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Women's Ski and Snowboard Big Air in X Games

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SofaKingSick
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Just read on Unofficial that these two events are in

Thoughts? Which one will be better, do you think? What tricks will win?
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Sep 22 2016 12:58PM
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SofaKingSick
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oh, and uh, idk what the female big air game is looking like right now but id love to see someone get hyped up and throw a dub

anyone know who's likely to be in the event?
Sep 22 2016 1:05PM
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-Colton
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Would be hype to see some of the lady skiiers pushin the big air game.... #makeminggdoatriple
Sep 22 2016 2:12PM
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mr-mcsteeze
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Somebody needs to do a double its been way to late
Sep 22 2016 2:16PM
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LivingDaLife
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/839338/Nine-Queens-2013---Heli-Angle--Double-Cork-1260-safety-by-Lisa-Zimmermann

Chances are she won't do it in competition though and sadly in three years no one has really followed her example. My guess is that Kelly will win it with a switch 10 - then next year she starts doing dubs, then starts doing them in comps the year after that. There's no reason for girls to dub in comps until the level gets high enough that they need to. I hope I'm wrong and girls step it up sooner though.

There was a girl snowboarder who tried dubs at one (or maybe both) of the stadium big airs last year...can't remember her name.
Sep 22 2016 2:32PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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announcers gonna be like:

"oh cool 360 with no grab"

"Rodeo 5!"

"cork 7 with a safety grab? looks like we have a gold medal!"
Sep 22 2016 2:41PM
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bigcat.
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this is going to be ultimate carnage, they should not do this. either they'll all do cork 7s or they'll all try hard tricks and all get broke off -___-
Sep 22 2016 2:49PM
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SammyDubz
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Yea I will not be watching if it's anything like the women's big air in Fenway.
Sep 22 2016 3:15PM
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SofaKingSick
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SammyDubzYea I will not be watching if it's anything like the women's big air in Fenway.


i forgot about that. can you elaborate on how the women did there?
Sep 22 2016 3:37PM
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BonusNo413
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I watch big air to see the best comp skiers pushing the sport. I don't care for women's skiing in that regard since they'll always be trailing. If I do watch it, it will be so I can watch Kelly land a 1080.
Sep 23 2016 8:37AM
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clorox
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I thought only mens snowboarding was added. I hope I'm wrong.
Sep 23 2016 8:45AM
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SammyDubz
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Titsandwich11i forgot about that. can you elaborate on how the women did there?


Idk I don't want to be a dick but it was just classic women's skiing I think the winning trick was like a switch 7 or something
Sep 23 2016 9:07AM
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SofaKingSick
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FKS_HEEL_PIECEI thought only mens snowboarding was added. I hope I'm wrong.


On my phone so I don't feel like checking but I think you're thinking of Olympics, that they're only adding snowboard big air. I think x games is adding both ski and snowboard big air. But I could def be wrong

SammyDubzIdk I don't want to be a dick but it was just classic women's skiing I think the winning trick was like a switch 7 or something


Haha word yeah gotcha
Sep 24 2016 6:22PM
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Mingg
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I don't know. It might be cool. Here's my theory which is probably 0% accurate but fuck it.

So in a slope run everything you do has to be consistent to get a good run. Which means you're probably not throwing the hardest thing you can physically do? I could be wrong about that but oh well. Anyways, for big air each hit is independent of another and if you fall it's not gonna mess up your score. You have multiple tries so even if you fuck up once or twice you can still have the chance to bring it to your feet. Because of this I think we might see some relatively new stuff from the ladies. I don't know a whole lot about the comp scene but I'd like to think this is a positive step in a good direction.

Idk even if it "sucks" compared to the men's comp I'll probably still be stoked on it. Just cause it's cool to see other chicks throw down.
Sep 24 2016 7:15PM
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SkiBum.
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540 no grab hand drag on landing will win girls big air ski
Sep 24 2016 8:23PM
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3than0d311
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I want to see big things from women if they decide to do it. Im getting sick of hearing women on the slopes complain that men are sexist for talking about how womens tricks have only made it to the halfway point of men.

Last year i heard a girl bitching about amd when i told her to make a difference and womens skiing she seriously told me she cant do it because shes a girl.
Sep 24 2016 8:56PM
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clorox
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Titsandwich11On my phone so I don't feel like checking but I think you're thinking of Olympics, that they're only adding snowboard big air. I think x games is adding both ski and snowboard big air. But I could def be wrong


Oh right
Sep 25 2016 4:11PM
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Cadenmccullough
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Dennis_Reynoldsannouncers gonna be like:

"oh cool 360 with no grab"

"Rodeo 5!"

"cork 7 with a safety grab? looks like we have a gold medal!"

This made me laugh haha.
Sep 25 2016 4:24PM
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K-Dot.
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The girls who grab instagram will have plenty of new material
Sep 25 2016 6:42PM
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creaturelo
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Regardless of what it'll be, involvement is progression to a degree and that's pretty rad. I'm way more stoked to support an event like this than the broadcasting of a bunch of people playing video games.
Sep 25 2016 7:01PM
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SofaKingSick
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solid.sevenI don't know. It might be cool. Here's my theory which is probably 0% accurate but fuck it.

So in a slope run everything you do has to be consistent to get a good run. Which means you're probably not throwing the hardest thing you can physically do? I could be wrong about that but oh well. Anyways, for big air each hit is independent of another and if you fall it's not gonna mess up your score. You have multiple tries so even if you fuck up once or twice you can still have the chance to bring it to your feet. Because of this I think we might see some relatively new stuff from the ladies. I don't know a whole lot about the comp scene but I'd like to think this is a positive step in a good direction.

Idk even if it "sucks" compared to the men's comp I'll probably still be stoked on it. Just cause it's cool to see other chicks throw down.


that's the general idea behind big air in general. just one hit, so you can send shit you wouldn't dare add to a slope run. so yeah, i agree with you and the person i quote below-- it could def lead to something good. maybe even get a few ladies throwing dubs and shit

laura.obermeyerRegardless of what it'll be, involvement is progression to a degree and that's pretty rad. I'm way more stoked to support an event like this than the broadcasting of a bunch of people playing video games.
Sep 27 2016 2:02PM
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SofaKingSick
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also the poll is split 44% to 44%....i am pleasantly surprised haha
Sep 27 2016 2:02PM
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270on420out
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Stoked that women will push their side of the sport, but I think women should look up to skiers like Maude and Katrina. Women should get out into urban more too imo.
Sep 27 2016 2:16PM
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Mingg
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Titsandwich11that's the general idea behind big air in general. just one hit, so you can send shit you wouldn't dare add to a slope run. so yeah, i agree with you and the person i quote below-- it could def lead to something good. maybe even get a few ladies throwing dubs and shit


Yeah I know. I was just responding people that say it'll only be this trick or that trick. But I think we'll see more than that.
Sep 27 2016 2:28PM
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SofaKingSick
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solid.sevenYeah I know. I was just responding people that say it'll only be this trick or that trick. But I think we'll see more than that.


yeah agreed. big air can make people do some crazy things. some of the most iconic "first" tricks we saw for a while were at big airs like the US open, like CR's bio 12, schiiler's switch 12s and 14s...

more recently examples that come to mind are ...somebody's dub 16 (kenworthy?), henrik's nose bud dub 12....
Sep 27 2016 3:08PM
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.otto.
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laura.obermeyerRegardless of what it'll be, involvement is progression to a degree and that's pretty rad. I'm way more stoked to support an event like this than the broadcasting of a bunch of people playing video games.


agreed
Sep 27 2016 4:22PM
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tris10radeka
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Dennis_Reynoldsannouncers gonna be like:

"oh cool 360 with no grab"

"Rodeo 5!"

"cork 7 with a safety grab? looks like we have a gold medal!"


hahaha
Sep 27 2016 9:37PM
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CB4TSB
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Rennis_Deynoldsannouncers gonna be like:

"oh cool 360 with no grab"

"Rodeo 5!"

"cork 7 with a safety grab? looks like we have a gold medal!"


bump
Jan 28 2017 9:11PM
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Queen_Selassie
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espn was super glitchy but did kaya do a double?
Jan 28 2017 9:13PM
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Mingg
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Queen_Selassieespn was super glitchy but did kaya do a double?


sw dub 10 yeah
Jan 28 2017 9:16PM
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CB4TSB
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Queen_Selassieespn was super glitchy but did kaya do a double?


Kaya and Lisa both did switch dub 10's, Kaya's was cleaner and she held her grab much longer.
Jan 28 2017 9:16PM
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Holte
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I daresay most people would have put their money on Lisa taking gold - she's been way ahead of the game for a while, but Kaya straight killed it with her hit tonight.
Jan 28 2017 9:23PM
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Queen_Selassie
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waiting4snowKaya and Lisa both did switch dub 10's, Kaya's was cleaner and she held her grab much longer.


yeah i saw the very end and she was grabbing beyond the knuckle like a real G. She got robbed imo
Jan 28 2017 9:24PM
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DrZoidberg
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I don't think Kaya could have held on any longer without crashing.

Now I'm wondering if they've modified the pipe for this womens snowboarding, seeing how it went last night for skiing.
Jan 28 2017 9:27PM
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Breaking_Rad
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Bottom line is this event moved the line in a way Fenway definitely did not. Although watch Kaya's crash from year's ago on one of those metal monsters and that might cause some hesitation.

In any regard, I think the dubs and the sw 12 were pretty solid.
Jan 28 2017 9:29PM
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