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Olympics 2022 - Big Air

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Jonasbh
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Thinking back to how absolutely balls to the wall the athletes sent it during this years x-games big air event, imagine how big they will go to secure the olympic gold! I imagine riders like Harlaut and A-Hall has reserved some goods in the trickbag for this event!
Feb 5 2022 11:00AM
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FUUUCK
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Looks like Dollo is finally going to get his Olympic medal
Feb 8 2022 10:45PM
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hoodratz47
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Dude. You reach over your body to grab your right foot. On the couch
rtl32Literally no matter what trick just happened or what they're talking about, this guy has got to talk about the grab like its the basis of each run. Fuck the olympics
Feb 8 2022 10:46PM
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HuumeHippi
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Birk ruud already has at least bronze
Feb 8 2022 10:46PM
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Monsieur_Patate
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r00kieTrying to watch skiing here, not sign up for a Visa card.


Most countries broadcast the Olympics on public (therefore free) TV and in my experience without ads during the events either. All you need is a vpn to have an ip from that country and you can stream from their site. I've had success in the past with French and Dutch TV but I'm thinking Canada could also be a good bet if you want English commentary, I think CBC is public but not sure.
Feb 8 2022 10:47PM
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Farmville420
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FUUUCKLooks like Dollo is finally going to get his Olympic medal


Don’t jinx it bro 🤞🏼
Feb 8 2022 10:48PM
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Kevinb5
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It’s just all ads now
Feb 8 2022 10:49PM
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alpineplease
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NS social credit deduction coming this guys way.
r00kieYou realize thats Wallisch right?
Feb 8 2022 11:01PM
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HuumeHippi
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AR AR AR
Feb 8 2022 11:07PM
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Farmville420
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I don’t give a fuck that it was bronze, DOLLO GOT THAT OLYMPIC MEDAL FINALLY
Feb 8 2022 11:09PM
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rtl32
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r00kieYou realize thats Wallisch right?

Well of all the people in the world - why is Wallisch hyperfocusing on grabs so hard like damn bro who grabbed him
Feb 8 2022 11:10PM
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SSteezle
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So stoked for dollo
Feb 8 2022 11:13PM
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Michigan_Sucks
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Hyped for Dollo, Birk deserved gold. Good finals all around.
Feb 8 2022 11:14PM
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r00kie
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rtl32Well of all the people in the world - why is Wallisch hyperfocusing on grabs so hard like damn bro who grabbed him


I think he was just being real about judging criteria. Also the grab can be difficult to see in real time so focusing in on it in the replay adds to it a bit.
Feb 8 2022 11:15PM
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Drail
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Monsieur_PatateMost countries broadcast the Olympics on public (therefore free) TV and in my experience without ads during the events either. All you need is a vpn to have an ip from that country and you can stream from their site. I've had success in the past with French and Dutch TV but I'm thinking Canada could also be a good bet if you want English commentary, I think CBC is public but not sure.


Cbc is free, all events, no commercials for all Olympics, always has been. They have a phone app too, but not sure if that'll work outside of Canada
Feb 8 2022 11:16PM
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mountaindewgirl
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YES!!! ARWH ARWH ARWH! Get that bronze Henrick!
Feb 8 2022 11:16PM
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TroyBallsack
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disappointed that mcEchran didn't land another trick.... he was looking so promising from his first one.
Feb 8 2022 11:16PM
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mountaindewgirl
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Alex Hall didn't land the 2160 😢
Feb 8 2022 11:16PM
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r00kie
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larilinesignAlex Hall didn't land the 2160 😢

If ahall crashing on that trick means Henrik gets his Olympic medal I'm okay with it.
Feb 8 2022 11:18PM
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SkierPT
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Is Ruud a jump jock or what? Pumped for Henny.
Feb 8 2022 11:20PM
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mountaindewgirl
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r00kieIf ahall crashing on that trick means Henrik gets his Olympic medal I'm okay with it.



Feb 8 2022 11:22PM
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SeaUrchin123
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Funny seeing the judges give Tormod 33, Mac 42, and Birk 69 on their throwaway runs

**This post was edited on Feb 8th 2022 at 11:32:45pm
Feb 8 2022 11:28PM
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mattytru
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soupAnyone know why harlaut is on old b dogs with rental poles? Did they lose his bags or is he on some wolferman shit rocking years old skis?


https://www.evo.com/skis/armada-bdog

those are this years b dogs. were you thinking of the 2017 arv 96? (https://www.evo.com/outlet/skis/armada-arv-96-2017)
Feb 8 2022 11:28PM
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theabortionator
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Gotta mean a lot deep in your career to snag an olympic medal
Feb 8 2022 11:31PM
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OldManAtABasin
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Do they not do medals anymore? The fuck was that panda thing?
Feb 8 2022 11:33PM
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FUUUCK
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They have ads but it's not that bad
DrailCbc is free, all events, no commercials for all Olympics, always has been. They have a phone app too, but not sure if that'll work outside of Canada
Feb 8 2022 11:34PM
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Michigan_Sucks
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My mom is core as fuck. Also this photo is over 10 years old so I don't wanna hear any shit hahahaha.
Feb 8 2022 11:35PM
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KCoCM
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wow i was wondering why henrik seemed so pumped on a trick that clearly wasnt taking gold but didnt know that was his first olympic big air medal period. awesome to see him get one. Ahall was so close to landing
Feb 8 2022 11:42PM
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asparagus
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Henrik medaled. The freeskiing community sleep sound that night 🥳☺️
Feb 8 2022 11:45PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Some spare thoughts:
Anybody know what the easy tiger thing on the Italian guy's glove is about? My only guess is it's a reference to Ralph Welponer's Insta handle but that seems odd.

The NBC photo of Henrik is old - he still has dreads - and I'm confused as to why just his is.

The Norwegian coach's headband is fire.

Oliwer Magnusson hugging Jesper Tjader was hilarious and drove home just how short Jesper is.

Birk was a deserving winner, but more importantly it was heartwarming to see Henrik finally get an Olympic medal.
Feb 9 2022 12:15AM
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mrk127
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KCoCMwow i was wondering why henrik seemed so pumped on a trick that clearly wasnt taking gold but didnt know that was his first olympic big air medal period. awesome to see him get one. Ahall was so close to landing

Henrik is just always perma-stoked
Feb 9 2022 12:16AM
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SeaUrchin123
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*TURBONERD*Anybody know what the easy tiger thing on the Italian guy's glove is about? My only guess is it's a reference to Ralph Welponer's Insta handle but that seems odd.

Leonardo was shouting him out because they're teammates and he's hurt is my guess...
Feb 9 2022 12:23AM
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mrk127
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alpinepleaseNS social credit deduction coming this guys way.


Feb 9 2022 12:25AM
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extravert
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It was a pretty good show but can't help but feel the 3 runs are extremely limiting. It rewards consistency more than technicality and creativity. If you miss a grab on the first jump, let alone fall, you're on the back foot for the whole comp. Maybe I'm just too used to the jam format from X games where they're free to send it a bit more.

Also judging felt way different from other comps, like the grabs mattered more than normal (but just that you held them and not what the grab was). Like A-Hall got one hand on the ski but missed the double grab and got his score destroyed.
Feb 9 2022 12:29AM
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Slowbro
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extravertIt was a pretty good show but can't help but feel the 3 runs are extremely limiting. It rewards consistency more than technicality and creativity. If you miss a grab on the first jump, let alone fall, you're on the back foot for the whole comp. Maybe I'm just too used to the jam format from X games where they're free to send it a bit more.

Also judging felt way different from other comps, like the grabs mattered more than normal (but just that you held them and not what the grab was). Like A-Hall got one hand on the ski but missed the double grab and got his score destroyed.


Yeah, the finals were a good show but the format definitely promotes safety and consistency over creativity. Felt like half the field only landed one jump. I think they got half as many jumps as x games finals, kinda weak
Feb 9 2022 12:49AM
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mattm7
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Because if you don't grab your grab, you're a scrub and shouldn't get a high score
rtl32Well of all the people in the world - why is Wallisch hyperfocusing on grabs so hard like damn bro who grabbed him
Feb 9 2022 8:25AM
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GrandThings
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I thought Tom did a great job with the commentary. The first few years he was doing announcing it was pretty rough, but it's clear he's been practicing and I thought he sounded great. Big ups because some of these tricks are hard af to understand/explain.
Feb 9 2022 9:43AM
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Drail
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FUUUCKThey have ads but it's not that bad

Maybe on TV? Who watches TV these days? but not on the website or app. People outside Canada using a VPN wouldn't be watching TV anyways. What's the point of your post? Go home, you're drunk
Feb 9 2022 10:44AM
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J-Dunn
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Uhhhhh ……… it’s the first Olympic big air ever man so no he doesn’t have a medal in that before last night lol. Not very surprising lol
Anyway it’s his 3rd Olympics and the first one he should have got 3rd with his run but got 6th then cleaned his slope run up and had thag pants come off on the final jump and kinda fuck him………the second Olympics he didn’t land a slope run in qualification and didn’t even get a shot on tv I don’t believe. So it’s a new stage for him to medal and he hasn’t been doing so well in comps the last two-
- three years compared to before that when he dominated. So he’s like kinda back. Even though he’s doing the same tricks as before (stupid 3 run and land 2 format)
KCoCMwow i was wondering why henrik seemed so pumped on a trick that clearly wasnt taking gold but didnt know that was his first olympic big air medal period. awesome to see him get one. Ahall was so close to landing
Feb 9 2022 4:26PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Murphy802Leonardo was shouting him out because they're teammates and he's hurt is my guess...


Ah, didn't realize that. I was wondering why Ralph wasn't there. Thanks for clarifying!
Feb 9 2022 4:48PM
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vorpal-snow
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larilinesignAlex Hall didn't land the 2160 😢


Almost stomped it. Big respect, said fuck it gold or nothing. And huge props to Colby for silver, Birk was on one and deserved it, but Colby going right back to the nosebutter and lacing it was the sickest part easily.
Feb 9 2022 5:05PM
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.Tom.
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Thought the judging was pretty on point tbh. It's the olympics, shit has to be locked in, grabs held and technical as poss, agreed that the 3 runs limits creativity but yeh I kinda view this comp as different from something like the x-games which should be more about progression.

Birk was on another level, deserved the win, and just so stoked to see Henrik and Colby medal.

Also Mac throwing a dub 7 with ABM commentating was great haha, "ohhh man, that's my favourite trick"
Feb 9 2022 5:19PM
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gravel
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the spanish skier javi lliso was super dope as well, had never heard of him and he put it down for spain
Feb 9 2022 5:25PM
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galardogod
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gravelthe spanish skier javi lliso was super dope as well, had never heard of him and he put it down for spain

I thought the same thing. In my head I was thinking “ah this guy got lucky and just qualified because of thin numbers” then he dropped a trip 16 and I was hushed
Feb 9 2022 5:59PM
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*TURBONERD*
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gravelthe spanish skier javi lliso was super dope as well, had never heard of him and he put it down for spain


It was cool to see him and the Italian come out of relative obscurity with heaters. It looks like both will be in slope, and I'm excited to see what they do - along with Simo Peltola, who stomped that dub 14 to one-foot landing as a throwaway trick in qualis.
Feb 9 2022 6:14PM
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gravel
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side thought, maybe it’s a little fucked up how it’s easier to get into the olympics than it is to qualify for the world cup circuit. fucked up in the sense that the world cups and other lower-level qualifying comps should be more accessible.
Feb 9 2022 6:35PM
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*TURBONERD*
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gravelside thought, maybe it’s a little fucked up how it’s easier to get into the olympics than it is to qualify for the world cup circuit. fucked up in the sense that the world cups and other lower-level qualifying comps should be more accessible.


Hard agree, from financial, geographical, and logistical perspectives. It drives home how important pro-am events like Wallisch's rail jam are.
Feb 9 2022 6:47PM
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FUUUCK
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I'm using the CBC App getting an ad of Dan O'Toole promoting some online gambling site in Ontario from time to time. It mostly hasn't been an issue, but I did Anastasia's run in big air qualifiers because of it.

Or maybe I'm just drunk
DrailMaybe on TV? Who watches TV these days? but not on the website or app. People outside Canada using a VPN wouldn't be watching TV anyways. What's the point of your post? Go home, you're drunk
Feb 10 2022 3:27PM
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Drail
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FUUUCKI'm using the CBC App getting an ad of Dan O'Toole promoting some online gambling site in Ontario from time to time. It mostly hasn't been an issue, but I did Anastasia's run in big air qualifiers because of it.

Or maybe I'm just drunk

Huh. Weird. I've had nothing so far this year, nor do 8 remember any in years past. Maybe I'm drunk, who knows.
Feb 10 2022 5:08PM
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