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Do sponsered skiers get drug tested

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Easyspinner514
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Hey, guys, ill be beginging a search for sponsors by next winter but i gotta prepare myself a bit...do sponsors drug test?  Or is it good to smoke that fat sack tomorrow
Apr 5 2008 2:36AM
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kristie
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Ha...are you serious?
Apr 5 2008 2:39AM
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Easyspinner514
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yeah, i know they get drunk and shit-which i am now. but do they get DT's...tanner H miust smoke up but they can afford to get masking shit and such for tests
Apr 5 2008 2:42AM
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Knewnews
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Kids your age shouldn't do drugs, give a monkey half a brain and he's bound to fry it.

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Apr 5 2008 2:50AM
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kristie
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No, pro skiers are all a bunch of stoners.  
Apr 5 2008 2:53AM
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XtRemE11
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its freestyle skiing, run by mostly really cool, non serious people, not football run by fags. nobody gives a shit if you smoke or anything in skiing.
so no ski companies do not give drug tests.
Apr 5 2008 2:59AM
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3ski6guy0
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they only test for STDs
Apr 5 2008 3:11AM
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three6steeze
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ive heard of people being drug tested at comps and stuff but it may have just been their team not the actual comp organizers.
Apr 5 2008 3:32AM
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Silence
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I believe they do on the race circuit, unlikely in freeskiing (at this stage)
Apr 5 2008 3:46AM
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Gretchen.
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Ha it's not Major League Baseball.

However if it were to go into the Olympics, then yes it would be.
Apr 5 2008 8:20AM
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Jamie_Baril
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haha, no way
Apr 5 2008 9:42AM
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1111111111111111
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good thing you stated that you were drunk though, otherwise this thread would have been rediculous...
Apr 5 2008 10:06AM
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C-Burg
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after all these years of me thinking it was because i suck, i finally find out why i am not a pro
Apr 5 2008 10:31AM
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titsLOL
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Actually I've heard of snowboarders being drug tested, I could see it happening to skiers who ride for big companies like target or something.
Apr 5 2008 10:36AM
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JaphyRyder
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Im pretty sure its a requirement in the sponsorship deal that you smoke at least once a day
Apr 5 2008 10:37AM
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theoz
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as long as your smokin crack rock and not the green stuff you should be fine..

Apr 5 2008 11:31AM
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Static
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I heard andreas hatviet doesn't drink or do drugs
Apr 5 2008 11:43AM
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C-Burg
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yeah i herad that too

Apr 5 2008 11:55AM
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mackinnon
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....is this thread a joke?
Apr 5 2008 11:59AM
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Faggghkxd
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ok first off, unless you are an up and coming pro and just want a sponsor ship, dont worry about it. and secondly if you are so worried dont do drugs
Apr 5 2008 12:05PM
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AlexMartini
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i know 5 people, max, in the whole ski industry who dont smoke weed on a daily basis. i heard they might start testing for like FIS pipe comps, but only people with aides do those anyways
Apr 5 2008 3:41PM
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VT_FLO
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do you know how many swiss pro's would be kicked out? actually, there would be NO sponsored skiers if they tested.
Apr 5 2008 3:45PM
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00000000
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Funniest thread I've seen in a while
Apr 5 2008 3:48PM
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eheath
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Yeah i'm getting a good chuckle.
Apr 5 2008 3:57PM
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AptosFreeskier
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I heard that andreas is in the courage crew.
Apr 5 2008 4:00PM
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PeteyG
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They only test for steroid use, because that would be cheating.
Apr 5 2008 4:27PM
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zesty_buddy
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do you realise how many skiers/sponsered skiers smoke, how much of this website does?

Apr 5 2008 4:35PM
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General_Shredgnar
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good thing Simon is a good little skier.
Apr 5 2008 4:38PM
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Melvs
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the first time I went on a photoshoot with a team the manager was smoking everyone up.  so to answer your question, no, skiers do not get drug tested.
Apr 5 2008 5:04PM
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KeithB.
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Pro skiers getting drug tested? Hahahahahaha good one! The industry would crumble. Seriously, they do drug test for the Olympics, but I think its random (not everyone) or if there is suspicion. You may not know this but skiing and smoking have gone hand in hand since our great great grandparents time. Drug testing...hahahahahaha!
Apr 5 2008 5:23PM
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Alex_G
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Colby doesn't drink or smoke either, only the bubbly that they give him when he podiums. It's just way better for your body if don't drink or smoke, and you feel better when you compete. That's what vaporizers are for!
Apr 5 2008 5:43PM
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shredwards
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haha bode miller maybe, but definitely not freeskiers. most would fail miserably
Apr 5 2008 6:03PM
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phishfood
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amen
Apr 5 2008 6:10PM
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Alex_G
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i swear my vape pipe is the best buy i've made in a long time.
Apr 5 2008 6:42PM
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Benhamine
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Is the pope Jewish?
Apr 5 2008 6:53PM
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rossiskier93
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made me laugh
Apr 5 2008 7:01PM
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Capurnicus
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hahahaha. if that was the case there would be no skiing.
Apr 5 2008 7:10PM
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720skiguy
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the only drug test they take is in the ganjola
Apr 5 2008 7:11PM
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4-Front
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ya they do drug test you and if you dont have any drugs in you, you wont get sponcerseed.
Apr 5 2008 7:13PM
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juanborlando
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a couple of my snowboard friends had to stop smoking for a little while because apparently you had to take drug tests for the grand prix or something
Apr 5 2008 7:15PM
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kirsten
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2bi4 drug tests...if you fail, you're out!

Apr 5 2008 7:16PM
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silas.
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ah hahahahaha. thats the answer, nothing else needs be said
Apr 5 2008 7:53PM
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dirty[d]
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your an idiot easyspinner.
Apr 5 2008 8:27PM
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Jeff_Lo
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no but they should be, its sad when the people who represent our sport are drunk and stoned half the time, what does that say to parents and kids looking to join up?  Nothing like having role models you know are constantly drunk and high.
Apr 5 2008 8:30PM
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dirty[d]
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^your an idiot jeff_lo
Apr 5 2008 8:34PM
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skiminnesota
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well i say your an idiot...

what now? 
Apr 5 2008 8:40PM
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skimanskimanskim
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Thats way harsh, there are plenty of major icons in our sport that dont give the impression that they blaze.
Apr 5 2008 10:13PM
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gkenworthy
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It all depends on what kind of sponsorship you have. a lot of pro contracts say that you can't do drugs while competing or even skiing for that matter, so you sign saying you agree. I don't think they are gonna kick you off the team for smoking weed, but they might not sponsor a pot head, and I don't think that blazing while you ski helps out your career too much.
Apr 5 2008 10:38PM
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.Capn.
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So true, I have asthema and idk how I would survive skiing if I smoked. It winds you so much esp high altitudes.
Apr 5 2008 11:13PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Why? Because I believe in a moral system and structure?  So I'm an idiot because I don't like to smoke pot?  And don't think its good for key people in our sport and that represent it are stoned or drunk and everyone else has to see it?  You think that makes our sport looks good to everyone else?

Holson, Yes it was a bit harsh.  And your right, there are a good number who don't represent our sport in that manner, but truth be told there are still plenty who do that others outside our community notice it.  Yes its in every sport, but skiing is smaller, and its more noticed when even 3-4 athletes would represent our sport in this way.

I'm sorry I think drugs are retarded, and chose not to be wasted any days of the week. I dont find it necessary to have fun.  If you have to drink or smoke, just to have something to do, do you think your life is that awesome?  I'm not saying people shouldn't smoke or drink, i dont condem them for it.  I just think there should be a higher level of responsibility in the public spotlight for the sport and various community of the sport. 

It's like some things freeskier used to post up for every story.  It has much improved by the way.  They'd have like 30 some pictures of everyone being drunk and partying and 3 skier shots(the podium, one jump, one rail).  Like i noted...They dont do this anymore but used to.


Apr 5 2008 11:14PM
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NickMartini
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Some are tested to make sure they are THC positive..... JK, but i am agree with jeff lowe IF skiers are getting high, correction, WHEN skiers are getting high they should try to keep it on the super DL from the youngins
Apr 5 2008 11:15PM
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