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Is Russ Henshaw the most underated skier of our time?

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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
He wins a lot. No one ever mentions him. Plenty of people have never heard of him. He regularly shows up everybody.

what gives?
Aug 23 2008 11:38PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
this man is dropping truth
Feb 7 2010 12:41PM
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Krongos
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benchetler is.
Feb 7 2010 12:50PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
Jock steeze. Bobby Brown.

He's "underrated" here on NS because his skiing isn't all the visually unique or memorable.

Stomps everything, huge bag of tricks, but...blah.

And, I don't give a fuck what kind of outerwear he rocks.
Feb 7 2010 1:31PM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
This. Benchetler is ill, but no one gives him credit for it
Feb 7 2010 1:57PM
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codizzle
Posts: 900 - Karma: 2,251
'of our time.'

lmao

you phrase this as if Russ Henshaw's exploits have gone unnoticed for a decade.

dude, Henshaw has barely been in the scene long enough to be rated at all.
Feb 7 2010 5:55PM
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jfletcher
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 188
winning doesn't autimatically make you a popular skier. what looks good to the judges often looks bad to the skiers
Feb 7 2010 7:13PM
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Sherpa
Posts: 270 - Karma: 1,774
bump
Apr 21 2010 3:00PM
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Balmdogg
Posts: 1742 - Karma: 309
First right dub 12, first swich dub14 dub mute. Hope he GTS with MSP this year. Russ Henshaw is PMKI.
Apr 21 2010 3:05PM
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mklammer
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first time i´ve ever heard of russ was 2005/06 season..

At that time he has won the Austrian Open against some big names here in europe! slope and superpipe!

Apr 21 2010 3:10PM
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Balmdogg
Posts: 1742 - Karma: 309
<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5002007&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5002007&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5002007">2008 RedBull Playstreets Lift Op edit</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/seanbalmer">Sean Balmer</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

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Apr 21 2010 3:29PM
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Girays_Brother
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yeah, im sure he doesnt get paid enough by redbull... someone throw him a bone eh?
Apr 21 2010 3:59PM
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ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
i think there are plenty of others like downey, bibby, delorme, hornbeck
Apr 21 2010 4:06PM
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WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
you mean overrated jk


but i dont think ay of them are close to what henshaw can throw down
Apr 21 2010 4:12PM
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mightyboosh
Posts: 171 - Karma: 30
i know what you're saying but in the Down Under joss edit he had so many different grabs, and loads of styled out  relaxed spins, he absolutely killed it.

He's got great relaxed style, even on his righside dub, I honestly think it's just that he doesn't rock ridiculously baggy gear and go for the whole thug look (no problem with it), and that's why he's generally less popular on NS.

On a side note, is anyone else finding that Jossi's whole protgrapher thing is getting a bit annoying. . . ?
Apr 21 2010 4:16PM
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Balmdogg
Posts: 1742 - Karma: 309
Switch blunt 3. Comp skier that.
Apr 21 2010 4:23PM
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ashamedkrew
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 424
2 completely different types of skiers.  Really hardly even comparable
Apr 21 2010 4:28PM
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ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
i wasn't comparing, just stating some more underrated skiers is all
Apr 21 2010 4:37PM
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kthnxbai.
Posts: 2847 - Karma: 179
he was underrated a couple of years ago when this thread was made but i think hes getting the attention he deserves now.  kid works hard and stomps those dub/dub grabs.
Apr 21 2010 4:42PM
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Matty_C
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word. anyone that thinks he doesn't have good style obviously hasn't seen his msp self edit or, latterly, team down under 2010. huge bag of tricks, innovative grab combos and great style.

if you have to throw cork 5 blunts on every jump to be considered to have 'good style' then no, russ doesn't. i personally think throwing down insanely tech tricks grabbed beautifully off enormous booters the world over gives him the right to be continued stylish.

guess he should thow on the 4x threadz and buy some crowbars eh?

Apr 21 2010 5:43PM
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steep
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he is sick
Apr 21 2010 5:51PM
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dompuch
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i agree

Apr 21 2010 10:09PM
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RyanDiMatteo
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i want his man-babies. No homo of course.
Apr 21 2010 10:47PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
haven't you watched ski pig? benchetler can't even SCREAMIN' SEAMIN!!!
Apr 21 2010 10:52PM
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[BRI]noceros
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he's for sure underrated. he's one of those names that i think a lot of people have heard of but just don't really think of all to often. he's sick though
Apr 21 2010 11:07PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
Could you please explain how someone can be sponsored by red bull yet be underrated? you probably never respected him since he doesn't make super steezy urban segs in movies, but he clearly gets plenty of recognition from the people that matter.
Apr 21 2010 11:13PM
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m_nova
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Right Dub 12 is flawless
Apr 22 2010 12:33AM
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