_anderson_
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I haven't been on here in a while and I saw a FUCK FIS picture today, can someone explain all the FIS controversy so I know what position to take on this
Explain FIS controversy
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toastyteenagers
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Where to begin...
snowboaed pipe in 1998 was basically boycotted because of fis.
keep it going
snowboaed pipe in 1998 was basically boycotted because of fis.
keep it going
Wheat
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Come on buddy
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=FIS+Xgames+controversy
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=FIS+Xgames+controversy
Blurst
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FIS = Regulation
Regulation inside of freeskiing is an Oxymoron.
Our forefathers in freeskiing stopped skiing moguls, aerials etc.. because it wasn't allowing them to ski how they wanted, so letting FIS back into our sport is just going back to the days of the repression of a skiers ability to express their own personal style and flavour.
Regulation inside of freeskiing is an Oxymoron.
Our forefathers in freeskiing stopped skiing moguls, aerials etc.. because it wasn't allowing them to ski how they wanted, so letting FIS back into our sport is just going back to the days of the repression of a skiers ability to express their own personal style and flavour.
_anderson_
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13311989:loganschnur said:
I don't know anything about it
_anderson_
Member
So basically FIS is trying to steal fame from the xgames? Or am I looking at it wrong
John18_6
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FIS would tell vinny$ to go home and try again for his performance in big air. Not cool. They could care less about pushing the progression of style and creativity- which is where I think skiing should go or else people will just get hurt. The latest B&E show was unbelievable, to see henrik destroy himself coming up short on a triple was devastating. Get well soon.
_anderson_
Member
Oh FIS is bad because it corporatises skiing and we as skiers don't like that
_anderson_
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Fuck FIS
edai
Active member
Basically FIS scheduled the World Championship to go on at the same time as the XGames thinking riders would choose the world champs over X, unfortunately for them, they were sorely mistaken. Every elite rider in the world was at X and the World Championship was basically reduced to skiers that nobodies ever even heard of. Not to put them down at all, but bobby brown, goepper, wallisch, vinny, jossi, joss etc. were all at X, not at the world champs.
But yeah i guess hes basicly a nobody
lands11
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13312023:eazy. said:
I turned my TV on and got all excited to watch the world championships only to realize I had never heard of a single skier competing. It was still fun to watch because you don't get to see free skiing on TV everyday, but it definitely took a little away from it not knowing what to expect from each rider.
Pipe_Munky
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13312013:john18061806 said:
A couple things are wrong with your statement:
1) every freeski judge under FIS or AFP take the exact same exams and clinics therefore they know what to look for.
2) AFP and FIS judges are the SAME PEOPLE!!!! FIS has basically given the AFP free reign to judge their comps...
3) up until this year, X-Games was 100% spin-to-win and the biggest, gnarliest tricks were rewarded with style playing little parts.
13312060:Pipe_Munky said:
Well didn't vinny get 2nd last year or at least get scored well?
I'm not really a fan of either honestly.
Always kind of hope it would all die and something better would come up. Or somebody would start something low key, for the skiers/riders even if it was low budget and not even televised.