Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
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It’s still Spring…

...but all the sun hasn't made the "kids" any smarter. Ben and I have been on a serious skate mission (though today I took off to build galleries and do real work). Yesterday we hit up Vancouver, which is typically known for being over run with little ones. As expected it was, but these kids just so happened to be especially entertaining. Since I had just gotten a new camera (mine crapped out after less than a month but they let me trade it for a new one) I figured I should probably film. Here is the result.
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Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

It’s still Spring…

...but all the sun hasn't made the "kids" any smarter. Ben and I have been on a serious skate mission (though today I took off to build galleries and do real work). Yesterday we hit up Vancouver, which is typically known for being over run with little ones. As expected it was, but these kids just so happened to be especially entertaining. Since I had just gotten a new camera (mine crapped out after less than a month but they let me trade it for a new one) I figured I should probably film. Here is the result.
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