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if you saw the latest JO videoblog u would know what im taliking about.
bu-bu-bu-but he is a pipe skier
That is true
But i think Id have to see some more backcountry and big mountian to start judging him as an all around skier
HE is a QUARTER PIPE SKIER!!
" and heres simon dumont, a half pipe skiier. what the fuck is he doing here? dosent he know this is a big air comp?
LOL. but fo real, simon can ski anything. i just love how paranoid he was in that whole video.
Simon is a tool because he is literally pleading for acceptance.
That was pitiful and desperate. If you want to be respected as a complete skier, stop inviting the media circus to film you break X-treme records. Come on...an interview with his fucking agent in Reasons? That was gross.
Stop accepting every endorsement imaginable and making competition your sole drive, and you just might catch some love from people who actually give a fuck about skiing.
Simon is talented as shit. He's like a fucking ninja. He's not a pipe skier...he's a male model, marketing device, and a walking billboard who coincidentally performs super duper acrobatic maneuvers on skis.
Simon traded his "street cred" for $. Simon Dumont is the 50 cent of skiing.
First, drop the condescending "mature" posture. Here you are, posting on NS like the rest of us brainwashed sheep.
Did you even read any posts in this thread?
No one is questioning whether or not Simon loves skiing...I don't think anyone could achieve his level of success without a true passion and love.
That being said, Simon has made it a priority to celebritize skiing. Simon has a lucrative career that was born out of his ability to ski. Call it what you want, but the bottom line is, very few skiers put forth the same degree of effort to brand themselves. The kid was on fucking Ellen..for breaking a guiness record. He is a mogul. He is an entrepreneur. That's great. Get that money.
I'm not some idealistic, hippie, Pollard blowing dude who will preach about the purity of skiing blah blah blah. But come the fuck on bro...Dumont=Sheckler. And by that, I mean he is an amazing athlete who has used his talent to cash in and create a career that undoubtedly transcends (atleast aims to) skiing. There's no judgement attached on my part, that's just reality. Because of that, he'll never get the same kind of love that the NS favorites get...it's a lot harder to relate to Simon.
This all started because Dumont pleaded (sort of jokingly, but definitely obnoxiously) to be known as more than a halfpipe skier. Done. I see him as a comp. skier, a businessman, and peripherally, as a dude who potentially likes to look at himself in the mirror a lot. I don't give a fuck about Simon Dumont..but apparently he cares quite a bit about how other people perceive him.
And that, is why he's catching hate.
