Competition in freeskiing always brings controversy and innovation, often in equal measure.
This year was no different.
Although skiing managed to stay somewhat out of the spotlight in terms of judging decisions… thanks to snowboarding.
If seeingA Halls slopestyle wizardry(feat.
A style clinic went down from a team of riders weve certainly yet to see even the best from.
Matej and Dani Bacher are the future.
Eileens right dub 16 came through so clutch to back up her left dub 14.
Judges spend their lives being shit on, so we thought it was high time they got their props.
The Sketchy
Andri Ragettli Freakout
Competition doesnt always bring out the best in us.
Enter competitions skiings pantomime villain, the guy that everyone loves to hate, Andri Ragettli.
Knee surgery to world cup victories in 10 months is no mean feat.
We all know the pressure these guys are under, especially with this being a once-every-four-years deal.
As such we cant expect these guys to always be stoked.
Olympic Coverage
In general, the mainstream coverage was pretty weak.
The official photos from the games were beyond woeful.
Breaking Rule 1 of shooting skiers jumping; avoid the man in the sky shot.
This travesty was coupled with a significant amount of the official photos containing grabs that had evidently been missed.
We should expect, and demand, better goddammit!
Who signed off on this one?
Mustve been nice to not be whinged at for once.
And although not ski related the Jamaican bobsled team finished +4:20 from the leaders so theres that too.
Big up Jesper too for his in slope medal - also very deserving after all these years.
