Why swaney is the bravest I know: an essay

That's not an essay.

Sweet thread dude

This is actually genius. You had us all expecting something well and thought out and you gave us that, kind of exactly like what swaney did. Good job op

Elizabeth is the greatest halfpipe skier alive. You could even say she’s the Sarah Burcc of our generation. She is not just another technical flips and rotation skier, she is a complete masterpiece. She is not someone that is being controlled by FIS qualification systems. Swaney is singlehandedly one of the most innovative and unique athlete of this decade. She is a style genius, her jumps are experimental, innovative, unique, she isn’t afraid to experiment, she is constantly evolving and changing her style. Liz, from the beginning, has always pushed boundaries and has continued to make progressive leaps that others could only hope to imitate. Her straight airs are her instruments. She wants you to look beyond just the lip of the pipe. They are there just to complement her style, they are an application of her whole as a vehicle of human expression rather than a medium for judges scoring and competition. Her demo reels and weather anchor segments are something that no one else is doing. Swaney obviously isn’t a Maggie Violin/Burmansson type of skiier with outstanding technical abilities but she still manages to ski better than them by far. Her qualification runs in world cups are an extremely introspective and personal feat of accomplishment. It allows you to better understand the perspective and emotions of a young liz. Her influence has become a bridge for white youth to enjoy the art of the outdoor life and empathize with the likes of liz and that is what is so wonderful about skiing. We are able to see who she really is and understand her. Her post run signature wave and giddy excitement shows that she is a surprisingly soft-spoken and confident young woman and it gives you all the more reason to care about her. There was no Elizabeth Swaney before Elizabeth Swaney. She is not emulating anyone, she isn’t trying to be anyone. She has no influences. When her interview with cnbc came out of nowhere, everyone loved it because no-one has ever seen someone with that courage to speak out. She has accomplished so much at such a young age, can you imagine what her skiing is going to be like in 5 years?

**This post was edited on Feb 22nd 2018 at 4:28:52pm

milk_manThis is actually genius. You had us all expecting something well and thought out and you gave us that, kind of exactly like what swaney did. Good job op

You thought Swaney was going to give you something good?

TRVP_ANGELElizabeth is the greatest halfpipe skier alive. You could even say she’s the Sarah Bork of our generation. She is not just another technical flips and rotation skier, she is a complete masterpiece. She is not someone that is being controlled by FIS qualification systems. Swaney is singlehandedly one of the most innovative and unique athlete of this decade. She is a style genius, her jumps are experimental, innovative, unique, she isn’t afraid to experiment, she is constantly evolving and changing her style. Liz, from the beginning, has always pushed boundaries and has continued to make progressive leaps that others could only hope to imitate. Her straight airs are her instruments. She wants you to look beyond just the lip of the pipe. They are there just to complement her style, they are an application of her whole as a vehicle of human expression rather than a medium for judges scoring and competition. Her demo reels and weather anchor segments are something that no one else is doing. Swaney obviously isn’t a Maggie Voilin/Burmansson type of skiier with outstanding technical abilities but she still manages to ski better than them by far. Her qualification runs in world cups are an extremely introspective and personal feat of accomplishment. It allows you to better understand the perspective and emotions of a young liz. Her influence has become a bridge for white youth to enjoy the art of the outdoor life and empathize with the likes of liz and that is what is so wonderful about skiing. We are able to see who she really is and understand her. Her post run signature wave and giddy excitement shows that she is a surprisingly soft-spoken and confident young woman and it gives you all the more reason to care about her. There was no Elizabeth Swaney before Elizabeth Swaney. She is not emulating anyone, she isn’t trying to be anyone. She has no influences. When her interview with cnbc came out of nowhere, everyone loved it because no-one has ever seen someone with that courage to speak out. She has accomplished so much at such a young age, can you imagine what her skiing is going to be like in 5 years?

**This post was edited on Feb 22nd 2018 at 3:01:07pm

atta boy, that's more like it.

This is the best thread of all time.

beating a dead horse here people

Thundercatbeating a dead horse here people

Save a horse beat a swaney

Don’t think Swaneys run has ever been put down by any other competitor in the olympics so take that as you will


TLDR Swanee is basically like the oystein of women’s halfpipe

This though:

Monday Goal: have the irrational self-confidence of #ElizabethSwaney after completing the worst performance in Olympic history. pic.twitter.com/5NGaBRm29N

— Ben Holcomb (@BenjaminHolcomb) February 19, 2018[/quote]

**This post was edited on Feb 23rd 2018 at 9:27:44am

After watching her run, it changed my views on the Olympics. It almost made them seem not as intense or top tier as I had seen it before. I'm kinda disappointed that they allowed something like this to happen. Arent the Olympics meant to show the best of the best? Not some shitty skier that finessed a loophole and was able to display the absolute lowest tier of skiing.