joesdapoes
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I have a LOT of respect for tHall, and love him for what he did to freeskiing, but i think his time is over. A lot of kids ski better in park (not Halls field, iknow) but i think a lot of backcountry skiers are better as well
Tanner Hall era
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toastyteenagers
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nice opinion bruh
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'his time is over'
what do you mean by that? He doesn't compete anymore, even if he did, he can do what he wants. Are you saying the likes of him, Candide and so on should just stop skiing? Vanish from all media?
Should all skiers that aren't the best in the world stop posting edits?
Should we all just give up on skiing because we're not the best?
If you don't like what he does now don't watch it. Simple as that.
what do you mean by that? He doesn't compete anymore, even if he did, he can do what he wants. Are you saying the likes of him, Candide and so on should just stop skiing? Vanish from all media?
Should all skiers that aren't the best in the world stop posting edits?
Should we all just give up on skiing because we're not the best?
If you don't like what he does now don't watch it. Simple as that.
SirBuckles
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Candide Thovex doesn't compete anymore I don't think besides the Candide invitational which may happen again, but I still love to watch him ski.
*DUMBCAN*
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I've fucking loved everything that tanners put out this year. His park edits back at the start of the season were pretty sick, and it looks like his part this year is going to be mad, he's been going massive:
[video]http://youtu.be/5-UskwbR9Uc[/video]
That said, his off-snow has been 100% perfect this year. Pretty much all of it, #findAnus was hilarious and then he gave me my username...
[video]http://youtu.be/5-UskwbR9Uc[/video]
That said, his off-snow has been 100% perfect this year. Pretty much all of it, #findAnus was hilarious and then he gave me my username...
.Steezy-McGee.
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Tanner Hall doesn't just get forgotten about and left behind.
He's fucking Tanner Hall.
He's fucking Tanner Hall.
joesdapoes
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I dont think he should be left behind or somerhing like that, and im noy gonna deny he has mad skills, but i think he is being overrated
thesatanist
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13104370:joesdapoes said:
The spelling errors in this made me cringe
papermache
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the fact that he still gets threads exactly like this at least once a week means he's still leaving an impact and your wrong
Drail
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13104357:Digga said:
This. Anyone who says he is not producing anymore is either not paying attention, or they don't understand the skill involved in hitting the lines he has been hitting this year.
He is hitting pillow lines normal mortals wouldn't even look at or consider skiable.
Iliveinutah
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these children need to learn some respect for the sport and the people who started it. just because Op wasn't out of his moms vag yet to see it doesn't give him the excuse for these ignorant statements.
Karl_Hungus
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tanner hall is one of my favorite skiers and people, i dont care what hes doing on skis his energy always gets me hyped on skiing
Zimmy
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13104226:El_Barto. said:
The industry can't afford to lose the next generation of skiers, skier cross needs to be slowed down and made more technical, everyone should "quit glamorizing powder skiing" and use a guide in the backcountry, and that the Olympics will ruin freeskiing by "homogenizing" it...
And skiers should get back to the basics. “There are some traditions that built this sport that have been pushed away,” Plake says. “If there’s a revolution I’d like to be a part of, it’s bringing technique back.” - GrindTV
hemlockjibber8
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13104874:Crystal.Carv said:
Interesting. Link to full article?
Zimmy
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http://www.grindtv.com/action-sports/snow/post/legendary-skier-glen-plake-says-freeskiing-losing-its-roots-olympics-pose-threat/ (Feb 5, 2014)
Interestingly, I think this whole Freeskiing movement with bigger airs and terrain park skiing is antithetical to people's softer bones, which I suspect is the cause of so many injuries, and thereby I'm not writing off those injuries as something that is inherent to a simply dangerous sport; and now an even more risky aspect to it (freeskiing.) Rather, it's actually softer bones, that can be due to manganese deficiency (and other nutritional deficiencies) which is caused by glyphosate.. (aka round-up herbicide) that is used on many of today's agricultural crops.
see vid 1:43:10 - Stephanie Seneff, "soft bones are epidemic in the US today" caused by poor chondroitin sulfate synthesis in the cartilage, due to manganese deficiency, caused by glyphosate.
To me, you could even call the Tanner Hall era (if that's what you want to call it) the Trampoline era of skiing. The era coming up I would call the gymnasium era, with all the harnesses and formalities that come with it (including safety.) Personally, if I had children and they wanted to get into "freeskiing" I would see it as a sport unto itself, like gymnastics, and that it thus requires the coaching and progression that come with it. It's not really that free when there's so much artificiality or such a venturing away from the roots. Even safety protection to me is an artificiality -- if you need it so much, maybe you shouldn't be doing it.
Interestingly, I think this whole Freeskiing movement with bigger airs and terrain park skiing is antithetical to people's softer bones, which I suspect is the cause of so many injuries, and thereby I'm not writing off those injuries as something that is inherent to a simply dangerous sport; and now an even more risky aspect to it (freeskiing.) Rather, it's actually softer bones, that can be due to manganese deficiency (and other nutritional deficiencies) which is caused by glyphosate.. (aka round-up herbicide) that is used on many of today's agricultural crops.
see vid 1:43:10 - Stephanie Seneff, "soft bones are epidemic in the US today" caused by poor chondroitin sulfate synthesis in the cartilage, due to manganese deficiency, caused by glyphosate.
To me, you could even call the Tanner Hall era (if that's what you want to call it) the Trampoline era of skiing. The era coming up I would call the gymnasium era, with all the harnesses and formalities that come with it (including safety.) Personally, if I had children and they wanted to get into "freeskiing" I would see it as a sport unto itself, like gymnastics, and that it thus requires the coaching and progression that come with it. It's not really that free when there's so much artificiality or such a venturing away from the roots. Even safety protection to me is an artificiality -- if you need it so much, maybe you shouldn't be doing it.
Zimmy
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13105585:MLJ said:
tl;dr -- if you want to make freeskiing more popular, make it safer, and start with better information collection
Yeah, a while back (year ago?) I said the worst part of skiing was injuries and it got downvoted (about -3) and a few weeks ago someone (DoubleRainbow?) said the same thing and it got upvoted to around 4-5. (Maybe I got downvoted because it was me that said it.) But you can't run from the truth forever. Even a stack like this could cause serious injury on a seemingly easy feature (curvy rail.)
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/671018.0/Double-Rainbow-to-Hell--FIXED-?c=13[/video]Even just landing wrong without an injury can knock your spine out of alignment (eg the stack in vid above). Ask a chiropractor.
I have to wonder how many
Zimmy
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[getting cut off by weird html bug] I have to wonder how many 20 year olds go skiing and they call their parents saying they are in hospital with a broken ____ and the parents had no idea that the son/daughter was in a terrain park, or even knew what that was. This matters when the parent is bankrolling the ski holiday and medical bills - why? -- because families will just end up keeping away from skiing.
How many of these injured folk knew that their ski heroes (that they saw in the Olympics) wore back and hip protection under their ski clothes? How many of these terrain parks have warning signs or coaching available? Perhaps surveys could be run at skiing hospitals to get information on the how, why, what of injuries. Even NS could run an injury survey. All these top freeskiiers have significant injuries (Candide, Hall, Gagnier, Dumont, Dadali, Mahler..and these skiers are just the well-known ones... how many people know that??)... terrain park is like living in the hood... just a matter of time before death or jail, or rather the hospital and season-ending injury with a nasty debt pimp on your back and a pain in the groin.
Even the snow hoes, sponsorship and fame is not guaranteed in any way - and who would do it for that anyway?? Are the risks worth the benefits??
Imagine if NS had a large matrix of ski injuries vs skier name. People would wake up to how dangerous this Tanner Hall era is.
I don't know why I give a f### so much. I guess it's justifies my own skiing approach more, and it also irritates me when (good) people get (bad) injuries.
How many of these injured folk knew that their ski heroes (that they saw in the Olympics) wore back and hip protection under their ski clothes? How many of these terrain parks have warning signs or coaching available? Perhaps surveys could be run at skiing hospitals to get information on the how, why, what of injuries. Even NS could run an injury survey. All these top freeskiiers have significant injuries (Candide, Hall, Gagnier, Dumont, Dadali, Mahler..and these skiers are just the well-known ones... how many people know that??)... terrain park is like living in the hood... just a matter of time before death or jail, or rather the hospital and season-ending injury with a nasty debt pimp on your back and a pain in the groin.
Even the snow hoes, sponsorship and fame is not guaranteed in any way - and who would do it for that anyway?? Are the risks worth the benefits??
Imagine if NS had a large matrix of ski injuries vs skier name. People would wake up to how dangerous this Tanner Hall era is.
I don't know why I give a f### so much. I guess it's justifies my own skiing approach more, and it also irritates me when (good) people get (bad) injuries.
At the end of the day, it's an extreme sport. People have been breaking themselves doing extreme sports (I've had skateboarding and biking injuries but no skiing ones yet) since the dawn of time. It's the risk that everyone takes and the risk will never go away. In a sense it's part of the enjoyment, pushing yourself to your limits and beyond them in some cases. It's why we love it, that's why it's so fulfilling.
I think it's true what they say about Shane, CR, Sarah etc...They wouldn't have done anything any differently.
I think it's true what they say about Shane, CR, Sarah etc...They wouldn't have done anything any differently.
best.coast
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13105748:413Crew said:
how about you let pros be pros, and worry about yourself? tanner's well being has absolutely nothing to do with you, you're in no position to make a call like that
RubberSoul
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i wish i was so good that once i was no longer the best out, people would call for my resignation
SpookyCat
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13105748:413Crew said:
Oh hey, Tanner's Mom! I didn't know you made an account on here!
I find it absolutely hilarious every time when kids try to act like they know what's best for someone who skis on a level they could never imagine and push the sport more than said kids could ever do. N00b, please shut up and mind your own n00b business.
saskskier
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13105748:413Crew said:
Tanner is currently 30-31. He's not old. Getting hurt is one of the risks of being a professional athlete, whether you are 15 or 50.
Would have you said the same thing about McConkey (who was 14 years older than Tanner at the time of his death)? What about guys like Plake, Douglas, Morrison, Auclair, Rahlves, Davenport, etc. All those guys are late 30's/40's and ski at least as hard as Tanner does.
TetonGravity
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[video]https://vimeo.com/92047921[/video]Also you gotta give him cred for the Sander Hadley-esque edits and absolutely slaying a random resort day at Squaw throwing switch 5s off random sidehits going super fast. When you're still sending that hard sans powder or manicured park jumps, you still got it...