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Originally Posted by franscar
No, I mean proper ski jumping, ie, shoot off the end of a big ramp and FLY, none of this style and artistic merit nonsense.
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style and artistic merit nonsense? That's what makes it interesting. Arial jumping isnt skiing. Most of the guys in that even are litterally just gymnasts who've learned how to land on skis. On a real mountain, they wouldnt even be able to link two turns together. The good stuff is when you combine both, big mountain lines, and rediculously nice trick. That "nonsense" as you call it is what gives our sport individuality, and what has completely revolutionized skiing. Before freeskiing started up, skiing was dying, because people were getting bored of chasing gates 24/7, doing the same icey run over and over and over, and having every movement dictated. Adding jumps, spins and grabs has breathed new life into the sport, and no matter how much you call it nonsense, it's f*cking hard, and if you think the guys going off jumps dont go big, you need to educate yourself. The freestyle skiing you see in the olympics is NOTHING compared to real freeskiing. try watching the X-Games to see some REAL jumps. these guys fly 85 feet horizontally, get about 20 feet above the ground level, spinning 1080's all while holding a grab and making it look insanely easy. These guys are progressing the sport, and keeping it from becoming stagnant. The olympic freestyle event is STARTING to show signs of it, but if you knew anything about freeskiing you'd laugh at how incredibly far beind they are. The olympics are a LONG way off from showing the REAL soul and excitement of freeskiing.