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How far does calling "First ever..." go?

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Mr.Bishop
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I get it. First quad cork on skis. Sick. Progression. All that.

Good job Wacko. You're nuts.

But why do we say its a first?

I'm genuinely curious to debate this, because frankly as soon as you're doing that much spinning and flipping, its all about set the shit out of it - lock into a position - then stomp at the last possible second.

Frank Bare did a quad back in '83.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/740232/Frank-Bare-quadruple-flip-on-skis-1983

This one was off-axis, that one was on-axis. One guy kept his body straight one kept his body tucked. Both were just locked into a single position spinning, flipping and praying to god.

So - what makes it a first when its simply slightly off-axis? Is a few degrees of rotation different worth calling first?

Honestly interested in opinions on this, not trying to start shit. So please simply share your thoughts, I don't want to talk about rotations and style at all here.
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NPF
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nhskier1414Both are cool, I was hyped to see someone throw a quad on a more modern setup.


you ruined a prime opportunity to call first... just saying
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HaydenWrong
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DominatorJacquesYou can call this a "first" if you have a sense of humor!



https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/645672/3600-on-skis-


hahahahahaha "we got a few guys in all black"
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DominatorJacques
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Glansbergin907hahahahahaha "we got a few guys in all black"


That was the Park Crew. At that time the uniforms were black, so we called them "The Dudes In Black" which also included at least one girl.
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SammyDubz
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Its honestly hilarious how stubborn everyone is
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Mr.Bishop
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This was solved a few pages ago.

Grab I call bullshit on, its just a different body position. In quads they can't do anything but tuck in tiny ball, put their hands near their skis and pray to god. Same difference as being piked, just different flavour. That isn't a first.

Switch, I completely concede defeat. I just think people should have been calling it first Switch quad, not first quad done on skis.

Language is important.
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RRhighrider
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Glansbergin907Freeskiing imo is being able to have your own opinion on everything related to that sport an industry thats why i love it





RULE 1.) There are no rules


I remember buying the magazine from a bookstore back in the day.
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Mr.Bishop
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RRhighriderI remember buying the magazine from a bookstore back in the day.


I bought it at a pharmacy.
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murphyboiiii
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First switch quad
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skierman
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The only overuse of "WORLDS FIRST!" was during the Nitro World Games. Good god were those announcers fucking annoying.
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casey_cope
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Can we take a moment to remember that wacko didn't even mention the word first. All he said on Instagram was X4
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johnk
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Frank Bare = only quad done on skiis
Wack = cool wobbly sw 16, not a quad but at most 3 wobbles
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D_Elgar
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Quad backflip happen on the camel hump by where harmony chair now sits on Whistler mtn in 1975


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAElHbw7Nfk
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DominatorJacques
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D_ElgarQuad backflip happen on the camel hump by where harmony chair now sits on Whistler mtn in 1975


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAElHbw7Nfk


Hell yea! I was 15 then! Riding Hexcel Sundance II skis.
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Sngl2th
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Dear Doug,

Doing a real cork takes longer than flipping on axis. You can't just throw on some tight red pants and slam into a near-vertical mogul kicker like Frank Bare and do a quad cork. That's why if a skier does this now it will be a first.

Unfortunately, Jacko's last spin was not a clean offer. It was insane that he landed that, but if he really wanted to get the quad claim he should have hiked up further and done it again. Billy Morgan and Marcus Kleveland did it right, unlike Max Parrot's quad "underflip."
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lil.Boye
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When i saw the quad video i first thougt of this. But wacko was the first to do it in the newschool era of skiing
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saskskier
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Mr.BishopI bought it at a pharmacy.


Gas station
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californiagrown
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Mr.BishopSo how do we interpret it? Does a few degrees of cork negate the past?


The folks who care this much are the antithesis of freeskiing and why freeskiing started.
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GayWolf420
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californiagrownThe folks who care this much are the antithesis of freeskiing and why freeskiing started.


No offense bish but this mans got a point.
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