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Candide Thovex is the best skier of all time.

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Online_Alien
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OF ALL TIME.

Winning every type of comp for more than a decade:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide_Thovex#Competition_results

Being a man in 2002:


Being the man more recently:




And yes, he only does tail grabs. Fuck you, that's all he needs.
Jul 26 2011 7:40PM
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Jpurd
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you are entitled to your own opinion
Jul 26 2011 7:46PM
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RubberSoul
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thanks for reminding me to watch candide kamera 1 again. too good

and yeah candide is one of the few who have been absolutely killing it for more than 10 years now.. what a beast
Jul 26 2011 7:49PM
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Jpurd
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yeah its impressive that he can be so good for such a long time period even though the sport is changing so rapidly
Jul 26 2011 7:51PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Candide is GOD
Jul 26 2011 7:57PM
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Inline.
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c to the a to the ndide
Jul 26 2011 8:02PM
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Sam.Carson
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i like where he skis. so sick
Jul 26 2011 8:25PM
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Avifarer
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i would like him more if he spoke english
Jul 26 2011 8:25PM
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californiagrown
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Hasnt won a single comp or even competed in the era of the dubflip. Did win the FWT...which is fairly legit i guess.
Jul 26 2011 8:26PM
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Blurst
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I am sure that he would like you more if you spoke french.
Jul 26 2011 8:27PM
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manzear
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cant get enough of that. I saw some mutes, and japans....ha
Jul 26 2011 8:34PM
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bpalmer
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what he stated was fact
Jul 26 2011 8:42PM
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dbchili
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Anyone who says Candide isn't the best skier of all time didn't grow up when skiing was in it's prime. Everything he did just got everyone so stoked to ski. Everytime you got a new video candide's part was the first you flipped to and one you watched on repeat. His tricks were so ahead of his time, and nevermind his style.

I pity anyone who says a bad word about candide, for you truly don't understand skiing
Jul 26 2011 8:44PM
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Myfirstname.
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I agree with OP!
Jul 26 2011 8:50PM
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DUKES
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candeeed towvex
Jul 26 2011 8:57PM
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dan4060
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He is definitely one of them.

I don't know if I think he is the best skier of all-time, but he is up there.  One of the greatest all-around skiers ever, not many people have his contest record.

The fact that he won the FWT impresses me more than anything else he has done.  I have heard some folks say that he was overscored, and they might be right, but his performance was still insane. 

The contest that most impressed me was not one of his wins, but his run in Verbier on the Bec De Ross.  He went down the center area, the craziest part of the venue, and ripped it.  I'm too lazy to post a link, but you can find the video on the Freeride World Tour website. 

I can't wait for his movie. 
Jul 26 2011 9:02PM
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DERS.
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candide is quite the skier.. but best of all time? i would have to give that title to mr. Tanner Hall
Jul 26 2011 9:04PM
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Bumblesteeze
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He's definitely the best all-round skier.
Everyone has their opinions though..
There's not many skiers that won x-games gold in not only big air and slopestyle, but in superpipe. The remarkable part is that he didn't stop at park skiing, he took his skills on huge lines..

Definitely one of my favourite skiers.
Jul 26 2011 9:11PM
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d-rok
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yeah you're right, winning a "freestyle" comp before the dub flip era, was not legit at all
anyway what's most impressive avout candide is not his comp results
ie: first to hit chads gap at like 16, massive hip at mammoth, candide invitational, massive quarterpipe airs, massive hits all around
candide's been there since the beginning of the sport and is still killing it, which does not apply to that many people
Jul 26 2011 10:06PM
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dmc12380
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cork 810 to rail.... heard around the world
Jul 26 2011 10:11PM
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Just_Send_It
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this
Jul 26 2011 10:14PM
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youRsmellA
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best
Jul 26 2011 11:18PM
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skodeo7
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CANDIDE!
Jul 26 2011 11:26PM
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mattwalker
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he has won everything... X Games pipe, slope, big air and the freeride world tour = the best.
Jul 26 2011 11:38PM
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steezysteeze
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THall is still ripping hard.
Jul 27 2011 12:16AM
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kaPOW
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The two Candide Kameras are so sick I can't wait to see the final product of his two year film project!
Jul 27 2011 12:22AM
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_DUSTY_
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I am sorry but I am clearly the best skier ever.
Jul 27 2011 2:34AM
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TEPUKE573
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agreed. still cant decide who the closest contender would be..
Jul 27 2011 2:34AM
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Blake.P
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Tanner
Jul 27 2011 2:59AM
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pretzel
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I think that candide, tanner and jon are in a category by themselves.

candide wins out though
Jul 27 2011 3:12AM
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Alex_G
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i'm surprised you didn't put "imma let you finish but..."
Jul 27 2011 3:18AM
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Style+eeze
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Candide is my favorite skier ever.
Jul 27 2011 3:50AM
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snowswinger
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pioneer, champion, living legend
Jul 27 2011 4:06AM
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LIL_WAT
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Stoked on Candide, but I'd say Jon Olsson is better. X Games Big Air & Superpipe Golds, US Open Slopestyle Gold, Olympic Ski Racer and former Big Mountain champion (Swedish or Scandinavian champ if I remember right).
Jul 27 2011 6:53AM
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TechnoPotamus
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he truly is the all around sickest fucking dude there has ever been since freeskiing started. his balls are the size of hay bales and he has talent through the roof
Jul 27 2011 9:37AM
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californiagrown
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bahahahahahahahahahaha like thats ever gonna happen!
Jul 27 2011 11:31AM
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belden...
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Tanner is doing the exact same thing as candide just later... like exact
Jul 27 2011 1:10PM
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jksl
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you're a joke.
Jul 27 2011 1:14PM
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kaPOW
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...and why not?
Jul 27 2011 1:37PM
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Andi_G
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The best.
Jul 27 2011 1:56PM
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General_Ripper
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segment in WAR used to get my jimmy hard
Jul 27 2011 2:00PM
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DERS.
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except tanner is trying to dominate the pipe game after a 3yr absence and potentially career ending injury. dont get me wrong i love candide... but i dont think anyone else is capable of what tanner is currently trying to do.
Jul 27 2011 3:56PM
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pghjibber
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you do know quiksilver committed the $$$ and project will wrap after next season right? follow candide on twitter and you can get a feel for where they've been filming
Jul 27 2011 4:01PM
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rhudson
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Gotta say no ones "the best" but I'd definitely put Candide as one of the best all time freeskiers next to pollard tanner and olsson that's fo sho... maybe a head above tho just cause he's pushed the sport and not been braggin about anything ever.the most humble.
Jul 27 2011 6:08PM
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MrPantyDropper
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no. candides big mountain skiing isnt even close to others.
Jul 27 2011 6:26PM
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arandomname
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I don't think Tanner is capable of what Tanner is trying to do...

So Candide is still better.  Though in a few years, maybe Tanner will be ripping backcountry enough to compete and win the FWT which would land him up there with Candide.  But for now, it's Candide.

Also, Jon isn't better either IMO.  Candide is the best freeride skier/freeskier of all time.  Jon might be the best all around because he's into all that racing, which isn't freeride/freestyle.

Jul 27 2011 7:05PM
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babujib
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won x games slopestyle 3 years ago...
and i 100% agree with OP
Jul 27 2011 8:21PM
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freestyler540
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Jon Olson holds the world record for most x-games golds
Jul 27 2011 9:22PM
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paulmay
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Tanner holds the world record for most x-games golds.

7 gold
10 in total

i think
Jul 27 2011 9:51PM
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Gharf
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medals dont mean shit.

anyone who have actually seen candide on skis will agree that watching him ski is the absolute illest shit.

he s like a cat, he is so easy. it s unreal. you have to see it in person.

i remember watching him slay rails in les 2 alpes a few summers ago. he s so gnarly it s really fun to watch him. not to mention he is really nice.
Jul 28 2011 2:13AM
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