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Explain FIS controversy

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_anderson_
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I haven't been on here in a while and I saw a FUCK FIS picture today, can someone explain all the FIS controversy so I know what position to take on this
Jan 27 2015 11:33AM
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toastyteenagers
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Where to begin...

snowboaed pipe in 1998 was basically boycotted because of fis.

keep it going
Jan 27 2015 11:35AM
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Wheat
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Come on buddy

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=FIS+Xgames+controversy
Jan 27 2015 11:35AM
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lurking
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How do you not know what position to take?
Jan 27 2015 11:37AM
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Blurst
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FIS = Regulation
Regulation inside of freeskiing is an Oxymoron.

Our forefathers in freeskiing stopped skiing moguls, aerials etc.. because it wasn't allowing them to ski how they wanted, so letting FIS back into our sport is just going back to the days of the repression of a skiers ability to express their own personal style and flavour.
Jan 27 2015 11:37AM
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_anderson_
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loganschnurHow do you not know what position to take?


I don't know anything about it
Jan 27 2015 11:39AM
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_anderson_
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So basically FIS is trying to steal fame from the xgames? Or am I looking at it wrong
Jan 27 2015 11:50AM
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John18_6
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FIS would tell vinny$ to go home and try again for his performance in big air. Not cool. They could care less about pushing the progression of style and creativity- which is where I think skiing should go or else people will just get hurt. The latest B&E show was unbelievable, to see henrik destroy himself coming up short on a triple was devastating. Get well soon.
Jan 27 2015 11:52AM
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_anderson_
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Oh FIS is bad because it corporatises skiing and we as skiers don't like that
Jan 27 2015 11:53AM
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_anderson_
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Fuck FIS
Jan 27 2015 11:55AM
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edai
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Basically FIS scheduled the World Championship to go on at the same time as the XGames thinking riders would choose the world champs over X, unfortunately for them, they were sorely mistaken. Every elite rider in the world was at X and the World Championship was basically reduced to skiers that nobodies ever even heard of. Not to put them down at all, but bobby brown, goepper, wallisch, vinny, jossi, joss etc. were all at X, not at the world champs.
Jan 27 2015 11:58AM
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hjalleh
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eazy.Basically FIS scheduled the World Championship to go on at the same time as the XGames thinking riders would choose the world champs over X, unfortunately for them, they were sorely mistaken. Every elite rider in the world was at X and the World Championship was basically reduced to skiers that nobodies ever even heard of. Not to put them down at all, but bobby brown, goepper, wallisch, vinny, jossi, joss etc. were all at X, not at the world champs.


Dont forget the multi-goldmedalist Russ Henshaw showed up to support Fis :D But yeah i guess hes basicly a nobody
Jan 27 2015 12:10PM
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lands11
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eazy.Basically FIS scheduled the World Championship to go on at the same time as the XGames thinking riders would choose the world champs over X, unfortunately for them, they were sorely mistaken. Every elite rider in the world was at X and the World Championship was basically reduced to skiers that nobodies ever even heard of. Not to put them down at all, but bobby brown, goepper, wallisch, vinny, jossi, joss etc. were all at X, not at the world champs.


I turned my TV on and got all excited to watch the world championships only to realize I had never heard of a single skier competing. It was still fun to watch because you don't get to see free skiing on TV everyday, but it definitely took a little away from it not knowing what to expect from each rider.
Jan 27 2015 12:14PM
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Pipe_Munky
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john18061806FIS would tell vinny$ to go home and try again for his performance in big air. Not cool. They could care less about pushing the progression of style and creativity- which is where I think skiing should go or else people will just get hurt.


A couple things are wrong with your statement:
1) every freeski judge under FIS or AFP take the exact same exams and clinics therefore they know what to look for.
2) AFP and FIS judges are the SAME PEOPLE!!!! FIS has basically given the AFP free reign to judge their comps...
3) up until this year, X-Games was 100% spin-to-win and the biggest, gnarliest tricks were rewarded with style playing little parts.
Jan 27 2015 12:31PM
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theabortionator
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Pipe_MunkyA couple things are wrong with your statement:
1) every freeski judge under FIS or AFP take the exact same exams and clinics therefore they know what to look for.
2) AFP and FIS judges are the SAME PEOPLE!!!! FIS has basically given the AFP free reign to judge their comps...
3) up until this year, X-Games was 100% spin-to-win and the biggest, gnarliest tricks were rewarded with style playing little parts.


Well didn't vinny get 2nd last year or at least get scored well?

I'm not really a fan of either honestly.

Always kind of hope it would all die and something better would come up. Or somebody would start something low key, for the skiers/riders even if it was low budget and not even televised.
Jan 27 2015 12:46PM
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