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Takeshi Yasutoko X games gold medalist for Sochi 2014
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Takeshi Yasutoko 2times X games golds medalist attempts to ski half pipe Sochi 2014.
He is now training at here
http://a-x.jp/index.php
Please let me know your opinion about that
His results on X games are...
http://inlineskating.about.com/od/competitiveskaters/p/takeshi_yasutoko.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlwtSS-Pzug
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Actually super stoked on this. He kills it in rollerblading, but its gona be really hard to take all his tricks to skis. Plus he knows nothing about grabs, style or anything about the sport for that matter. He'll probably be able to compete for japan but I doubt he'll be a threat to anyone.
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wtf? haters?
This is epic! Hope he training like rocky balboa, cause he could bring some new cool stuff to the pipe! imagine a dub viking laid out with planks in the super pipe!
There's no way its something negative about this, rather posetiv!
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HAHAHAHA i love how some of you guys are freaking out because one rollerblader is deciding to try skiing. This kind of exposure is going to bring some people into the sport that are way worse than him, and i can't imagine how you'll react then.
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Its going to take some learning of the mechanics of ski, but with that much talent on skates he's got the tricks and halfpipe part down pat.
I'm for one extremely curious to see how this pans out. That guy was a fucking maniac in the inline scene... and skiers have never gotten over the triple flatspin-type trick addiction. The Yasutoko brothers were the fucking kings of that shit for a long-ass time.
I bet they slay... at least in terms of what the Olympics (and most competitions these days) are scoring high.
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,there's not really a feeling that beats that-gus kenworthy
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^^^ thats what i meant to quote
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Me too. I'm stoked he chose to ski. Even with all that talent, I still don't think he has what it takes to win Gold.
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Man i remember watching him and his brother in the xgames back in the day when he was a tiny as nerdy lookin kid with glasses. Stoked to see how he transitions to skiing
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