well, as for racers doing tricks in general, its funny to watch. But what is the difference between a racer attempting a back flip, and a kid who is on his first day of twin tips. I mean ya, all injurys in skiing suck, but it doesnt really matter who pulls the trick, as long as they can do it safely, then by all means go ahead. Sure there has to be a point where you as a skiier has to step it up a notch in trick development, but its all about development, build up the the back flip, rather than start with it.
jibs not jobs --mb