Vladimir Putin skiing: maggot analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RPyycvflrQ
Eh mags - putting together an article for tomorrow with various athlete analyses of the form of Sochi's most important athlete - recreational skier and career autocratic Vladimir Putin. Would love to get some maggot analysis of Putin's skiing style in anticipation of TGR's extensive and completely straight-faced Olympic coverage. Costas was unavailable for comment as he was getting his spray-tan done, but occasional competitive skier Daron Rahlves provided the following insight:
"Russian President Putin skiing in Sochi is quite boring. His lack of enjoyment, gaper gap, inside outside pole whacking to clear no snow on his boots, hip thrust pole pushing and uncomfortable poses takes away from his surprising smooth turns. For his status as a nation's leader I'd say he's a solid skier, but to improve he could tip those skis up and get them to bend for some power out of his turns. Maybe then he'd crack a smile and have some fun."
As well, would love to get some input on what you all might actually want to see us cover for the duration of the Olympics.