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A couple of weeks ago, we posted a poll aimed at ending the debate over the greatest edit of all time. As the votes came in, we realized two things. Firstly, that it was going to be incredibly close, and secondly, that having so many edits to choose from made things (too) difficult. Rather than...
A couple of weeks ago, we posted a poll aimed at ending the debate over the greatest edit of all time. As the votes came in, we realized two things. Firstly, that it was going to be incredibly close, and secondly, that having so many edits to choose from made things (too) difficult. Rather than...
We think it's fair to say there are few brands backing women in skiing like Faction. They sponsor the majority of the biggest names in the game and the 'Be The Next X' contest has seen them searching for the next big thing. 100+ video entries became five finalists, all of whom submitted bangers...
High Five Festival returns to Annecy, France this fall and it's going to be a big year. From its origins as a pure skiing affair, it has grown to accommodate snowboarding, music, and now mountain biking, mountaineering, and more. The first point of order is to save the dates: Sept 30th - Oct...
Everyone loves a good, 'heated debate'. The discussion over what ski edit is the greatest of all-time has raged on since the dawn of Newschoolers and so to fend off the summer malaise, we figured we'd put the issue to bed. A while back, we called on you folks to help add some wild card picks to...
Sweden's Jesper Tjader set the new record in Are this morning, sliding 154.9m (508ft).
The 28-year-old from Östersund revealed: "I have done a lot of tricks on rails before, but never near such a long rail as this. I felt like that would be a good mission to have, and when Tom Wallisch set...
Poles are making a comeback. Well, at least as a topic of conversation. Freeski Sweden brought the issue of poles vs no poles back to the mainstream conversation, with a post on the subject of poles in contests shortly before the first Big Air event of the season. They rightly pointed out that...
Cover: Hunter Henderson
For the past three seasons, Völkl has turned to the collective wisdom of its athletes when it came time to develop and design new freestyle skis for the lineup. A unique project, Built Together, was designed to create innovation through inclusivity, taking feedback from...
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We’re stoked to announce the second stop of Newschoolers King & Queen of the Park for 2022. Returning to @sunshinevillage in Banff ( @ShredSSV ) for its second year, giving anyone who can rock up at the resort a chance to show us what you've got for a...
First things first, we wanted to say how stoked we are to have been able to put on this contest this season. A huge shoutout to Auclair for making it possible. We're hoping the Newschoolers Open is something we can grow year on year because there is no doubt there needs to be another route to...
Calling one and all, it's time to set an alarm, put an entry in your diary or tell your parents to wake you up at 8.55. Registration for this year's Steel City Showdown goes live at exactly 9AM EST on Wednesday March 9th. Unless you have already received an invite you will only be getting in to...
Daniel & I have been talking about this event for a while. We know for a fact that bringing it together in an Olympic year, with riders spread thin and sponsor dollars hard to find, has been a battle and we're hyped to see Dan pull it off. “Classic core events are gone, the core scene is being...
After a four-year wait, the Olympics have passed in a flash. Saturday morning (in China) saw the last freeski event of the Beijing games go down in Genting. This was a final stacked with legends; Gus Kenworthy, Keven Rolland, and David Wise are all still at the top of the game, mixing it with...
The penultimate freeski event of these games saw the women take to the stunt ditch. Since their arrival in Beijing, we've heard from both the women and men of the games that this was one of, if not the, best halfpipes they've ever skied. The innovative 'wind wall', aimed at protecting the pipe...
Conditions deteriorated so quickly, even just since the women had their shot at the pipe a couple of hours ago. The sun disappeared and the snow started coming down in sheets, making it tough for many of the guys to lace the runs they were hoping for.
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Run 1:
Brendan Mackay Such a...
The women get the jump on the men today and are given the first shot in the pipe. Imagine the nerves heading into an event like this as a competitor, get ready for the start of the best, of the best.
Highlights
Run 1:
Karker set her run off with a bang, back-to-back 9s on her second and...
It's fair to say that slopestyle is probably the most tightly contested of the freeski disciplines at the Beijing Games. We certainly didn't call today's medalists (particularly one of them) ahead of time. Qualifying yesterday was ample evidence of what was in store for the finals and there was...
Cover: Freeski Sweden
It was the men's turn to step up to the slopestyle course to show the world what they've got on a cold morning in Beijing. This is one of the biggest slopestyle courses we've seen in a while and they came out lacing runs straight away. This was another excellent display of...
Cover photo: Sam Mellish
It's fair to say that the slopestyle women have not had the luck of the draw these Olympics. With qualifying postponed two days ago, and then contested in freezing cold conditions yesterday, they were due a break for the finals. Qualis saw Sarah Hoefflin miss the cut...
Cover: Swiss Freeski // Skier: Mathilde Greamud
Women's slopestyle kicked things off this morning in Beijing at the Genting Snowpark having been rescheduled from yesterday; postponed, thankfully, due to high winds and snowfall. The conditions were a lot better than yesterday although still...