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Biggest SuperUnknown Upsets

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gravel
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Brent Whipple 2014 being relegated to semi-finalists after one of the most insane edits, I can’t even think of anyone nowadays who has both way dub 7, let alone 6 years ago.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/703073/Brent-Whipple-Superunknown

What are some other upsets? In finalist selections as well as at the actual event.
Aug 28 2020 12:25AM
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PATROL
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Austin Torvinen 3x finalist. Should've probably won over Sig Tveit, especially since Sig was already pretty known back then. Torvinen had a couple shots in the credits of Less, but that's as far as it went to my knowledge. Would've been interesting to see where his career ended up had he had a proper shot at filming a segment.
Aug 28 2020 8:31AM
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fredyferl
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Seb Eaves also made semi-finals in 2014. I was there for the finals the next year with NS, and remember thinking how Seb would have definitely made finals that year. I'd have to recheck the finalists but the first two years of the park shoots there was some heavy crews of finalists
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/971127/Seb-Eaves-Superunknown-XI-Semi-Finalist
Aug 28 2020 8:38AM
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Mayrandpodcast
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superunknown VI and VII had big upsets (imo)

ex: when niklas eriksson won there was also mcchesney, seany j and chris logan as finalists
Aug 28 2020 9:28AM
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Mayrandpodcast
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fredyferlSeb Eaves also made semi-finals in 2014. I was there for the finals the next year with NS, and remember thinking how Seb would have definitely made finals that year. I'd have to recheck the finalists but the first two years of the park shoots there was some heavy crews of finalists
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/971127/Seb-Eaves-Superunknown-XI-Semi-Finalist


still shook he didnt make finals

seb is one of the most talented skiers i've ever seen. insane all around skier that could do whatever he wanted on skis. Remember meeting him summer of 2009 and being so impressed. Dubs were still new and he was throwing massive dub 12s at 15.
Aug 28 2020 9:32AM
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GrandThings
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Idk if it's necessarily an upset, because it's not the most technical edit and he made the finals the next year

But for me this was by far the most memorable entry of 2015 (and still to this day) and was only a semi-finalist that year


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/761812/Superunknown-XII-Semi-Finalist-Henri-Immonen
Aug 28 2020 9:59AM
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ColoradoDogfart
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Fucking Zane, homie should’ve won is but joss stole his filmer #canceljoss
Aug 28 2020 10:14AM
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bRADon
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Ben Zins! Absolute character of a person, and (used to) be a hell of a shredder.
Aug 28 2020 12:17PM
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skiP.E.I.
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BrotherhoodFilmssuperunknown VI and VII had big upsets (imo)

ex: when niklas eriksson won there was also mcchesney, seany j and chris logan as finalists

Niklas was more unknown even then and he did put together some really bangin' parts. He is underrated for steeze imo.
Aug 28 2020 1:00PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Probably the biggest and most public upset was LSM being bumped semi finals to winner. Definitely deserved it but still a mega upset.
Aug 28 2020 1:01PM
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kbrando
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When Nick Martini didn't win
Aug 28 2020 1:14PM
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Mayrandpodcast
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skiP.E.I.Niklas was more unknown even then and he did put together some really bangin' parts. He is underrated for steeze imo.


no doubt about that , love the part hes put out through the years in level 1 and good company

but if you compare to either mcchesney, jordan or logan imo its not even close
Aug 28 2020 1:21PM
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skiP.E.I.
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BrotherhoodFilmsno doubt about that , love the part hes put out through the years in level 1 and good company

but if you compare to either mcchesney, jordan or logan imo its not even close



Fair, but I think all those guys had good filming and comp careers under
way already, and Niklas was a really good addition to the level 1
crew. For instance if Sean had been filming with L1 would we have
gotten some of his STEPT parts? McChesney also would have had a pretty full comp schedule and C Lo ended up filming with Level 1 for years anyway.
Aug 28 2020 2:43PM
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rsvp
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gravelBrent Whipple 2014 being relegated to semi-finalists after one of the most insane edits, I can’t even think of anyone nowadays who has both way dub 7, let alone 6 years ago.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/703073/Brent-Whipple-Superunknown

What are some other upsets? In finalist selections as well as at the actual event.


bro i still think about that both ways dub 7 way too much
blew my mind when i first saw it
Aug 28 2020 5:43PM
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J_Christoph
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ZAHNER
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Jpurd
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LSM. Not a finalist and then wins out of nowhere. They talk about it in the level 1 podcast in 2011/2012 winter.
Aug 29 2020 1:32AM
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chicken4dathotz
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i get that he's not exactly what level 1 is looking for, but anton linden went dummy stoopid at SU i mean christ on high kid dub'd off a half hip
Aug 29 2020 7:24AM
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clindblomskier
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On a side note Henri Immonen is perpetually slept on for his skill level, man is insane
GrandThingsIdk if it's necessarily an upset, because it's not the most technical edit and he made the finals the next year

But for me this was by far the most memorable entry of 2015 (and still to this day) and was only a semi-finalist that year


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/761812/Superunknown-XII-Semi-Finalist-Henri-Immonen
Aug 29 2020 8:57AM
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Squilliam_7
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821910/Kellan-Baker-Superunknown-XIII-Finalistkbake. 3 swaps before everyone was doing 3 swaps. Majority of the video was filmed in the southeast.

**This post was edited on Aug 29th 2020 at 12:54:46pm
Aug 29 2020 12:54PM
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Mayrandpodcast
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Squilliam_7https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821910/Kellan-Baker-Superunknown-XIII-Finalistkbake. 3 swaps before everyone was doing 3 swaps. Majority of the video was filmed in the southeast.

**This post was edited on Aug 29th 2020 at 12:54:46pm


people have been doing 3 swaps for ever

in the superunknown realm, hugo pelletier had a 540swap in his 2009 finalist vid
Aug 29 2020 1:00PM
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PATROL
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Squilliam_7https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821910/Kellan-Baker-Superunknown-XIII-Finalistkbake. 3 swaps before everyone was doing 3 swaps. Majority of the video was filmed in the southeast.

**This post was edited on Aug 29th 2020 at 12:54:46pm


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3 swaps have been common even in comp runs since like 2009 lol.
Iannick B. was doing them in 2004...

**This post was edited on Aug 29th 2020 at 1:04:38pm
Aug 29 2020 1:01PM
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Squilliam_7
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PATROL?
3 swaps have been common even in comp runs since like 2009 lol.
Iannick B. was doing them in 2004...

**This post was edited on Aug 29th 2020 at 1:04:38pm


Everybody's doing 3 swaps these days. I'm not saying kbake pioneered the 3 swap but I've seen rampant 3 swaps from swerve bois of late
Aug 29 2020 2:31PM
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PATROL
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Squilliam_7Everybody's doing 3 swaps these days. I'm not saying kbake pioneered the 3 swap but I've seen rampant 3 swaps from swerve bois of late

People arguably did more technical rail tricks (including 3 swaps) before all this "new wave" fuss. Those tricks are just starting to resurface again, nothing new.
Aug 29 2020 2:55PM
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.otto.
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bRADonBen Zins! Absolute character of a person, and (used to) be a hell of a shredder.


any reason for his departure from skiing? I understand people drifting away in their early twenties, but it appeared that he had just dipped his toes in skiing
Aug 29 2020 9:52PM
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EvanMeyer
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Squilliam_7Everybody's doing 3 swaps these days. I'm not saying kbake pioneered the 3 swap but I've seen rampant 3 swaps from swerve bois of late

Uh 3 swaps have been around forever. The first 3 swap I saw was probably in like forward or high five 15 years ago. That trick will never go out of style. And how has literally no one in this thread has said Logan imlach beating Clayton vila among a huge field of talent that year?

**This post was edited on Aug 31st 2020 at 5:52:15pm
Aug 31 2020 5:51PM
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Young_patty
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Anton linden lost to Blake Wilson which was an upset and then Pete Kookov qualified for finals this year which was even more upsetting seeing he’s been on Line and Jiberish for a while now and has put out several full parts for each sponsor.

“unknown” smh
Aug 31 2020 6:12PM
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egg.
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Young_pattyAnton linden lost to Blake Wilson which was an upset and then Pete Kookov qualified for finals this year which was even more upsetting seeing he’s been on Line and Jiberish for a while now and has put out several full parts for each sponsor.

“unknown” smh


*koukov :)
Aug 31 2020 11:19PM
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soup
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/820510/Vinzenz-Keller-SuperUnknown-XIII-Semi-Finalist Say no morenn
Aug 31 2020 11:23PM
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270on420out
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Young_pattyAnton linden lost to Blake Wilson which was an upset and then Pete Kookov qualified for finals this year which was even more upsetting seeing he’s been on Line and Jiberish for a while now and has put out several full parts for each sponsor.

“unknown” smh

Superunknown hasnt produced a truly “Superunknown” skier since the early 2010s. Remember that one year when Keegan won?
Sep 1 2020 12:16AM
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Young_patty
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270on420outSuperunknown hasnt produced a truly “Superunknown” skier since the early 2010s. Remember that one year when Keegan won?


Facts, but I’d argue there have been a couple- or maybe I’m just not in the know.

I’m not even tryna hate though it’s just like Pete bro you’ve been known- go put out some more cool parts instead of hopping into super-unknown
Sep 1 2020 12:27AM
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egg.
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Young_pattyFacts, but I’d argue there have been a couple- or maybe I’m just not in the know.

I’m not even tryna hate though it’s just like Pete bro you’ve been known- go put out some more cool parts instead of hopping into super-unknown


youre not wrong. really just been in semis twice and have always wanted to go to finals because it looks fun and not really because of any another other reason besides that lol. either way this year got smoked so who knows maybe ill never get to go!
Sep 1 2020 1:03AM
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Young_patty
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egg.youre not wrong. really just been in semis twice and have always wanted to go to finals because it looks fun and not really because of any another other reason besides that lol. either way this year got smoked so who knows maybe ill never get to go!


Can’t blame a man for wanting to ski a level 1 built private park I guess lol
Sep 1 2020 1:24AM
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percs
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gravelBrent Whipple 2014 being relegated to semi-finalists after one of the most insane edits, I can’t even think of anyone nowadays who has both way dub 7, let alone 6 years ago.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/703073/Brent-Whipple-Superunknown

What are some other upsets? In finalist selections as well as at the actual event.


I had this edit saved on my iPad when I was 14 good mems. and Austin torvinen coached me for a week one time its a cool story
Sep 2 2020 5:15PM
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SamuelAlander
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That year when 3 out of 4 guys of eDoggo squad came to finals except Joakim Rignell aka "The Jeans Man" who made it to semi. Would have loved to see him at the finals that year together with Jacob Hyllengren, Anton Jansson and Jakob Lundberg

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/913755/Joakim-Rignell-Superunknown-X-Semi-Finalist
Sep 2 2020 5:55PM
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