Julia Marino Snowboard Controversy

[ReturnToMonkey]

How can the IOC tell her she has to cover her logo, on the base where she realistically cannot cover it without impacting the performance of the board (unfair and dangerous)?! I know this is a ski website but a number of members snowboard and this "violation" could just as easily apply to those Prada skis if a ski athelete was using them.

Nowhere in Rule 40 do I see something that a Prada snowboard logo violates. What gives?

 

[TRVP_ANGEL]

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[ReturnToMonkey]

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Can you please fix it so I can paste links? Thanks trap ily

 

[ASSholebomber22]

That's mad sus. Are all ski and snowboard brand logos banned too? Doesn't seem like it.

 

[GrandThings]

So weird too considering there are also tons of visible Burton, Nitro, K2, and Yonex logos visible as well. None of those are official olympic sponsors

 

[r00kie]

But doped up Russians are good to go. The IOC, like most international sporting bodies, sucks.

 

[TrickyDick470]

Nothing is surprising me any more about these Olympics... after all, a knee grab can clench gold.

 

[Bellinghomie]

Ayyy ioc does something good for once. Get Prada the fuck away from skiing

 

[SofaKingSick]

I'd have to know more details (and care) to have an opinion, but I'm curious why sharpie was what they went with? Base gurus everywhere, it's the Olympics, they really couldn't do something better than sharpie?

 

[ASSholebomber22]

I'd have to know more details (and care) to have an opinion, but I'm curious why sharpie was what they went with? Base gurus everywhere, it's the Olympics, they really couldn't do something better than sharpie?

Isn't there some racewax with graphite in it or something that's only for black bases

 

[*TURBONERD*]

My assumption is that any logos we're seeing have been IOC "approved", and that getting that approval requires some administrative and most likely financial work. It's possible that it's done through national federations, but the IOC itself seems more likely. It's definitely a stupid response, but I'd put just as much blame on Prada for either inadvertently or more likely deliberately neglecting to put in the effort and money to get approval. There's no way a company that size doesn't have the necessary resources to avoid it. It's really a bad look for everybody except Marino in my opinion.

 

[skierman]

Nothing is surprising me any more about these Olympics... after all, a knee grab can clench gold.

The judges were forced to a single camera angle and the production team strongly encouraged the judges to forego any video reviews as to not impact the timing of the broadcast. IOC is complete trash, always has been and its sickening to see so many kids on this site buying into the "MY COUNTRY HAS THIS MANY MEDALS!" bullshit.

 

[r00kie]

The judges were forced to a single camera angle and the production team strongly encouraged the judges to forego any video reviews as to not impact the timing of the broadcast. IOC is complete trash, always has been and its sickening to see so many kids on this site buying into the "MY COUNTRY HAS THIS MANY MEDALS!" bullshit.

I haven't seen anyone bragging about how many medals their country has won, just a lot of people getting excited about the events, as they should.

 

[skierman]

I haven't seen anyone bragging about how many medals their country has won, just a lot of people getting excited about the events, as they should.

Yeah man, must be why all you beta nationalists were so upset at Gu not competing on behalf of the USA. Its because like, you just got excited and didn't buy into the country vs. country IOC bullshit narratives.

 

[theabortionator]

So weird too considering there are also tons of visible Burton, Nitro, K2, and Yonex logos visible as well. None of those are official olympic sponsors

I think it was all about brands that exist vs "brand" created just for the olympics. I'm thinking the thought is that ford or citgo or anyone could make a board to get advertising.

The argument against that would be the whitespace board shaun white rode. On the other hand he's an established snowboarder so creating a snowboard is somewhat legit regardless of what the motives were. Otherwise they'd have to ban any smaller brands possibly.

Speed for the big air seemed pretty good. Im wondering how much marker you could put on your base and still ride it.