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Freeskiing has the least tough athletes in action sports?

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Getpoolside
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Not sure i agree... what do you guys think
Sep 27 2012 4:49PM
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Pmoore
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It says right there that they realize there is less data in freesking. Which makes sense.
Sep 27 2012 4:52PM
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john7elway
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Hahah what a bullshit pole. How can snowboarding be #3 and skiing be last? they are the same "toughness"

All action sports are gnarly, so I'm not exactly going to make a list, but i'd say skateboarding is probably the gnarliest closely followed by FMX. Skiing/snowboarding PARK is lower than most, but urban settings is almost as gnarly sometimes. Its a tough thing to rate. Ive never surfed so i cant really say how gnar it is, but i can say it gets hairy as fuck sometimes.
Sep 27 2012 4:52PM
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ThundaKilla
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No, we just eat the least shit.
Sep 27 2012 4:52PM
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Leeyum
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Comparing sports based on a criteria on "who has died" is kinda fucked up if you ask me. Boarders and skiers hit the same features so I think its safe to say that list is dildos.
Sep 27 2012 4:53PM
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Bread.
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it all depnds on what aspect you look at
Sep 27 2012 4:55PM
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Getpoolside
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Explain.
Sep 27 2012 4:56PM
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RubberSoul
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haha those are some retarded "stats"

snowboarding=skiing, first of all

and skateboarding, sure, they get more bumps and bruises than pretty much any other sport and theyre gnarly as fuck, but how often do people get really serious injuries like broken femurs etc or DIE? that's right, almost never. how many people have died skiing in the past 6 years? too many. i'd love to see any of the poll takers tomahawk down a 65* slope with exposure and tell me skateboarding is gnarlier
Sep 27 2012 5:23PM
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joris.blanc
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Well in the article it said freeskiing so maybe it only takes into consideration the park skiing.
Sep 27 2012 5:27PM
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Holte
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If you die, apparently you're not tough enough.
Sep 27 2012 5:33PM
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a_burger
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They mention in it that there is scarce info on skiing injuries. Still meh at best for an article though. They focused a little too much on BMX and Motocross imo, Tanner isn't the only pro that had serious injuries from crashes. Mike Wilson and Dumont also had some pretty gnarly falls.
Sep 27 2012 5:50PM
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RubberSoul
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haha yeah, that must be it

and joris.blanc, you might be right. personally ive always considered freeskiing an umbrella term for big mtn, park, etc skiing
Sep 27 2012 5:51PM
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corona
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clearly they're only looking at park skiing. soon as you put this in with freeskiing (and it certainly is freeskiing)



then freesking it far above sports like skateboarding.


in my opinion

motocross
freeskiing/snowboarding (both exactly equal)
bmx
surfing
skating
Sep 27 2012 6:04PM
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Caspaaa
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freeskiing and actual skiing requires pretty damn strong legs.


like seriously. professional all mountain skiers are in EXTREMELY good shape. they don't necessarily have huge bodies but that doesn't mean everything.
Sep 27 2012 6:11PM
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TOAST.
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I think BMX would be higher. At least more than skateboarding because if you fuck up you fuck up with a bike falling on you.
Sep 27 2012 6:33PM
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Puzzled
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Skateboarding has the toughest athletes hands down. Being a pro skater today is gnar as fuck. Also Tanner Hall for worst injury? Lol poll is dildo.
Sep 27 2012 6:41PM
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RubberSoul
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sage is such a boss. i love those last two clips then the shot of him laughing about his hand shaking from being in beast mode level 11
Sep 27 2012 6:48PM
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bighomieflock
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No way in hell is skateboarding more gnarly than fmx.
Sep 27 2012 6:52PM
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Rogge
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Say that shit to Glen Plake and Elyse Saugstad, who both survived massive avalanches.
Sep 27 2012 7:00PM
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MothaHucker
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hahahah in injuries under tanner hall it says broke both ankles in 2005, not sure why I laughed but I did
Sep 27 2012 7:04PM
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pb2co
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I dont think they used the "taken to soon" as criteria. I think its more of a tribute and remember those who we have lost to the sport.
Sep 27 2012 9:21PM
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Crispy.
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Clearly it's more of a competition of popularity.
Sep 27 2012 9:29PM
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SpliffyJ
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'tis is major bullshit
Sep 27 2012 9:35PM
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zahava
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Guys this is just some random website that has no industry presence what so ever. I, along with probably most of you, have never heard of this site, and I'm pretty involved in action sports as a whole with photography. There is a reason why you don't trust everything you read online,
Sep 27 2012 9:43PM
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MothaHucker
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still one of my favorite segments of all time
Sep 27 2012 9:52PM
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COskier
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Okay, that is idiotic, they took the info from the nsaa, the national ski areas association, and the figures represent injury rates for all skiers, including people that never get off the greens. So yes, perhaps there are 2.63 injuries per thousand for that group, definitely not for freeskiers. That shit is about as honest as a romney commercial (yes I went there).
Sep 27 2012 10:02PM
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AnthonyWalsh
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dont even listen to that shit, they dont know shit
Sep 27 2012 10:09PM
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chuck_testa
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They list nothing about mountain biking either, that ranks up their.
Sep 27 2012 10:11PM
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DizzyG
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This, DHing can fucking hurt, but how is breaking both ankles, then tearing both acls at the bottom of the seriousness scale?
Sep 27 2012 10:21PM
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shea.
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In the Taken too soon page we have equal first. Skateboarding has none there. What does that say about the danger of our sport? RIP all those athletes. Especially Sarah, CR and Shane!
Sep 28 2012 2:36AM
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GrabsForFun
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Apparently only 2,63% of skiers get injured. ahhahah
Sep 28 2012 3:24AM
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Download-My-Apps
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I find the way they have the ‘taken too soon’ section of those passed in the sport like a video game pretty tasteless
Sep 28 2012 3:45AM
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Kickerzzz
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Agree. Respect to all not with us today.
Sep 28 2012 7:40AM
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ShredMasterPlus
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Just going to leave this here


Sep 28 2012 8:46AM
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dayinthelifepc
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Well, you can't really compare motocross and skiing. There is just not as much risk in skiing as in some other sports but snowboarders are bigger pussies then skiers for sure.
Sep 28 2012 8:46AM
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bighomieflock
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Yeah mx and fmx are on another level from skiing, and I'd say so is dh mountain biking. Skiing probably has more chance of a serious injury than skateboarding though.
Sep 28 2012 8:50AM
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deet
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I would change surfing and skateboarding but that's about is.
Sep 28 2012 9:19AM
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Getpoolside
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Agreed. I'd say on average a motorcross bail is way gnarlier than a bail in the park. And yes, snowboarders are pussies!
Sep 28 2012 10:38AM
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DIX~
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> falling on snow
Sep 28 2012 11:05AM
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CKpolicy
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this is the worst use of statistics ive seen in a long time.
Sep 28 2012 11:16AM
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hendriab
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how can they say the injuries suffered by THALL are not serious?  Bilateral calc fx, fx tibial plateau ect are pretty fucking gnarl
Sep 28 2012 11:22AM
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blindside
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Lol don't care.
Sep 28 2012 11:31AM
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doGelyst
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I hear Chess is pretty tough
Sep 28 2012 12:39PM
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RubberSoul
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the size and speed of stuff skiers do way offsets that (not to mention rocks/exposure, hard landings, rails etc). sure, snow is relatively soft, but that's why everything involved in skiing/snowboarding is huge compared to skateboarding and most other sports. people regularly hit 100+ foot jumps and go more than 60 mph easily
Sep 28 2012 1:05PM
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borealridah
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Scooters 4 life. way sketchier than any of this pussy shit
Sep 28 2012 1:19PM
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radish
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LOL tanners injuries described as "less serious" really?
Sep 28 2012 1:42PM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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this is wrong !

Sep 28 2012 2:02PM
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Kebec
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skiers expose their balls to the rails, boarders don't but i agree with motorcross and bmx should be atleast 2nd
Sep 28 2012 3:26PM
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COCAINEandCAVIAR
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not trying to be a shithead im just not a surfer. but apart from animal encounters and somehow drowning, can someone give me any examples of surfing injuries?
Sep 28 2012 4:05PM
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Getpoolside
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Page 2? I think we are just very under represented because a lot of our injuries happen not while we're competing (where injuries are tracked) but when we're hitting urban or shredding with friends. I think we're as tough as they come but that motocross is super gnarly!
Sep 28 2012 4:11PM
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RubberSoul
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the breaks super pros surf are gnarly as fuck. drowning, huge waves, jagged reefs under a few inches of water, etc. the normal beach breaks the average joe surfs? only real danger is other surfers/boards/fins really
Sep 28 2012 5:07PM
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