iceman530 Posted February 5, 2022 Report Posted February 5, 2022 Hell, this might be everything skiing too at this rate of activity. Excited to see the slopestyle events and looks like women got first run. I dont see the smog, looks like blue skies, and riders are actually raving about the course. 30 minutes til we see whats up. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Posted February 5, 2022 riders saying "best slopestyle course in Olympic history", per announcers, passes the eye test. Everything looks smooth as hell. Good features. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Posted February 5, 2022 If I could have one critique, course feels very short. Feels like at least 2 other features should be on there. I reckon thats probably due to mountain size. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 5, 2022 Report Posted February 5, 2022 21 hours ago, iceman530 said: Hell, this might be everything skiing too at this rate of activity. Well, you might see the kiwis come on here en-masse if the slopestyle pans out for them later today. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Posted February 5, 2022 Not sure theyre better than Jamie Anderson, who even with the run she put down, was obviously saving her bag of tricks. She seemed a level up on the course. But.......thats why we ride, lets see what happens. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 5, 2022 Author Report Posted February 5, 2022 So many emotional feels about Shaun White's last go, that guy is an icon for me. I hope he somehow finds the podium, that would be an epic closer for him. Quote
Faster Posted February 6, 2022 Report Posted February 6, 2022 I'd be ok with a repeat of the X-games podium from January. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 6, 2022 Report Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) Congratulations New Zealand on your first ever winter gold medal! Genuinely happy for you. Huge achievement. Good on Zoi! And not unhappy with Tess’s placing for Australia either. Wasn’t really expecting that. Edited February 6, 2022 by Sir Rols 1 Quote
Anthony Posted February 6, 2022 Report Posted February 6, 2022 loved how all the girls celebrated after! well done NZ! Quote
iceman530 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Report Posted February 6, 2022 that was a hell of a comp.......no doubt, congrats are in order I didnt think Moreno's run would be beat. Jamie Anderson just didnt show up today. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 6, 2022 Report Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) I’m, holding out hopes for Jakara Anthony in the moguls tonight - but maybe there should indeed be a separate thread for everything skiing for that. Edited February 6, 2022 by Sir Rols Quote
Alexjc Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 3:58 PM, Sir Rols said: Congratulations New Zealand on your first ever winter gold medal! Genuinely happy for you. Huge achievement. Good on Zoi! And not unhappy with Tess’s placing for Australia either. Wasn’t really expecting that. Barely made a 24hr news cycle...except in my hometown of Wanaka. Good all the same for our small but vocal snow sports community. (just not a big thing in NZ...more a "Summer" nation outside the Rugbys.) Looking forward to the end of the week where some very good medalling prospects are to be had, including another from Zoi. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 8, 2022 Report Posted February 8, 2022 Woohoo! Snowboard cross today. My favourite! Quote
iceman530 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Posted February 9, 2022 Cant believe someone dropped an 1800 for the first time in Olympic competition and only got a silver for it. Im sure that will generate a good bit of controversy, but good for Canada for taking first and third in a hotly contested slopestyle. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 9, 2022 Report Posted February 9, 2022 Phew! The cross never fails to get the blood pumping. Pity about Belle. Gold finally for Jacobelis - no premature showboating this time! Quote
Faster Posted February 9, 2022 Report Posted February 9, 2022 8 hours ago, iceman530 said: Cant believe someone dropped an 1800 for the first time in Olympic competition and only got a silver for it. Im sure that will generate a good bit of controversy, but good for Canada for taking first and third in a hotly contested slopestyle. The controversy is the guy got badly outscored in the technical portion, yet got a near perfect overall and an overall that was just enough to keep him in silver over a better third run from McMorris. Quote
iceman530 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Posted February 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Sir Rols said: Phew! The cross never fails to get the blood pumping. Pity about Belle. Gold finally for Jacobelis - no premature showboating this time! That poor, poor girl.........that is a hell of a stigma broken by Jacobelis. Happy for her. Quote
yoshi Posted February 9, 2022 Report Posted February 9, 2022 So pleased for Jacobellis that she finally won it, I remember her falling in Torino. And yes Rols, it's always one of the highlights - feels like the kind of thing Australia should be good at! Quote
iceman530 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Report Posted February 10, 2022 Old Man Shaun White qualified for next round. It was close, but he put it together Quote
iceman530 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Posted February 11, 2022 Finished 4th against a strong field. Man, that is truly the end of an era. Arguably the biggest ambassador of the sport, that one hits home for me. It was a pleasure watching you ride, Shaun. Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 Well, I was a bit disappointed Scotty James couldn’t better silver, but great competition in the end. And, yeah, Shaun is a class act. Quote
Scotguy II Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 3:58 PM, Sir Rols said: Congratulations New Zealand on your first ever winter gold medal! Genuinely happy for you. Huge achievement. Good on Zoi! And not unhappy with Tess’s placing for Australia either. Wasn’t really expecting that. Its just a shame that the first gold medal came during these genocide games. :s Quote
Sir Rols Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Scotguy II said: Its just a shame that the first gold medal came during these genocide games. :s Yeah would have been much nicer if it had happened in Oslo Quote
krow Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 5:13 PM, iceman530 said: Old Man Shaun White qualified for next round. wtf he's a year younger than me :/ Quote
krow Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 this is a hell of a way to find out you're old. Quote
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