People who go to NS are not going to stop coming to NS because they don't like the layout. If they are, they probably don't care enough about freeskiing to be here in the first place. It took me by surprise, but I'm sure I'll figure it out and really like it.
This is my support for the new change:
-I come to NS for videos first, which is now the entirety of the home page.
-If I want news, I click one tab button and it's there in a very comprehensible format.
I guess the real question is whether or not you think videos are the primary content of NS. If yes, then I think this is a good thing.