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  • Could Tanner Hall be skiing's lost prophet?
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Replying to Could Tanner Hall be skiing's lost prophet?

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Well, not exactly a prophet, but Tanner Hall always seems to have a few words about the sport, and I finally gave him a listen. The guy makes a good point. Free skiing HAS changed, a lot, and maybe even in a negative way. All of the fun has taken out of competing and has been replaced with wanting to be better than everyone else. The seriousness of the sport has changed. As Tanner recalls "Laughing and cracking jokes atop the course while smoking a J" is now coaches, cameras, and ambassadors. Also I noticed an extreme decline in "style" with the professionals who compete. Now what is considered "stylish" is "flawlessness". There is no more afterbang or even single flips. We've been pushing the limits of skiing way too far. After seeing the Olympic course jumps I don't even want to see my self or younger brother (Who is a snowboarding prodigy) to ever reach that level. If you make a mistake at 45 feet in the air going about 40 mph, its just too big a risk. People focus far to much on rotation, revolution and basic grabs. When was the last time you saw a Cuban or Liu Kang in a competition? And what is with all of the coaching and training? Skiing is about doing what you love, and having a good laugh, and throwing some crazy shit with your friends. look, I'm not saying the change is all bad, its perfectly fine if you like the whole red bull "Bigger better faster" but there has came a point where the fun has been taken out of the sport, and we are willingly accepting this. Pretty soon the sport is going to be reaching for quads, and even maybe 5x flips, but there will come a point where "Skiing will not progress anymore, and we will be forced to move backward".

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