Video: Behind The Scenes At The FIRST EVER Women's Diamond Series Slopestyle - Crankworx Rotorua 2024 by pinkbikeoriginals

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andyk (Mar 24, 2024 at 10:07)

Looking forward to more. Keen to see Patricia in next round. Well done all around.

kiwi-mxcnt (Mar 24, 2024 at 12:09)

Yeah the girls!! So good to see that the podium was all from down under. There's so much talent on the southern hemisphere, incl South America.

The-Foiling-Optimist (Mar 24, 2024 at 20:29)

Thanks to Dan and Pinkbike for putting the effort in to cover this so well.

owl-X FL (Mar 24, 2024 at 21:18)

Jeans was robbed.

Golich (Mar 25, 2024 at 15:33)

These girls have serious skills - this should inspire some more!

I could only dream about making the gap - never mind pulling off any kind of trick while trying to make the gap, that would likely end up in A&E!

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bigd003 (Mar 24, 2024 at 10:40)

You can hear the excitement and enthusiasm in the announcers voice and commentary! Inspiring and motivating to get out there and throw some wiggles! Good on the guys to step back and let the girls steal the show, get some coverage. Too bad the crowds weren't as large as they could have been. If the guys went, there would have been more potential exposure for these riders.

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wllmd (Mar 24, 2024 at 12:04)

BigD loves the ladies….

kiwi-mxcnt (Mar 24, 2024 at 12:27)

Crowds have been dying down throughout the years tbh... I've even skipped Men's slopestyle before to go ride in the forest instead =P

kiwi-mxcnt (Mar 24, 2024 at 12:28)

@wllmd: 3 comments and 1 is already a D joke. Cheers for that bro.

fiftypercentsure (Mar 24, 2024 at 16:37)

@kiwi-mxcnt: Tricky to convey /s, but yeah...smdh.

bigd003 (Mar 26, 2024 at 19:35)

hahaha, +9, -9. Seems some people don't really support the ladies! They may not all be that good or exciting, but they are having fun and pushing and trying to progress. What is more fun that progression?! I love to support my friends break barriers, even it's a one hander wiggle wiggle. A lot of these ladies are better than me, and would love to ride with them, but I wouldn't really be too into watching, when I could be riding. I usually only watch the best, like, in the World, doing the tricks that push the sports boundaries. I don't care if a little kid can throw a foot off, or is some pro Woman can tuck-no. Wow. Boring.

Gareth-R (Mar 27, 2024 at 7:15)

@bigd003: the downvotes are probably more to do with the situation in the men's event than support for the ladies. The guys didn't step back to let the girls steal the show, and I'm not sure that if the guys event went ahead, would the crowd have stuck around for the ladies event? Who knows

bigd003 (Mar 27, 2024 at 11:36)

@Gareth-R: I wonder that as well, crowds tend to stick around for what they want to see. I've been wondering if this pushback by the men is going to help progress, or drive nails into a coffin. What kind of sales do these dudes drive? Are these events profitable at current compensation levels? I really would like to know, what the margins are. Do they bring the money to demand the pay? Or is all subsidized by the industry on the whole?

watchtower (Mar 24, 2024 at 20:08)

"Battling a little wind right now" is that a diet thing or weather?

bigd003 (Mar 27, 2024 at 11:37)

Help me out! How is windy conditions related to diet?

watchtower (Mar 27, 2024 at 16:08)

@bigd003: the term having wind , I believe, means one is farting.

bigd003 (Mar 28, 2024 at 4:49)

@watchtower: hahahaha, that's just a little boost off the kickers! Oh man, thank you for the.. errr umm... enlightenment!

bigd003 (Mar 28, 2024 at 4:50)

@watchtower: brings a whole new meaning to give'r the beans!

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