Red Bull taking care of their lady, Kaya Turski

Chute-E · 2012-11-03 15:57:43

"Kaya Turski: Backflipping - Kind of a Big Deal" http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Video/flip-training-kaya-turski-021243186665209 What would you do for this set up? Two identical jumps, one to airbag, one to perfect landing + coaches for learning new tricks. That's pretty sick. Royalty treatment right there; I'm pretty jealous.

Skiingsnow

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*win

Nov 4 2012 8:05PM

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I NEED NO SYMPATHY.....

Nov 4 2012 8:05PM

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because I'm easy come

Nov 4 2012 8:07PM

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easy go

Nov 4 2012 8:15PM

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t_rob

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Considering that there are people at Red Bull whose jobs are 100% skiing related, they should have known/knew that it wouldn't make her look good. One of those 100% skiing people would know about that session before it happens. There's two pages of "lol, blackflip, are you fucking kidding me? This is a joke." in this thread. Red Bull portrayed one of their athletes in a bad light to their corest of core fans. Red Bull sponsors skiers because they want skiers to drink Red Bull. If Red Bull wasn't trying to get skiers to drink Red Bull, they wouldn't sponsor skiing. Red Bull only sponsors skiers if they get something in return. Red Bull is not a one way street. By portraying their skier in a bad light, they are making themselves look like they don't know what's going on in skiing. By not being true to their fanbase, they are losing it. It's just bad business.

So yeah, Red Bull needs to care about what their ski fans think about what they make.

Nov 4 2012 8:28PM

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little high,

Nov 4 2012 8:32PM

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just wanted to step in here and say I can't do a backflip. And I'm the best fucking skier in the world, so...

Nov 4 2012 8:54PM

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You can't backflip because you're a piece of shit who is terrible at skiing and filming.

Nov 4 2012 9:06PM

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why don't you go back to the media and arts forum where your actually somewhat helpful?

Nov 4 2012 9:10PM

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little low,

Nov 4 2012 9:56PM

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I learned backies and misty fives last year on solid ice. Tried my first misty five on a very cold, cloudy, windy day. Womens skiing needs to take it up a couple notches.

Nov 4 2012 10:19PM

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I read once that women's skiing is where men's skiing was 10 years ago

Nov 4 2012 10:24PM

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Nov 4 2012 10:39PM

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LOL at the thread becoming a claim-fest. Also laughing at the people saying it represents skiing in a bad light and that it's damaging Redbull's core fanbase, as if you followed women's skiing before this thread (no offense meant, but it's true).

Nov 4 2012 10:56PM

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im going to get a sex change and win the xgames five times with backflips on all the jumps and no grab 9s

Nov 5 2012 12:43AM

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made me think of this at 2:47-2:56

Nov 5 2012 1:06AM

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Seriously a gymnast chick could come into the scene and just slay everyone. Like backflip, misty 5, and switch cork 7 are basic tricks as far as total spins and flips go.

Nov 5 2012 1:12AM

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Any way the wind blooooowwws

Nov 5 2012 1:58AM

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Wow. Lot of ridiculous comments here, doesn't really matter to me....

... Tooooo meeeeee

Nov 5 2012 2:09AM

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*cue piano*

Nov 5 2012 3:05AM

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Mama!!!!
Just killed a man

Nov 5 2012 4:39AM

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why are you talking/who are you even arguing? really displaying an impressive capacity for logic there.

Nov 5 2012 5:45AM

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still waiting for women's skiing backflip meme...

Nov 5 2012 6:36AM

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I guess you didn't read his post before posting yourself. He actually made a pretty good argument as to why Red Bull should care about what he and other freestyle skiers think. You should read it, it's good.

Nov 5 2012 6:41AM

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its a thread regarding redbull investing to teach a 5 times gold medallist how to backflip, so yea...

Nov 5 2012 6:42AM

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Put a gun against his head...

Nov 5 2012 8:32AM

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pulled the trigger

Nov 5 2012 9:02AM

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now he's dead

Nov 5 2012 9:24AM

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Well two people already defended me on this but since you responded to my post asking a question.... I was talking because I thought you're opinion was flawed. I am arguing your opinion. And thank you.

Nov 5 2012 10:17AM

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MAMA,
Life had just begun.

Nov 5 2012 10:46AM

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guys gotta remember she's been injured multiple times and she's one of the only ladies out there actually progressing women's freeskiing, give her a break geez.

Nov 5 2012 10:57AM

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Really glad that Kaya steped up and pulled the trigger now he's dead.

Nov 5 2012 11:32AM

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BUT NOW IVE GONE AND THROWN IT ALL AWAY

Nov 5 2012 3:04PM

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MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..... OOOOOOOOOOooooooooooOOOOOOOOOO

Nov 5 2012 3:27PM

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tatum is really fine howhave i not known about her. dayum

Nov 5 2012 3:30PM

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(now I can quote that. Nice.)

Didnt mean to make you CRY

Nov 5 2012 3:45PM

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You still haven't proven that the context doesn't detract from her exploits. You're hiding women's skiing's lack of progression behind titles awarded within that delayed field. Women skiers don't need to be shielded from reality. The more insulated they are within their niche, the larger the gap between them and the men.

Redbull publicizing this stunt reinforces the lagging state of women's freeskiing, and your apologetic treatment of the dissent only solidifies it.

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