halfpipe ski in olympics

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im sure weve all wondered why there isnt skiing halfpipe in the olympics, whats up with that eh, is it because our sport is still young or what? anybody else got an opinion on this?

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Our sport is too young, and I wouldn't watch it if they did have it, because the judging would be way fucked up.

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I think it would be sick.... Maby if only the people that weren't pro did it??? I dunno realy though...

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no that would be a bad idea right now

poor judging, young sport. ect

snowboarding started in the 70s or so and took almost 15 years to get popular and progressed. newschooling took 2-3 years to catch on and progress, so its coming

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i think it would be sick....

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the olympics won't pick up on it unless it's been around long. it takes them a while because first they have to decide the sports 2 games in advance and then the first year it's usually a demo-sport. so it'll be atleast 8 years.

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Now before people start yelling about FIS, I thought the judging of the snowboard halfpipe was good, better than the judging at the X-games!

I think it would be good, as long as the skiers had control over it, and not FIS.

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it would do nothing but promote the sport. sure the judging might be a bit off, but so many heads would turn and so many kids would get into it. once they were into it, they would realize what skiing is all about

 
It can't not be FIS and can't be stopped. It's on a path to nowhere either way. If the chance is there and I'm still skiing I'll do it for a chance at an olympic medal, but I will never go back to being an amateur athlete again.

It's going to happen and you'll see that all the best skiers will be the pro athletes instead of the amateur athletes.

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or they could maybe change the invert rule in the moguls to allow for ns tricks, ive seen guys on just the normal circuit like FIS do corked 1080's for fun if they fell before the hits

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yA, just think about it, When ever I say some thing about me and sking I ether get Sking is gay, For old people ext. Very few people watch the X-games. ANd like yesterday my teacher asked what I did for easter and I said skied the biggest half pipe in the wrold and she looked at me and said Like with your snowboard?? And I'm like o god.... And when I'm telling my freinds how they should look into sking they come back saying they saw the sweetes thing.. SOme guy did 3 backfips and I was like o ya thats Cool:S. THe only thing I can do is tell them about web sites like freeskierproductions and Poorboyz, Sas... but if people saw that shit on the olimpics witch everone watches... And thats were the sport would get popular.

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Think about it though. As much as it would be cool for skiing to be as popular with kids as snowboarding is. It would suck that much too. I like being one of only a handfull of people in the park busting 7's and grabs and switch stuff on skis. People respect you THAT much more because you are unique. Well at least way more unique than the sheep riding their boards.

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by the time they put skiing halfpipe into olympics (and im sure its gonna happen whether u like it or not) it will already be mainstream. we won't be worrying about coverage of our sport by then.

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The days of new school skiing being some underground movement are over. It's coming to the masses whether you like it or not (I personally welcome it).

Skiing halfpipe in the Olympics should be encouraged. We're already at the same level of recognition as snowboarders in the X-Games, as we are competing in the same events (pipe and slopestyle), and there's no reason not to be in the Olympics. In fact, there's an even stronger argument for skiing halfpipe to be in the Olympics, as skiing has a tradition of competition in the Olympic Games (see Moseley's interview in FREEZE). I'd say the only thing skiers need to do is bring their level of ability up to that of the boarders -- shouldn't take more than two more years to catch up.

There's one problem and Detective nailed it on the head. The top skiers for each country should be able to compete in the Olympics and not be required to join their respective national teams for 2, 3 or 4 years leading up to the Games. We all know FIS will stick their nose in skier pipe for the sanctioning, judging, etc., and that's fine in many cases, because there are a lot things FIS is actually good at. However, where FIS needs to stay out -- and this applies more to the subsets of FIS (i.e., the USSA and the CFSA) -- is in the development of the athletes and the associated amateur structure.

You see, new school skiing is a unique area of skiing. You have tons of kids out there being paid big bucks to ski in front of cameras and in big events. In fact, unlike any other form of skiing (moguls, racing, etc.), these competitors are actually making a living out of what they are doing. The same thing is happening in snowboarding -- the top riders make big $$$ for progressing their skills and promoting products. This free enterprise structure resulted in pro snowboarders, NOT USSA snowboarders, taking home the vast majority of USA medals in both Nagano and Salt Lake City. (See Burton 'Free Enterprise Works' press release for more info.)

What skiing needs is to essentially follow the same path. Let the skiers make a living by doing movies, competing in the X-Games, and progressing their skills on their own time, and then give them the opportunity, through a fair qualification system just before the Games, to prove themselves and qualify for their Olympic team. The snowboarders have set a precedent, and there's no reason why the skiers can't enjoy the same system.

 
It would be awesome, but the Olympic commitee says they're not accepting any new sports or events for the time being.

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yo sanchez very well put man....

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dude I can't beilve sanches isn't yellow

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I've only posted some thing about being yellow twice... And it was in the same day. And I don't realy know y I posted it the second time...

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I don't wanna see 1/2pipe comps in the Olympics. That'll destroy the sport as a free movement.

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Yeah, if it became an olympic sport it would greatly be limited by the damn FIS. This would really slow the progression of the sport. Halfpipe skiing is too young and we shouldn't ruin 'REE'skiing by adding restrictions of damn organizations.

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Like it or not, it's going to happen.

I think that us skiers have to grow up and drop this whole fis hatred thing.

I mean really, the snowboarders are mature enough to see how amazing it is to have your sport recognised as an olympic event.

Olympic gold is a pretty wicked thing, and I for one would love to try and get there.

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Actually its been brought up to the commitee and its NOT going to happen soon.

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hmm F.I.S...a large corporation who has lots of money to spend and promote a sport and get it the exposure that, whether you think so or not, it greatly needs.

For skiing to truly 'compete' (Although i don't like that term because we shouldn't be competing with snowboarding, we should be mututally education each other) we need to have large, ski-only competitions that can draw lots of media exposure. All of the skiing festivals and red bulls and everything are fine, but until skiing gets it's own large scale event we don't stand a chance of being recognized as anything other than a bunch of people who are trying to be as cool as snowboarders.

MDFresh is right..it will be in the olympics, it's only a matter of time...but with it comes the necessary evils of the federation as well as 'selling out' and making ourselves mainstream. We can't afford to continue to consider ourselves a little niche group who doesn't need any outside help...we need to grow and prosper just as snowboarding did before our discipline of skiing came around.

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Do you guys really think snowboarding is limited??

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HAHAHAHAHAH funny shit, i think skiing is getting along just fine with the comps that involve it right now, like snowjob, the xgames, and all the redbull things

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IF half pipe goes to the olympics..........the sport is fucked..for one, FIS will gay it up like they did freestyle skiing, and second, it'll become too popular, too popular that it becomes unpopular.....y'know what im talkin about. and third, there'd bee tons of people doin it, so you'd cease to be recognized.

 
I really don't understand all these comments along the lines that skiing in the Olympics will 'stifle' the progression of the sport. That's a complete load of crap. People ski because they love it. They go out for the fun of it and it's fun to progress one's skills. But at the same time, people want to compete, to prove who's the best, and that's what the Olympics are for. If you don't like to compete, then fine, just ski for fun. Plenty of snowboarders have chosen this route, and to say they are doing quite well is an understatement. To answer Detective, (whether snowboarding is limited), I think it's pretty clear it's not, and with skiing following pretty much the same path of progression, there's no reason to believe the outcome will be any different for skiing.

 
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Thanks sanchez that was the answer I was looking for. So it's obvious that snowboarding is thriving and they have all kinds of FIS competitions. it's not my way, but it's not slowing the progression of snowboarding so let it happen.

Moral of the story is, as long as we follow the lead of snowboarding the sport is gonna keep getting better and theres nothing to worry about

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i think the sport needs to grow and mature alot before it is allowed into the olympic venues. my example would be some of the purses in big comps in skiing verses snowboarding. In the US open, the top prize CR Johnson received for the big air was $6,000. Compared to the snowboarding world championships, shaun white walked away with $20,000, now theres a difference in both maturity, and overall growth and popularity. Thats just the point id like to bring up, i dont think skiing will be in the olympics untill numbers like that are reached in other competitions, b/c that shows how the sport has progressed and such

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it would be fucking rad if they did but they would mess it up and say like no inverts and gay shit like that

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SANCHEZ....thats some ignorant shit......you see what happened to freestyle skiing? you used to have a field of moguls and you would pick your own line and jump off what ever moguls you wanted to...it was all up to you, you could do whatever you wanted.....then FIS came along and was like 'OK, everyone is homo now and has to do what we say' they put tons of rules in it, and look at it now, it's not cool anymore, it's a lame sport, where as it used to be the shiznit.

Sirjibs, you got it right

 
Its wasn't specifically on the hp events, but on new events in general: '...reported to the ASOIF/GAISF meeting in April 2000 that there were significant problems being experienced by the Organising Committee in constructing sports sites and meeting the deadlines and this led to an eventual decision that no new sports would be included in the Athens Games.'

Actually, now that I think of it, this might only be talking about the Summer Olympics. Hope! my bad you guys. I feel stupid.....

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Skipimp, the issue here is not the current state of competitive freestyle. I agree that with the involvement of FIS, rules were put in place, and people weren't allowed to huck themselves off any old jump. But keep in mind that it was also the athletes who wanted the structure because they wanted some form of organized competition without the concerns of insurance liability and to have a fair way of assessing everyone's performance. That said, you will find people all over the place still ripping bumps FOR THE FUN OF IT, not giving a damn about the competitive side of it all. Like I said in an above posting, some people like to compete to see who's the best, and others just like to ski for fun. To each his or her own...

As such, it is ignorant on your part to suggest new school freestyle will just merrily go down the path of moguls and become 'stifled'. Times have changed. Athletes and coaches recognize the mess FIS has made. FIS recognizes the mess it has made. That is all changing. On top of all that, snowboarding has charted a course ahead of us, making new school freestyle's succesful integration into the Olympics a virtual 'fait accompli'.

Furthermore, I think it is even more ignorant to label freestyle moguls as lame. Never have potential improvements that are on the horizon been more exciting. Off-axis tricks were approved for this past season, and inverts are likely to be seen on World Cup in the near future. Duals may be seeing some course changes, much like what you witness at the annual St-Sauveur Pepsi Challenge (one of the sickest skiing events on earth). On top of all that, mogul skiing itself is an excellent sport to get into, as it gives skiers the tools to not only rip the whole mountain, but also the park. It's a very unique form of skiing, and can be credited with producing virtually ALL of the pros everyone on this site looks up to (Cusson, Dorion, Auclair, Douglas, Szocs, Tanner Hall, Raps, Thovex, Rex Thomas, Moseley, Dave Crichton, Jon Reedy, Andy Woods, etc., the list goes on forever).

Skunkjib: I wouldn't worry about skier pipe being a problem. There are four full years before 2006 (only two before Athens), and the issue of venue is a non-issue since snowboarders already have the pipe in place!

And as for skiing needing more prize money to be allowed to have pipe in the Olympics, I don't think that has much to do with anything. Do you see the IOC saying to skeleton they must have big prize money events before they admitted that sport in Salt Lake? Prize money is not the yardstick for Olympic status.

 
nh, that would suck, the olympics are cool, but all the judging is whack! for the stuff besides racing, they should take like an internet poll or something

 
i wouldn't like it i like ski half pipe and park becasue it is not in the olimpics and not a 'World Craze'

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if it went to the olympics it would progress too fast. imagine evan raps or tanner hall there tokin up on the side. hilarious

 
yo sanchez, have you ever considered going into politcs???, you could make it big dude

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