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History of Our Sport

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Plankton
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For English class at school, I'm supposed to write a research report on the history of something that interests me. Of course I thought of doing it on freestyle skiing, but I don't really know much about it. I'm 15, so I obviously wasn't around for the beginning of it, but from what I've seen some of you older members know a lot. I'll obviously look it up and do research for what's online, but I figured NS could have a lot of cool facts and stuff about dudes like michael descheneaux. thanks guys! +k for anything I could use
Jan 27 2014 5:24PM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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First we Pizzad, then we french-fryed.
Jan 27 2014 5:26PM
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mski
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^ /end of thread
Jan 27 2014 5:28PM
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Tyler.A
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>Glen Plake
Jan 27 2014 5:28PM
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EMH
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>Tanner Hall sw rodeo 7 gold medal

>Salomon 1080 ski

>The first dub corks

>Trips




>Not too many years in between of those things




Those things need to be mentioned. Try google and NS search bar, they will help you on your quest.
Jan 27 2014 5:32PM
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Chubz.
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watch transitions by riley poor and simon dumont. The beginning of it gives you a really good story on our freestyle skiing came to be.

Like A Lion gives you some background on it as well.
Jan 27 2014 5:33PM
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gotti
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people need to start realizing that doing school projects on freeskiing never works out. It cannot be expressed the way that we all love freeskiing no matter how my reallys you put before the awesome
Jan 27 2014 5:40PM
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860Representin
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Watch the documentary about Simon Dumont there's a ton of ski history in it and I think it might be online

Jan 27 2014 5:50PM
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Zimmy
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Checkout Shane McConkey changed powder skiing forever video and the origin of the twin tip skis (first companies to produce them.)

It's always difficult to know who came up with an idea first, who produced a product based on them first, and who commercialized them first. Claims can always be repudiated. Most power if obtained by being incumbent (in power already,) and then stealing or poaching other ideas before they rise. I see it happen a lot.
Jan 27 2014 5:52PM
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artrud
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TRANSITIONS from TRANSITIONS on Vimeo.


Jan 27 2014 6:11PM
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artrud
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FML

Here are the links:

Transitions: https://vimeo.com/14951104

EP16 Salomon Freeski TV: History of Freeskiing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMis19B7Nxk

Jan 27 2014 6:13PM
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860Representin
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Its actually called Transitions by Riley Poor my bad, but yeah its got a ton of ski history and its a sick movie.
Jan 27 2014 6:14PM
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ski_block
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Just do the Evolution (History) of Skis in general
Jan 27 2014 6:16PM
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b-kul
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what about the canadian airforce? those dudes were pretty important.
Jan 27 2014 6:20PM
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vinnypaz
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jp auclair and his crew thats all you need to know
Jan 27 2014 6:20PM
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Plankton
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thank you kind sirs
and to the guy who said freestyle ski projects never work out: who cares, i'd rather do it on something i enjoy than something i don't!
Jan 27 2014 7:02PM
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OregonDead
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Don't forget Wayne Wong and the Wong Banger!!!
Jan 27 2014 7:04PM
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Chinchi
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Talk excessively about screamin semens and you will no doubt ace the paper. Also make the title "How I Came to love the SCREAMIN SEMEN" and make direct eye contact with your teacher while handing it in.
Jan 27 2014 10:59PM
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jpastor
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Use YouTube on this one. There should be one with mike Douglas talking about it
Jan 27 2014 11:21PM
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swoger
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Simon Dumont - double frontflip - x games gold
Jan 27 2014 11:24PM
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Amarino
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If the hyperlink didn't work heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb8M2N__cpL_DJI6cGiQPdosimjSc-0YY
Jan 27 2014 11:50PM
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