EP17: Ski Talk with Adam and Cory Pickos The Water Ski Podcast

Matteo sits down with two 2-time World Trick Champions Adam and Cory Pickos.
Cory is a IWWF and AWSA Hall of Fame skier and one of the innovators and legends of trick skiing, with 24 World Record, 2 World Titles, 10 US Masters and 10 US Open Titles. Adam, his son, also owns two World Gold Medals at home and a bunch of other accolades. It was an honor sitting with them to hear their favorite stories, pick their brain on trick skiing, and talk about the upcoming Junior World Championships to be hosted at their ski school in Santa Rosa Beach, FL in August.
Some of the things Matteo, Adam, and Cory talked about:
Cory's early days in water skiing with his dad in Wisconsin and the early rise to successCory's first World Title in 1981Adam's early days in skiing and the role of Cory in his progression Adam's first World Title in 2015How the manage to maintain a healthy coach-athlete, father-son relationshipTheir favorite part about trick skiingSome of the tricks they struggled to learn along the wayThe effects of being surrounded by friends and competitors at all time at ski schoolLife at Cory Pickos Ski School in Santa Rosa Beach, FLThe organization of the 2020 Junior World Championships… and much more!
In addition, a special episode of The Water Ski Podcast is now available on Swerve, a new social network for water skiers. To listen, create a profile on https://swerve.mn.co or download the Mighty Networks app and search for Swerve.
Watch the trick run that put Adam at the top of the 2015 World Championships, and check out this hand pass by Cory in 1987 with the famous Wake 720 front to front.
Follow Adam and Pickos Ski School on Instagram and check out his page on World Water Skiers.
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