Скачать или смотреть First Look At U S Ski Team Olympic Uniforms By Spyder x Eric Haze And

Whether you’re a casual viewer of Olympic skiing and snowboarding or a weekend warrior yourself, one of the most exciting parts of the Games every four years is when the ski and snowboard uniforms are unveiled. Unlike many of the other competitive Olympic sports, skiing and snowboarding are hobbies that millions of Americans (14.3 million in skiing and 7.9 million in snowboarding, per recent participation numbers from Snowsports Industries America) do, some at a high level. For them, being able to own the same gear as snowboarder Jamie Anderson or freeskier Alex Hall is about more than product placement and sponsor tie-in. Fans know that if the uniforms are good enough for the athletes, all of whom work intimately with the brands that design their kits for each Games and provide plenty feedback, then they’ll be good enough for their own riding too. With that, we have our exhaustive first look at the kits for U. S. Ski & Snowboard at the Beijing Games. The U. S. Alpine Ski Team, U. S. Freestyle Ski Team and U. S. Freeski Team uniforms are designed by Spyder and world-renowned artist and designer Eric Haze out of New York City, with a goggle collaboration between Spyder and Dragon. The U. S. Snowboard Team uniforms are designed by Volcom and designer Patrick Field. Let’s break down the details (and there are many!) with each of the uniforms and the kits the athletes will be able to choose from in Beijing. Spyder’s 29-piece collection—including outerwear, base layers and accessories—was designed with direct athlete feedback, with functionality for each specific discipline. The overall design inspiration was the American flag, incorporating Haze’s iconic lettering and hand-painted pattern work. The three overarching goals for each piece of the collection were that they be sustainable, technically advanced and stylish.“It’s such an incredible honor to put my fingerprints on the U. S. Alpine Ski Team, U. S. Freestyle Ski Team, and U. S. Freeski Team uniforms, especially when they’ll be wearing them on such a huge world stage as the Beijing Olympic Games,” Haze said. “I can’t wait to see the teams actually competing in them.”The full Gore-tex one-piece suits of the aerial ski kit are designed with symmetry and dexterity in mind. There are no worries about jackets becoming untucked with this design. In the alpine kit, an engineered woven fabric allows for colorblocking in red, white and blue without visible seams. There’s a full-length zipper down the back of the jacket and the pants feature a full-length waterproof zipper for easy removal in the start gate. Cut-proof base layers prevent the possibility of traumatic injury. For the freeskiers, there are style options with a reversible vest and a detachable hood. To achieve a balance between street-style cred and high performance, the waterproof hoodie features a laminations layer. In the moguls kit, a half-zip design allows for more flexibility when running through the bump.


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