_brrettNah. Being core doesn’t have to do with skill level or whether or not you’re a comp skier. Were Henrik and Phil not core when they were comp skiers? They still dropped the B&E videos and pioneered modern trick selection. Sure you can wear Arsenic and ride V’s and not have any idea what you’re talking about in skiing. In which case you aren’t very core. But thats why I said “in simplest terms”, theres definitely some nuance involved. I get that a lot of comp riders don’t seem to care about the underground scene and aren’t as core in general but just because you have a coach and can double cork doesn’t automatically make you unable to be core lmao, thats fucked up. I know people that do, what you would refer to as “core” tricks and they wear some core brands but have no idea about anything in skiing.
ya i didn't mean to imply that comp skiers can't be core, though i definitely came off that way. moreso i was referring to the attitude that more flips and more spins is always better than style and creativity, which seems consistent with the trend of newschoolers' favorite
pros being those who prioritize adding style and creativity into those big tricks over adding another 180.
you're right about henrik and phil though i would make the argument that being core was much different in the era when phil was still competing. there wasn't as much pushback on "spin to win" because tricks just weren't that big yet. maybe you can educate me but it seemed like core really started to detach from comp skiing in 2012-13 when there became a clear difference in the skiing of pros like wallisch/henrik compared to bobby brown/nick goepper. comp skiing used to be core (2000s) in the sense that it gave skiers a platform distinct from aerials/moguls, which is what those skiers were trying to evolve out of, taking influence from skateboarding/snowboarding. now i think people feel that comps have come full circle and resemble exactly what freestyle was originally trying not to be
