this years joyride wasnt as good as last year but its good to see the young guns come up and kill it, genon deserved the win because he didnt crash when others did so people stop bitching
I think soderstrom was robbed. Although that's after watching the vid a couple times. On the hip he flaired it while genon tuck no'd it. All I can say that would be a tough one to judge. Next year I'm going.
I wouldn't say he was robbed because it was so close but he did have serious tricks up high on the course. I think all he would have needed to do to take it was tuck or barspin the step up. Breakdown jump by jump.
Soderstrom ------------ Genon
Drop-360Table ------------ 360 x-up
Boner-Truckdriver ------------ t-whip
Jump- 360 nak ------------ flip tuck
Jump- double t-whip ------------ huge fronty
Hip- huge oppo 360 ------------ double whip
Hip - Flair ------------ Tuck
Dish- 360whip ------------ 360 xup
stepup- ------ ------------- backflip
drop- huge 360 ------------ huge 360
Martin shouldn't have tried to 360 DOUBLE TailWhip the last jump on his FINAL run !!!! He would have won if he just landed something and made it to the bottom!!!!
not saying judging is always at it's best, but genon frontflipped that jump with massive style as where mccaul dit a tailwhip(pretty standard tricks for these guys on jumpes that big) so 1-1! maybe 'cause I'm from belgium I think tis way:p
i think its a huge shame guys like semenuk, messere, zink, granieri and soderstrom didnt get runs together soderstrom woulda taken it if he stuck that 3 double whip, messere frontflip was whack (did he also try a flip double whip?), zinks flip nac had a gnar factor of 10, semenuks flip of the dropped that was kinda corked was huge and granieris flip tuck was absolutely insane
That was a good highlight edit, looked nuts. There will always be discrepancies with the judging no matter what. That's what happens when it's the opinions of a few judges with the final say. I don't want that job. The riders killed it even in the wind, well done.
In my opinion, Martin had a better run, maybe just a lil' bit more boring Anyways guys where so close, it's hard judge! Sweet run form Thomas, stoked to see him on the top of the podium, glad that Cam finished 3rd too!
Agreed. Last year it was Anthony and this year it's Thomas (and to a certain extent, Brett as well). This is the only event that can vault a rider into the international spotlight with only one run. Good stuff.
Thomas put down a sick run but from watching last year and the scores it was more of a third place run. From being there till now I still cant believe all the `greats` crashing left and right. So disappointing but huge ups to the 18 year old! sick run and save atleast some of that 25K!!!
Anyways guys where so close, it's hard judge! Sweet run form Thomas, stoked to see him on the top of the podium, glad that Cam finished 3rd too!
