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Bobby is the new face of freeskiing?

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tj.hall
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x games announcers need to get their heads out of the gutter. brown has a good bag of tricks, but really now? freeskiing has very different characteristics, as compared to snowboarding.

bottom line: the x games announcers don't know anything about freeskiing.
Jan 30 2010 6:08PM
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Lemuel
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I don;t know what you are getting at, but yea Bobby is definitely heading to the top of the sport.
Jan 30 2010 6:09PM
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Shlogan
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Mike D held it down pretty well in terms of saying what was up. they do know freeskiing, but they also want to make the competition more exiting.
Jan 30 2010 6:09PM
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sim
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I think you may need to qualify that a bit more.  Mike Douglas doesn't know anything about freeskiing?
Jan 30 2010 6:09PM
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BMS-Productions
Posts: 885 - Karma: 17
without any hate here, but wait like 5 years! and he will be like simon dumont now, a lot of hate, nothing new and always that switch dub misty 14! im pretty sure tom s gonna kill it even more the next season! and just wait for henrik, im still wondering if henrik coulda made it today..
still props to bobby
Jan 30 2010 6:10PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 43
well, 95% of the people watchin have no idea who he is or where he came from.
Jan 30 2010 6:11PM
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joey.
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hmm.
Jan 30 2010 6:11PM
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BWalmer
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ahahaha...Mike Douglas practically invented freeskiing.

I think what he meant was that Bobby Brown is going to be the new mainstream face of Freeskiing, like what Simon Dumont and Tanner Hall are right now.
Jan 30 2010 6:13PM
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tj.hall
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that makes more sense.. i didn't even know that it was mike d.
Jan 30 2010 6:14PM
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Sofford
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I love BB!.. props to him today!! i and i hope others too look forward to what he has to offer in the future!!

Jan 30 2010 6:18PM
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LMPJibbin
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you obviously dont know anything about freeskiing. seeing as though its clear you havent noticed that mike douglas, the godfather of freestyle skiing, is one of the annoucers.

mike D did a fine job with the commentary and pretty much all of his predictions about who places where were correct.

Jan 30 2010 6:23PM
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Pinguu
Posts: 1581 - Karma: 49
The Harlaut's and Elias Ambuhl are going to take over skiing. Good job Bobby, even though I don't really enjoy watching him.
Jan 30 2010 6:26PM
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WhackStyle.
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Elias rode straight onto the first rail feature during prelims and didn't even spin out of it...  I don't know how you could possibly say he's going to take over skiing when he can throw Double Corks, but doesn't even have basic rail tricks down.
Jan 30 2010 6:37PM
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buttplug69
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Ya but at least he did not eat shit like colby on a front 2 out.
Jan 30 2010 6:49PM
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Deviate
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Wow, that last run was impressive by Bobby, totally nailed the landings. Only thing I can put my finger on about Douglas' commentating is that he's biased towards other Salomon riders, it's very subtle, but it's the overall feeling I get. He's very good though and knows this sport well!
Jan 30 2010 6:52PM
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s.g.
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you obviously never heard of Sal,guy is a legend(allthough he has small problems)
Jan 30 2010 7:02PM
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Phormat
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a lot of the reason for why the commentators/announcers may not describe things in ski jargon is because they are also appealing to a wider audience than just pure freestyle skiers. keep in mind that other people, i.e anyone involved in action sports, even snowboarders, or ski racers, or even the general public, may want to watch ski competitions just because its similar to what they do, or fundamentally just interesting to them
Jan 30 2010 7:05PM
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peyton
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 1,062
yes bobby kills it. and he will def be "known" after this Xgames
Jan 30 2010 7:06PM
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BMS-Productions
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sure...
Jan 30 2010 7:08PM
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RickAstley
Posts: 953 - Karma: 32
What's up with this hate? Switch Double Misty 1440 deserves to win.. .
Jan 30 2010 7:13PM
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onearmwanderer
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hahaha get out your kneepads kid, your riding his dick all over ns.  people have different opinions, stop caring about everyone else's so much.
Jan 30 2010 8:43PM
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chillonsherby
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brown has win gold in big air and gold in slopstyle
=mooooonnneeey
Jan 30 2010 8:54PM
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Jimmy.
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bobby brown is the new twall..






hate away.
Jan 30 2010 8:55PM
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peyton
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i wont hate.. but i will say that i dont agree.. i think they are both GREAT skiers however every skier has there own style and therefore no one can every replace someone in any way..

Jan 30 2010 8:58PM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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agree
Jan 30 2010 8:58PM
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t_rob
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i've said it before and I'll say it again, bobby relates more to the European style of freeskiing than with the american style.
Jan 30 2010 8:59PM
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Dan-Man
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I think Bobby is a great face for freeskiing, and can't think of a better one.  he is def one of the nicest pro's I've ever met and have known, and he's not all gangsta and tall tees.  he's got a style everyone can enjoy (skier or random schmuck off the street), and he's got a long career ahead of him!!

PROPS BOBBY!!! you killed it!!!!!!!

Jan 30 2010 9:01PM
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Jimmy.
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yeeep.
Jan 30 2010 9:11PM
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fratskier69
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 1,271
it was mike douglas commentating

why the fuck is it not LVV! (luke van valin) aka best commentator ever
one the mic hes smooth like butter
Jan 30 2010 9:46PM
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fratskier69
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yeah i see what you are saying, but i think that Henrik and Wallisch are good enough people that they will keep it steezy and not go crazy, even if they dont win

like the 3 realest skiiers right now, are Casabon, Wallisch and Henrik cause they are getting invited to all the big comps but still trying to keep is steezy!
Jan 30 2010 9:48PM
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Jordan
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jeaaaa bobby brown

kid's going places.
Jan 30 2010 9:55PM
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Aaaron.
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he's sooooo dreamy
Jan 30 2010 9:59PM
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garygohard
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no homo?

or yes homo?

Jan 30 2010 10:08PM
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Mstchief
Posts: 751 - Karma: 524
He may be the best jumper out there right now but he is still lacking in both rail and BC skills
Jan 30 2010 10:51PM
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jreilly
Posts: 1165 - Karma: 619
he sorta did. but with out the OG hood locals there would be no freeskiing
Jan 31 2010 12:15AM
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PeterNorth
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dude what he did this weekend is almost bigger then anything tanner or simon have ever done.
Jan 31 2010 12:22AM
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jeremyo13
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bottom line is, bobby delivered.

he solidly won big air and slope. several riders may have the same tricks in their arsenal, but bb laid it down on the biggest stage...huge props
Jan 31 2010 1:38AM
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theo79
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i hope people don't start hating on bobby just because he's good. He seems like a really nice genuine kid that ski's just because he loves it.
Jan 31 2010 1:40AM
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PeterNorth
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what you said is totally true. i have never seen an one who gets more stoked to ski each and every day.
Jan 31 2010 1:48AM
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ShianGreenVT
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Mike douglas = godfather of freeskiing, I think he knows what he's talking about. As for BBrown, he's 18, definitely see a huge amount of potential..

Jan 31 2010 2:24AM
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gigi.d
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For sure. I 100% agree with you.
Jan 31 2010 2:54AM
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thejackal1177
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hes a really good competition skier, and maybe he will takeover in that era. However i personally like ski movies and i dont think he has much unique to bring to the filming field so he wont be in my eyes the face of freeskiing. However no hate because hes really killing it and proving he has his stuff down down!
Jan 31 2010 6:05AM
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HamFaceGirl
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Well the only people other people know are Dumont and Tanner
Jan 31 2010 7:39AM
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manuel87
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yes elias rail section at x was below mediocre but if you watch winter of wells episode 9 you can see that hes a lot better on rails than he showed in eliminations, not awesome, but okay
Jan 31 2010 7:49AM
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Static
Posts: 8565 - Karma: 4,136
Booby Brown got so good so fast, I remember watching one of his old sponsor me vids a few years ago, to see him go from that to double Xgames gold medals is crazy. super duper props to Bobby Brown.
Jan 31 2010 7:57AM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
mmhmm it seems like yesterday that i was watching his freeskier athlete profile!!
Jan 31 2010 9:09AM
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tj.hall
Posts: 681 - Karma: 37
this was all i was trying to get at.. i look more to these guys when i think of freeskiing, but bobby can definately represent the sport to the masses. no hate to mike douglas either, that was just me being stupid.
Jan 31 2010 12:17PM
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Uncle.Badness
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I don't know about anyone else, but B-Dog just might be the best at straight up spins ever. He spins a 12 like I spin a 5.
Jan 31 2010 12:21PM
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no_steeze
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you have to realize the commentators are trying to appeal to the masses and not just please the very small group of freeskiers who are watching the xgames
Jan 31 2010 12:24PM
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cheaaaaaa
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not to put B Brown down in any way, But I think that Jossie equaly deservves to be portrayed as a "major ski figure" (as in simon or tanner) to the masses. Mike D put in a a lot of good words about him during his commentary, but I feel he was talking about B.B. in a much higher light in ways... to push his image.

Does anyone think that Mike D spoke so highly of bobby brown not only because he's an amazing skier, but also to push one of his fellow solomon riders into the mainstream light.... in ways to rep solomon.
Jan 31 2010 1:22PM
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CKpolicy
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theres your irony right there.
Jan 31 2010 3:56PM
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