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Digital Freestyle

Welcome to the world of Digital Freestyle Skiing.  A Thesis about the power of Media in the creation of communities based on digitized Freestyle Skiing videos from the past 30 years.  Digital Freestyle Skiing is more than a proving ground for the power of media it is the place for Ski enthusiasts to view the past and share the present with the future. Welcome and Enjoy - Lawrence M Holmes
 
DigitalFreestyle

Digital Freestyle

Through the digitizing of old media we have successfully created a tool for sharing of over 20+ years’ worth of Freestyle skiing history that could be implemented, with various media content. We also have a complete catalog and log of metadata for sharing and search capabilities.  This has all been entered into a framework that can be expanded to include more media from different venues.  The framework itself can also be a catalyst for community creation. 
 

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Top Videos

Top 5 Rising videos: For 2009, we get a little muddy in Boise Idaho  Our top one overall is:

1999 - Ballet: Nationals at Park City, Utah: Rising to the top of our charts is one of our last ballet competitions from 1999.  We are treated to some amazing competitive runs from, Maria Guarnieri, Lara Rosenbaum, Justin Holland, Jason Bodnar, Tommy D'Angelo, Ryan St Onge, Sarah Ratcliffe, Esther Freeman, Hannah Kearney, Kate Reed and Ryan Sundquist.
 
1999 - Ballet: Nationals at Park City, Utah

2000 - Mud Wrestling: Boise, Idaho: Remember those scenes in "Hot Dog" with the snowball fight or the Wet t-shirt contest.  Well we have our own version here on DFS.  Mud Wrestling with US Freestyle ski members.  Jessica Santiago, Kate Reed, Katie Sweeney, Jill "jigger" Falconi, Katy Bodzioch and Cheryl ###### all get muddy for a good cause.  Because they are Freestylers!
 
2000 - Mud Wrestling: Boise, Idaho

1999 - Moguls: Snowbird, Utah: Another fast climb to the top for this video.  An amazing assortment of the top bump skiers from 1999 as they take on a very challenging moguls course at Snowbird, Utah.
 
1999 - Moguls: Snowbird, Utah

1985 - Moguls: Nationals Winter Park, Colorado: We travel back to 1985 when moguls were natural and a single spread was the norm.  It's Nationals at Winter Park Colorado with easily the largest collection of former US Freestylers competing in one venue.  Make sure to check out the opening ceremonies where we are introduced to all the competitors in an old time ski snake.  John Witt, Geoff Stump, Chuck Martin, Mary Jo Tiampo, Nelson Carmichael, Steve Desovich, Melanie Pelanik, Hayley Wolfee, Bobby Aldighieri, Jon Sanders, Jack Fleming, Tony and Anne Dowling with so many more.
 
1985 - Moguls: Nationals Winter Park, Colorado

1999 - Moguls: Rosemary Bowl|Waterville Valley, New Hampshire: Its 1999 and we are skiing some amazing bumps on Bobby's Run for the Rosemary Bowl.  The Rosemary Bowl is the oldest US Freestyle competition still held.   The competition is at Waterville Valley New Hampshire sponsored by WVBBTS. 
 
1999 - Moguls: Rosemary Bowl|Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

1998 - Ballet: Snowbird, Utah: And we have a tie for 5th.  This is a massive collection of ballet skiers from the 1998 season.  Another amazing tape from the Ed Craddock collection.  
 
 1998 - Ballet: Snowbird, Utah

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