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Kelly Sildaru At It Again

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spen-cer
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Her comp run in the last 30 seconds is worth watching in my entirely professional opinion.


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yangumane
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uh
have you seen Sammy ski?






pretty damn good if you ask me. kills it everywhere
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snomaster
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of course sammy is good, but this is about girl power…

kelly's latest comp run:

http://youtu.be/eKMraoDWVTg

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digitsnow
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she is the complete female skier...glad someone is pushing the sport!
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quebecfreestyler
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all of them made a name for themselves while being top prospect at the ages of 13-14
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icon1234
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I thought your list was of riders who didn't make it big... who didn't meet expectations.

I def think Sammy made it huge which is why I took him off it.
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icon1234
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Just ignore what I said I completely misread your post. Only person I think who was a let down was Elias. Everyone else on there kills it.
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eheath
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Also notice how the jumps are fucking 20ft? I would bet you any amount of money Devin could do a right 7 and left 9 on 20ft jumps and I would also bet any amount of money Kelly would not do either of those tricks on a jump larger than 50ft.

Taking tricks to jump that are 70+ ft isn't exactly easy, this is the soul reason why they ask for smaller jumps. I can't believe this post has so many upvotes, the masses of NS disappoint me with their foolishness.
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Drail
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One thing I thought was hilarious when watching the women hit the Olympic slope course.


Women ask for smaller jumps

They get smaller jumps built for them

Most of them hit the big jump line instead and most knuckle, some get injuries.



Why ask for smaller jumps, than - when they build them for you, you just hit the big jumps instead.


Woman logic.
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E-fry
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A large part of it I think is that Kelly is just physically too small to hit/clear bigger jumps. I was at that contest and the course she hit was a smaller one the girls had an option of hitting. She was too small to be able to clear the bigger jumps on the "mens" course. We were having trouble making the jumps in shitty conditions there was no way she could make them.

Also has everyone listing child prodigies forgotten Torin?
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TimRiley
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Damn, she's got skills. ^That latest comp run is impressive.
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snomaster
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Nope. they weren't 70 but def bigger than 20. Kelly's tricks aren't very hucked, she stomps, and grabs more than safety touches. why you gotta hate on the kid?

wait, do you have something for Devin?!?!?!???
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doGelyst
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awesome
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Pipe_Munky
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This was the big problem at this comp. There was a lot of discussion about opening the smaller line because her coach/dad had asked the event organizers to. In the end, it snowed the night before and speed was a major issue for all the girls competing and it was decided that the smaller line be opened up. She was almost unable to compete at that one.

Needless to say, the girl has a ton of natural talent and I'm super stoked to watch her ski. I think the second she can start competing at the big comps, the girls are going to be forced to push themselves more and step up their game. Even Henry is going to give the big guys a run for their money some day.
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corona
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would like to see a video of Devin doing a right cork 7 and left 9, grabbed, off a 20 foot jump. Then I'd like to see her do that in a comp. Then I'd like to see her do a right 9, switch right 9, and switch left 9. Also make them not look completely hucked.


I'd be willing to bet money that if Kelly was bigger and could actually hit 50-60 foot jumps consistently without speed problems then she could easily throw sick grabbed 9's and no doubt 10's.




Also her mum is hot.
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eheath
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I honestly have a hard time believing kelly can't hit a 50ft jump. I see kids her size hit jumps 50+ at park city all the time... remember when kye and sean were super young in older pbp movies? they'd hit huge jumps as well....
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corona
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they weren't 12 year old girls.. she can't weigh more than 80 pounds
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corona
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although Luca Schuler is only 100 pounds and made the Olympics. Mind you he crashed each run, probably from lack of speed.
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eheath
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Im not sure why you're trying to say a 12 year old boy isn't 80 lbs. Im not talking about the age of anyone ive seen, im literally talking size as big if not smaller than kelly hitting big jumps.
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RubberSoul
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this is an interesting discussion. honestly i dont really know which side im on
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Pipe_Munky
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her dad said she was 30kg so you're looking at roughly 60lbs
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Breaking_Rad
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The Drone footage shows them a lot bigger than 20 feet....

Sorry, no idea how to embed this:

http://www.zapiks.fr/sfr-tour-run-vainqueur-kelly.html

If that first jump (probably best view in video) is 20-feet I must be using the wrong ruler.
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Suusataja
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This.


Eheath, I'm sorry, but I have to say this. I respect you for expressing your opinion and all, but most of the times you are talking ignorant shit about stuff that you really don't have a clue of.

I like your edits tho.. Pls don't ban me..
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snomaster
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that's a different comp for sure.


Kelly Sildaru : run vainqueur SFR Tour
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Breaking_Rad
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No comprende Dr. Jones...that's pretty much thrtee days ago....right 7, left 7, back 2, right 7, left 7....survival run that took 1st.
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