influence on the sport, who is just there enjoying the ride, who bites the style of other riders. I think there are certainly a few pro shreds out there like this, so, any personal opinions as to who they might be?
Aug 19 2006 10:10PM
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Sk3bUm
Posts: 2517 - Karma: 297
teacher am but i no not english can however type language well nicely very. that is pretty much how incoherent your babbling was jackass.
Aug 20 2006 2:41AM
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ThaLorax
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finally, someone agress with me!
Aug 20 2006 3:00AM
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trevorwoulddoit
Posts: 6153 - Karma: 199
I guess I should have remembered that sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet. Every single skier is relevant to a constantly changing degree. Tomorrow's superstars are today's amateurs, and yesterday's immortal heros are today's jokes. No matter what, everyone is relevant to an extent. It's impossible to paint people with that kind of a brush.

Thanks for the vote of confidence though.
Aug 20 2006 4:35AM
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mattster
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haha fucking all of them, sure theyre sick skiers, but all they want you to do is buy product and keep the businuesses they represent goin
Aug 20 2006 6:13AM
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i+am+ghetto
Posts: 711 - Karma: 17
FUCK U

ZACEK IS THE MAN
Aug 20 2006 9:15AM
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PhaedeD
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dude you dont even know anything about evan raps man. your prolly to young to know whats up with evan. hes killed it for ever. but for the past couple years hes had major knee problems because of failed operations that are his doctors fault. you will see this year he is makin his come back. go back watch royalty then you will know whats up with eraps
Aug 20 2006 9:18AM
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R.I.P.BigTree
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chris biollo
Aug 20 2006 10:54AM
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ThaHater
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pollard has basically had the same segment for 8 years, dude has been doing the same grab over and over, he's worse than candide. don't give him props cuz he skis prophets. line skis suck dick, just like skierjulie.
Aug 20 2006 11:42AM
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n-o
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are you fucking retarded. i could see people saying shit like brad holmes, who back in 99 ripped it up but pollard, you are misguided
Aug 20 2006 11:53AM
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n-o
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its because guys have got the balls ( no pun intended) to send it harder and higher. they are willing to take more risks, and it is because ofthe testosterone. its not that females cannot be excellent skiers ( look at world cup racing) but when it comes to the freeride aspect of it they just are with us. its the same in mountain biking. the women rule in the xc but how may girls do you see sending super seats or backflips at rampage ,or crankworx, i have nothing against females in the sport and i think its awesome that so many girls to ski, but it is unfair and unrealistic to expect the same bag oif tricks to come from the women that are coming from the men
Aug 20 2006 12:02PM
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jwhyte
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she won the fucking x games buddy
Aug 20 2006 12:06PM
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PhaedeD
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dude are you trying to say candide is shit. wow have you seen the movie war your a fuckin loser if thats what your trying to say. oh and polard kills it.
Aug 20 2006 12:08PM
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Holte
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that's like saying that the number of fat (american) football players is enough to justify that football isn't a sport that takes a lot of superior athletic skill. You could argue this for any sport. I know a lot of professional skiers. And almost all of them are remarkably extraordinary athletes. They're those people that win every sport they try and could probably succeed in a number of professional sports. Skiing is a sport that doesn't take a lot of body mass (with the exception of racers and big mountain skiers), but it takes an incredible strength to weight ratio. You cannot have mental determination alone in skiing to make it to the top. The athletic ability MUST be there.


That said, Brad Holmes is pretty irrelevant.
Aug 20 2006 1:05PM
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simmers
Posts: 1004 - Karma: 397
No. But if you grow testicles, the level of testosterone in your body will rise. This will increase: muscle tone, strength and function; coordination; and competitive drive. These are all things that are very important to being an excellent skier.

I realize that you want women to be viewed as equal to men in all ways. That's very noble. Don't let your noble hopes blind you into thinking that it's true. Women are kicking ass at skiing. That is without question. But men still do have intrinsic advantages over women in the sport due to the way our bodies are built and the way our minds work. And those advantages become very obvious whenever you compare the level of competition among men and that among women at any event.

That doesn't make women any less important to the sport. But come on. Why does completely ignoring obvious physical fact have to be a part of having a fair view of the comparison between men and women in skiing?
Aug 20 2006 1:07PM
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faux_real
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Shanghai 6 was teeming with irrelevant pros: Travis Redd, Dan Marion, John Symms, Liam Downey, Craig Coker, Steele Spence, Matt Sterbenz, Luke Van Valin, Austin Ramalay (sp). You probably won't see anything memorable out of these skiers for the rest of their careers. I hope that some of them can stage a comeback, but as it stands, they're fading away.
Aug 20 2006 1:53PM
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hoodratz47
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phil dion 4 reelll pollard kills it so hard you dont even know thats how core to the max it is
Aug 20 2006 1:55PM
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*rkp*
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kaya anyone??
Aug 20 2006 2:07PM
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PhaedeD
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wtf mutha fucka austin is the shit i should punch you in the mouth.
Aug 20 2006 2:50PM
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shrEddie
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if that wasnt a joke you may be the stupidest skier on this site.


i think theres alot of old pros who dont have movie parts or do contest, but still ski every day and kill it. and i feel like craig coker kills it and all he does is the level 1 movies
Aug 20 2006 3:52PM
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skodeo7
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* Nick Mercon

* Brad Holmes

* Greg Tuffelmire (sorry dude 1260's are so last year)

* Mike Douglas (now...not 5 years ago, the man is a legend but I can only take so many 360 mute grabs and cork 7 iron crosses)

* Evan Raps (dude used to be the ill shit, then didn't do anything)
Aug 20 2006 5:14PM
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PhaedeD
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lol evan didnt do anything cause his dumbass doctor fucked his knee up. hes commin back this year to kill it. liam downey is ill you guys on crack.
Aug 20 2006 5:48PM
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lalalalaura
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You can start to say that females are at a direct disadvantage in this sport, when the vast majority of pro skiers do not have a body mass akin to Mike O (I hate use myspace pictures, but fuck it) Click for larger image
There is no fucking way you can tell me that the reason he can throw a cab cork 5 is because he has a higher amount of testosterone than girls. I'm sorry. But park skiing involves coordination and style more than it involves large quadriceps in order for a strong pop.

Female skiing's inequality is due to a much deeper root than what chemicals are pumping through our bodies. I hate to use Kaya as an example, mostly because I respect her alot and also because she's like, the most obvious example, but that girl really does not have some huge lack of estrogen that makes her amazing. In fact, she's one of the most feminine skiers I've ever seen. The reason she's successful (aside from natural ability, and a handful of other character traits) is because she's fucking driven and doesn't let expectations keep her from sending it.
Aug 20 2006 6:32PM
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dweezileast
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this thread is wildly offensive. i cant believe people think this about girl skiers
Aug 20 2006 6:34PM
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skodeo7
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Jea son, his L1P movie ending seggy is gonna drop jaws hard this year
Aug 20 2006 6:48PM
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PhaedeD
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jea atleast 2 people know this LD kills it mang. Ima have to come up and twist some shit up with you fools now that im eastcoast.
Aug 20 2006 6:50PM
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HermioneGranger
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yea Brad holmes
Aug 20 2006 6:53PM
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ohiorprsnt
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dash is the shit handsdown. you may say he sucks cause he isnt doing cab 10's like everyone else, but why should you feel the need to spin hard when you've got the best 180 in the bussiness
Aug 20 2006 7:15PM
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thejackal1177
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than why are girls so far behind?
Aug 20 2006 7:19PM
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dan4060
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You have got to be kidding. Watch Waiting Game. Reggie, his brother Zach, and Kreitler absolutely destroy Haines. Those guys crush anyone on the board at actually skiing mountains. If Seth Morrison or Shane McConkey post here then I will apologize, but no jibber has any right to disrespect those guys. People on this board bitched and whined when Kreitler said Reggie and Zach ski better than anyone who posts here, but they do. Until you can crush an Alaskan line the way they can you have nothing to say. And please do not say something dumb like "if I were given the chance I could," because unless you are one of the 10 best skiers on the mountain(big mountain, not park) everyday at squaw, whistler, jackson, or someplace like that you are a very long way from a Nobis level Alaskan spinewall.
Aug 20 2006 7:47PM
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PhaedeD
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big mountain rep!
Aug 20 2006 8:17PM
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punkrock32
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Coker, Austin, and LVV are the shit, i cant believe you would call them irrelevant and say that their careers are over
Aug 20 2006 8:27PM
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followCam
Posts: 1907 - Karma: 446
why has no-one mentioned Mik D,  or does he cover the gangsta part of skiing, he does no comps, and i heard he was in Saas Fee for 2 weeks this summer and did no skiiing.
Aug 20 2006 8:30PM
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philipc
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rabble babble who gives a shit
Aug 20 2006 8:33PM
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MALONE
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you are fucking RETARDED Liam FUCKING KILLS EVERYTHING, Marion is NASTY, and Van valin kills it daily, Wait for Liams part in Long story short and then tell me he fading away.
Aug 20 2006 9:16PM
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Mt_P0wDerJuNkIe
Posts: 1506 - Karma: 58
EXACTLY
Aug 20 2006 9:21PM
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MALONE
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GIrls are just pussy's, if 75lb Alexis can do a cab 12, so can sarah burke, no excuses,
Aug 20 2006 9:40PM
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Bumbleton
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wtf!!!!!!!!!!!schiller is a huge part of skiing progressionex:1440. pollard has already been cleared up and sarah has pushed the envelope for womens newschool skiing since the beggining
Aug 20 2006 9:43PM
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alev
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for the second time this week i totally agree with u. i dont care how he skis, hes never been in a movie and he advertizes the booster strap and the helmet cam. stop out playing yourself and ski
Aug 20 2006 9:46PM
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PhaedeD
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dude if you even try and bring Mik D into this shit i will personaly come to your house and smack the shit outa you. that mutha fucka is da troof.
Aug 20 2006 9:48PM
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MNS
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hahahaha
Aug 20 2006 10:01PM
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theoz
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Evan Rapps Isnt in Royalty ya retard ! GEt your ski history right
Aug 20 2006 10:07PM
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720laxskier
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him^
Aug 20 2006 10:12PM
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waynewong
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the better question would be -

Is any pro "relevant"?

What makes a pro relevant and relevant to whom and what?

The kid sitting on his ass eating cheetos in the ski lodge is as relevant as ANY pro
Aug 20 2006 10:45PM
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PhaedeD
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really i must be confused, i havnt watched it in years i coulda sworn the segment im thinking of is in that. i guess thats what i get for losing the best ski movie ever. btw i could give a fuck about history :)
Aug 20 2006 10:46PM
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shrEddie
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after reading some posts about girl skiers i have thought of something. i think we can all agree that girl skiers are not the ones pushing the sport. you dont see girl skiers doing things that no dude has ever done. thats no to say that they arent helping the sport by making it possibly for more girls to do it. but there really shouldnt be any arguement that girls are pushing it like guys.
Aug 20 2006 11:27PM
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lalalalaura
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I will agree with that. No doubt.
Aug 20 2006 11:34PM
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hemlockjibber8
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i agree with laura in every way here, except for the fact she doesnt think chemicals play a role. Testosterone is one the advantages. Not for strength, but for the drive to make shit fly. Testosterone causes us to try and make things hurtle through the air without thinking of the consequences. as in trying to learn some new trick off a jump.

freestyle skiing has minimal connections with strength. why are there so many 6ft 150lb kids out there that destroy it. they are not strong in any way.

it is the fact that guys have been hucking there meat around since they were born and are 'culturally" expected to do so, along with that inborn drive to huck, stemming from our nuts producing testosterone.

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Nico Zacek
Aug 20 2006 11:45PM
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cofreeskier
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what the fuck are you talking about pollard is the shit, and dont be hatin on candide either cuz he could kick your ass at skiing
Aug 20 2006 11:46PM
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srwinnsuco
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what a stupid stupid thread.
Aug 21 2006 12:02AM
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