MIND = BLOWN - Thovex is a monster. (DUH)

[plugboots]

He lifts his inside ski.

[alias_rice]

WTF post of the day. Looking at that latest video, he clearly goes to the gym. If you can't understand what it takes to ski like him, you might be a big ol' gaper of the internet.

You haven't spent much time in the Shiffrin thread have you?

[muted]

You haven't spent much time in the Shiffrin thread have you?

Not at all, am I missing an inside joke from that thread?

[digitaldeath]

I would have to agree, I really don't think he's much a 'natural' athlete and I seriously doubt he can do a pull up.

WUT

he looks like a super athlete on the skis

[digitaldeath]

his turns look smoother than chompfacekillah even

heavens to mergatroy

[alias_rice]

Not at all, am I missing an inside joke from that thread?

Yeah. Some dipshit was going on about how Shiffrin wasn't a natural athlete. His proof was that she struggled to do a pull up in some video from her teens.

[jackstraw]

I would have to agree, I really don't think he's much a 'natural' athlete and I seriously doubt he can do a pull up.

Ha!

[muted]

Dang it, sorry MCskid!!

[MCskid]

Dang it, sorry MCskid!!

No Worries Amigo

[Supermoon]

Candide isn't a natural athlete. He's a freak of nature put onto earth by stoke aliens.

[wyeaster]

his mind has to be a freak of nature as well. i know gravity works on everybody the same but he literally looks like he drops differently than every other skier to me. his take-offs seem to launch him higher, faster than most and then he comes down at a seemingly steeper angle but softer. it's not a tear drop but my brain wants to say tear drop. inverted tear drop lying slightly to the side. maybe it's something about the way he pulls is knees up.

[Norseman]

He's a tiny, wirey little guy... like 120 lbs, right?

[beaterdit]

I would have to agree, I really don't think he's much a 'natural' athlete and I seriously doubt he can do a pull up.

LOL, well played.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

He's a tiny, wirey little guy... like 120 lbs, right?

Ya, he's pretty small. It's what is required if you want a long career hucking

[splat]

yeah, but he has never won a World Cup Downhill

That made me laugh but it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
He has had lasting power, which is rare in skiing at those levels.
There aren't a lot of comebacks.

[Mofro261]

That made me laugh but it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
He has had lasting power, which is rare in skiing at those levels.
There aren't a lot of comebacks.

I dunno, he had a helluva come-back from that broken back.

[plugboots]

^^^ Beat me to it. I had a laugh when I read that. I think he lands softer because he goes bigger, which gives him more time to slow or speed up his rotations. That and he's a fucking alien sent to entertain us, as stated earlier. So cool how he skis some of those lines in Montgenevre in full view of the lifts nearby.

[pfluffenmeister]

Yup, MIND STILL = BLOWN.

Looks like a little twist at the end?

Same IG link: https://i.imgur.com/SZGKvX4.jpg

other gems:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJfyzB1g...=candidethovex
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEq7BnTu...=candidethovex

[neufox47]

I would have to agree, I really don't think he's much a 'natural' athlete and I seriously doubt he can do a pull up.

I think his alignment is a bit off, but Ill defer to the PSIA coach of coaches to tell us how he can improve.

[pfluffenmeister]

Flails arms too much?

[GPP33]

his mind has to be a freak of nature as well. i know gravity works on everybody the same but he literally looks like he drops differently than every other skier to me. his take-offs seem to launch him higher, faster than most and then he comes down at a seemingly steeper angle but softer. it's not a tear drop but my brain wants to say tear drop. inverted tear drop lying slightly to the side. maybe it's something about the way he pulls is knees up.

I see what you mean by tear drop. I suspect it’s just a super natural level of spatial awareness that enables him to be perfectly centered on every landing (or at least the ones on video). Most people are ok with a back slap if they recover and stay upright, he seems to always land on skis with only skis touching the snow. He pulls off what we all envision when we go for a drop.

[Hott Butt Mud]

chompfacekilla got nothing on Candide

[plugboots]

Check out is outtake videos. This dude crashes hard. A lot. He then just keeps getting up and going after it.

[babybear]

agree- as much as I like sage, it's as if candide were born with skis on his feet. he's like a skiing tigger bouncing off everything. and also 2nd the poster that talked about his winning basically all the various disciplines outside racing

I wonder if candide's boots ever hurt? or is he supernatural and never experiences cold and boot pain like the rest of us?

[zartagen]

agree- as much as I like sage, it's as if candide were born with skis on his feet. he's like a skiing tigger bouncing off everything. and also 2nd the poster that talked about his winning basically all the various disciplines outside racing

I wonder if candide's boots ever hurt? or is he supernatural and never experiences cold and boot pain like the rest of us?

Can we get some candide pro-model hotronics?