Alpine Skiing
Watch Felix Neureuther in award-winning ski film Same Difference
Making alpine skiing great again – one behind-the-scenes look at a time.
Felix Neureuther
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Alpine skiing is without a doubt the pinnacle of skiing in terms of finely honed technique, intense competition and high-end technology. But the usual sports broadcast doesn’t showcase what’s going into the feats that top athletes pull off race after race.
Yes, we do see crazy close-ups, new bird’s-eye perspectives, lightening-fast cable cam follow shots, comparative line overlays, split times and we’re being spoon-fed stats about medal counts, cup standings, life-time rankings and so on.
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Ride with a view
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Filming Same Difference
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Behind the scenes with Felix Neureuther
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But we don’t get to know the athletes behind their ski masks. We don’t see the sweat and tears that go into their year-round physical training, or into healing and coming back from severe injuries. We don’t see the hours and hours of work their teams invest in wax-fumed basements to prep the skis with finely tuned layers for each section of the course’s snow condition, or how several coaches prep the icy training courses eight hours at a time for only six training runs.
Watch a fascinating POV video filmed by ski racer Felix Neureuther and freeskier Sven Kühnle:
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We don’t learn what’s going into these split-second differences that make or break an alpine skiing star. If the time differences between the best athletes are merely a blink of an eye – how come that time and time again the same racers are at the top of the game? Not seeing the whole picture of alpine skiing’s reality, we can’t honour the lifelong investment of its stars and teams appropriately.
Watch how Felix Neureuther’s Same Difference ski segment was filmed:
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Making-Of Same Difference
The film is about the three different disciplines of today ́s modern skiing.
The ski documentary Same Difference changes this: We follow Felix Neureuther, new dad and winner of this season’s first FIS slalom race, throughout his training and some of the race calender’s biggest days in Kitzbühel and Schladming. We get an inside look into his mental and physical preparation, emotional highs and lows, competitive setbacks and successes.
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Felix Neureuther training
The film is about the three different disciplines of today ́s modern skiing.
By bringing a fresh look to skiing’s crowning discipline, multiple award-winning freeski production team Legs of Steel bridges the gap between the tough reality of alpine skiing and its true fascination, and makes alpine skiing great again – one behind-the-scenes look at a time.
Watch the full trailer of award-winning ski movie Same Difference:
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Watch the Same Difference trailer
The film is about the three different disciplines of today's modern skiing.
Legs of Steel's exciting new ski movie will draw you into the seemingly divided worlds of skiing’s most unique and exciting disciplines. Next to Felix Neureuther's behind the scenes look, take a ride with Fabian Lentsch and Sven Kueenle as they venture to the nerve centre of freeride skiing in Alaska, and watch with anticipation as freestyler Paddy Graham and his gang attempt to redefine gravity with the biggest jump ever attempted.
And if we haven't convinced you yet: Same Difference just won the coveted Best Editing Award at the IF3 International Film festival.
So hurry and watch Legs of Steel's Same Difference on Red Bull TV from November 20 – available for one week only.
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