Tom Wallisch’s self-edit on the Level 1 film ‘Super Unknown’ has become something of a legend in the freeskiing community, especially since he is every bit the real deal with X Games and Dew Tour podiums galore. (Getty Images/Doug Pensinger)
Many skiers hang up their gear when springtime emerges. But Tom Wallisch (Pittsburgh, PA) took out the Guinness Book of World Records and set a goal—break the record for the world’s longest rail grind on skis.
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Four U.S. Freeskiing athletes landed on the podium in the slopestyle skiing competition at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix in Park City, UT.
With fresh snow falling on Park City Mountain Resort at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, the conditions were tough for the athletes in the Visa slopestyle skiing qualifiers. The two heats became a game of survival, with the snow making speed a major issue.
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Gus Kenworthy claimed a spot on the first-ever U.S. Olympic team for slopestyle skiing Saturday with his second-place finish at the final event of the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix Tour at Park City.
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The nation’s leading freeskiing athletes continue the battle for Olympic team spots Jan. 8-12 when the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix presented by The North Face heads to Breckenridge for the third of five Olympic qualification events.
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Tom Wallisch stole gold in his first ever FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Saturday.
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There's very little hesitation when people call Tom Wallisch one of the most electrifying slopestyle skiers in the game. The jibmaster first got into the freeskiing scene in Park City while attending the University of Utah. After getting his name out with a series of high-octane ski video edits, Wallisch amassed a huge freeskiing following and caught the attention of major ski film companies, who then recruited the progressive skier onto several productions. Wallisch eventually made the transition to competitive freeskiing and has racked up multiple X Games medals, AFP slopestyle titles and Dew Tour podiums. Heading into the 2014 Olympic qualifying season, Wallisch was a favorite amongst Olympic hopefuls because of his unmatched style and consistency in competition. Despite suffering a blown ACL in October, Wallisch didn’t miss a beat and trained hard and attempted to qualify for the inaugural U.S. Olympic slopestyle team—without an ACL. Two top-five finishes and three top-ten finishes during the Grand Prix series weren’t enough to earn him a spot on the Olympic team, but his determination and efforts inspired the crowds and his colleagues. The 2013 season also challenged Wallisch, who experienced a minor knee injury in early January that forced him to take it easy. But while filming for his own unique movie project, The Wallisch Project, he had enough strength to win his first FIS World Ski Championship title in Voss, Norway as well as land two top-ten finishes at both X Games events. Wallisch’s earlier highlights on the competition scene include winning the Dew Tour overall cup in 2012 and finishing first in the AFP slopestyle World Rankings in both 2012 and 2009. His 2012 campaign featured seven podiums and two X Games medals, gold in Aspen and silver at Euro X, earning him the spotlight as ESPN’s Action Sport Athlete of the Year. Wallisch has also won numerous other awards, like Freeskier Magazine’s skier of the year (2010, 2012) and Powder Magazine’s Reader’s Poll (2011, 2012). FIRST TRACKS OFF THE SNOW |
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