All i know is that Dumont has been in the top tier of the sport for YEARS. Other skiers have come and gone while he remains near the top in several disciplines. Dumont's bag of tricks is still huge. I just don't see why everyone has to hate on him, why not talk about how all the other skiers you think are sick but haven't made a huge name yet? Why not try to get the word out about them? If you think Simon is mediocre why even talk about him, just say nothing.
As far as him being a sell-out, I get kinda annoyed at hearing that. He's one of the only pro skiers who is really making a solid living out of doing what he loves. I'm sure if you asked most of the smaller named skiers who you think are way better than Dumont if they would trade places with him they would be more than happy to. I think a lot of the hate comes from Xgames big air, but seriously what do you want the guy to do?? He can't do what the other guys were doing!! He knows this, he knows they should beat him, so he throws something fun that looks cool. Don't hate on him because ESPN is fucking retarded.
Dumont isn't even in my top 15 favorite skiers, but I got mad respect for that guy. He knows his flaws and he tries to make up for it in other ways. All those years when tanner was spinning both ways in the pipe and Simon was only spinning left he made up for it by going fucking HUGE. I can't believe the longest post in my NS history was wasted defending Simon, but there it is.