Olympic and X-Games Gold Medal Skier David Wise Also a Professional Hunter? David Wise is one of the most decorated halfpipe skiers of all time. He won two Olympic Gold Medals in halfpipe skiing – the only two since the discipline was added to the Olympics in 2014. He also has four X-Games Gold Medals and two X-Games Silver Medals in halfpipe. He will leave a legacy in halfpipe skiing as one […] Featured Video Dominic Gawel | January 29, 2021 0 Comments
David Wise: “I Sent it a Little Harder Than I Should Have” and Broke His Femur at the Audi Nines Just days after breaking the world’s highest air record for half-pipe to banked landing, David Wise crashed hard at the Audi Nines, breaking his femur. View this post on Instagram I’m taking on a new summer project: knitting my femur back together. It’s certainly unfortunate, but it isn’t BAD. I’m very disappointed to be ending my ski season […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Sets New Record for World’s Highest Air – Quarter Pipe to Banked Landing Two times Olympic gold medallist David Wise launched 38-feet and 4″ above the coping of a quarterpipe to banked landing, logging the highest air yet on this style of jump ever, smashing the previous world record set by Simon Dumont by a massive 3-feet. “I was just enjoying myself and I started going a little higher each time,” said Wise. […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch David Wise Complete his Insane Gold Medal Halfpipe Run After crashing his first two runs, David Wise decided there was nothing left to lose when he stood atop a halfpipe that had sent one-third of the 12 skiers limping off with injuries, facing an all-or-nothing run after his ski bindings had failed him in his two previous trips down, reports the ChicagoTribune “We cranked my bindings up as high as they […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: David Wise Shares his Journey to the Olympics Story David Wise: “Thank you, Alex Margulies, for taking the time to share my story so well. I am so honored to be at the Olympics and representing everyone who believed in me along the way. #renoproud #dreambigger #roadtopyeongchang” A cool section with David Wise, great story, worth a watch. Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Becomes First Skier to Land All 4 Double Corks During a Contest History was made in Aspen, CO during the X Games Men’s Ski SuperPipe Competition as David Wise became the first person to ever land four double corks rotating in different directions, reports NBC Sports. “I just started feeling the energy of the crowd,” Wise, said about his decision to try all four double corks in one run. “That was my goal at […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 30, 2018 1 Comment
David Wise Calls Out “Spin-to-Win” and Quad Cork David Wise is a lot of things: Olympic gold medalist, husband, father, and perhaps the most outspoken pro in the freeskiing world right now. He notably spoke out against FIS in January for scheduling the World Championships at the same time as the X Games. Wise made a Facebook post on Monday addressing the recent progression of the quad cork, landed for the first time on a snowboard last week. “Ever since I saw the Billy Morgan clip I have been waiting for someone to post this. Essentially the same landing, haha. Brings up an interesting conversation about an individual riders responsibility to the sport as a whole. I know […] Featured Article ameliatraynor | April 21, 2015 3 Comments
David Wise Calls Out FIS for “Arrogance” in X Games Snub For those of you who have been living under a rock, the 2015 Winter X Games is happening now at Aspen Snowmass. This year, they happen to overlap on the calendar with the 2015 FIS World Championships in Krieschberg, Austria… coincidence? Olympic and X-Games gold medalist David Wise took aim at the International Ski Federation (FIS) in a blog post on Tuesday, citing their “arrogance” in choosing to schedule the world championships the same week as the X Games. Wise calls it an “unforgivable blunder” to force […] ameliatraynor | January 22, 2015 4 Comments
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