Tom Wallisch was discovered when he entered and subsequently won the 2007 Level 1 SuperUnknown video contest.
11 Facts About Tom Wallisch
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Tom Wallisch pioneered the trend of becoming famous in free skiing by posting videos of his skills online.
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At Winter X Games XVI, Tom Wallisch won gold in the Slopestyle event.
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Tom Wallisch is well regarded for his smooth yet complex spins and composed style.
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Tom Wallisch is only the third skier in history to win Powder's coveted Reader Poll and the second to take it back-to-back.
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Tom Wallisch joins only Shane McConkey and Seth Morrison in taking the honor.
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Tom Wallisch has won Freeskier Magazine's Skier of the Year award, receiving 30,000 fan votes on Freeskier.
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Tom Wallisch won gold at the X Games, won the Killington Dew Tour, finished second at European X Games in France, and finished second at the Dew Tour stop at Snowbasin.
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Tom Wallisch won the title for the overall Dew Tour Dew Cup and was named the 2012 Men's Slopestyle World Champion.
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Tom Wallisch shifted his primary focus from competitions to park and urban filming.
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In 2016, Tom Wallisch set a world record with a 424-foot rail grind, surpassing Simen Gjelsvik's previous record of 405 feet.