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Hatveit is a legend

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A-Bois
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The man competed in his last x games today and got a bronze medal. His run was so sick, especially with the nose butter dub. Plus the dude was just so stoked after he found out once he got bronze, seemed more excited than Goepper. Seems like a great guy and props to him on a kick ass last x games.
Jan 26 2014 3:24PM
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eikitt
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true legend!


he said earlier today that he was thinking about going for butter triple on the last jump, wish we could have seen that...
Jan 26 2014 3:28PM
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b-kul
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^really? I thought he hadn't even thrown a triple?
Jan 26 2014 3:45PM
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stupendous-man
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I'm glad he didnt try a triple, his run was banger already and he was SO stoked to get bronze. tons of style too
Jan 26 2014 3:47PM
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cwillygood
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last X games??? when was the announced, i guess i didnt watch any of the X games this year sadly. I have always loved Andreas, such an awesome dude! soo talented on skis and a great guy to be representing our sport/ role model
Jan 26 2014 4:02PM
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BobYohan
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his face when he knew that he podiumed! pretty sure he broke his own record for biggest smile in competition. somebody grab a screenshot of that
Jan 26 2014 4:16PM
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Miomo
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He would have just fuckin' sent it, son!
Jan 26 2014 4:20PM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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olilla did a better run !!
Jan 26 2014 5:03PM
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raull
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why is this his last x games?
Jan 26 2014 5:06PM
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BA.berger
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he'll probsbaly do it in the olypics, and that'll be his last big comp..
Jan 26 2014 5:07PM
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BA.berger
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Because he wants to spend more time with his wife and kid
Jan 26 2014 5:07PM
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Wolfgang.
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such an awesome dude
Jan 26 2014 5:08PM
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TimRiley
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Glad to see him medal on his last comp.
Jan 26 2014 5:16PM
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steezysteeze
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One of my favorite riders, underrated imo.
Jan 26 2014 5:17PM
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Wheat
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that damn smile of his gives me butterflies every time
Jan 26 2014 5:20PM
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SIX
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Word. Hatveit is such a boss.
Jan 26 2014 5:56PM
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casual
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Totally agree. Andreas is one of the ALL-TIME greats.

One of the first skiers to truly push unnatural spins. You can watch his slope runs, even going back to like 08, and not be able to tell which is his natural spin direction. On top of that, he's always been right up there in having the biggest bag of tricks, and despite being one of the tallest guys, he's got style for days. He's pushed rail progression in comps both in terms of tech swaps and spins in and out, but also with 50's, taps, butters, creative lines, etc.

Beyond competing, he's filmed some classic parts and shots. Personally, I thought his part in Yeah Dude was in-fuckin-sane.

And, finally, the guy is maybe the most gracious, friendly, positive, and grounded of all the major athletes. He's a great human, and just an all-round class act. I will miss seeing Andreas' compete, that's for damn sure.

Congrats, Andreas, hat's off to you on an incredible comp career!
Jan 26 2014 6:07PM
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OGHolliday
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Andreas Hatveit, worlds best dad.
Jan 26 2014 6:12PM
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Kskvam
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You don't even need subtitles to hear how happy and enthusiastic he is about his medal (from a norwegian newspaper).
Jan 26 2014 6:50PM
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SKI.ING
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Ah, the usual nobody talks about Hatveit until he does well in a comp and then everybody is happy for him and they are best friends thread.
Jan 26 2014 7:00PM
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GritznGravy
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I've only heard all of this second-hand, so my question is whether this is a retirement from comp skiing, or at least a semi retirement from professional skiing all together. I've really enjoyed some of his segments in the past, so it would be awesome if he started filming full time. I totally respect the family stuff though.
Jan 26 2014 7:46PM
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bdowning
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Great find.

Hatveit an all time great skier, and all time great dude. Happy for him.
Jan 26 2014 7:54PM
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vinnypaz
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hopefully he will put out some killer segment in the future
Jan 26 2014 7:58PM
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busterburns
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undeniably one of the most well rounded and entertaining skiers for sure, glad to see him stoked on a podium and glad to see that someone decided to make a thread about it.

He definitely shook shit up with the TGP edits too, that was the first time I had ever seen Bendik or Oystein ski as well and man do they kill it
Jan 26 2014 8:03PM
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swoger
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just the fact of him having a ridiculous park in his back yard alone makes him a legend
Jan 26 2014 8:24PM
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nicola.lussi
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diggin' how much steeze and creativity he brings in any comp he does, especially those super-technical dew tour stops. He just kills it on the rails every single time.
Jan 27 2014 1:46AM
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Rem-Dog
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Hatveit was one of my first ever idols in skiing, it will be sad to see him go :(
Jan 27 2014 4:54AM
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1337
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Casual summed that one up pretty well. Hatveit has pushed a lot of progression, been in the game for a good chunk of time, filmed some awesome parts, and more recently built the backyard setup of every kid's dreams. Great job with your comp career my man, and keep spreading the stoke.
Jan 27 2014 11:09AM
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SSteezle
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One of th best attitudes in the game. Nothing but respect for him
Jan 27 2014 11:39AM
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Mayrandpodcast
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dude retires while still on top of the game

legend
Jan 27 2014 11:42AM
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Karma_Police
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He came to nebraska to ski rails.

He's also one of the most stoked dudes ever. I mean he's what skiing is all about.

Jan 27 2014 1:15PM
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.ZT.
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One of the most consistent, technical and stylish riders in the game right now, and in the past almost 10 years. When I started to get into freeskiing he was one of my favorite riders back in the original JOSS videos. He's supposedly a really nice down to earth guy in person and has an amazing attitude.

His run is fire, doing technical butters up top, going big on the wall ride, flipping onto a rail (whole new level of technicality) and then doing a switch right cork 10 with perfect tail into a solid switch double cork 9 with into a butter double 10 that was so clean and nice and then a right dub 12 that looks incredibly natural to him.



Overall, be it his attitude, his skiing style, his video parts, consistency, longevity or his ambidextrous technical tricks Andreas is a legendary skier. Hopefully he can do well in Sochi as a nice way to finish his competition career!


Jan 27 2014 2:52PM
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.ZT.
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http://xgames.espn.go.com/video/10346135/andreas-h%C3%A5tveit-gets-second-ski-slope-elims

Embed is broken or something, but here's a link to the video I attempted to insert.
Jan 27 2014 2:53PM
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mski
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truth, I'm really jealous of his backyard set up
Jan 27 2014 6:39PM
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1337
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Photo shot by Joshua.
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Jan 27 2014 8:40PM
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ThaLorax
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So I've been busy with life and shit. Just realized I basically missed everything.


Where da recaps at?
Jan 27 2014 9:43PM
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Chute-E
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Totally agree with casual on Yeah Dude. Nothing gets me more pumped than skiing to the Muse song from that segment!
Also here are two runs of his from the finals. Second hit was so dirty. Would embed but on mobile: http://youtu.be/Fi9ARasoU3g
Jan 27 2014 10:47PM
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crab_pretzel
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is he going to the olympics?
Jan 27 2014 11:06PM
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ThaLorax
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Also, I love how Mike Douglas just shuts the other announcer down on Andreas' second run.
Announcer: "I hope he has a tripple here"
Mike Douglas: "I really hope he doesn't tripple"
Jan 28 2014 12:19AM
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eikitt
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They're actually saying:

-Does Håtveit have a triple?
- Håtveit does not have a triple.
- Okay
Jan 28 2014 6:54AM
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ThaLorax
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Ah, well I thought it was funnier the other way around so I'm going to pretend that my hearing it wrong was correct.
Jan 28 2014 1:58PM
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skodeo7
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Truth. Andreas did right dubs before it was even on other peoples radar. Such a genuinely nice dude with an amazing attitude. He will surely be missed at X but I am glad he's getting to spend some time with his fam.
Jan 28 2014 2:44PM
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RubberSoul
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agreed, dude IS stoke and his mastery of everything (both ways too) is insane


i hope this doesn't mean we stop seeing him in edits though..? can anyone answer that please
Jan 28 2014 2:48PM
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cyberginger
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The things I would do to ski his backyard.
Jan 28 2014 2:52PM
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KillerPow
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Yes.
Jan 28 2014 3:29PM
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TheUngroomed
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Such a great guy, one of the big reasons why I started freeskiing. Super pumped for him.
Jan 28 2014 3:38PM
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Tremblantskier
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Well deserved, stoked for him to go out on a high
Jan 28 2014 4:15PM
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Ghini
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I remember the days I watched his edits from Norway all the time! Awesome guy, stoked for life! Inspiring dude for shure!
Jan 28 2014 5:41PM
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Jacobsen
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The best part from that interview is in the end, when he's asked about the olympics. He says that it doesn't really matter if he crashes a bit at that point, so he might as well just put the pedal to the metal. I'm guessing the olympics will be well worth watching!
Jan 28 2014 6:17PM
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Frediboy94
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I thought Russ was the first to do rightside doubles? Or was he just the first one to link both direction dubs in a run? I also remember commentators a few years back saying that Chug set himself apart from the rest of the field by throwing both way dubs, but I can't recall seeing that with my own eyes...

Anyway, Andreas is a boss and has consistently been on my top 5 favorite skiers list since I first saw him do a switch 1080 in a city big air back in 2005. Mad respect and I wish him all the best in terms of family and future projects!
Jan 29 2014 6:04AM
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Turkelton
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Not Russ, go watch EDIAS where he does both way Rode 9s and both way Dub 10s
Jan 29 2014 6:42AM
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