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Holy Shit - Russ Henshaw Double to Rail

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jimmy_buckle
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http://www.redbull.com/au/en/snow/stories/1331752625228/russ-henshaw-double-cork-to-rail
Oct 9 2015 12:15AM
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[Steeze_Please]
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WOW.
Oct 9 2015 12:18AM
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John18_6
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It's beyond me how his gigantic balls didn't throw off his rotation. Holy Shit indeed!
Oct 9 2015 12:24AM
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Brocka_Flocka
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https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/777815.0/Jon-Brogan---270-on-to-switch-compilation?c=3&o=3&t=6#v2JhzfdM1CaX3Bpm.97

Just for reference
Oct 9 2015 12:26AM
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saskskier
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This is probably the biggest rail trick since Candide's cork 810 to rail back in the day. Crazy stuff.
Oct 9 2015 12:26AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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i think i shat
Oct 9 2015 12:29AM
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auski
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I'm fucking stoked for Russ on this one.
Oct 9 2015 12:29AM
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AGOF
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Seriously was way too clean
Oct 9 2015 12:31AM
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Brocka_Flocka
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HE GOT THE GRAB!!!!!
Oct 9 2015 12:32AM
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John18_6
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Brocka_FlockaJust for reference


reference? You can't compare Brogan and Henshaw. They are two completely different skiers with two completely different skill sets. Progression isn't corrosive to skiing at all, it's what moves it forward. Don't be afraid of change my friend.
Oct 9 2015 12:33AM
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Mingg
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HOLY SHIT. Russ is the man. Thats absolutely insane.
Oct 9 2015 12:35AM
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Jon_Taffer
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fuck that shit is dangerous haha
Oct 9 2015 12:48AM
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jackdonovan
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shit thats a gnarly trick, landed clean too
Oct 9 2015 12:55AM
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Mitch.B
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Saw this IRL, safe to say everyone was screaming pretty loud when it happened. He only tried it 3 times too.
Oct 9 2015 1:16AM
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CHORIZO
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Mitch.BSaw this IRL, safe to say everyone was screaming pretty loud when it happened. He only tried it 3 times too.


I would only need 1 attempt since i would die if i ever tried this
Oct 9 2015 1:23AM
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sellinger
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That was ridiculously clean
Oct 9 2015 1:24AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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you're an idiot. and so is candide a little too for saying that.

nothing will ever be the same as it was no matter how hard you try. things and people are going to evolve. if you're afraid of change then that's your problem.

also how does this resemble gymnastics at all? get your head out of your ass.
Oct 9 2015 2:03AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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if skiers only focused on style, every single edit would be over saturated with people trying to swing their arms differently than the other guy.
Oct 9 2015 2:42AM
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jps2.0
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will this ever go down in a comp
Oct 9 2015 3:01AM
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auski
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Almost definitely will happen in a comp within 2 years

Is this also the biggest spin to rail? I know Jossi did a SW 990 in EDIAS but he may have done a 1170 to down box too. Can't remember
Oct 9 2015 3:24AM
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Mitch.B
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auskiAlmost definitely will happen in a comp within 2 years

Is this also the biggest spin to rail? I know Jossi did a SW 990 in EDIAS but he may have done a 1170 to down box too. Can't remember


Unless they change the set up of a course, and design a feature specifically for this, we won't see this in a comp. I skied past this jump, and that landing was so fucking steep. You can't just build a random jump and put a rail on the landing, you have to build it specifically for it otherwise their sidewalls will blow out.
Oct 9 2015 3:48AM
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theabortionator
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damn...
Oct 9 2015 3:48AM
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Holte
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I want a source on that quote. Seems pretty odd (or at least wildly out of context) from the guy who basically invented huge spins onto rails.
Oct 9 2015 4:33AM
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Holte
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I want a source on that quote. Seems pretty odd (or at least wildly out of context) from the guy who basically invented huge spins onto rails.
Oct 9 2015 4:38AM
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Holte
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I want a source on that quote. Seems pretty odd (or at least wildly out of context) from the guy who basically invented huge spins onto rails.
Oct 9 2015 4:39AM
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Holte
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I want a source on that quote. Seems pretty odd (or at least wildly out of context) from the guy who basically invented huge spins onto rails.
Oct 9 2015 4:41AM
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jibbpeter
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In 90% of all other cases of double to rail you would have been right. However Russ puts a lot of style and clean-ness to that trick which make it even more nuts.
I think it's cool that skiing has yet more insane and steezy stuff to explore.
Can't stop the flow!
Oct 9 2015 4:42AM
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Holte
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^wtf Internet? How did I manage to triple post?
Oct 9 2015 4:45AM
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Age
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It only took three years since my call out of the ski industry ( https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/687638/Dub-onto-a-rail---anyone-game- ) but it finally fucking happened and it's my countryman Russ! You fucking beauty!
#I FUCKING CALLED IT
Oct 9 2015 4:47AM
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Chumberstone
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Really sick trick but I dont think it will be in comps anytime soon, no way they would build a feature like that.
Oct 9 2015 8:42AM
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bedin
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I seriously freaked when I saw it, hell yeah Russ!
Oct 9 2015 8:53AM
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olic
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Really want to see this at full speed with no music, just to hear everyone losing their shit!
Oct 9 2015 9:03AM
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corona
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shoulda done a back 2 out
Oct 9 2015 9:50AM
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S.J.W
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So there's actually people hating on Russ for doing a double onto a rail? It takes so much more skill to double onto a rail than to do a "stylish" switch 5 or whatever the cool trick is these days.
Oct 9 2015 10:09AM
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JTCasper540_MN
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henshaw probably read this thread ahead of time and used it as his motivation

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/813135/Double-flip-onto-a-rail
Oct 9 2015 10:23AM
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FSKP
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Also he is not only the first one to have done a double to rail, at the same time he's the first one to land a 1170 degrees onto a rail....
Oct 9 2015 10:32AM
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saskskier
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S.J.WSo there's actually people hating on Russ for doing a double onto a rail? It takes so much more skill to double onto a rail than to do a "stylish" switch 5 or whatever the cool trick is these days.


It's a crazy trick for sure, but I'd rather watch a Nimbus edit or an edit full of Jossi doing zero spins than an edit full of bangers like this double. A person can respect the skill it takes to pull something super technical or difficult, but still enjoy creativity and simplicity more.
Oct 9 2015 10:33AM
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ANDR01D
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Some of you need to stop being pubes and give credit where it's due. Russ killed it. He even slid the rail instead of just disastering the end and calling it a double to rail. What more would you like?

If this is something that becomes the norm, I can see the argument for style over spins. But this is a one off masterpiece.
Oct 9 2015 10:46AM
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S.J.W
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Yeah but let's just get hypothetical here for a second. Say every skier wanted to get super "stylish" and stopped trying new shit and just focused on how clean their switch dub 9's could get or something, the whole of skiing would become so boring with everyone doing the same shit. It's the same reason people don't like comp skiing because everyone does the same tricks. At the end of the day for skiing to survive you need both aspects of the sport. You need people like Russ and Nick pushing comp skiing and then you need people like Khai or Noah to push the style aspect of the sport.
Oct 9 2015 11:07AM
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Mr.Bishop
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I'm with ya bud. Props to Russ for doing some badass trickery, for sure - not going to take that away from him...

Whatever, I'm going to go watch Royalty again.
Oct 9 2015 12:17PM
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John18_6
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Mr.BishopI'm going to go watch

Mr.Bishopass trickery, for sure


Twerk it.
Oct 9 2015 12:30PM
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Mr.Bishop
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JohnCenaCenaTwerk it.


I wanna see someone twerk onto a rail.
Oct 9 2015 1:42PM
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S.J.W
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Mr.BishopI wanna see someone twerk onto a rail.


Gus could probably do it, being so close with Miley n all
Oct 9 2015 1:43PM
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minihef
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This makes so little sense it's difficult to know where to start.

There is one tiny aspect of skiing which has some small similarities with gymnastics, but also a whole lot more differences. That's it. And whatever happens with that tiny aspect of skiing it has no discernible impact on many other aspects of skiing, nor on the various types of skiing that ordinary people enjoy all over the world.

Someone doing a double cork on skis is skiing. Someone doing a snow plow down a green run is skiing. Someone shredding a 55 degree Alaskan spine is skiing. Someone greasing an urban rail is skiing. Someone bashing gates is skiing. Someone climbing a mountain deep in the backcountry then descending on skis is skiing. I don't really see what the fuck gymnastics has to do with anything, especially the 'death' of such a varied sport.

Props to Russ, that was so sick.
Oct 9 2015 2:41PM
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