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Jon Olsson competing in the Olympics?

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manzear
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I am somewhat surprised nobody has mentioned him regarding the Olympics. If someone has, I apologize, I have searched using the bar.

Jon could compete in 3 events, even more with all of those crazy racing events that happen.

Do you think he will compete in Slope? Haven't been to his site in a while, maybe I should have started there..

Discuss...
Jul 25 2011 3:11PM
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quixotic
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probably only racing. Olympics doesn't have big air.... he hasn't done pipe in a long ass time.. and when was the last time you saw him so something technical/steezy on rails?
Jul 25 2011 3:14PM
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twsnow22
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I think he is defiantly talented enough, and would love to see it happen. but the olymics are so far away, and skiing is sport that turns over athletes fairly quickly (not the case with jon) so i think it is difficult to speculate who will be on the teams at this point. But it would be sick watching jon compete in a few different evens, and slay.
Jul 25 2011 3:15PM
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twsnow22
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rails matter in slopestyle?
Jul 25 2011 3:16PM
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Mr_pretzel
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You really dont think he could learn to ski rails super easily?
Jul 25 2011 3:20PM
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skodeo7
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I seriously doubt Jon has any desire to compete in slope or pipe in the olympics. I'd love to be proven wrong though.
Jul 25 2011 3:34PM
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Mr_pretzel
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I dont think he will either, but i am just saying the man could become pro at rails anytime.
Jul 25 2011 3:43PM
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wasatch_rat
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ehhh i remember in his videoblogs a couple years ago he would train rails pretty hard but still be leagues away from guys like andreas. i am stoked to see him on the racing team tho, and i'm willing to bet that every slopestyle run will have at least 1 trick that jon invented.
Jul 25 2011 3:56PM
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pghjibber
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jon hasn't said one word about the olympics accepting any freeski events...

which leads me to believe he may be disappointed this decision was put off so long that he took up another sport (partially due to wanting more exposure) and then the IOC randomly decides to accept his former sport...

i know jon wanted to win that racing bet, but i have to believe that if jon knew the Olympic acceptance was coming and spent the last three years training slope and big air like he has for GS, dude would be on another level above everyone else

people would be scrambling to learn his latest tricks all over again just like the kang flip a few years ago...

then again Jon is arguably the best skier in the world, if anyone is bat-shit crazy enough to try and compete in alpine and freeski events at the Olympic level - it would be him...

wait and see i guess?
Jul 25 2011 4:02PM
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EmperorKuzco
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this.
Jul 25 2011 4:12PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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I bet if someone got him drunk enough and made a bet, hed compete in all three.
Jul 25 2011 4:12PM
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Toby.Dickson
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i think il have toast for breakfast this morning.
Jul 25 2011 4:25PM
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JustDidIt
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Honestly though, major competition rails don't take Tom Wallisch type skill. It's all big spins the same way with no edge control.



The disaster 450 in there is a competition standard trick (but I really just wanted an excuse to post that)
Jul 25 2011 4:49PM
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snowswinger
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if a country wants a bronze medal, they'll send Jon to the Olympics. jk jon is a legend :)
Jul 25 2011 4:52PM
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812
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He said last year they were going to focus on JOI and not have JOSS. This year they will focus on JOSS and there wont be JOI.
Jul 25 2011 4:56PM
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skodeo7
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I doubt they won't have JOI, if they have JOSS again this year they will have both.
Jul 25 2011 5:12PM
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MatRich
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I dont think hes good enough at racing. I havnt followed him but i dont think he regularly places high.

Pipe....he hasnt done it in ages and is way behind.

Slope: he sucks at rais so he has no chance. Plus hes probably going to bjtch about the jumps not being perfect.

He was good back in the day but now, i dont know. Apart from the kang he hasnt impressed me as a skier since teddybear crisis ( most amazing part ever)
Jul 25 2011 5:16PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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He raced in a world cup. Twice. Nuff said right there. Hes one of Swedens best GS skiers after only racing for the past couple years.

He will be in the olympics at this rate.
Jul 25 2011 5:34PM
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snomaster
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I bet he'll compete in slope and racing. he used to slay xgames slope, hence all the podiums.
Jul 25 2011 9:48PM
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TheClap.
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i lost
Jul 25 2011 10:03PM
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.ZT.
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hes gettin old but im sure he would love to compete. i think this is somewhat like tanner hall because they both took a few years (or one) off from x games and are amazing skiers. they may not be able to keep up with the young guns but they are both legends.
Jul 25 2011 11:14PM
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reverendwrong
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He could easily do slope, he def will do GS at minimum. I think he should do one of each just to be the first olympian in multiple events
Jul 25 2011 11:18PM
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MatRich
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I doubt hes the first olympian in multiple events
Jul 26 2011 12:04AM
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snowswinger
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idk old joke....Jon used to get bronze a lot in the XGames. believe he has 7 or 8 of em
Jul 26 2011 12:14AM
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freeskibum82
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jon has the most controlled style out there. His textbook 450 on in the TBC was proof of it 5 years ago.. that's what the Olympics will want anyways. so i could see him at least trying for it for his country. I still love his segment from 1242
Jul 26 2011 10:47AM
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snowboardersrule
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triples will be prevalent by the time olympic slopestyle rolls around. if he wants to learn triples, he'll probably go. either way, he'll have to drop the racing or the jumping to make it in either one. which is unfortunate, but thats how it goes at the Olympic level. look what happened in snowboarding. shaun white took a break from slope to focus on olympic pipe and was surpassed by the slope-specific riders.
Jul 26 2011 3:27PM
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.ZT.
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the difference between shaun white and jon is shaun white sucks dick and jon is a legend and he can be a boss at anything. shaun white already sucked at slope and had no style.
Jul 26 2011 3:57PM
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snowboardersrule
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meh. shaun white is more dominating in comps than jon ever was or will be. i believe he also has more slopestyle victories than jon too. that being said, shaun white has only put out a 1 or 2 good video parts. and if you're comparing cross-sports ability, isn't shuan white the only one to win gold in summer and winter xgames?

the point is if he lost his slopestyle edge training for the olympics, it will be near impossible for anyone to qualify for both pipe and slope. i don't see it happening in snowboarding. maybe jossi wells can do it for skiing.
Jul 26 2011 4:51PM
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xoxxooxo
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Agreed it's those goliath kickers that score the points
Jul 26 2011 4:54PM
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pghjibber
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new red bull interview with jon:

http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/jon-olsson-interview-olympics-slopestyle-021243058727798

looks like he may try to do both...
Aug 3 2011 5:21PM
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hodlekve
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Aug 3 2011 5:29PM
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