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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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accualyisdolan
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pwmvex is birdman
Jun 18 2012 10:41PM
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Gknow
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Yup.


Jun 18 2012 11:40PM
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yippie
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Legend
Jun 28 2012 12:12PM
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Online_Alien
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Apr 16 2013 1:29PM
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Derelicte
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He really is the best skier of all time
Apr 16 2013 1:44PM
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adrian.bee
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Timeless style.
Apr 16 2013 2:15PM
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powerslide
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The king of smooth
so relaxed
Apr 16 2013 2:20PM
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crawley
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it's easy to get into hyperbole with all the sick shit getting dropped these days. But that looks like the most fun mellow park skiing I've ever seen.
Apr 16 2013 4:25PM
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theblackrod
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watching candide is what got me to switch from snowboarding to skiing as a young lad and i do not regret it.
Apr 16 2013 4:33PM
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Tikayt
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He is a figure in the whole sporto community.
I would like someone to tell how is it that when skis, he has nearly a magical approach to it.
Apr 16 2013 4:39PM
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Laurent.
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He is as smooth as butter, as in to melt down and bathe in. Utter indulgence.
Apr 17 2013 3:27PM
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Online_Alien
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For posterity:

May 14 2013 2:38PM
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Mr_pretzel
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He is still the best skier of all time.
May 14 2013 3:05PM
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wasatch_rat
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what in the actual fuck. the best ever. holy shit.
May 14 2013 3:41PM
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rememberscott
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saw this posted and was jaw dropped the entire video. 1:28 was fucking insane imagine a collision there...
May 14 2013 4:45PM
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UFOsarereal
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*bronzes
May 16 2013 1:05PM
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Rem-Dog
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My reaction to 'One of those days':
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May 16 2013 1:31PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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The comments on youtube are fucking hilarious. Everybody is bitching about how he slalomed through the people on the lift.
May 16 2013 3:12PM
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