J mo is back HAHA

it's so crazy how this guy brought our sport to a new height and then became such a flamer. He had some skills back in the day. Remember his penciled 1080 with a mute in the last 3 that was in like the second freeze mag ever?

WFT jonny? Have fun. It's pretty ironic that your only connection with the ski industry now a days is through WME.
 
there was about a year-long stretch around 2005 when i ran into jonny moseley everywhere. it seriously seemed like every time i went skiing, i would see him. it got to the point where i felt like he was following me cause he had nothing better to do.

anyway, the funniest story was probably the first time i met him. we were sitting at a restaurant bar getting some lunch at the base of Telluride and my friend whispers to me "HEY, DUDE, that guy 5 feet to your right is jonny moseley!"

so i turn to look to my right and sure enough, there he is. i didnt recognize him immediately because he seemed to be about 30lbs overweight, and when i first turned to look at him he was taking a massive bite of the biggest double cheeseburger ive ever seen, so his face was partially obstructed. i remember thinking "THATS not really how i imagined an Olympic athlete would look in person." but anyway, we said hey to him and he was actually really cool, answering all our questions (including "are you actually jonny moseley?"), and then we parted ways. ill just never forget the size of that cheeseburger though, coupled with his overall appearance. it made me kinda sad, actually. i had heard he was kind've a bum and a fringe character in the ski community, despite his widespread fame, but this experience cemented it. there he was, after taking maybe his only 3 runs of the day, eating a gigantic cheeseburger, all alone at the bottom of one of Colorado's more remote mountains. Jonny Moseley.
 
I still like Jonny "big air" Mosely. I mean sure he isnt a die hard ski bum doing everything he can to make turns, but he is still making a living off skiing and i gotta respect that. i mean when did he win the gold medal 1998? 12 years ago and he is still milking it hard. Gotta respect the hustle.

Oh by the way he's Puerto Rican! of course hes not in the mtns skiing all year long
 
If you're an athlete of any sort, and you go on a reality TV show, you are basically saying "I've given up on my talent, so now let me try to make more money from stupid entertainment tricks"
 
As crazy as it sound...he was one of the biggest reasons freeskiing started to blow up in the eyes of the general public. His 3 mute in nagano that won the gold catapulted freeskiing to the mainstream audiences.
I have a picture of that trick that he signed for me and it says "Rip, Shred, Tear, Catch Big PHAT air" I was 10 years old and thought that was the most rad shit ever for a while ha ha.
 
jonny is the fucking man, stop hating on him. he was my cousin's best man at his wedding last year and he is the nicest guy who is still incredibly stoked on skiing. he skis all the time and still shreds. obviously he's past his prime which happens when you win a gold medal in 1998. i don't think michael phelps is still gonna be winning world championships in 2020. jonny still looks fit and he's got a hot ass wife

he said it's actually really hard for him to stay involved with the ski industry without selling out. he doesn't really like WME but i think he likes doing the commentary for the olympics which is actually a shit ton of work because he has to memorize all the competitors' stats. so what if he's on skating with the stars. okay, it's pretty gay and funny, but i don't think it merits calling him a flamer and saying that he's become a piece of shit after innovating the sport.
 
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