The skiing world went wild upon hearing news that the legendary Candide Thovex would be competing in the 2013 US Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Although Thovex failed to get out of the qualifying round on Wednesday, it was still great to see him compete in slopestyle for the first time since breaking his back. Check out Candide’s qualifying run from Copper, and take solace in the fact that the man’s still got it. Despite not advancing to finals, Candide is still as stoked as ever, as he explains in this interview.
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