I like the freestyle skiing aerials... (I have probably gone on about this once already since they're very cool). How the hell do you learn to do that? You can't do half a backflip and work up.... you just have to do it right, first time, or die. And I've never seen anyone fall doing it.
It's I suppose a bit like snowboarding. Only it's actually cool, because it doesn't rely on hey-look-I-wear-Quicksilver-gear kind of cool, it's the sort of 'hey look I can do a triple back flip on skis and land on the other side' cool.
I really like the freestyle aerials too, but I missed most of it this time around. It really is the kind of thing you just have to hurl yourself into, literally, so it probably takes the same kind of suicidal insanity.
Had to be said. I last went skating with some friends at uni. Needless to say, I exhibited a complete lack of talent for skating, but managed to make one guy fall over laughing by passing on the advice someone gave me to 'lean forward and stick your arse out'. Oh, and I pulled. Which somewhat quelled my utter jealousy for people who can actually stand up on skates without holding onto something. So yeah, graceful, beautiful, elegant, they annoy the hell out of me.
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It's I suppose a bit like snowboarding. Only it's actually cool, because it doesn't rely on hey-look-I-wear-Quicksilver-gear kind of cool, it's the sort of 'hey look I can do a triple back flip on skis and land on the other side' cool.
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