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Things judges could hate about Russ Henshaw..

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prettygood
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you know any?

guy gets robbed almost every contest.



Jan 22 2012 6:33PM
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zahava
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Those landings were easily the cleanest of the day.
Jan 22 2012 6:37PM
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T-Nutcracker
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He attempted to step up against high rank authorities in the ski industry. Now he's baisicly fucked for life. Not going into more details since its classified info not meant to be known publicly anyway.
Jan 22 2012 6:38PM
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Jennings
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wow that was incredible.

but he's an wallaby
Jan 22 2012 6:40PM
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*coop*
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im confused so i say youre gay
Jan 22 2012 6:42PM
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Ducky.
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Wow....
Jan 22 2012 6:42PM
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Mike-O
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Every single time.


Robbed poorer than a pedo vicar.
Jan 22 2012 6:45PM
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Clark_Griswold
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seriously this.
Jan 22 2012 6:46PM
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sander_h
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the only thing I can think of is the fact that he was the first competitor of the day. Judges aren't warmed up and don't want to throw out a banger score if someone else does better then shit gets outta hand. He fucking killed it. Should have at least got top 3
Jan 22 2012 6:46PM
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.Roockley.
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the only thing i can even slightly begin fault out of all that was everything was spun left apart from the last jump

if that counts towards anything, it was a ridic run
Jan 22 2012 6:47PM
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J-Evs
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definitely robbed
Jan 22 2012 6:48PM
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McLeod
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It'd be nice as well to hear a judges evaluation of henrik's run. I can't think of a better slope run off the top of my head. doll0 on the positive mission
Jan 22 2012 6:50PM
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I_Am_Mod
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tiny thread jack, at 1:41 wtf kind of poles are that ?

and i somewhat agree with OP, russ 's run was so smooth !
Jan 22 2012 6:51PM
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T-Nutcracker
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secret jude code: no tall-tee under jacket, 0 style points despite tricks difficulty
Jan 22 2012 6:53PM
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PJS.
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Not clean landings, not enough dubs. I think henrik has gotta know this, as it happens every single time he competes. I thought we had gotten over this. Henrik doesn't seem to give a shit, so neither should we.
Jan 22 2012 6:54PM
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T-Nutcracker
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*judge fuck cant spell today
Jan 22 2012 6:56PM
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Good_Deed
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@ 00.18secs so sick.
Jan 22 2012 6:58PM
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NSwidow
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Definitely. He skied so well!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!

Also, did anyone notice the commentor say "Word is, it's summertime down in the land of OZ" at the start?
Err, it's not heresay. It is actually summer in Australia.
Jan 22 2012 7:01PM
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lukemeahan.
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Wow. Definitely got robbed
Jan 22 2012 7:13PM
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Static
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"where it is summertime"
Jan 22 2012 7:18PM
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SteveStepp
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Ever since about 3 years ago, judges in major competitions have finally started paying attention to the difficulty of rail tricks, and i think thats why Russ's run wasn't scored well. His rail tricks weren't really that technical compared to the those who were on the podium. I'm not saying they weren't difficult or impressive on an everyday standard, but i agree with the judges(Inb4 Geopper did the same 360 sw up... but Geopper hit the rail not the box).

This is just speculation, but i also think it has to do with his grabs. Judges have been paying much more attention to style (hence Taylor seatons and Duncan adams pipe runs) and, even though Russ' double grabs are difficult, they don't look good. There are plenty of grabs and tricks in the ski industry that are difficult, but we dont do them because they aren't stylish.

Those are my 2 cents
Jan 22 2012 7:29PM
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Hugo_Reyes
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holy landings...
Jan 22 2012 7:42PM
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regge
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great run but as steve put it, judges look for style that is technical but also looks good
Jan 22 2012 7:44PM
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NSwidow
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haha i listened to that like 3 times and still thought it was that. looooool.
Jan 22 2012 7:45PM
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Sulli
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you cant just say that and leave it at that
Jan 22 2012 7:45PM
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DW.
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That was beautiful
Jan 22 2012 7:49PM
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flatspinner
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Seriously, give Russ some love!

I think he's top 3 slopestyle riders in the world. Mixing up doubles, mixing up grabs (right double cork 12 guitar...really?) yet it doesn't translate over to contest podiums. Gah!


Jan 22 2012 7:52PM
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BlakeG
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maybe hell medal in the olympics then, if these same shitty judges arent qualified
Jan 22 2012 7:57PM
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james6345789
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that was so awesome. was ski slope televised? I only caught snowboard pipe.
Jan 22 2012 8:05PM
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thatsG
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Agree, other skiers are doing much riskier tricks in the rail section, and the judges are taking note of that
Jan 22 2012 8:10PM
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cfox
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that jacket and pants hurt the eyes. jesus. Great run though
Jan 22 2012 8:11PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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well he did transfer rails too.
Jan 22 2012 8:13PM
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STAUSS
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this. 
he hit the boxes: fuck boxes in a pro slope comp.
Jan 22 2012 8:18PM
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wintersway
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lacking switch takeoffs.
i think tom was switch from start to finish except maybe one trick and landed everything clean including his massively deep landing on the last jump.
Jan 22 2012 8:20PM
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extravert
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not sure if this counts for anything but he didnt take the landings as deep as the other competitors.
Jan 22 2012 8:20PM
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oil.
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they look like leki trigger s grips.
but yeah those were smooth as fuck. i cant imagine anyone being much better... havent seen the other runs though.
Jan 22 2012 8:27PM
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Squeenerd
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The judges make sure Wallisch wins because if he didn't, 90% of NS would start snowboarding
Jan 22 2012 8:30PM
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coldcuts69
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At least he still competes, regardless of poor judging?
Jan 22 2012 8:32PM
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Billups
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I wouldn't doubt this in the slightest. There are a couple others I can think of that are probably in the same boat. Certain individuals in the ski industry just need to get the fuck out.
Jan 22 2012 9:12PM
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McLeod
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two massive dubs, one being a new trick, and the best sw right 9 ive ever seen...
Jan 22 2012 9:13PM
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jca
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lacked amplitude, he landed around the first painted line while others landed down at the second. probably should've gotten a higher score, but that run wasn't podium worthy compared to the top 3 runs IMO.
Jan 22 2012 9:19PM
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Parks.
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he always ranges fomr like 7-4 never podium...no matter how much he deserves it
Jan 22 2012 9:19PM
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auski
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Agree the first rail was a little boring but like somebody has already said, the sw up was a pretty nice transfer. I reckon he must've hooked up with Steele Spence's sister
Jan 22 2012 9:41PM
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LittleFoot
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His legs are too long. Could easily be fixed with a taller jacket
Jan 22 2012 9:45PM
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Enstrut
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this
Jan 22 2012 9:47PM
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Drail
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Your wording there really bugs me. The actual act of skiing (and the tricks you do) aren't part of the "industry". The industry is everything around skiing, not the skiing itself. Skiing is a sport, the ski industry is a business. The difficulty of different grabs has nothing to do with any industry.


Sorry about that. Continue with the bitching about judging. I wonder if there's ever been a pro comp where everyone came out happy about the results.
Jan 22 2012 9:52PM
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k-fred
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this is probably why he didnt have a high score
Jan 22 2012 9:54PM
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eheath
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He did a sw dub 9 and hit the boxes, thats why he got scored low. Bobby's jumps were better than tom's, but tom hit the rails and bobby hit the boxes so tom came out on top.
Jan 22 2012 10:02PM
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RubberSoul
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you'd excel in the pedantry industry!!


anyway that run was sick. i guess his jumps were a tiny bit fast for my liking but i cant really comment on where he should have placed cause ive only seen a few of the other runs.

but who the fuck does a LIP 270, then hits the boxes instead of rails? makes no fucking sense to me
Jan 22 2012 10:03PM
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DUKES
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Tom Wallisch won because he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the night before
Jan 22 2012 10:08PM
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Drail
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that's a new word for me. i learned something today. sweet.

(not sarcastic - if you were wondering)
Jan 22 2012 10:19PM
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