Would still win KOS today

His tricks are just so smooth and effortless even if they aren't the most outrageous tricks he makes them look dope.
 
I loved delorme back when i saw him in turbo. People didnt realize his style until recently because of the wallisch fever. Now that he isnt the coolest thing in skiing delorme is rising
 
It's been said, but KOS is unfortunately just like any other big-air event. Well, maybe that's not entirely fair, but more or less.

Was it Rich Permin who won a few years ago with some less tech tricks? I forget...maybe like a cork 7 true nose?

Anyway, just like JOI, there's maybe 20 guys who you could easily make a case for being worthy of competing...I empathize with the tough spot the judges are in.

The fact is that there has been a fair amount of homogenizing in jumping ability. The lines between "super pro", "pro", "am", and "grom" have became hazy to say the least. I say make it an open event with a registration cap of about 100 (with a dozen or so pre-qualified athletes), and let 'em battle it out.
 
Well, if you want it that way, you won't mind helping to fund the event, find even more willing sponsors and prepare for the sheer magnitude of organizing, judging and running a LATE FALL Big Air event in a Stockholm stadium for your suggested 112 skiers.

Sorry for my pessimistic view here, but damn. Although newcomers are always enthusiastic and wanted by the ski community, sponsors don't really care for George Johnson from Sticksville - they want the big names of our sport pushing their brands and products to a large audience. Even many skiers from NS would probably prefer to see Wallisch or Dumont live than some person on YouTube who happens to ski well and with style.

I think the most relevant thing to discuss here should be the judging criteria for the entered videos. Would a stylish cork 540 win over a stylish double cork 1080? Why are there rails in people's edits if it's a Big Air contest? There ain't too much room for "ride-outs" in the landing, and do they affect the judging. A million things come to mind and that's just poking the surface.

Anyway, I hope that the person who gets to go holds on to his "style" and doesn't necessarily suit go the way of trying to get the winning trick. It may sound idiotic to hinder your own success in a competition, but I'm sure some of you know what I'm trying to say.
 
I don't know why you're suggesting that I personally fund it...for effect, or to be an asshole? Obviously the point I was making is that there are a shit ton of athletes that are qualified to compete, and it's unfortunate that they'll be overlooked because the competitors will be decided ultimately by a glorified popularity contest. For example, knowing is buzzing about the few Euros who have submitted entries, despite how good they are because they don't have any notoriety.
You speak about the expenses as if you're personally involved...
If it were an open where competitors (uninvited ones I mean) paid there own way to compete (or their individual sponsors helped to offset travel and lodging expenses as is fairly common), how would the costs balloon to what you're suggesting? The event would run longer, so you're looking at wages for diggers, judges, organizers, etc. going up, but otherwise, I would think a lot of the cost and overhead would be fixed, such as the cost to erect the jump itself...whether there's one or 100 people competing, building scaffolding and trucking in snow is going to cost the same.

 
This is what I love about his style. No matter what hes doing, whether its a stupid little shifty off of a landing or a late floaty 3 he makes them all look equally as easy.
 
haha word.

i thought richard permin's win a few years ago would help solidify KOS as really KOS. What a shame....

i do agree w/ the whole sponsor, funding argument. in the end its whatever the mass crowds/public want to see, which is great for skiing. but itd be nice to see something along the lines of red bull cold rush, where the people that should be there, ARE there. and the contest sticks to really what the contest is about.

judges play a big role in this. no need to have two huck yourself freestle.ch contests in the fall.
 
For effect, it's just easier to grab someone's attention, not my intention send any dickish vibes.

I guess I sounded pretty passionate, but not involved. More probable justification, as you said, a longer event means more wages, more downtime and more time for things to go afoul, as seen with London Freeze in the past years' weather issues. 1oo skiers with practice jumps and real jumps would really bomb the already fickle landing (one would think) and I don't think most of these scaffoldings have that much room for waiting as well as the fact that the venue is often used for outdoor concerts and knowing Sweden it's not fun to hassle with permits, so it would be an organizational nightmare...but any challenge is worth taking on.

I don't even know why I'm semi-arguing about this, we're on the same side here. And that typo, I kinda like it. "For One to know, is for One to buzz."
 
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