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OneBlueDotS-Carolina

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1. amazing stuff....

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:51 PM

Feb 2022

I'vd skied for over 50 years, tried snowboarding with my kid who is an expert, couldn't get the hang of it. Have been watching freestyle skiing since the 1970s, when it was a fringe sport, remember ski ballet?

I agree these kids are amazing, you're a kid to me Shawn White...

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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