He's great, no doubt. And seems to be a good person too.
But... watching NBC, it looks like Red Bull built him his own halfpipe up in the mountains, and provided him a helicopter to get there. It's got a huge pit of foam so he can practice new moves without risk of injury. Called "The Bullrun" I think.
That's a pretty hefty advantage over the competition, and it raises questions in my mind as to if it's fair. Is he really the Gretzky of snowboarding? Or is he the product private financial support?
Then again - we have NHL players at the Olympics. That's pretty unfair too I guess.
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