TBT: 1999 X Games Big Air

In honor of the Winter X Games coming up this weekend, and all the crazy doubles, triples and quite possibly quads that kids will be chucking, this week’s Throwback Thursday hearkens back to the very first X Games Big Air in 1999, won by JF Cusson with nothing other than a switch 720.

There’s much to cherish in this classic piece of ski history. Jonny Moseley, erstwhile freeskiing pioneer, holding it down with rodeo 7s—I’m guessing he was calling it a Dinner Roll back then. Candide Thovex, the GOAT himself at the tender age of 16, and already pole-planting off of the lip. The Japanese commentary, because why not? And last but not least, the man of the hour, JF Cusson, rolling in switch on a pair of the original Salomon Teneighties with a backmount that you wouldn’t believe. Pulling out all the stops for the win, JF hucked what today would be known as a switch rightside 720. Of course, back then no one gave a damn which direction you were spinning—which makes it even crazier that JF spun in his unnatural direction. Long story short, while you’re watching all the multi-corks from the X Games this weekend, take a minute to remember where it all came from. Big thanks to YouTube user MrDJFLAT for uploading this fine piece of ski lore.

FWT Announces Equal Prize Money for All Athlete Categories Drew Tabke, Hedwig Wessel victorious at FWT Hakuba In Focus: Seiser Alm Legends Slopestyle Freeride World Tour Hakuba – Watch the Livestream

The Freeride World Tour 2020 is underway with the first stop of the season in Hakuba, Japan!

For this year’s Hakuba and Kicking Horse stops, FWT organizers have decided for the first time to film the event first, then stream it later to cut out long pauses and create a better viewing experiences. All of the athletes and organization members have been sworn to secrecy with a social media blackout—so let’s hope you haven’t seen any spoilers before the contest airs!

Seiser Alm World Cup Slopestyle – Watch the Livestream

The finals of the Seiser Alm Legends Freeski World Cup Slopestyle is going down today! The livestream kicks off at 11:30am CET.

 

Heads up: this livestream only works in certain countries. If it’s not working for you, you can use a VPN client to connect to one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla (UK), Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba (NLD), Azerbaijan, Azores (POR), Bahamas, Bahrain, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda (UK), Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire (NLD), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands (UK), Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands (UK), Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Clipperton Islands (FRA), Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic, Cook Islands (NZL), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao (NLD), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands (DNK), Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Greenland (DNK), Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong (CHINA), Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea North, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira (POR), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat (UK), Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia (FRA), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saba (NLD), Saint Helena and Ascension Island (UK), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius (NLD), Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau (NZL), Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

 

Still not working? You might have to do it the old-fashioned way and turn on your TV.

TV & Other Streaming Schedule:

Asia | Eurosport | Live on Eurosport 1 on 18/01 at 12:00am + rerun on 20/01 at 12:00am

Europe | Eurosport | Live on Eurosport Player

Austria | ORF | Live streaming and same-day delayed on ORF Sport+ at 16:40

Canada | CBC | Same-day delayed streaming on CBC Sports streaming at 11:30 ET

China | CCTV | Same-day delayed on CCTV5 at 00:05 + rerun on 19/01 at 6:30

Finland | YLE | Live on YLE Areena at 12:25 local

France | L’Equipe | Live on L’Equipe Web

Germany | ZDF | Same-day news highlights

Italy | Rai | Live on RAI web / same-day delayed on RAI Sport at 15:20

Norway | NRK | Live on NRK1 from 12:30

Poland | POLSAT | Live on Polsat Sports News at 11:30

Spain | TVE | Live on Teledeporte at 11:25

Sweden | SVT | Live streaming on SVT Play

USA | NBC | Live on NBC Sports Gold and same-day delayed streaming on NBC Olympic Channel at 9:30

 

 

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