Freeskiing Hall of Fame

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Got me thinking earlier, who would you nominate for a spot in a hypothectical freeskiing hall of fame and why? Most popular suggestions get inducted.

... oh and inb4 Candide
 
13413686:gapersarefriends said:
i think the automatic nominations would be

Candide

JP Auclair

Shane McConkey

CR Johnson

Tanner Hall

Adam Delorme

Pep Fujas

+ Tom Wallisch

-Delorme, he just isnt as much of an influence as the others I love him but i wouldnt put him on imho
 
Gotta say Henrik.

Maybe not at the moment, but after his time has past he will definitely be one of the biggest legends.

First nosebutter dub (both ways) and trip and sw tail butter dub, skier of the year twice now?, his influential style, 2 time X-games big air gold medalist, some of the illest segments out there, the dreads, his attitude, the list goes on. Henrik, imo, is the epitome of Freeskiing.
 
13413686:gapersarefriends said:
i think the automatic nominations would be

Candide

JP Auclair

Shane McConkey

CR Johnson

Tanner Hall

Adam Delorme

Pep Fujas

david wise for pipe??? he is probably the most successful pipe skier of all time
 
List so far:

Jon Brogan

Simon Dumon

Jonny Moseley

David Wise

Pep Fujas

Adam Delorme

Tanner Hall

CR Johnson

Shane McConkey

JP Auclair

Candide Thovex

Seth Morrison

Mike Douglas

Henrik Harlaut

Eric Pollard

Jason Levinthal
 
The fact that no one has said Jon Olsson is shocking. He basically started the double trend, JOI, JOSS, and a bunch of podiums. I don't know how he wouldn't be in there.
 
Jon olsson?

And i dont see why david wise is even getting mentioned. Hes good and is one of the tops in pipe skiing rn but he hasnt done what simon or tanner have done in the pipe yet. Ive never even heard of him till like the 2013 x games.. If your throwing him in the mix you could put torin in..and thats stupid becuase theyre both young and have plenty of time left in the sport.
 
13414062:kshaughn said:
The fact that no one has said Jon Olsson is shocking. He basically started the double trend, JOI, JOSS, and a bunch of podiums. I don't know how he wouldn't be in there.

13414065:Chubz. said:
Jon olsson?

And i dont see why david wise is even getting mentioned. Hes good and is one of the tops in pipe skiing rn but he hasnt done what simon or tanner have done in the pipe yet. Ive never even heard of him till like the 2013 x games.. If your throwing him in the mix you could put torin in..and thats stupid becuase theyre both young and have plenty of time left in the sport.

That;s what I was trying to think of. Knew I was leaving out a few big ones. That would have been one I def would have added.

And I agree that just because somebody is good at the moment doesn't mean they should be thrown in.

The first couple years of the double wagon jon was leading that charge hard in skiing.
 
13413994:Lou. said:
List so far:

Jon Brogan

Simon Dumon

Jonny Moseley

David Wise

Pep Fujas

Adam Delorme

Tanner Hall

CR Johnson

Shane McConkey

JP Auclair

Candide Thovex

Seth Morrison

Mike Douglas

Henrik Harlaut

Eric Pollard

Jason Levinthal

Simon Dumon

David Wise

Tanner Hall

CR Johnson

Shane McConkey

JP Auclair

Candide Thovex

Seth Morrison
 
13413777:mseward said:
Mike Douglas is somehow not mentioned yet

because newschoolers doesn't care for actual legends of the sport. They only care for who they think is cool and think cool constitutes being in a hall of fame.
 
pretty much what people have said but add Corey Vanular, Vincent Gagnier, Phil Casabon and Jon Olsson
 
How has no one said Tom Warnick?

And What about womens? Like Sarah Burke, and Tatum Monod
 
As far as the "Hows has nobody said______" I think people though of maybe 4 people they though def needed to be in there, clicked the thread, saw those names already there and were like ohhhhhh. At least that's what I did.
 
1 Jp Auclair

2 Torin Yater Wallace

3 Henrik Harlaut

4 Tanner Hall

5 Gus Kenworthy

6 Phil Casabon

7 Candie Thovax

8 Lj Strenio

9 Karl Fostvedt

10 Nick Geopper
 
Don't sports HoF inductions take place at least a few years after the athlete has retired, so they can be based around their legacy rather than the present day 'this guy is killing it' hype?

So right now, I'd be nominating people like Shane McConkey, Doug Coombs, JP Auclair. People like Henrik, Candide, T-Wall, hell even Tanner Hall and Mike Douglas are still out their, still killing it, we still don't know their legacy, so they aren't yet hall of fame-rs. Not to say they aren't on the 'greatest ever' list, but we don't really appreciate the impact individuals have on a sport until they've left it. Like Brogan.

Like, take legends in other sports who are still playing. Roger Federer? Not in HoF. Tiger Woods? Nope. Tim Duncan? You guessed it, no. Why should freeskiing be any different and allow current pros in?
 
13416279:Deepskier said:
1 Jp Auclair

2 Torin Yater Wallace

3 Henrik Harlaut

4 Tanner Hall

5 Gus Kenworthy

6 Phil Casabon

7 Candie Thovax

8 Lj Strenio

9 Karl Fostvedt

10 Nick Geopper

Holy fuck.. How young are you?
 
Evan Raps ( OG stylemaster , best d-spin in freeskiing, taught tanner and cr how to be g)

Cr Johnson ( at one point the best skier on planet earth)

Shane Anderson ( bad ass cali skier, )

Josh Loubek (Pretty boy.. got more pussy than anyone in freeskiing history.)

Marc Mcdonell ( mogul skier turned park inovator)

Mikeal ( skiings 1st anti hero)

Eric Pollard ( my fav skier invented style)

Julien Rengier (French legend.. did a 360 mute in the olympics before jonny moesley still one of my fav skiers.. he does doubles and alaskan lines at the highest level)

Candide Thovex ( The GOAT)

Gurlain Chicret (3 x world freeride champ, world rally and dakar pimp)

Seb Michaud ( to this day one of the craziest big mountain skiers ever.. period doing shit 20 year ago that people today wouldnt touch like 100 foot plus backflips, double lines with flips of 1st cliff)

vincent Dorion (invented pretty a good amount of freeski tricks, amazing style)

Jf Cusson (the god father of freeskiing)

Mike Douglas (the west coast god father)

Jp Auclair (The don ..)

Mike Atkinson (OG)

Rex Thomas ( Og Canadian freeski goldenboy.. Switch back mute anyone)

Toben Southerland (biggest innovator almost of all time his wife is the hottest chick on earth)

Jonny Moesley (olympic boy)

Shane Mckonkey ( The man, the myth, the legend)

Dean Cummings (the og mountain goat)

Seth Morrison ( still to this day one of the top 5 big mountain skiers on earth)

Kent Kreitler ( The don.. one of the best all round skiers for his time)

Brad Holmes (1st real punk in Freeskiing, made world cup mogul team at 15 og MsP skier segments)

Clint Fiala ( Og tahoe dog)

Griffing Cummings

Philou Porier (changed freeskiing pushed switch tricks and pipe to new realms)

Phil Larose (watch royalty)

Phil Dion ( the "Other" Phil)

Phil Belanger (reshaped pipe skiing showed the world style in pipe)

Skogen Sprang (1st guy to ride like a snowboarder and spin both ways 10 years ahead of his time)

Mike Laroche ( OG Line Skier)

Mike Nick (the skiboard guy turned ski assassin..master of the lu kang)

Jupei endo (1st and only jap to have a promodel with Salomon)

Tanner Hall (Skiboss)

Jim Moran (OG assassin)

Adam and Luke Schrab ( Invented doubles to fakie)

Andrew Shepard (ask eric hjlofeson about this guy)

Mike wilson (God on skis with bigger balls)

Henrik Windersted (All round ripper)
 
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