Why are k2s never ridden in comps?

geosom · 2013-04-01 16:42:10

sorry if this is a repost but i am curious. No. It's not a April fools day joke. +k's for opinions -k's for hate

Slowbro

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Because K2 has very few competition riders. PK Hunder rode K2's in comps for years before he went to Head.

Apr 1 2013 4:43PM

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Blurst

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they are banned in comps by FIS because they all have improper side cut proportions.

Apr 1 2013 4:44PM

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SpliffyJ

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They are too good

Apr 1 2013 4:49PM

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wesley.

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well they dont sponsor "x games" type skiers and I think all of their skis have early rise which lots of people don't prefer for competition

Apr 1 2013 4:52PM

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i'm pretty sure antti ollila won something recently and he is on k2

Apr 1 2013 5:00PM

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a_burger

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its the same as line, K2 is more "fun" oriented then "winning". They are great skis, it's just most of their riders don't do comps.

Apr 1 2013 5:01PM

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Anna Segal rides for K2 right?
I remember her winning a medal on them a few x games ago?

Apr 1 2013 5:09PM

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The_Real_EWilly

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K2 makes almost all skis so there technically in every contest

Apr 1 2013 5:13PM

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Chubz.

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Because they're too busy runnin da streets with the stept crew.

Apr 1 2013 5:48PM

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jpastor

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matt margetts rode for k2 and won comps now he is on volkl

Apr 2 2013 12:11AM

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K2 owns line and LJ rides for line I think and he does comps

Apr 2 2013 12:27AM

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james6345789

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K2 and LINE are owned by the same company. K2 doesn't own LINE.

Apr 2 2013 12:35AM

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because they use to own the comps and like a true og they moved away and towards the streets and bc.

Apr 2 2013 12:43AM

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Troy.

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Can't tell if this is a serious answer or not. Can anyone else validate this?

Apr 2 2013 1:04AM

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DIX~

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It's true. They also don't like those bolt things in the tip and tails

Apr 2 2013 1:30AM

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Raptor.

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They call it the "rivet rule". No more than 2 rivets are allowed on a pair of skis and K2 generally throws on at least 4.

Apr 2 2013 2:00AM

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jblaski

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Sean Pettit is shaking his head at OP.

Apr 2 2013 2:07AM

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Copied straight from Wikipedia -

It is important to note that while there is some overlap in the companies that K2 owns (e.g. K2 also owns Line, which compete directly with K2's self-branded skis), the separate companies retain control of their respective product lines. For all intents and purposes, they are completely different companies.

[edit]K2 Lines

[edit]Marine and outdoor

Shakespeare Fishing Tackle — fishing equipment and accessories
Stearns — PFD's and accessories
Pflueger — fishing equipment
Penn — fishing equipment, bought 2007

[edit]Team sports

Rawlings — baseball and football equipment and accessories
Worth — baseball equipment and accessories
DeBeer Lacrosse — lacrosse equipment and accessories

[edit]Action sports

Völkl — Skis, Snowboards, and accessories
Marker — Ski bindings and accessories
Morrow — Snowboards
5150 — Snowboards
Liquid — Snowboards
LINE — Skis
Madshus — Cross Country Skis
Holden Outerwear 2002-2007 — Snowboard Outerwear — Holden bought back all shares of the company and went independent in 2007.

[edit]Footwear

[edit]Apparel

ExOfficio — Clothing
Hilton Casuals — apparel
Marmot — Sportswear
Planet Earth — Sportswear
Holden Outerwear until 2007, when Holden became an independent company.

Apr 2 2013 7:33AM

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Mr.Bishop

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Probably has a lot more to do with the team that they choose. Without doing a ton of research, I'd surmise that they generally sponsor non-competition athletes and as such you don't see a ton of K2's out there.

They do a lot more in the rest of the space. They're actually pretty cool at sponsoring things like Nimbus, crazy ideas like Skeeze, etc.

Apr 2 2013 9:52AM

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scarsimd

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i have always wondered why no pros use Domains and other K2 skis in comps! they absolutly kill on the slope!

Apr 2 2013 10:05AM

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Barefootin_Fiend

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http://www.jarden.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=72395&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1038828

Apr 2 2013 10:20AM

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LukasSchroeder

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This is what i always thought, cuz when getting stickers K2 and Line had same address

Apr 2 2013 12:03PM

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BornyHusby

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Aleksander Aurdal does comps
PK did, but went to Head
Don't really think there are much more

Apr 2 2013 12:31PM

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skiRay

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Wing Tai Barrymore

http://skeeze.k2skis.com/videos/wing-tai-barrymore

Apr 2 2013 12:38PM

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nice thread, K2 marketing guy

Apr 2 2013 1:01PM

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Tikayt

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They are too busy sending their guys in Alaska. The comp terrain isn't quite the same.

Apr 2 2013 1:43PM

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Caleb.E

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true... but the company that owns both is....K2 SPORTS

Apr 2 2013 3:03PM

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MustBeMattyB

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Lyman currier rides k2s yo

Apr 2 2013 4:06PM

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Downtofilm

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Apparently they can ruin jumps while buttering, thats another reason FIS does not allow them.

Apr 2 2013 4:10PM

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Caleb.E

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ya, same with the half pipes, they don't like the rivets cutting in the the pipe walls, people might cet their edges caught in them and crash.

Apr 2 2013 4:13PM

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hendriab

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lol, the FIS doesnt consider buttering a trick. Unless its a triple. Duh.

Apr 2 2013 4:18PM

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Blurst

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FIS takes away points for buttering, says that its bad form.

Apr 2 2013 4:26PM

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_Garagely_

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That's fucking stupid. Butters are sick.

Apr 2 2013 4:38PM

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Blurst

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yah man but FIS aint stoked on that hyphy cool shit.

Apr 2 2013 4:40PM

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Crehm

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K2 does alot more regional, local sponsorships than most other companies do, which i think is really cool. Instead of paying the best skiers in the world 100s of dollars to ride their skis, they give local kids here and there a couple pairs of skis.

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