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Mens Downhill

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ski0
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Event Starts at 2:00 am EST. Sunday Feb 9

Course Description and Video

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This shit is gonna go down, course sounds super sketchy . Bound to be some banger wipeouts
Feb 8 2014 7:25PM
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AceleTerrie
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this is newschoolers, get this race bullshit out of here
Feb 8 2014 11:45PM
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ski0
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haha dude I understand that usually ski racing is pretty gay, but the downhill is by far the most dangerous and badass ski racing competition. Its a 50 person, 1 run ski race , that only happens every 4 years.

People were clocked going over 90 mph in practice. I think you gotta respect all kinds of skiing once in a while.
Feb 8 2014 11:52PM
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Iraq_Lobster
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if you watch this stuff and still say racing's gay, grow the fuck up, this shits insane
Feb 9 2014 12:07AM
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Avifarer
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bode is probably shotgunning beers right now about to show the kids how its done
Feb 9 2014 12:20AM
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BMB
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^ in bode we trust
Feb 9 2014 12:26AM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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Bode's testicles are large enough to cause rotational inconsistencies in the earths orbit.
Feb 9 2014 12:42AM
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eheath
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Yeah anyone who hates on olympic racing is 12

Will definitely be checking this out eventually.
Feb 9 2014 12:56AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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90 mph is really really fast. gnar.
Feb 9 2014 1:01AM
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ChristianMingle
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Anyone know where I can stream this without needing a TV provider (I don't have cable/satellite and NBC's stream requires it to watch)?
Feb 9 2014 1:37AM
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saskskier
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If you can get a Canadian VPN, men's dh and women's slopestyle (snowboarding) is on the CBC Olympic site right now. If you use Chrome, get the Hola extension and you're good to go.
Feb 9 2014 2:04AM
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t_rob
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wow. even downhill coaches are badass.

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Apparently they do this all the time.
Feb 9 2014 2:05AM
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NPF
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the course is gnarly as fuck!
Feb 9 2014 2:17AM
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saskskier
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Those airs/jumps/whatever they're called in racing are absolutely massive.
Feb 9 2014 2:24AM
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cheaaaaaa
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60 m on the biggest one. nuts
Feb 9 2014 2:31AM
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Bogs
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Once in a while? Why wouldn't you respect ski racing all the time? The shit they do is just as gnarly as anything park skiers do. Anyone who actually hates on ski racing for being "gay" is a fucking dumbass.
Feb 9 2014 2:39AM
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Avifarer
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fuck bode. he was fuckin given'r balls to the wall
Feb 9 2014 2:49AM
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saskskier
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Maybe things would have gone better if he didn't hit every other gate on the bottom half of the course. He looked pretty crushed though.
Feb 9 2014 2:54AM
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Bumblesteeze
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Downhill skiing is so intense.
Feb 9 2014 3:03AM
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Bogs
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i hate the internet
Feb 9 2014 3:26AM
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slamdunk
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Did anyone see Bode throw a shifty on the last jump? The commentators for GB called it a mule kick. Sad to see he didn't make the medals, he really went for it.
Feb 9 2014 3:28AM
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Twig
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90mph on a sheet of ice, fuck downhill is gnarly... and a relative outsider always seems to win. How can anyone hate on that??
Feb 9 2014 4:09AM
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onenerdykid
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Max Franz in DH practice, and he even got the grab.
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Feb 9 2014 4:41AM
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LC.
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Tindy.
Feb 9 2014 4:47AM
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skiRay
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Really bummed for Bode. If i wanted anyone to get a gold in the olympics it was him, since Wally didnt make the freeski team..
Feb 9 2014 9:11AM
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DrZoidberg
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So is this going to be on TV at some point today? I wanted to watch.
Feb 9 2014 9:19AM
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andrewblackie
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Agreed, looked like the whole field was skiing pretty aggressively, but Bode kept coming out of position at each gate and was much more upright than the likes of Mayer.
Feb 9 2014 9:24AM
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ChristianMingle
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Thanks, watched it on bbc.com and now I have access to every event live
Feb 9 2014 11:58AM
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corona
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according to one of the Canadian skiers the course was shit your pants scary since you're completely blind for what's coming ahead through pretty much the whole course.
Feb 9 2014 12:00PM
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TOAST.
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I want to see a POV.
Feb 9 2014 12:15PM
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saskskier
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If you can find the second day training video (again, everything is on CBC, but I'm in Canada), the first run is a POV. It's pretty crazy.
Feb 9 2014 12:18PM
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H8CH
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There's gonna be some crazy mangles on this course... it looks brutal.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26098629
Feb 9 2014 12:55PM
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H8CH
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and see link for POV review of course....^
Feb 9 2014 12:56PM
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skiersupreme
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for those who have never been a downhill course, its basically like walking on concrete. falling would be so sketch
Feb 9 2014 1:35PM
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Skibumsmith
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Bode Miller is more of a newschooler than you will ever be.
Feb 9 2014 1:46PM
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milk_man
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inb4 Bode Miller actually does have a newschoolers account
Feb 9 2014 2:13PM
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mski
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I wish I had grown up racing, all my friends who had started into "freestyle" had humble beginnings as little race rats. Such a good basis for proper skiing, aka actually using your edges unlike a lot of people I see in parks.

You can have respect for it, doesn't mean you have to think its the cats pajamas
Feb 9 2014 2:20PM
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Bogs
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Same. But he still can do it in super-g and even super-combined.
Feb 9 2014 11:55PM
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cheaaaaaa
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pov someone embed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXAIj0sP6I
Feb 10 2014 12:35AM
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shibby
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watched some of it on tv and my legs were burning just seeing it. shit is insane and definitely one of the best olympic events. seems like its not a comp that gets boring by being dominated by the same people every time.

that pov video is sick. pretty gnar that the guy was able to talk, hold a camera and still rip fucking fast
Feb 10 2014 1:25AM
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DIPED_IN_SAUCE
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I gotchu
Feb 10 2014 1:38AM
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doyle.
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downhill is so bad ass, makes me wish I started racing when I was little
Feb 10 2014 2:45AM
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.MASSHOLE.
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NBC had the worst coverage of this event for "prime time". More like ad time. Jesus. What a disgrace. So glad I watched it at 2 am EST rather than waiting until they showed it later. They missed half the fucking field.
Feb 10 2014 7:33AM
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Stainr
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this. fuckn rut running pussys
Feb 10 2014 7:39AM
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I_liketobutter
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He was hitting the gates to try and cut his line down, skiing crazy aggressive. You usually don't do that in DH b/c at 80mph hitting a gate can fuck you pretty bad.

As far as how low Bode gets, he always skis a bit more upright than most.
Feb 10 2014 10:47AM
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cheaaaaaa
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me too. looks like its going to be a few late nights when the free ski stuff comes up
Feb 10 2014 12:14PM
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deeznuts.
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If you wanna see a really badass downhill run, search up kitzbuhel on youtube. Shits insane.
Feb 10 2014 12:55PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Ya know the best part about racing? No complaints about judging.
Feb 10 2014 3:52PM
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