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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/action/2010-11-17-bnqt-slopestyle-olympics_N.htm Found this to be quite interesting.... the man known for his anti-Olympic boycott back in the day is now extending a personal invitation to the IOC president to give him a better view of snowboard slopestyle as part...

http://chuckpattersonsports.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/exploring-the-new-frontier-of-wave-skiing-part-2/

Anyone watching this? How can you make it to the Olympics in Ski Cross and have absolutely no clue as to how to work transitions? Sure, some of them have it figured out but at least half of them look like they have never popped or pumped in their life (or worked a berm for that matter). At least...

Chris Turpin, Momentum camp stepover, triple flatspin (kangaroo style). Not quite stomped, but he got it around. Don't know if there is video of it or not.

Looks like a big pipe, think they just started early rounds, not sure when finals is http://www.ustream.tv/channel/canadian-national-half-pipe-competition

Well then, hopefully "everyone" is really concerned with what YOU want. What needs to change, is people thinking that the sport should revolve around their own preferences. If someone's version of skiing is nothing more than pretzels and tall tees, well good for them, why the hell should it...

Good god, what an arrogant statement. Exactly why does skiing need to change? So that it suits your preferences? Skiing is whatever each individual skier wants it to be, so do your own thing and let everybody else do theirs.

Robot Food is the film company. They also made Lame, Afterlame, etc. Their movies are awesome. They (along with the Moonshine Conspiracy) pretty much started the movement of action sports movies focusing on happiness and fun instead of always trying to look super cool and badass.

The movie was made in 2000. It was called "Afterbang" They invented the term, and the definition ("a desperate compensation for lack of style after landing") Their point was to poke fun at it, and if you ever watch the whole movie (which is a classic) you will get it.

Obviously you still don't get it. Sorry to burst your bubble, but skill has NOTHING to do with it. If it did, Olympic aerialists would be billionaires. It's about advertising, marketability, and hype. If money simply went to the most skilled people, then male gymnasts would make way more...

I think they do it do elicit a response from all the insecure kids who worry and complain about what other people are wearing. Looks like it's working.

Your double standard really makes my head hurt. Are you really trying to insinuate that guys only ski for the love of the sport, while women only ski for money? Get real kid. Preaching about how guys only ski for the love of the sport is fine, but what the hell do you think the women have been...

No, maybe you should read the post. I didn't specify Freestyle, I said skiing. Skiing in general is a fairly equal opportunity sport that both boys and girls can get into at a young age. Even though there are not a lot of competitive freestyle girls at the moment, there are tons of young girls...

It's NOT about who is better or worse between women and men. Money in sport is about who creates interest, and inspires others. Look at something like figure skating, where the women make way more $$ than men, even though the men are better and do harder, bigger tricks. Women get paid better...