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[OLYMPICS] Team USA’s Alex Hall Qualifies for Skiing Big Air Finals

2022 Olympics Big Air

Alexander Hall, a 23-year-old from Park City, Utah, representing Team USA, is making a name for himself in the Big Air Competition this Olympics. After landing five full rotations, an 1800 on his first run this Olympics, he just qualified for finals, which will take place this Wednesday, February 9th.  Related: [VIDEO] Alex Hall Goes to the Future | Lands […]

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Aunika Skogen | February 7, 2022
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What’s Better on Skis? Speed or Air?

Julian Carr going big in Las Lenas, Argentina

My thoughts wandering afar, I glanced down. Yikes! I’m speeding again. I try to be as law abiding as possible. Sure, I don’t obey the speed limit very often, but I try to refrain from truly speeding. That is until this time every year. About the second week of October or so. Every year. It doesn’t happen on purpose. I can’t really explain it. Like salmon returning from the sea to spawn, it just happens. I start driving too fast. Given that it happens quite subconsciously, I can’t even chalk it up to trying to achieve some kind of cheap thrill. Something […]

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Andy Hays | October 23, 2014
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