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Is gus still counted as a AM?

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Mr_pretzel
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?
Feb 18 2011 2:28PM
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Blurst
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dont think so
Feb 18 2011 2:40PM
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h_bar
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no.
Feb 18 2011 2:40PM
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A^frame
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X Games appearance so NO... Def PRO!
Feb 18 2011 2:42PM
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mad.twatter
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Soo pro.
Feb 18 2011 2:43PM
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Holte
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No
Feb 18 2011 2:43PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Is this a Am contest?

Feb 18 2011 2:55PM
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cooper.fry
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this.
Feb 18 2011 2:57PM
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Holte
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no.
Feb 18 2011 3:02PM
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TheHamburglar
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2:09 to 2:17, WHAT?!
Feb 18 2011 3:05PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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he didn't win...
Feb 18 2011 3:59PM
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d-rok
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if you are refering to his status on the armada team, than i think so. but he's pro, armada just wants to look cool and after there "am" riders win competitions for a couple of years than they can turn pro.
tj, jacob and most pros that went through armada were still "am" after they won comps like the us open, which is stupid
Feb 18 2011 3:59PM
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ben-jamm-in
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hell no! (put something taller on gus!) it'll help yo steeze
Feb 18 2011 4:18PM
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chardi
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is gus riding the new thalls?
Feb 18 2011 4:21PM
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t_rob
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am's don't appear in matchskick movies.
Feb 18 2011 4:23PM
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p-oskier
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Nope those are the ar7, Ben and Spencer were riding the new thalls.
Feb 18 2011 4:27PM
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Mr_pretzel
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New ar7s.
Feb 18 2011 4:28PM
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chardi
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^&^^ thanks +k
Feb 18 2011 4:31PM
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bryansbryan
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wow i love how all of you know exactly how much he's making and if he's living off skiing alone. incredible.
Feb 18 2011 9:40PM
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skichicky3
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uhhh what?

Once you compete in the X Games you are no longer considered an AM
Feb 18 2011 10:24PM
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bryansbryan
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are you fucking stupid? you're no longer an AM when you can rely on just skiing for income. pro is short for profession, which is something you specialize in for a living. there's no magical competition exposure line that once you cross it, you're a professional. that's just idiotic.
Feb 18 2011 10:33PM
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LAME.
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He was riding both thalls and ar7s.
Feb 18 2011 10:34PM
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gus555
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yes, yes i am
Feb 18 2011 10:35PM
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Noss.
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win.
Feb 18 2011 10:37PM
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broto
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AM is amateur. would you consider gus an amateur skier compared to other "pros"?
Feb 18 2011 10:38PM
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bryansbryan
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except that the terms amateur and pro have NOTHING to do with skill level. yes they can correlate but only in the way that the better you ski, the more you can potentially earn. but at the end of the day the only one who knows if someone is pro or not is that person themself. pro means you're making a living off skiing and i highly doubt any of you know his personal worth...
Feb 18 2011 10:50PM
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Asterisk
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Ummmm, I think your logic is flawed.
Feb 18 2011 10:53PM
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skichicky3
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thank you
Feb 18 2011 10:54PM
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broto
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you have to stop thinking literally.
Feb 18 2011 10:54PM
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bryansbryan
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oh yes, magical points at which people become pro is so logical. fucking morons.
Feb 18 2011 10:58PM
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Noss.
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umadbrah?
Feb 18 2011 11:05PM
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Asterisk
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Feb 18 2011 11:17PM
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BKlein
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In the sport of skiing the term "Pro" is used to define anyone who has made an X-Games appearance. It has nothing to do with money. It used to establish a definitive for what contests athletes are eligible to compete in. If this line didn't exist the best skiers in the world could enter small competitions with a fairly large purse and make easy, unfair money.
Feb 18 2011 11:48PM
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Craig114
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He is on the AM team for empire too I believe
Feb 18 2011 11:52PM
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bryansbryan
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you have no clue how they pick people to invite to events and it has nothing to do whether they think someone is a pro or not. there is no imaginary line. its called respect. the guys who have the better opportunities will choose not to enter certain comps. to let other people have a chance that don't have such opportunities. you really think that (insert past x-games competitor here) goes to sign up for an open comp. and the people running it say, "oh sorry sir, but you're too pro for this event. we saw you in the x-games." just ask mt. hood skiers where they get to see a multiple x-games medalist enter in the same local small comp. every year and win... kinda shitty if you ask me so i won't give out a name. you kids just don't know what you're talking about so you try to make up some stupid BS to try to sound like youre "in" the industry. you're not. stop pretending.
Feb 19 2011 12:16AM
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Gharf
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wow that made no sense.

i dont know what you re talking about.

the term pro and amateur means only one thing :
pro if you re living off skiing alone
am if you have some other incomes


i dont see why anyone seems to argue over that

i have no idea for gus but looking at his skills and his comp result i d think that he s sorta living of skiing alone.
but i dont know him so i have no idea.
Feb 19 2011 12:51AM
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jksl
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why does this even fucking matter AT ALL
Feb 19 2011 9:36AM
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GetPitted
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Feb 19 2011 12:43PM
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