Crazy Russian trampolinist skis for a few months and is doing both side doubles in the pipe.

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"This is a guy named Gurimu Narita. Apparently he's a trampoline athlete who's only been skiing for a few months. His run in practice was both way pipe dubs, left 9 and right 9. Going huge! With a couple more months of skiing under his belt, who knows."

Is this the future of freeskiing?? Pretty crazy he can get that good that quick.

Anyone got any videos of this guy?

Feb 17 2013 5:36AM

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And how do you support this conclusion? If you had done any research, you wouldn't claim that 10 000 hours is a randomly generated figure. It's not. As I mentioned there is empirical evidence supporting it, independent of Gladwell's publicizing.

There is no need to make large causal leaps in applying this theory, correlational findings are provisionally sufficient since pointing the causal arrows in the opposite direction (mastery -> 10 000h) is nonsensical. There are potentially mitigating factors such as 'natural talent' -which is also contestable- but even so, such 'talent' is not a substitute for the practice necessary for mastery.

Feb 18 2013 3:49PM

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Not impressed by this. Yes he has balls, and goes big but nothing interesting about what he is doing, and it doesnt surprise me he can throw those tricks so easily being a trampolinist.

Feb 18 2013 4:08PM

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It doesn't change the fact that you're still wrong. All you're doing is providing us with more content that's reeking of your internet ego-fueled idiocy.

Feb 18 2013 7:25PM

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the fact that the term "expert" is subjective makes the evidence...well...ambiguous.

you know what the sign of not fully uunderstanding a theory is? not being able to simplify it down into laymans teems. you use jargon because you dont actually know whats going on.

Im sure you also think that the China Study is widely accepted as well?

Feb 19 2013 1:51AM

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Wow! Thats really crazy. Wish that guy the best. Some people have a natural talent and nothing wrong with them trying to reach the highest level. If he made it to both side dubs in 120 days i dont see why he wont beable to add some good grabs in another 120 days.

Feb 19 2013 3:38AM

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Feb 19 2013 3:53AM

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I think the thing you are slightly missing with the 10,000 hours vs 120 days thing is that skiing is only a part of the skill here. You have to accept that someone could become a very competent skier in 120 days, in terms of edge control and other basic skiing talent, because lots of people do. If this guy is a gymnast he probably does have 10,000 hours of practice spinning and flipping in the air, and judging by video footage he is also pretty talented in a lot of other action sports he will have a lot of the basic skills for skiing pipe already practiced. I can't see why that couldn't be combined with skiing within a couple of months?

Feb 19 2013 3:54AM

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CREATED IN THE FIRES OF HELL. BIDING THEIR TIME. LURKING IN THE SHADOWS. BRED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF WINNING THE WINTER OLYMPICS. THEY. ARE. COMING.

Feb 19 2013 4:49AM

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Yup and that's one of numerous reasons as to why he's an idiot and clearly doesn't understand how many variables there are that makes the 10k hour mark completely suggestive...

Feb 19 2013 9:05AM

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I don't know why I bother with you guys.. Just keeping writing off my responses as 'jargon' and 'wrong', whatever makes you happy.

And yes Twig, the 10 000 hours concerning this new pipe skier definitely encompasses his gymnastic training.. That's my whole point. He couldn't be at that level without it, thus only 120 days of skiing alone is insufficient.

Feb 19 2013 10:57AM

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