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galardogodI enjoyed the big air forum so I figured why not make a thread for slopestyle. The course is sick . Some one in another thread said it looked like an extended nine nights set up. I think after the competition in big air both mens and woman’s slope should be insane.
switchlip2I don’t pay attention to the Olympics at all when is it?
lil.BoyeWho is conpeting?
SofaKingSickpark skiers from all over the world!
fr though here's the list i think
https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/freestyle-skiing/entries-by-event-men-s-freeski-slopestyle.htm
lil.BoyeSick, thank you!
got my favs already, speldo and hugo
isaacwrongI'm from the future.....
Henrik gets robbed
chicknfriedsteakJesper too, inb4 he'll probably due some next level rail lines and then get scored really low for doing a dub 16 blunt and switch blender 12
Farmville420no one said henrick but his rail and jump game is probably the best it has ever been tbh….
*TURBONERD*I love Jesper, but there's a decent chance it's a dub 16 tindy.
rudagerAsked him yesterday how he felt about the course. He loves it, but said the skew jumps make him Ubercorked, and he’s a little worried… 😬
but I believe in him. Seems super confident with everything.
SofaKingSickWho's speldo? It lists them by last name first initial there
Good call on Hugo. my man COLBY is who I want to win personally
chicknfriedsteakTindy? Heard it used a lot but never figured out what it meant
tdolloColby was doing a nosebutter onto the cannon, he's gotta be on the podium if he laces it all. Have a feeling Henrik is gonna get robbed tho
tcm.worldwideDoes anyone know why Oystein isn’t competing this year?
chicknfriedsteakTindy? Heard it used a lot but never figured out what it meant
tcm.worldwideDoes anyone know why Oystein isn’t competing this year?
FiloseModuleHy Bro may i have a chat with you somewhere? i'll commentate the men finals at the hungarian eurosport, and some insider infos will be handy! Thanks,
and my tipps are:
1 Andri Ragettli
2 Max Moffat
3 Henrik Harlaut
tcm.worldwideDoes anyone know why Oystein isn’t competing this year?
QuadkinkyReally like max mofatt and matej. A hall will probably win tho.
thebusiness19Random thought, but really like Wallisch and his partner in the commentator booth. It has just been awesome to have Wallisch in the booth, don't agree with everything he says sometimes, but you just can't find a better announcer maybe in the whole world lol. His partner, forget his name, has been super good as well, but I will say I watched an old slope run recently and I do kinda wish they would bring back Luke Van Valin here and there, that dude is hilarious lol.
*TURBONERD*A non-capped blunt, I believe specifically on the outside edge. It’s a sure way to get a deduction and it’s been Jesper’s downfall many times.
Hugo was doing them as well.
I believe he’s retired from comp skiing.
DrailIt's from snowboarding and a big no no. Halfway between an indy gran and a tail grab. Back in the day a bunch of my snowboard friends had 'do not grab here's tickers on their boards in the tindy zone.
chicknfriedsteakInteresting I thought that was just what we called a tail grab
rudagerStorming hard here. Ladies slope has been pushed back 2 hours.
The girls were barely making it over the last jump,
ashamedkrewReally appreciate your insider coverage. Does it seem to you that the competitors take the rails section as seriously as the jumps when it comes to their score? Also do they know and/or respect the judges?
rudagerSlope was canceled today for obvious storm reasons. So everything is going to be pushed forward a day. Ladies Slope Qualies are tomorrow, And finals Tuesday, with Mens Qualies Tuesday afternoon. Mens finals will now be on Wednesday here.
So I’ve only watched the skiers train up at the rails section so far. Haven’t seen anyone hit the jumps.
That being said, the rail game is strong up here. Butters on, big swaps, transfers, flips on and off, other parts of the course being used too. I can’t say I know who’s who, I need to find a start list for these events.
I don’t know the judges, but I always hold out hope that they’ll be respectful for the athletes.
I’m just here to make the cameras look good/work.
(Everything is off because we’re not on air, and I’m just waiting for lunch before I go home)
*TURBONERD*Jason Arens is one of the judges. He's a long-time judge, and, for younger members, a long-time pro. Go watch some Good Enough episodes if you don't know his name. Here's a decent interview with him for anybody interested:
https://freeskier.com/stories/winter-olympics-xxiv-a-conversation-with-freeski-judge-jason-arens
r00kieIts a pretty great broadcast duo for an obscure olympic sport. Tom does a really good job breaking things down so someone unexposed to the sport can be engaged with while still being entertaining for the rest of us. I also really enjoyed the nbc duo for snowboard pipe, the one guys rant about judging was fantastic.
thebusiness19Haha yes I love how finally someone just openly criticizes the judging in that Ayumu Hirano thing, judges should be just as susceptible to criticism as any skier imo, if not even more susceptible, despite the commentator's kind of being in the event organizer's "pocket"
