SLVSH

14022021:toast said:
Nope, I think the best games are the ones where skiers with different styles and tricks are willing to try each others' tricks. For example Magnus v Ethan or Hugo v Emil (dif enough?) off the top of my head. Matchups of similar skiers are often awesome too, but watching guys try (and lace) hits they'd never ordinarily do is awesome. This one of Vinny and Oscar, though, was not one of those games.
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Hmm I think Emil & Hugo are very similar skiers.
 
14022012:Ginger_Drew said:
As much as I like watching both styles, that game would be won quickly just because Vinny doesn't spin that fast (from what I've seen), and Taisei hasn't shown that creative aspect that Vinny has. It all depends on who gets the set after Trivia Crack rules. The best games are the ones where the skiers have similar styles and tricks.
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100% agree, that’s why Emil v Hugo is always a banger
 
14022035:Ginger_Drew said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_9xjpVljtM

Buckle up. It's a wild ride.
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oh yeah, how could i forget that banger. glad i did though so i could enjoy it again. so sick, thanks for the reply
 
14022028:Ginger_Drew said:
Looking back at the Magnus v Ethan matchup, they were doing tricks that they were both capable of doing. They built off of each others tricks to do even crazier tricks. That made that really fun to watch even with their different approaches to skiing. The specific case, Taisei v Vinny, is too drastically different in their styles of skiing where it wouldn't be AS entertaining to watch because I don't think they'd be able to build off of each others tricks to push the envelope similarily to what Magnus and Ethan did. Obviously I'd still love to see that game (and maybe we will). If we do see that game, I hope I'm wrong!
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For sure, that's a good point building off of each others' tricks. But, you never know what someone is capable of until they do it. I would make the same assumption as you that Taisei v. Vinny might be too different of a matchup to the point they couldn't do each others' tricks. At the same time though, there is always the chance that it could be one of the best ever despite their style difference - you never really know.

Maybe I should change my opinion - Many of the best games are by similar skiers with styles and tricks that overlap well. But for me, the most entertaining games and some of the best of all time have been odd matchups where both skiers bring their own flavor to tricks they wouldn't pick on their own. That said, those gems from different styled matchups are more far and few between.
 
didnt ruin the game for me, but if u pause when vinny lands on and jumps off the rail on that last trick he was def not 50/50 pretty much completely sideways. BUT thats a tough trick to get super legit so maybe a loose call was fine. idk, as long as i can be invested in 11 minutes of skiing i dont rlly care too much about the technicalities of a call. such a dope event, cant wait for more games.
 
If we are gonna get nit picky about calls I wouldn’t have counted either vinnys or oscars tail press. It was a pop off of the tails at the end of the rail. But if I only have one questionable call from woodsy he’s still the best slvsh ref ever so can’t really complain.
 
I feel pretty conflicted about this game, on one hand Vinnie has been around forever, is a great guy and it was nice to see him win. One the other hand Oscar is overall the better skier and Vinnie had some questionable calls in his favor.
 
Unpopular opinion, I really liked that game. Watching vinny $ drop all those new unique tricks he’s been doing the last few years was sick. It really showed how hard they actually are seeing as Oscar, who is a insane skier, couldn’t lace many of them up or get that close. I enjoyed watching the two different types of skiing collide as vinny has transitioned from stock tricks.

**This post was edited on Apr 8th 2019 at 8:27:12pm
 
vinny vs oscar has me hella triggered. if oscar knew vinny was gonna play dirty he should've just done unnatty doubles off the hip 5 times in a row. such a dumb match. ref'ing in quinns match was absolutely fucked. i love vinny, but wtf... this is probably why henrik, a hall, woodsy didn't compete this year... fly across the world and lose because you can't do a mute with your pole basket. lmao
 
14022184:scratchskier321 said:
vinny vs oscar has me hella triggered. if oscar knew vinny was gonna play dirty he should've just done unnatty doubles off the hip 5 times in a row. such a dumb match. ref'ing in quinns match was absolutely fucked. i love vinny, but wtf... this is probably why henrik, a hall, woodsy didn't compete this year... fly across the world and lose because you can't do a mute with your pole basket. lmao
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To say Vinny was "playing dirty" is pretty lame. Every skier has their own unique bag of tricks. One of my favorite parts of Slvsh, is that you have skiers trying things they never would have thought to try, and its cool to see each person try things for the first time. Vinny had never done a misty 4 out before, so by your logic, Oscar was "playing dirty". I think you have a flawed view on this whole thing. Maybe i am misinterpreting what you said, but no one here is playing dirty. The guys setting the tricks are skiing how they personally ski. and its rad to see the opponent try to match it. BITCH.
 
14022181:AUSTINBIKESKI said:
Vinny needs to tighten his god damn din, skis blowing out all over the place
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Assuming its cause he does so much crazy shit with his legs he doesn't wanna be locked into a sketchy position
 
14022225:VinnieF said:
I dunno about dirty. Honestly, it doesn;t look that hard.
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Well I mean it was hard enough to get oscar a letter, although I'm sure Oscar had never done or seen that trick
 
I'm so glad everyone complaining about Vinny don't have any control of slvsh. The reason it's one of the coolest things in skiing is because you can call as much or as little of a trick as you want, not because you pre agree a bunch of stock tricks and you do them every game. Also if you don't think Vinny can do big tricks maybe check his trophy cabinet, he has my favourite big trick I've ever seen.
 
14022218:GANDALF said:
To say Vinny was "playing dirty" is pretty lame. Every skier has their own unique bag of tricks. One of my favorite parts of Slvsh, is that you have skiers trying things they never would have thought to try, and its cool to see each person try things for the first time. Vinny had never done a misty 4 out before, so by your logic, Oscar was "playing dirty". I think you have a flawed view on this whole thing. Maybe i am misinterpreting what you said, but no one here is playing dirty. The guys setting the tricks are skiing how they personally ski. and its rad to see the opponent try to match it. BITCH.
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i dont need to explain myself, ur just a contrarian.

**This post was edited on Apr 9th 2019 at 1:08:24am
 
14022185:scratchskier321 said:
oh ya... lets not forget that woodsy thinks tricks count even if you lose your ski lmao
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Trick was landed and he rode away. I trust Woodsy’s opinion on what “counts” over yours lol
 
I thought it was dope to see a bunch of stuff you never normally see in a contest (albeit a cool one). It can only be for the sport and the cup that the wider audience is exposed to some variety. However, Vini's switch 3 on should never have counted and the set should have changed. It's a hard trick and I could just about see letting the zeach go but it was early off to the side too.

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Reffing that shit in real life is so damn hard though (claim) and if you just watched it real time from another angle, I could see how it might look good. It's hard to say if it'd have changed the outcome and as a rule, Woodsy crushes it.

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Update on Monster Conspiracy theory: after Vinny comes up short on the sw 7 Woodsy explains how there is a "3rd party" that has joined the game, "the wind" but then Woodsy proceeds to readjust the Monster hat so the camera can see it better
 
14022297:Twig said:
I thought it was dope to see a bunch of stuff you never normally see in a contest (albeit a cool one). It can only be for the sport and the cup that the wider audience is exposed to some variety. However, Vini's switch 3 on should never have counted and the set should have changed. It's a hard trick and I could just about see letting the zeach go but it was early off to the side too.

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Reffing that shit in real life is so damn hard though (claim) and if you just watched it real time from another angle, I could see how it might look good. It's hard to say if it'd have changed the outcome and as a rule, Woodsy crushes it.

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I agree 100% with this
 
14022405:SofaKingSick said:
i'm not a big fan of hitting someone where it hurts repeatedly in slvsh but wow talk about dramatic ha
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people will say anything behind the safety of their keyboard.
 
That was a great game to watch. Also Quan was a great ref glad he actually held people to the rotation they called instead of letting all cork, rodeo, bio, etc calls just be super loose
 
14022409:eheath said:
people will say anything behind the safety of their keyboard.
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yeah and everything has to be so exaggerated. vinny might not even win his next game, how has he ruined the tournament?

People just need to accept that Slvsh is a tough game that kinda relies on some code of honor and that's going to be subjective. i'm sure we can all agree that it'd be wack if you found out i couldn't do front flips and just did front flip, dub front, front on the box gap, etc. but you also need to play to win to some extent... we'll never agree on where the line should be drawn

ive prob said this 100 times in this thread but it just makes me respect the riders more. beyond skill level, there are just so many ways to lose or get hurt or embarrassed haha. iffy ref calls, tricks you've never even considered before, messing up a trick you can do in your sleep cause you only get one try... so rough.

i assume the organizers give a little informal rule/suggestion list session. don't freak out on the ref, keep the mood positive, blah blah blah
 
Johan vs Ferdinand... Favorite game so far in my opinion. The boys were on fire hitting the jump!

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damn bruh quinn seems like such a homie, fuckin stellar game, that kid has a personality

Prolly my favorite game so far, just looked like FUN
 
That game had the best vibes for sure. All three of them looked like they were having a blast the entire time. The hype trio
 
14022547:chicknfriedsteak said:
What's your point? Vinnie is an incredible skier, and he has a great bag of tricks, not denying that
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Kinda silly to say Oscar is a better skier. I'm not saying Vinnie is a better skier than Oscar either tbh, although Vinnie has a more innovative approach and seems less comp focused. There aren't many (if any) big air jumps that have matched that kind of technicality to this day.
 
14022278:DesertStix said:
Trick was landed and he rode away. I trust Woodsy’s opinion on what “counts” over yours lol
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lets analyze this ourselves. should every trick be counted if your ski comes off, but you dont fall?
 
14022184:scratchskier321 said:
this is probably why henrik, a hall, woodsy didn't compete this year... fly across the world and lose because you can't do a mute with your pole basket. lmao
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Yeah dude I'm sure they're absolutely pissed to be skiing grandvalira with a bunch of homies and amazing weather. What a waste of everyone's time.
 
Unless specified otherwise absolutely yes. If you land a cork 7 but rip a ski off with a mute grab and land and ski off on one ski it should absolutely count

14022593:scratchskier321 said:
lets analyze this ourselves. should every trick be counted if your ski comes off, but you dont fall?
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