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I have to do an essay for english 101.
It is a compare and contrast essay and my teacher forced me to do it on two skiiers styles. So i immediately thought of Terry Wallnuts. Who to compare him to? It needs to be someone who obviously doesn't have tha same style and isn't a person that everyone would assume if i were to put it up on NS.
+k and much love.
hahah raptor jesus made me laugh out loud, which in turn made my office turn and look at me, and then see raptor jesus, which in turn made them shake their heads in disgust.
sick burn! and you didnt even mean to! accidental burn!
I like the editing for sure. Its just like t-wall superunknown.
Anyway, I'd have to go with simon dumont because of the way of style but yet they boh do super sick stuff. And another cool thing would be with them competing together...
It's monday.
Due to a 3 day weekend with lots of snow and parties i will have to half-ass an essay tonight/this afternoon. So i will get that up. It's about style i'm feelin' so i think i'm gonna do Wallisch an Pollard.
Here it is. I wrote it in a 40 minute period. I BS'd it a lil' bit but i think my teahcers/class will go Bananaz.
Dave Saxton
Mrs. Geiselmann
English 101:7/8
23 December 2008
Tom Wallisch and Eric Pollard
Freestyle skiing is one of the most constantly changing sports in the world. Around the turn of the century skiing made one of the most epic comebacks the world has ever seen. From the depths of tight, neon colored suits and 210 centimeter giant slalom skis came the fastest growing thing in snow sports history. Young skiers started to manipulate some of the tricks that the widely popular “snowboarders” became famous for. Large flips and spins with grabs started being done larger than ever thought possible. Skiers Tom Wallisch and Eric Pollard came from two different generations of freeskiers that had ground breaking film segments with some of the most loved styles on earth.
It has been said that just watching silhouettes of these men working their magic on the mountain can identify them. Both skiers have different preferences when it comes to terrain and features but every year share the same exact play ground at least once a season. Eric Pollard began his sponsorship with Line Skis when he was 11 years old. Pollard was part of the first wave of freeskiers around the turn of the century. Tom Wallisch however has a very different story. Tom Wallisch is just now picking up his major sponsors at 21 years old. Unlike almost every other pro freeskier he was a recreational skier all throughout high school and decided that he wanted to ski full time after high school and got so good at skiing that he had multiple sponsorship offers. Pollard reached fame by being one of the first in the sport while Wallisch had to win the “superunknown” edit contest where the winner gets a filming contract and various other sponsorship offers. The contest that propelled Wallisch to mass fame was designed to find amateur skiers such as him that had amazing talent and just not enough money to get them publicized. Tom showed off his style of making everything look easy to do, chill, and simple but extremely technical. His skills made him the standout rider of the year.
Eric Pollard has been innovative in backcountry powder skiing where his form and skills can really be shown. Like others Pollard can dominate the terrain park skiing scene but prefers powder, cliffs, and natural hits to show what he’s got year after year. The master of all that is a terrain park is Tom Wallisch. He bombards whatever park he’s skiing with hundreds of runs and making many edits that showcase his unbelievable handrail and large jump skills. Both riders showcased their talents last season by releasing edits, which are short film segments onto Internet ski websites such as newschoolers.com and freeskier.com. These edits have become almost legendary in the ski community. Each of these skiers is from an opposite side of the United States but neither represents a solid east or west coast style. The styles they both have are set in one area such as the park and backcountry but the reason they are so innovative is because they take their tricks from one discipline and bring them into another which puts off a sense that anything is really possible with how creative peoples skiing can get.
Eric Pollards smooth turns and Tom Wallischs gangster afterbang are elements of there style that will forever be enshrined in the minds of skiers’ world wide. Skiing is getting larger every year and these skiers are going to be propelled to stardom despite being from different generations. These different styles and skills will always be famous to many and continue to change the sport forever.
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but really this is pointless cuz he already wrote the dang thang
