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OAITW r.2.0

(29,933 posts) Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:42 PM Feb 2022

Damn, the freestyle half-pipe is such a great exhibition of how style and athletics change and ehance the idea of skiing....

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Never snowboarded.....but have skied for 60+ years. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 OP

amazing stuff.... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Feb 2022 #1

I was a Shaun White fan! samplegirl Feb 2022 #3

He amazes me. 35 And made a hell of an effort. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #10

Was Hirano robbed? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2022 #2

3rd run fixed that, Gold n/t OneBlueDotS-Carolina Feb 2022 #4

Yeah. Are these guys better than Shaun White in his prime the way Eliot Rosewater Feb 2022 #7

I'm not sure. samplegirl Feb 2022 #5

Don't know Rebl2 Feb 2022 #16

As a former skiier, I have a question likesmountains 52 Feb 2022 #6

Baggy clothes may act like a parachute... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Feb 2022 #11

I didn't think of that! Thanks! likesmountains 52 Feb 2022 #13

Style. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2022 #12

That's what I remember too. Just wondered why the style hadn't changed much. likesmountains 52 Feb 2022 #14

I know, I haven't skied for some time, BarbaRosa Feb 2022 #8

What an amazing competition Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #9

Seems like Rebl2 Feb 2022 #15