Olympic hype always adds fuel to fire of progression, but the Winter Games debut of snowboarding slopestyle has really upped the ante. Over the last few years, and especially since it was announced that slopestyle would be added to the Sochi schedule, we’ve seen an awe-inspiring double cork or two turn into triple cork 1440 combinations and sessions on rail sections that need trained eyes to decipher.
Unlike halfpipe, where there is a standardized venue, Sochi’s course could deem what is and isn’t doable based on jump sizes and rail arrangement. (To date, the riders’ opinions of the current setup range from “kinda sketchy” to “mad fun.” … More