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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- RUSH HD presents THE THIN LINE: Life on the Edge, an exhilarating hi-def documentary exploring downhill skiing -- the original extreme sport. Commissioned by RUSH HD from Jalbert Productions, the official production company of the U.S. Ski Team, this beautifully shot, adrenaline-fueled 90-minute film paints a picture of the people and places that have made this alpine discipline one of the world's most dangerous and thrilling sports. Featuring historical and contemporary stories along with stunning POV footage, THE THIN LINE: Life on the Edge includes in-depth interviews with top downhillers such as decorated Americans Bode Miller, Daron Rahlves and Picabo Street, legendary Austrian daredevil Franz Klammer and many more. The World Premiere of THE THIN LINE: Life on the Edge airs on Saturday. December 15 at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT/9:30C, on RUSH HD, and will air in the breathtaking clarity of high definition and 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. (TV-PG)
My hearts pumping just watching, brings back memories 80+ mph at JayPeak, finishing top 15 n Vermont States DH Mt Snow... oh those were the days.. Love it!!! Thanks for the Rush
I FEEL THE NEED... THE NEED FOR SPEED!:)
I am hoping that they make this video available on DVD soon... And wonder like auto racers... if downhill racers, although they are going so fast, are completely aware of their surroundings as the go... Like noticing the guy in the orange parka have way down... ect... And I wonder how far ahead on the course do they mentally ski...?
Thanks for posting this...
nice railer. I used to ski fast (like 50 mph) when I was a kid, but now I seldom get over 35 mph. The downhillers are truly an elite group of racers.
skiing is fantastic .. skiing fast is addictive ;-)
ski racing is everything. its the best sport out there and thats why i race.
The DH...I have gone down the old DH in Snowbasin on my board. The time, about 3 minutes. Despite the fact that the good times were 1:30's, 2:30-3:00 is scary. Doing it at racing speed must be a real thrill. Yes, you feel compressed hard on some areas. The top of the Grizzly DH is dangerous because people stop right before the turn and right under the crest to look down.....
Awesome.
THIS IS SO BADASS
ski racing is everything
Downhill=Forever
Shane McConkey and CR Johnson=Legend
Good Luck! I think ABC TV has it in their archives. Maybe someday it will be released. I have searched all over for it and have had no luck.
Cool video .Takes me back
every part of this exept for the 90mph jumping looks like a blast to me
Thanks Tom!
Picabo Street. She won a Gold Medal in the Nagono Japan Olympics in the Super G. I think she won 12 World Cup Downhills. She now works at Park City Utah Ski Resort.
Bode Miller is the legend!!
Are your initials LA? Good Luck and Godspeed with your future ski racing!
Ofcourse it is turning (and bumps) what creates pressure on muscles, but there is always something that forces you to turn where I use to ski - either curved track or slower skiers.
Maybe one day I will visit some extreme downhill slope, even free-time skiers reach much higher speeds there...
No that was Nagano '98. It was a fast straight section followed by a hard right, into a fall-away drop, followed immediately by a hard left. He launched wrong and landed sideways trying to follow the course. A lot of people crashed at that turn that day, too
maybe a silly question but as a non-skier i gotta ask, why is there seperate events for men and women downhill? surely gravity is the same for everyone? again apologies for the potential stupidity of this question.
Yes! Go to jalbertfilm-com, a banner offering 2-disc DVD set "Thin Line" will pop-up.
I was not able to find the movie on Amazon though.
it will be released on DVD
Very interesting, insightful doc. Personally, the editing is a bit jumpy. I would have let the clips run longer, especially the slo mo shots. And you have to like crashing, as there's a LOT of it here. A third of the DVD is about crashes and injuries. Not that that's not a reality here, but...watching a brutal crash 5 times in a row? Stupid. Would exchange all that for more shots of these amazing athletes ripping down the mountain. Cool extras DVD. Available on Amazon. Worth getting.
is that where herman maier had that insane crash?
Why would they not put it on DVD?
Does anyone know where I can view Franz Klammers 76 Insbruck run in its entirety? Thanks for your help.
you're welcome, the information is directly from VOOM HD Networks
is there anywhere available for download? if anybody knows let me know
I've broken the 100Km/h marker before, scary as hell! The second you think about messing up you do, you've got to have insane mental control as well as physical control to pull this off.
anybody know if this DVD is still available for sale? google has not been able to help
where can i find this documentary??
Who are the skiers at 1:13, 1:31, 1:42 and 1:46? I recognize only Picabo Street and Bode Miller in this video. Thanks :)
who is the one at 1.28?
At speed (100+kph) and in a turn, you're fighting off over 3 G's.
In other words, for a 200lb skier, his downhill leg is carrying 600lbs of pressure to get the ski to turn. Every few seconds, for 2 minutes, in a crouch. The lactic acid buildup is obscene.
The worst turn: The Mausefalle in Kitzbuehl is a jump and a steep, rocketing you into a compression (a sudden steep to flat, compressing the skier and pushing them backwards off their edge) into a hard left turn. This turn is a crash machine
1:36 is like "beep beep scuse me, comin' through, beep-beep, pardon me scuse me, sorry"
@askourtop plenty of dvd players can be made region-free just by entering special code on a remote controller. it definitely works for yamahas, onkyos, pioneers and philipses and pbly for many others
Thats Picabo Street and she knows what she is talking about! She had a brutal crash and was almost killed.
It is not Gernot Reinstadler in 1:28. It is Todd Brooker in Kitzbühel 1987.
Where can i find this film?!
WHERE DO U GET THIS ON DVD?
@roadrunnerblink Plenty of reasons - weight and strength mostly. These two have a huge impact on the outcome.
my sport! :)
You guys need to change to X-Country skiing!
When near jump-parts (check 01:20, 02:16), during a DH race, someone quivers hearing the aerodynamic noise of skier's mass flying at 80mph
Not really if you go in a straight line you can reach those speeds (assuming you tuck and that your skis are decent) its turning that those speed that takes leg muscle.
This is why is sky slalom >.>
@mcbainyourway
It is Gernot Reinstadler...Wengen 1991
I left my spleen in Colorado was my remix of Tony Bennett's standard.
@skigrrl13 ive crashed at 50 before why not up the ante, even if they break legs arms or whatever else it would still be worth it
Man if I could reach at least those 100kmph, not speaking about 100mph. 8) But I suppose it's leg-muscles what limits free-time skiers from going that fast.
Alpinist are one of the toughest people in the world. They risk their life everytime they take off!
It was a hard left, at Nagano. But that was _not_ Maier's 'insane crash.' Fail !
yeah but u probably weren't competing in 75-80% steep hills and traveling down on around 100 m/ph..
I SKI THEREFORE I AM THANKFUL I STILL AM
@roadrunnerblink In skiing, women are naturally better technical skiers because not many have the strength that the men do, and men make up for their technical disadvantage by their brute strength, that is why there is a mens and a womens DH. 'Surely gravity is the same for everyone' DH, is not all about gravity, its about how you flex and the ski in the turn, the more you flex the ski during the turn, the more it pushes back, and the more speed you get at the end of the turn = YOU WIN :)
ACOJONANTE
@OuchCube75 Gee idk it was pretty insane to me. And it was initially a right on the flat into a left on the pitch with a delay gate. But whatever
I am and therefore I ski
@9401699 hermann maier and bode miller are legends
yeah the size of their legs are about the size of my lil bro XD
1:11 omg :o
idk about that, i think they bring it a bit to far
I SKI THEREFORE I AM
@cmdmd haha i raced at snowbasin today and did grizzly in my free time
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!!!!! This video would be an interesting doc on this event except it shamelessly sensationalizes the danger aspect of downhill. Caters to the crowd that gets off on watching others' pain. If you're not into that, it's not worth buying.
@VederchiHarry If you're not falling, you're not learning anything new.
why do backcountry ? just go for a walk in the park or thru sum big fields with snow on them!! i am sure b/c is a very good time & all but there is nothing b/c has to compare with 92+ mph & even over 100 (peak) nothing else even close
No no no no no.... TOMBA! >;-)
hahahah ok a lot of sports are dangerous but a lot of times in downhill if you fall you won't stund up gain..
Its very dangerous to run with 140 km/h without mechanical support, just on your own legs...
How many surfers died because of falling into the water? :)
lol 0:15
The video is awesome; the interviews gayish.
guys this is cool but wtf go get some powder skis and go ski backcountry..
fuckin the best
I hate elitistic sports !! Fighting and running are for real man !
i am not sorry
just lol
lol it seems u know nothing about alpine skii
I get a feeling that woman is a lesbian. and she likes to say superG a lot, for no reason, other than the fact to hear herself say it. she destroyed the trailer.
People die racing Downhill and Super G, nothing comical or laughable about it! Ski to Die!
That's a load of rubbish based on a lot of poor assumptions. Many male skiers have both the strength and technique, just as many women have both.
Strength has got little to do with skiing with good technique, the skis are designed to flex for this reason, it changes the direction of the force created by your weight distribution. Women can be just as good as men and vice versa.
Leave gender out of it.
This is some of the worst skiing ive ever seen
soooo cheesy