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Olympic Uniforms Confusion

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TomWallnuss
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So I was reading threads about Sochi and was actually surprised that a lot of people wrote something about freeskiers having to wear their country´s uniform...
I always thought they were (in our case) only for walking around at the olympic village and so on, not for actual skiing. Also Bene Mayr said a few times that they could´ve never made a slopestyle/pipe team if they had to wear uniforms.
Now I´ve read some comments about how sponsors are forbidden at the games and that the US team definetly has to wear them and all of this doesn´t make any sense anymore.
So are the uniforms really just for everything besides skiing, is it simply different from country to country or did the german skiers just changed their mind about their clothing policy?


Jan 19 2014 3:09PM
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MNS
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Pretty sure they have to wear the uniforms during their runs. Olympics is ALL about Reppin your country. Sucks to be on the American snowboard team, their jackets look like ugly homemade quilts haha.
Jan 19 2014 3:18PM
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TomWallnuss
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Wow that´s really shitty I can´t picture somebody throwing doubles with a jacket like this:

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Jan 19 2014 4:04PM
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steezyclezy
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They ski and compete in their uniforms just like any other sport at the olympics. Look at the Vancouver 2010 snowboarding athletes in pipe
Jan 19 2014 10:21PM
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49566738265
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I'm sure the uniforms for actually competing will be different though, and tailored to the individual sport. Burton made all the team uniforms for the snowboarders these last years didn't they?
Jan 19 2014 11:16PM
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suup
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Skittles
Jan 19 2014 11:23PM
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Olimar
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dem pants.
Jan 19 2014 11:25PM
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tacotom
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i would completely agree with that.
Jan 20 2014 12:07AM
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Joerga
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I am pretty sure that the germans don't have to wear this ugly Bogner jacket during competition but Bene will do it because he's officialy on Bogner since some weeks. But I don't think that Lisa and Sabrina (if she will get the spot in pipe) will do too.
Jan 20 2014 3:01AM
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snowmosexual
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Why does this matter if sponsors are banned from the olympics? It's just a coat and some pants.
Jan 20 2014 2:35PM
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mski
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They should have given everyone one pieces that are the flag of their respective countries, That would at least make sense if the purpose was to be identified by country.
Jan 20 2014 3:34PM
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Substitute
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Damn you beat me to it
Jan 20 2014 4:03PM
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freeskibum82
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they have a whole wardrobe of select apparel for around the olympic village, etc.. during the events, they will have the jacket and pants on that TNF made. RL for village wear. surprised people are not up in arms about TNF's manufacturer not being in the US.
Jan 20 2014 4:32PM
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