Freeride World Tour

**powdork** · 03-23-2021, 04:10 AM

really good interview with the winner

**McDee** · 03-23-2021, 05:00 AM

Was that Aurélien that was in the finish to meet Reine when he came in? Crazy how Reine ist still competing at top level. Xavier was pretty good as co host. Funny to hear him talk about his little brother.

**bobinch** · 03-23-2021, 05:21 AM

Turdell is just a great skier. Reine and Aymar were clearly the riders favorites. Awesome run and result from Elisabeth Gerritzen. If only Reine had held on to the backflip at the bottom...

**bobinch** · 03-23-2021, 07:05 AM

You can see the old Sahara sand/ice patches around the cliffs. It seems they thought it’s was just too dangerous to have the riders launching onto those landings

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**roQer** · 03-23-2021, 07:24 AM

This double was pure insanity. Very happy to see Navarro on the podium. How the f.ck can Bec be skied so smoothly like by Turdell? What a crazy show!

**ill-advised strategy** · 03-23-2021, 08:49 AM

Unofficial Sickbird:

Imo has to be either Aymar or Reine.
Flip a coin

**roQer** · 03-23-2021, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy

Unofficial Sickbird:

Imo has to be either Aymar or Reine.
Flip a coin

Has to be Aymar. Harder to open this line than to do it second.

**Island Bay** · 03-23-2021, 11:17 AM

Heartbreaking that Reine couldn't stick that backie.

But Navarro's double (and Reine's), and Turdell's otherworldly control and smoothness, were something else.

**HAB** · 03-23-2021, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Island Bay

Heartbreaking that Reine couldn't stick that backie.

But Navarro's double (and Reine's), and Turdell's otherworldly control and smoothness, were something else.

Yeah, all three of those were awesome. Would have been really interesting to see how the judging shook out of Reine had stuck the backflip. He was cleaner through the double than Aymar, but didn't look like he was going 8,000 mph in quite the same way that Aymar did.

**grskier** · 03-23-2021, 11:28 AM

Or if Leo had stuck his line.

**kid-kapow** · 03-23-2021, 12:35 PM

Not that anybody from FWT is going to read this, but I really, really wish that FWT would make the judging of ski woman more consistent. It is all over the place as is, much more so than in ski men.

The ski woman field is getting really strong and quite competetive, yet both individual results as well as the overall are massively influenced by inconsistent judging wrt what constitutes a hand drag, a back slap and so on and the ensuing scoring, with the added bonus of low risk low tech freestyle moves (aka tiny, whipped around 360s) scoring big. Sure, it is easy to criticize from afar, but I just don't get some of the judging over the last two seasons in this field. Like at all.

Judging from how some of the competitors react when they get their scores it kinda seems like they do not either.

I dunno - it really, really detracts from what in all other ways is a very well run competition.

**HAB** · 03-23-2021, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by grskier

Or if Leo had stuck his line.

Yeah, I think that was likely the winning run if he'd been able to hold on

**grapedrink** · 03-23-2021, 04:50 PM

If anyone from the FWT is reading this, i would love to have camera viewing options for each rider, ie be able to switch cameras on the fly when watching a stream. switch between a wide shot where we can see most of the face in frame, what's below them, where they're going, etc.. or just watch the helicopter close ups, or just watch the follow drone, or watch their gopro. click and switch view

personally i really really dislike the way the FWT edits their shots, it's almost always a bunch of close up helicopter shots that are way too tight, and often at some weird angle that makes the whole thing look like a blue cruiser. park a tripod at the top of gentianes and give us a nice wide shot of these crazy lines that show them for what they really are.

**Long duc dong** · 03-23-2021, 05:03 PM

If only Reine hadn't blown that backflip at the end!!!

He and Aymar were just nuts. Lots of great skiing though.

I sometimes think Turdell suffers from the same thing Joel Parkinson sometimes suffered from in surfing, in that he makes things which are very difficult look easy and casual.

**Island Bay** · 03-23-2021, 05:17 PM

Totally agree on the Joel Parko comparison. When someones technique is perfect, it can look too easy.

Finally watched some more runs. Agree on Leo Slemett being a contender for the win had he stuck it. Very impressive coming back from a serious injury that quickly.

And how fcuken ridiculous was Blake Marshall's 720?!?

Still, my faves were Reine and Aymar. Those doubles...

**Whiteroom_Guardian** · 03-23-2021, 05:28 PM

No replay available?

Edit: Nevermind.....redbull.tv not youtube duh

**nickwm21** · 03-23-2021, 05:29 PM

Replay was available this AM

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**stealurface831** · 03-23-2021, 05:43 PM

holy hell those were some awesome lines all around.

can't believe reine is still getting it done.

**toast2266** · 03-23-2021, 07:07 PM

Aymer had me yelling at my screen (again). So sick. Turdell is just too damn smooth.

Thought that Gorek was over scored. Great run, but seemed a bit more out of control through most of his run. I would've dropped him down a spot or two. Which potentially would've affected the overall standings. But whatever. Still a super fun comp to watch.

**oftpiste** · 03-24-2021, 11:30 AM

Baby Bec was a bit of a disappointment to me. 30 second venue. Thing #2 called it a junior venue with bigger airs. That entrance off the real top - which I watched in person in 2018 - is such a test of real big mt. skiing.

Watched yesterday with Thing #2 and there was some head-shaking about the judging. Still appears to be pretty much about who they want to keep around, and social media presence. Of course you have to ski to stay, but everyone there knows the FWT game is what it is.

**Island Bay** · 03-24-2021, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by oftpiste

Baby Bec was a bit of a disappointment to me. 30 second venue. Thing #2 called it a junior venue with bigger airs. That entrance off the real top - which I watched in person in 2018 - is such a test of real big mt. skiing.

Watched yesterday with Thing #2 and there was some head-shaking about the judging. Still appears to be pretty much about who they want to keep around, and social media presence. Of course you have to ski to stay, but everyone there knows the FWT game is what it is.

Curious to hear who you'd bump up/down, having more than an average punter's insight.

Sometimes it seems like freestyle moves are the big deal and required, then all of a sudden not. Given up guessing, and will just enjoy watching.

**skier666** · 03-24-2021, 01:46 PM

YEWWWW!

Aymar opening up that double was the ski stoke of the year imho. YES! Reine too of course, but like someone said earlier, Aymar opened it up and went a bit bigger. Loved Turdell's flowing steep skiing and shows when you compare to some of the other competitors. Drew's lap was again different and fun to watch. All in all, I was pleasantly entertained.

**McDee** · 03-24-2021, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by toast2266

Aymer had me yelling at my screen (again)

I was hollering at the screen for him to hold it together and just get through the gate after he landed that double!

I'll post this here if anyone is interested in some behind the scenes stuff of the riders. It's kind of cool seeing how the riders interact around the comps, esp in this crazy year. FWT comps stuff starts ep 11
https://www.youtube.com/c/CrustyLips/videos

**bobinch** · 03-25-2021, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by oftpiste

Baby Bec was a bit of a disappointment to me. 30 second venue. Thing #2 called it a junior venue with bigger airs. That entrance off the real top - which I watched in person in 2018 - is such a test of real big mt. skiing.

Watched yesterday with Thing #2 and there was some head-shaking about the judging. Still appears to be pretty much about who they want to keep around, and social media presence. Of course you have to ski to stay, but everyone there knows the FWT game is what it is.

Hey Oftpiste, hope you’re well! Interested in your podium selections? Yep shame about not going from the top but it looked truly horrible up there after the wind. If they’d bombed it and gone Friday it would have been all time...