Wow! That’s all we can say. Respect Katie Ormerod. The title says it all. It was simply put, a trick which people doubted a female would ever be able to complete due to genetic differences with their male counterparts. They were wrong.
And we’re so glad.
This my friends is history in the making.
First, it has NEVER been done before (at least not on camera).
Secondly, “experts” said it could not be done by a female (way to show those douchebags wrong)!
Thirdly, she’s only 16!
Finally, it just kicks arse.
If you are not entirely sure of what the trick actually entails, it is three full spins (1080) with added flippage (the “corked” bit) just to make it crazy difficult.
For now, watch in awe and enjoy history being made by a young girl with one heck of a future in the sport. Here’s to raising the bar and setting new standards. Damn I wish I were 10% this good at 16!
Pete Kvist began skiing in Australia over 20 years ago and has been addicted to skiing and all things snow ever since. He has worked several seasons on the mountain as a lift operator and has also spent some time in ski resort media departments (so yes, he knows the tricks of the trade).
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