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Candide off Faction...What's next?

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Kretzschmar
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As the article says, Candide & Faction parted ways after 10 years. Will he start his own ski brand to go along with his outerwear venture or do you think he'll go to an established brand?

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/676936/Random-Shots---Candide-Thovex-and-Aziz-Benkrich
Plus one of my favorite random clips of Candide videos from his Faction years.
Jan 17 2022 11:27AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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You’re getting downvoted but faction did make a concerted effort to focus on the prodigy over the CT in years past. It really could have been a case of Faction not liking how much they have to pay Candide out. It could be they didn’t anticipate the demand when they created an agreement with him. Then factor in the warrantied CT’s they had to give away for free.

Also, could be their direction changing towards Eileen Gu and their limited topsheet models like A Hall Prodigy topsheet.


jps2.0i bet he left faction because of the money, i am guessing he got a percentage of sales from the ct skis and but they have grown less popular and have not been marketed as much anymore with so many other athletes and a more park focus.
Jan 31 2023 10:53AM
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