Banned? I think it got dropped due to lack of participation and interest. Sports need to be a _sport_ for x amount of years to be eligible to be in the Olympics. But if the participation and viewership isn't there; then the sport subsequently gets dropped ):
@@sourbrothers73 Not exactly. It's demise came when this very Olympics accepted moguls and aerials as official sports following those Games. Acrobat (or ballet skiing) was held off as trial sport only and that - very quickly - began its demise. A great deal of it was the Olympics were vary weary of accepting more sports in that required judging.
if this sport was still existing today and if you look how athletes in sports and extreme sports have raised the bar during the years, people would now do some crazy stupid ass trick with those skis and sticks!
Buzzfeed brought me here and omg for once I am happy about it. They need to bring this majestic sport back because they serious multi faceted talent you would need would make for some epic entertainment.
Looks beautiful, but the tendons in my knees have a panic attack just by watching. The force/speed from the rotation plus the long skis (and the rigidity that comes with that) seems for me the "perfect" mix to ruin everything in your knee when the landing goes wrong.
So fun. :D Guess he had all the ladies back then. Times change. Today, this looks totally weird. But it probably helped freestyle skiing in its evolution and progression. :)
its totally awesome to see just jibbin around on the hill but when they put classical music to it and some melodramatic hand and head movements, acroskiing is much less cool
Jon Smith It was brilliant. Better than half the crappy sports at the winter Olympics these days! What's that one curling or something, the fat women in padding slowly push a hockey puck up and down the ice rink! That's absolutely crap!
Meg Arithamea You mean curling? That’s not a dumb sport. Curling has been around for ages and it’s not by fat women. Besides, what’s so wrong about fat women? Also it’s not even close to a hockey puck, are you blind? Sure, it’s looks cool but sports today aren’t dumb and you’re just not accepting to change.
Jojo Barrientos Ya and other sports were on the rise. Like aerials and half-pipe. They just took the cake. Once it was dropped from the Olympics, it wasn't popular anymore.
2:16 hes flipping so slowly in the air but if you look at the man walking in the background he is walking at a normal pace still so it's not slowed down but I am just so no sure how this works physics wise.
PLEASE PLEASE someone tell me where to find the video i was actually looking for with the cool hip hop beat over it and he does the flip when he raps "cool shit like this here" hahaha much appreciated hahaha
This is the most 80s thing I've ever seen
This sport never should've been banned it's incredible.
Banned? I think it got dropped due to lack of participation and interest.
Sports need to be a _sport_ for x amount of years to be eligible to be in the Olympics.
But if the participation and viewership isn't there; then the sport subsequently gets dropped ):
it isn't banned
No, it was banned for being actually gayer than figure skating.
@@sourbrothers73 Not exactly. It's demise came when this very Olympics accepted moguls and aerials as official sports following those Games. Acrobat (or ballet skiing) was held off as trial sport only and that - very quickly - began its demise. A great deal of it was the Olympics were vary weary of accepting more sports in that required judging.
@@PostcardsfromAlaska This guys is team "FRG" but it looks suspiciously like something else in the graphic.
if this sport was still existing today and if you look how athletes in sports and extreme sports have raised the bar during the years, people would now do some crazy stupid ass trick with those skis and sticks!
This!
Imagine now in 2022
Love it! I wish people still did this.
Bring it back....bring it back....bring it back!!!
...It's more of a sport than team figure skating
***** or solo synchronized swimming
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Жаль, что больше нет этого красивого вида спорта.
Buzzfeed brought me here and omg for once I am happy about it. They need to bring this majestic sport back because they serious multi faceted talent you would need would make for some epic entertainment.
Why isn't this still a thing? This is way more interesting than figure skating.
Way more technical too
Looks beautiful, but the tendons in my knees have a panic attack just by watching. The force/speed from the rotation plus the long skis (and the rigidity that comes with that) seems for me the "perfect" mix to ruin everything in your knee when the landing goes wrong.
TimeHop brought me here!
whatever is that he is doing, he is doing magic... omg!!
I remember watching this on TV in my first apartment
I love that this has over a million views!
Wow, this sport should be brought back. The local news channel brought me here.
Mary Clum buzzfeed brought me here
He Scored High in the Costume Category. I love me a back entry ski boot.
This always puts me in a good mood ^^
What a Legend
Man… the 80’s were wild 😝
My legs would be a pretzel after the first turn.
he was crazy good!!!
This many days old. Humans are ridiculous and awesome.
This was the heyday! IOC, bring this back. I'm going out to practise.
J'aime beaucoup les présentateurs, ça me rappelle des souvenirs. :D
I have discovered a beautiful thing
Buzz feed brought me here! What a sport!
Thank you buzz feed for bringing me here!
Papaijasd thank you buzz feed for bringing me here during this year's Olympics haha
Fucking magical
So fun. :D Guess he had all the ladies back then. Times change. Today, this looks totally weird. But it probably helped freestyle skiing in its evolution and progression. :)
OMG, I just imagine how the xtremers would do this now.
Bring this back!
best. sport. ever.
Damn, this guy would be sick in the terrain park.
Wtf why si this awesome sport not in the current olympics
The song is Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
That dab at 0:40 though
Best. Ever. Gooooo Herminator!
Awesome!
holy shit.This guy is amazing! How the hell is he able to do that?! wow.
Practice
Training
its totally awesome to see just jibbin around on the hill but when they put classical music to it and some melodramatic hand and head movements, acroskiing is much less cool
Daily dose of internet, anyone ?
Flying Dutchman buzzfeed brought me here and omg am I glad they did
awesome!!
People think it's such a radical idea to put skateboarding in the olympics but they had this?! ECKS DEE
Legend!
i wish this was in the olympics still :(
Timehop anyone?
Cameron Yorke 🙋🏼♀️
Cameron Yorke you beat me 😂😂
Lotr brought me here. I love it
I cannot possibly be watching this.
Look at the crowds enjoying this! Why did this event stop ?!
Just imagine what the athlete could do now in 2022.
It started great and then it all went downhill.
Jon Smith It was brilliant. Better than half the crappy sports at the winter Olympics these days! What's that one curling or something, the fat women in padding slowly push a hockey puck up and down the ice rink! That's absolutely crap!
Meg Arithamea You mean curling? That’s not a dumb sport. Curling has been around for ages and it’s not by fat women. Besides, what’s so wrong about fat women? Also it’s not even close to a hockey puck, are you blind? Sure, it’s looks cool but sports today aren’t dumb and you’re just not accepting to change.
This is amazing, what can we do to bring it back??? Also, what should I tell my barber to get that haircut?
Mullet with a perm
I have never heard of this before... And I'm born and raised in Calgary...
Don't feel bad Jojo, it's from Idaho.
It was a promo event the Olympics held in Calgary in '88. It was around until early 2000s.
Thats kind of one of those events that just got fazed out huh?
Jojo Barrientos Ya and other sports were on the rise. Like aerials and half-pipe. They just took the cake.
Once it was dropped from the Olympics, it wasn't popular anymore.
holy shit you actually think i was serisous? dude i love you!
Does anybody know the song starting at 1:19
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1:46 awsome!
How did I just hear about this
WTH happened at 0:47!!! magical!!!
Those are sturdy ski poles
Why did they ever stop this?
2:16 hes flipping so slowly in the air but if you look at the man walking in the background he is walking at a normal pace still so it's not slowed down but I am just so no sure how this works physics wise.
You can see that he is pushing himself on the sticks and using them to hold himself in the air
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still better than Baseball
long gone... the pole flips are pretty cool.. never found its niche in competition.
Me too
Andy Samberg needs to make a parody of this.
Tony Perkis?
So 80s!
who won the finals?
+Teresa Cabral
Herman Reitberger
I was expecting him to pull out MAGNUM there at the end
FUCKING AWESOME!!!
Why did Timehop bring me here😂
Anyone know the name of the song that starts at 1:20? I know I've heard it before but I can't place it.
dont let me be misunderstood - santa esmerelda. probably heard it in kill bill
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Is mull-fro wearing a blouse or just a long shirt? Can one imagine the level of fierce Jonny Weir would bring to this?
PLEASE PLEASE someone tell me where to find the video i was actually looking for with the cool hip hop beat over it and he does the flip when he raps "cool shit like this here" hahaha much appreciated hahaha
Do you mean this one. ua-cam.com/video/2Y4TkRYQqHk/v-deo.html. It's me on it.
How does one get into this sport?
hmm ... maybe then you loose your ... ice skates!? ^^
Mute and play to Iron Maiden/2 Minutes to Midnight.
Did he win?
Yes he did. 💪
Can one assume that this is when they started letting men do figure skating???
Nah figure skating used to be a sport for men about 100 years ago.
Why is this not an Olympic sport?
Well, one day around 1998, FIS said that Acroski was not skiing! So they kill the discipline by not making it an Olympic one.
#bringitback
41 seconds in, he dabs
MIBuckeye60 lmao totally does
it's awesome lol
Hold my beer.
“Figure Skis”!!!/“Figure Snowboards”!!
Andra åket?
Precis, därför jag är här :)
"Du kan inte säga nej till skidballet" "Jo, det kan jag visst, det är det vädligt många so har gjort, ytterst få som har sagt ja" :)
gevalia51 haha :)
(Nudges Japan) Hey... here's another really weird niche sport ya'll could totally turn into a ridiculous anime. I want Yuri on Skis, bro.
Me, in socks, on the hardwood floor.
this is also how they change the guard at the border between Pakistan and India
Jesus I guess almost all of Will Ferrels roles were based on someone.
MGM led me here..
Very manly sport
Saai hoor doei gek mens
BuzzFeed brought me here!!!
They wore helmets made of hair back then, max volume for max safety
MacSkiver :D
figure skating on skis
@gorbatube it is, and skis and a now and a mountain can be used for such better stuff
but u still have to admit this guy is sick
It was acceptable at the time.
That's skikunstlauf
This is way how they test what media you trust, after coming from tick tok Let's see if this Existed
Probably vary hard to do but looks stupid doing it lol