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Most "viewed" skier of all time?

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Crispy.
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What I mean is this: which skier do you guys think has been seen by the most people the most number of times? For example, if I watch the same video 10 times, each time counts. Obviously, it has to be someone who has put out a lot of content for many many years.

My guess at this point is either Will or Andy from the string of TCs over the years.
Dec 8 2017 8:28PM
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oldworld_newlife
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This guy called Abraham Cain
Dec 8 2017 8:32PM
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VintageCadillac
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It has to be Candide. He doesn't post much, but when he does that shit goes viral...
Dec 8 2017 10:02PM
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cool_name
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I doubt any of the freeskiers compare to the racers
Dec 8 2017 10:27PM
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aideey10
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Defiantly agree with Candide the amount of non skiers that talk about the one of those days videos is nuts.
Dec 8 2017 10:31PM
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*St4th0s*
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my non-skiing friends have seen all of the one of those days series. i think candide is definitely up there
Dec 8 2017 11:03PM
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.lencon
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aideey10Defiantly agree with Candide the amount of non skiers that talk about the one of those days videos is nuts.


Those have over 35 million views collectively. I am sure with his other videos he is easily over 50 million.
Dec 8 2017 11:36PM
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Lokdog
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Its gotta be candide
Dec 9 2017 12:21AM
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CB4TSB
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Non racers

Candide OOTD
Cody Townsend The Crack
Jesper Tjader Nine Knights Gap
Leo Taillefer Line of the Winter

The power of Gopro = views
Dec 9 2017 12:27AM
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fries
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VintageCadillacIt has to be Candide. He doesn't post much, but when he does that shit goes viral...

This is so true. The last "one of those days" was all over youtube and facebook. I remember a few non skier friends telling me about it
Dec 9 2017 1:03AM
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quixotic
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any skier in lots of x games and/or olympics. national TV = millions of views.
Dec 9 2017 1:34AM
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BrawnTrends
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.lenconThose have over 35 million views collectively. I am sure with his other videos he is easily over 50 million.


41,323,054 views to be exact (as seen on his YT channel). And then you have to add all the reposts and the traditional media coverage on TV.
Dec 9 2017 7:32AM
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SofaKingSick
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Plus Candide has been around forever. He was the first freeskier I saw clips of that got me really into it and that was in 1999

But yeah idk who it is. And yeah im sure it's a racer if we're talking overall
Dec 9 2017 5:19PM
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Sharko
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quixoticany skier in lots of x games and/or olympics. national TV = millions of views.


I think this is what people are overlooking, the power of TV coverage over time. Everyone is looking at this through the lens of internet savvy millennial skiers. Getting a lot of hits and reposts is one thing, but it won't make you a household name with older people and non-sportsfans. However, Olympic footage gets played year after year in homes all over the world, some of it has been around collecting views for decades.
Considering the international reach of TV over time, my guess is Johnny Fuckin Moseley. No one but me in my family skis, but my wife knows him from hosting those MTV shows, and my mom still remembers his gold medal mogul run that blew minds in the 90's. A shit ton of people worldwide over time have seen his face.
Dec 9 2017 6:20PM
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BrawnTrends
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SharkoI think this is what people are overlooking, the power of TV coverage over time. Everyone is looking at this through the lens of internet savvy millennial skiers. Getting a lot of hits and reposts is one thing, but it won't make you a household name with older people and non-sportsfans. However, Olympic footage gets played year after year in homes all over the world, some of it has been around collecting views for decades.
Considering the international reach of TV over time, my guess is Johnny Fuckin Moseley. No one but me in my family skis, but my wife knows him from hosting those MTV shows, and my mom still remembers his gold medal mogul run that blew minds in the 90's. A shit ton of people worldwide over time have seen his face.


Johnny Moseley is virtually unknown outside of North America though. People might remember him from MTV but won't associate him with skiing. So I don't know if that really counts.
And Candide has been featured on tv all over the world too.
Dec 9 2017 6:38PM
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skiznuts
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tanner. chad's.
Dec 10 2017 7:04AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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This. Worth noting that if we count views outside of the internet, wallisch wins hands down. Every go pro tv in stores features his segments
Dec 10 2017 8:46AM
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clorox
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I mean pretty much everyone knows Jon Olsson even if 99% of his vlogs have nothing to do with skiing.
Dec 10 2017 10:05AM
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BrawnTrends
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Can we count LJ Strenio in the last xXx movie?
Dec 10 2017 12:05PM
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Casey
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It's gotta be Candide, I just looked on YouTube and his one if those days 2 edit got 22 million views. Holy shit.
Dec 10 2017 12:22PM
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rossmiron
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My bets on Candide, the other day I was at my buddies house who has never skied or tried to ski a day in his life. on his recently viewed videos was One Of Those Days. He watched all of them before I could even show him.
Dec 10 2017 1:47PM
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Pancake_Fucker
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Bode Miller
Dec 10 2017 7:02PM
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auski
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After Candide I’d say it’s Bobby Brown. Puts out lots of content, has some appeal outside skiing circles.

Whoever it is I reckon it’d have to be a GoPro athlete (maybe GoPro plus Red Bull like Bobby and Jesper for maximum funding and exposure)
Dec 12 2017 7:32AM
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Dddsz
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cool_nameI doubt any of the freeskiers compare to the racers


Those priveledged nerds don't count.
Dec 12 2017 10:10AM
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lmmcc
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Does Warren Miller count? I know he isn’t exactly in ski movies any more but there have been his movies (at least under his name) that have gone on for decades and been seen by multiple generations.
Dec 12 2017 11:36AM
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snowpocalypse
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Glen Plake.... Mic drop.
Dec 12 2017 12:03PM
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yungQ
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Gus kenworthy and Lindsey vonn
Dec 12 2017 6:07PM
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