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Interview with Chris Laker, his new 2009-10 promo edit inside

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pghjibber
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Get to know the Ohio native and hear his thoughts on skiing in Indiana, getting 4th place in the NZ Open, and his plans for the 2010-11 season.

http://www.theskichannel.com/news/skinews/20100909/Coming-Up-An-interview-with-the-Midwests-new-freestyle-ski-phenom-Chris-Laker

Bright future ahead for this 17-year-old
Sep 9 2010 6:59PM
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JustDidIt
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interesting read. here's the promo for those too lazy to read

Sep 9 2010 7:04PM
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deleted5
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that s rail gets me everytime
Sep 9 2010 7:05PM
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JustDidIt
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resized
Sep 9 2010 7:07PM
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pghjibber
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pretzel 630 is unreal
Sep 9 2010 7:12PM
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triebby
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Yea buddy!!! Nice article!
Sep 9 2010 7:12PM
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eheath
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Other than the editing being so fucking annoying, that was a dope vid.
Sep 9 2010 7:18PM
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Baskin.
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he absolutely slayed his home park
Sep 9 2010 7:27PM
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N.L.
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skiing around the world in one year, well played
Sep 9 2010 7:31PM
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dstriebs
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he is seriously so damn good. idk how he isn't a bigger deal than he is
Sep 9 2010 7:40PM
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ja.
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this. baller tricks but editing made it so hard to watch
Sep 9 2010 7:46PM
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JahJahBinks
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Because he lives in Cincinnati.
Sep 9 2010 7:52PM
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Billups
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Stuff like this is only going to help him though. He's made big moves in the past couple years, getting on Elan and Dalbello's pro teams, good showings at contests, SuperUnknown finalist twice. It'll happen for him. He'll snag a podium at a major contest soon and people will really start to notice. Pumped he got an interview like this though, couldn't happen to a nicer kid.
Sep 9 2010 8:44PM
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bryansbryan
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whoever edited/filmed that should be shot. such a terrible edit and sucks even worse cause he's so damned good.
Sep 9 2010 9:00PM
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SHampson
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He's insane with his tricks and good for him but he's just got that shitty, robot, Gus-Kenworthy style.
Sep 9 2010 9:01PM
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pghjibber
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style comes with time my friend...

he's 17 - look what his skiing looked like when he was 12



and like people have said before, put him on a poppy 80 foot jump at mammoth or breck and you'll notice an immediate difference
Sep 9 2010 9:06PM
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hauser
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Yes i couldn't agree with you more
Sep 9 2010 9:09PM
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hauser
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A person hasn't even grown into their body at 12. You can't have mature style. And to compare him to when he was 12 is a bit ridiculous
Sep 9 2010 9:12PM
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Bangs.
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HE SKIS AT MY HOME MOUNTAIN PNS / CLAIM

ZOMGGGGGGZZZZZ

seriously  cool dude tho

i see him every time i ski, and i go about 4 times a week

Sep 9 2010 9:20PM
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pghjibber
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im not saying he had style at 12, all i'm saying is look at his progression in the last 5 years...

style comes with practice and repetition, once he has his tricks dialed a million times things will naturally fall into place

and frankly i think i was physically growing until at least 20 if not 21, so by that same token you could argue he hasn't even grown into his body as of now...
Sep 9 2010 10:03PM
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bryansbryan
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martini had pretty shitty style a few years back.... pretty sure laker will follow suit.
Sep 9 2010 10:09PM
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A.Eberhard
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Being from the mid-west he kills jumps which is surprising and his rail game is well unbelievable. Looking forward to seeing more of him.
Sep 9 2010 10:14PM
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Keenan_Jones
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His style is sick. I like how he doesn't force afterbang.
Sep 9 2010 10:53PM
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50in07
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yep
Sep 9 2010 11:09PM
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FUUUCK
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so much talent, but that editing was terrible.
Sep 9 2010 11:12PM
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icon1234
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yea buddy
Sep 9 2010 11:20PM
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tribefan226
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yea chris reppin perfect north
Sep 9 2010 11:28PM
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jason...
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That edit was painful to watch. The skiing was sick but those stupid fast-forward-slow-motion effects were just so fucking annoying.
Sep 9 2010 11:33PM
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will_powder
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yeah..i'd say that too
Sep 9 2010 11:43PM
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ike.
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Sep 9 2010 11:53PM
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Gretchen.
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Yeah Laker!  Stoked for ya dude!
Sep 10 2010 12:07AM
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Gharf
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amazing riding.

bretzel 630 was illl
Sep 10 2010 12:13AM
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-ROY-
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midwest reppin

Sep 10 2010 10:40AM
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LeoSpaceman
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down flat down double switch ups. front switch to the flat already. it's pussy to do it on the down. looks awkward as hell!!!!!!!


pretty much the last shot was the only cool one.
Sep 10 2010 11:27AM
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-ROY-
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well look at this cool guy

Sep 10 2010 11:44AM
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EMK
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I fucking hate 540 switch ups! rage! grrr.

bUt yes, this young chap is clearly very talented, my only concern is what might happen when he runs out of tricks to copy? I'm not too confident about how his style will progress. I hope i'm wrong though cos i'm sure he'll be a big star in our community regardless.
Sep 10 2010 12:38PM
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bryansbryan
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quite possibly the dumbest thing posted to date on this site.
Sep 10 2010 12:57PM
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L.U.P.E.
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chris laker is a boss. skied with him at the MSO. very cool kid and down to earth.
Sep 10 2010 1:14PM
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dbchili
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definitely the future bobby brown. Not much of a video segment skier but he definitely has the moves to grab many podiums
Sep 10 2010 2:06PM
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EMK
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Are you serious? which trick in that edit have you not seen someone else do the exact same? the only ones i could see involve a fuckload of spinning in pencil like fashion off or above a rail, and well i really hope thats not what this dude makes his trademark style.
Sep 10 2010 2:14PM
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Billups
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You can say this about half the skiers newschoolers constantly bust a nut over.
Sep 10 2010 2:15PM
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TomasAa
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skiing was suuper sick. But the editing was really annoying!
Sep 10 2010 2:19PM
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EMK
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you can indeed. i just chose to say it about this one cos i'm worried about the truth in that comment about "future bobby brown" i'm sure i'm not alone in hoping he is more a future hornbeck perhaps. not many other skiers have the technical skill and promise that mr laker shows.
Sep 10 2010 2:20PM
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Billups
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One of the plusses of getting to ski with him nearly every day is that I've noticed how quickly he's able to learn things or pick things up. I think he has a unique blend of styles at the moment, a mix of a Bobby Brown or a Russ Henshaw with a bit of the really good rail guys too, but I think it's also something he's still figuring out. I've said this before, and it's a bit less relevant this year, but 2 seasons ago he went from being 5 foot to 6 foot seemingly overnight and it was pretty obvious he didn't know how to make his new bigger body stylish yet. This season his style definitely progressed more, and I'm really looking forward to what he's able to do this year. I wouldn't write him off yet, he's still growing and evolving as a skier.
Sep 10 2010 2:55PM
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pghjibber
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i wouldn't write off any skier when they're only 17...

look at

wallisch - he didn't get even remotely close to his current level until like 20/21

parker white - is 19, people are just starting to realize his talent and style

could go on for days with this

sure kids are getting younger and younger throwing crazy tricks but the style factor is definitely towards the older end of the spectrum...

i cant really think of a single skier under 18 right now that kids are obsessing over for their style...
Sep 10 2010 3:22PM
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icon1234
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I completely agree with this statement, but not gonna lie seamus f has a shit of steeze for his age.
Sep 10 2010 3:27PM
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icon1234
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*shit load of steeze for his age
Sep 10 2010 3:30PM
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Billups
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Write off was probably the wrong word choice.
Sep 10 2010 3:46PM
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bryansbryan
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hahaha just think about what you said for a minute. you're worried about what's going to happen if he runs out of tricks to copy... yeah because you can NEVER do a trick and add that extra 180, flip or grab into it to make it different. you're acting as if skiing has done all tricks possible, all combos possible and once laker does all of them, he's going to stop progressing. again, most fucktarded thing i've read on this site.
Sep 10 2010 3:56PM
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pghjibber
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jiberish xxxl will do that
Sep 10 2010 5:18PM
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grilledsteezeyo
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sooo sick, but yes i must agree he editing was annoying
Sep 10 2010 5:44PM
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