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1:15:00
where it's jammed
in the little snow coulier.

1:15:03
It was definitely a lot of rush
going through my head and my body,

1:15:08
and I was, like,
breathing pretty heavy,, I'm sure.

1:15:29
You want to put yourself
in a situation like that,

1:15:31
but also, again, not to be
in a situation like that.

1:15:35
It's that fine line again.
1:15:38
Getting the chance to come up
and shred with Terje is, like-

1:15:41
you know, I couldn't ask
for anything more.

1:15:43
It's ideal.
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1:15:52
[Haakonsen ]
I'm, uh, really glad I got
to grow up in Norway.

1:15:55
I think it's a beautiful country
and a good country.

1:16:00
Coming from someplace where,
you know, as soon as you're born,

1:16:03
you're throwing on a pair of skis
and pushed out onto the snow-

1:16:06
It's something that developed
really naturally for him.

1:16:09
Terje is really-
I mean, he's revered there.

1:16:11
He's a real icon.
1:16:13
Terje was the first guy
to break the barrier...

1:16:16
and turn into, like, the full-blown
snowboard rock star.

1:16:21
Terje Haakonsen became
a household name.

1:16:23
And for a name like Terje to fall off the lips
of some people in middle America,

1:16:27
that's saying something, for sure.
1:16:29
[ Lynn ] The platform that he's built
for himself, to see him take it
and to start a contest like this-

1:16:34
and to see him try to make
a difference with it-

1:16:36
makes the event that much
more enjoyable to experience.

1:16:39
Listen up, guys.
1:16:41
[Burton ] It's funny 'cause Terje
was always a guy that sat back...

1:16:44
and kind of reacted
to the powers that be.

1:16:48
For him to be in that position
is definitely a change.

1:16:50
[ Haakonsen ]
I like to have the control of what's
going on for us riders, you know.

1:16:54
I'm still riding in it.
1:16:56
[ Burton ]
He's had this vision
for where the sport should go.

1:16:59
A lot of younger riders probably
aren't aware ofthe fact
that it was that event...


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