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jlens05Why did this even happen?
SCOO-WOOPBecause the system used to distribute Olympic spots is BROKE. THE SYSTEM'S BROKE.
jlens05Why did this even happen?
teamSESHAhhh man. I was just going to post this for free karma. I see you opened Reddit earlier than I did this morning.
Honestly idc though. What other Hungarian pipe skiers are there?
teamSESHAhhh man. I was just going to post this for free karma. I see you opened Reddit earlier than I did this morning.
Honestly idc though. What other Hungarian pipe skiers are there?
Park_RangerShe is American, lives in Cali. She found a loop hole that got her on the Hungarian team
MalcolmI think my mom could do that
NSdiedWOdlnI think my grandmother could do that.
But hinestly, what the fuck? Do hungarians have no fucking shame?
If i were the president of hungary i wouldve murdered her pathetic ass before she humiliated my country like that.
Park_Rangerhttps://sports.yahoo.com/bad-american-skier-games-system-make-olympics-070235305.html
She humilaited our country and sport too
sambuswellhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BResegLAU1a/
I think this explains a lot
Titus69I really don't think the general public who aren't like ski bums will care or think of skiing much different from what they already do seeing her ski, you also have to dig to find the livestream channel for qualifiers so most judt watch primetime. I think if it wasn't blown up less people would be so pissed by it, sure fuck her but honestly what hammer tossing pipe skier would fill her spot instead?
BWalmerI mean, you’re right...my wife (who snowboards and follows action sports minimally, but more than the average person) and I watched the full feed this afternooon, when she came on my wife said “she’s probably not gonna make the cut, huh” and when I explained the controversy she said “I don’t really see the big deal, yeah she gamed the system, but did she really take anyone’s spot?” And she’s right, no one who wasn’t watching the world stream saw the run, and those that did won’t really notice or care. Yeah, it’s a bad showing for “her country” and “her sport” but in the long run, no one will remember it. People forget about legit gold medal runs after a week, this really means nothing.
VinnieFI think it's hilarious. She's also run for governor of California and has a degree from Harvard. She's just filling her life full of all sorts of things hardly anyone gets a chance to do and is doing it all through technicalities and not skill. Way to play the system. Go her. I hope to see her in 2022 competing for Venezuela.
BWalmerI mean, you’re right...my wife (who snowboards and follows action sports minimally, but more than the average person) and I watched the full feed this afternooon, when she came on my wife said “she’s probably not gonna make the cut, huh” and when I explained the controversy she said “I don’t really see the big deal, yeah she gamed the system, but did she really take anyone’s spot?” And she’s right, no one who wasn’t watching the world stream saw the run, and those that did won’t really notice or care. Yeah, it’s a bad showing for “her country” and “her sport” but in the long run, no one will remember it. People forget about legit gold medal runs after a week, this really means nothing.
SofaKingSickim not sure i totally understand the scoring thing. isn't it just judged by "overall impression" like slope is? if so, how would a legit run with a fall be scored lower than a full run of below-the-lip "airs?" maybe enough people fall towards the top and then just ski down?
not taking a side on all of this, but some say someone like this should be the first run of every sport broadcast, to remind you how good the competitors are
IsabelleThe judges have to score her higher than crash scores because otherwise she could protest. Crash always means game over, and she doesn't ever fall..
On another note, am I the only one who's totally sick of seeing posts/videos/articles about her literally everywhere? this is exactly why it's extremely bad for our sport. Her video has over half a million views.
IsabelleThe judges have to score her higher than crash scores because otherwise she could protest. Crash always means game over, and she doesn't ever fall..
On another note, am I the only one who's totally sick of seeing posts/videos/articles about her literally everywhere? this is exactly why it's extremely bad for our sport. Her video has over half a million views.
steezy.stewOMFG apparently she was quoted by the AP saying "I didn't qualify for finals so I'm really disappointed," This chick is straight up delusional. You would really think that having invested so much time involved with the sport, even at here level, she would have come to terms with the fact her intentions are only self-serving and that she's wasting errybodies time.
Here's a link to another article: http://thecomeback.com/olympics/olympic-halfpipe-skier-liz-swaney-really-disappointed-no-real-trick.html
It does a really fair job of putting into context her efforts compared to other Olympic frauds, while pretty much calling her out for being a pussy that put in no effort to even try.
