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Olympic Summary: Is the world coming to an end?

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RyCo19
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After missing everything that's happened in Sochi over the last week, I finally get back to civilization and check Newschoolers for my fix.

What I'm discovering has fully blown my mind in the best way possible. I've spent the last half-hour in a constant fit of hysterical laughter because these stories are ridiculous. I'm convinced that the world must be ending because this shit is too unreasonably funny to be real.

These events include, but are not limited to:

1a) Literally TENS OF THOUSANDS of girls tweeting #iwanttodatenick to win a date with none other than nick goepper...

1b) ...followed by USA Today running a story discussing Nick's plea for Taylor Swift to be his valentine. I liked Goepper before, but you can't not respect this ludicrous and ballsy move. The kid's a champ.

2) Gus causing a big PR story about him going around and adopting russian puppies. Pro move, Gus. Bitches love puppies.

3) NBC broadcasting Henrik's message that "Wu-Tang is for the Children". I don't even...


Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this shit. I'm not trying to make fun of it. It's absurd and hilarious. It just seems like, now that the freeskiing community has been given a minor spotlight, we've turned into"that guy" who is just DYING to be the life of the party. And boy oh boy is it working.

As much angst as the run up to the olympics caused between factions of people saying "the olympics will ruin freeskiing," and others saying, "this is the best thing that could have happened to freeskiing," I think we can all agree the entertainment value alone has repaid any possible damage the olympics could do to our sport (not that I believe there has been any damage done, anyway).


Huge respect and thanks to all the athletes who tried out and competed. It was one hell of a show. And for the rest of the freeskiing community, keep working on your 250s, and remember: don't give into peer pressure and try The Switch before you're ready and have your parents consent.
Feb 14 2014 9:03PM
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Puzzled
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Preach! Wild ride for sure!!
Feb 14 2014 9:07PM
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jason...
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not to mention an entire article on henrik's pants and them almost falling off.
Feb 14 2014 9:13PM
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p-fo
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Skiing has always been the life of the party. The rest of the world just forgot for a few years. But Henny and the Americans just brought that shit back.
Feb 14 2014 9:15PM
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Miomo
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Don't forget: We still have pipe
Feb 14 2014 9:39PM
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@LANTASKI
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Word. Shit is cray. I think this is a way better fallout than what we expected
Feb 14 2014 11:29PM
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freelowda
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Yep, freeskiing just stole the show, and it ain't over yet!
Feb 14 2014 11:38PM
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@LANTASKI
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Not trying to stray off course here, but Freedle; my esteemed colleague, do any of the Olympic Pipe Skiers have as engaging of a personality as E-Dollo? David Wise will get made props from the young lifers of the world (gaping up a Keystone Pipe near you this Spring Break!), Aaron Blunck may get an appearance in Boys Life or Tiger Beat or some shit, but outside of those dudes, Pipe lacks the cache of slope style.
Feb 15 2014 12:10AM
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SkiThe603
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its such a shame to say this is true, we need pete olenick, tanner, and simon reppin the red, white, and blue!!!
Feb 15 2014 12:11AM
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freelowda
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Don't sleep on Torin
Feb 15 2014 12:15AM
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ESB
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boom.
Feb 15 2014 12:21AM
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histonskiah
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Completley agree. Snowboarding which is usually more popular hasn't had even half the attention that skiing has gotten.
Feb 15 2014 12:29AM
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thedanimal
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I don't think there will be nearly as much attention surrounding pipe as there was about slope
Feb 15 2014 12:55AM
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@LANTASKI
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Very astute point; Totally forgot Torin.
Feb 15 2014 12:56AM
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yangumane
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I think if anyone could take pipe to the level where I'd be interested in it, it would be Torin
Feb 15 2014 1:05AM
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MothaHucker
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when is pipe??
Feb 15 2014 1:28AM
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yeahno
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We are finally mainstream
Feb 15 2014 1:37AM
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jensen
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Wasn't that what we were trying to get away from to start?
Feb 15 2014 1:40AM
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Chunter
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Maybe Goepper will get big enough that my mac will not to auto correct his name every time I type it.
Feb 15 2014 1:47AM
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feihlination
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i still think that we are going too much into the aerials direction. like literally. take away those rail thingies on top, and its becoming more of the same.

kickers on such huge events are nearly always exact duplicates of one another. yeah, we can land switch and grab, but to the mainstream eye, there isnt a whole lot of difference. its guys whirling around and you have no clue whats going on.

i hope i am wrong, but the olympics will kill what is loveable about that sport. style, having fun with your friends without training group / club atmosphere and a lot of other small things.

one could avoid it, if the judging allows for creative grabs, lower spins. maybe its too restrictive, but i always liked the freestyle.ch thing with a technical trick and a style trick. just say you dont allow a spin over 720 on the last kicker (all axes summed). build different kickers in comps. this is really really important as i think it is the biggest difference in freeskiing. the ability to adapt to different kicker shapes instead of hitting the identical jump like in moguls/aerials. what about a huge hip? a nasty step down? a big quarter pipe at the end of the run where the biggest air counts? you could even throw in a small aerial-type kicker at the beginning. another thing which would be great is, for example if you do, on your first run, trick X, trick Y and trick Z, then you shouldnt be allowed to do any of them in your second run. count the two best runs of three instead of one and boom, all of a sudden, there is something like variance. obviously, this has been bad quite a while. every year there is this trick of the year, and everybody is doing it. from that perspective, we might actually be better off right now.

i actually have to reword this, the STANDARDIZATION of freeskiing (which will come with big events like the olympics) will kill what is loveable. the young kids will just try to land triples on those robot jumps instead of hitting a backflip of a self-made BC booters. trying your first 360 off the edge of a slope.

/rant
Feb 15 2014 7:42AM
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BigMoneySpender.
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yeah i might have to switch to snow shoeing to keep my hipster style
Feb 15 2014 8:47AM
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louie.mirags
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a little late on the Olympic rant
Feb 15 2014 9:12AM
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gotti
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so you would rather the FIS regulate ski slope?
Feb 15 2014 9:43AM
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feihlination
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not at all. given how people react to it.
Feb 15 2014 10:06AM
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feihlination
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what?
Feb 15 2014 10:06AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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just say you dont allow a spin over 720 on the last kicker (all axes summed). build different kickers in comps. this is really really important as i think it is the biggest difference in freeskiing. the ability to adapt to different kicker shapes instead of hitting the identical jump like in moguls/aerials. what about a huge hip? a nasty step down? a big quarter pipe at the end of the run where the biggest air counts? you could even throw in a small aerial-type kicker at the beginning. another thing which would be great is, for example if you do, on your first run, trick X, trick Y and trick Z, then you shouldnt be allowed to do any of them in your second run.
Feb 15 2014 10:34AM
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*JDBP*
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Feb 15 2014 10:56AM
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halfpipedream
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#iwanttodatehenrik I love wuick tang
Feb 15 2014 12:02PM
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halfpipedream
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*wutang damn u auto correct. I too jus got back to NS and im dyinggg its too much. As for Olympics... 5 more days til women's halfpipe!!
Feb 15 2014 12:05PM
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roddy116
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Literally nothing has changed, just someone with a camera that had access to a new station happened to capture that moment.
Feb 15 2014 12:11PM
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louie.mirags
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wasn't just someone with a camera. It was the NBC Olympic coverage which aired primetime... Most people are stoked, and times are shifting..
Feb 15 2014 12:22PM
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ThaLorax
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My favorite moment so far was during Henrik's second qualifying run when the announcer said, "That's not a woredrobe malfunction ladies and gentlemen, he just wears tripple XL clothing for some reason. As you can see, his pants are practically around his knees on half the jumps."
Feb 15 2014 1:04PM
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RyCo19
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I'm not saying anything has changed, not by a longshot. I'm just saying it's hilarious that the coverage of the Olympics -- the global pinnacle of all things athletic and something taken SO seriously / with tons of propriety by the entire world -- is broadcasting our shenanigans like running online dating contests (because he can), wearing baggy clothes, listening to wu-tang, and publicly adopting abandoned soviet puppies as an obvious move to pull some ass.

It's hilarious. It's a perfect representation of the skiing community that always keeps me entertained and heading back to the mountain every day I can.
Feb 15 2014 2:39PM
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dispatchQ_main
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I haven't seen that much about skiing really. Everything I've heard about those things has been through NS. Whenever I ask people about some of the stories nobody knows anything about it and they always want to tell me another athletes story or some other shit about the living conditions or whatnot. Mens Slope almost seemed neglected (maybe because i'm in Canada) and lost in the other noise now that hockey has started.

Except the gus and puppies story that's everywhere.
Feb 15 2014 3:04PM
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louie.mirags
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I was going to say the same shit.. It is def NS hyping it up. I would not have noticed that was even a Wu-Tang sign if there wasn't 6 threads about it
Feb 15 2014 3:05PM
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Ribss.
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I disagree, atleast where im at its huge, everyone is talking about Henrik.
Feb 15 2014 4:38PM
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louie.mirags
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word
Feb 15 2014 5:06PM
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S.J.W
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as if! did you not see the judging in the olympics, the judges wanted clean landings over tech and thus we are not going into the direction of ariels and shit
Feb 15 2014 6:49PM
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sNaubi
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Season 14-15 is blading season.
We need to make it happen.
Feb 15 2014 7:08PM
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mike3535
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well said
Feb 15 2014 11:12PM
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bp.lando
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bring in the big corporate deals. $$$$$ finally skiing will get the totinos and mountain dew sponsorships. its about damn time.
Feb 16 2014 12:37AM
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bp.lando
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bring in the big corporate deals. $$$$$ finally skiing will get the totinos and mountain dew sponsorships. its about damn time.
Feb 16 2014 12:37AM
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bp.lando
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bring in the big corporate deals. $$$$$ finally skiing will get the totinos and mountain dew sponsorships. its about damn time.
Feb 16 2014 12:37AM
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halfpipedream
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I cant figure out how to add a pic from mobile but nick goepper was in a People magazine (garbage celeb magazine your moms and older sisters read) in a "celeb-Olympian lookalike" article, compared to Conor Kennedy. I hate to say it but thats kind of a big deal, Olympians tend to gain celeb status when they play the cards right. This is just the first year our sport has the spotlight on, and the depths are deep hahaha. The general public has no idea...
Feb 16 2014 10:24AM
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Mr.Bishop
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I think that yes, the world is coming to an end. WTF is going on here?

https://www.newschoolers.com/readnews/44531.0/-Iwanttodatenick---Why-I-Am-Actually-The-Best-Choice-For-Nick-Goepper

https://www.newschoolers.com/readnews/44536/Miley-Cyrus-follows-and-tweets-at-Gus-Kenworthy?c=latest&o=2
Feb 17 2014 12:15PM
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nutz.
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I would love to go to an event where they give out totinos.

Free pizza rolls would be the dream.

Congratulations on changing my views towards the olympics.
Feb 17 2014 1:07PM
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ny300z
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im loving all the attention skiing and these guys are getting

one of my favorites was the the discover card or whatever commerical with Torin Yater having Morgan Freeman talk about him skiing.

thats a honor as far as im concerned
Feb 17 2014 1:16PM
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bp.lando
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such an honor having all these corporate assholes make money because skiing was cool and relevant for 2 weeks. where are those ads now that its over?
Mar 12 2014 12:59PM
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NinetyFour
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It was basically a really awesome one night stand for skiing.
Mar 12 2014 1:17PM
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Chunter
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thats like every olympic sport really. don't get mad; skiing had its 15 minutes of fame. its probably for the best its slowly fading back into our arms.
Mar 12 2014 2:28PM
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louie.mirags
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The world didn't end..
Mar 12 2014 2:33PM
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