Are we ready for this?

ashamedkrew

ashamedkrew

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We are now (mostly) relishing the exposure that our beloved sport is getting (Today Show, People, US Weekly, Miley freakin' Cyrus, all kinds of national newspapers, etc.). I'm reading it all and getting a kick out of it. The attention is awesome, but it's dangerous.

Though Joss has the gold medal in his pocket, Goepper and especially Gus are gaining quick celebrity (puppies, anyone?). This has the potential to backfire significantly and turn either one of these guys into skiings' own new Shaun White.

I think Gus and Goepper care more about the sport and their friends they ski with to reach Shaun White-like levels, but attention's tendency to corrupt (Miley Cyrus, anyone?) has me a bit concerned.

Let's hope our sport and its stars are able to handle the attention in a healthy way.

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P.S. I wish that Joss, Gus, and Nick would have given Bobby a shoutout in their interviews together. It's gotta suck to be the one teammate that is left out of the podium, the interviews, the attention, and the glory. Especially since they're all more or less good friends, it would have been cool to see the brotherhood of skiing shown in such a way.
 
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What's next for these guys? Boy Band, Ski Company? It's corporate America's wet dream.

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Looking forward to half-pipe... lots of good photoshop opportunities in store.

 
I honestly wonder how long the hype will last. In a way, the America sweep took away from the single hype machine athlete. Nobody is the Shaun White, because he was a one-man show.

With the three of them will the media remember more than a few weeks/months?

 
Holy shit yes, I can see it now: The Slopestreet Boys ft. Miley Cyrus "I Spin it Both Ways"

You are my cork 9

The one sick rail line

Believe when I say

I spin it both ways

I'm spinning both directions

Dubs to perfection

When you say

I want it both ways

Tell me why

Ain't nothin' but dope day

Tell my why

Ain't nothin' but park lane

Tell me why

I never wanna hear you say

I spin it both ways

Am I your flatspin

Your one trick to win

Yes I know it's too late

But I want it both ways

Tell me why

Ain't nothin' but dope day

Tell my why

Ain't nothin' but park lane

Tell me why

I never wanna hear you say

I spin it both ways

Now I can see that we're falling down

From way up in the air, yeah

No matter the air time

I want you to know

That deep down inside of me

You are my rodeo

The one dope bro yo

You are

You are, you are, you are

Don't wanna hear you say

Ain't nothin' but cloudy day

Ain't nothing but a huge fail (don't wanna hear you say)

I never wanna hear you say (oh, yeah)

I spin it both ways

Tell me why

Ain't nothin' but dope day

Tell my why

Ain't nothin' but park lane

Tell me why

I never wanna hear you say

I spin it both ways

Tell me why

Ain't nothin' but dope day

Ain't nothin' but park lane

Tell me why

I never wanna hear you say (never wanna hear you say)

I spin it both ways

'Cause I spin it both ways
 
Joss is the best reflection of NS and our sport for sure.

I mean he was the only one with a legit crush
 
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