It looked like his shin shattered and was held up by skin, is that what you mean by gnarly? I really hope he can come back from this, he has a unique style and will be missed.
watching martins leg snaping in slowmo was brutal, i was screaming at the screen during the entire shot like a big p_ssy. heeling vibes to the man, get well soon martin!
Dam I feel bad for Martin. He is a sick rider and major healing vibes to him. Anyone else notice the dude in blue at 9:10 raising his arms up in victory when Martin crashes?
UGH, that was NOT a good way to end that video. I was actually shocked to see that in slow motion, then, thouhgt, oh man, they REALLY ARE going to show it. The other video kind of ended with him going over the booter and left it as he decended, us all knowing what follows.
Man, nasty break. That's almost as epic shot as the Joe Namath leg snap. Man, exactly the reason I got OUT of athletic therapy, just gross. All the best to a healthy recovery Martin.
I saw the video for second time right now, and i feel a strange feel in my legs after the crash of Martin. His run is simply sick, give it all for a win is amazing! And Brayden, the other massive crash, anyone knows what happened with him at the end? How is he?
Watching that slowmo crash makes me feel even more repulsed by all that high-fiving that went down directly afterwards in the finish area. Not talking about Semenuk though, he looked genuinely worried.
Agreed! It's tough watching your buddies go down that hard..
The worst part of an injury like martins is not being able to ride your bike for months on end, sometimes feels like eternity
I can't believe Soder's leg just snapped like that. It makes me feel like crying. Doesn't even seem possible. Then again, neither did snapping my 5th metatarsal in 2 places last year. It's always going to remind me one way or another how easy it is for things to go bad. Makes me feel less & less motivated. I hope Soder gets over the mental hurdles as well as the physical ones. The sport is lucky to have him.
I think anyone who sees that part of the video will be reminded of just how intense of a sport this is, and just what degree the riders are pushing themselves. I'm sure Martin appreciates everyone's thoughts and support. Really hope he heals up quickly and get's back on his feet as soon as possible. He's one of those great competitors that takes everything in stride and always comes across as a good sport.
WOWWWWWWWW.... so Brett Rheeder steps up to first in fmb, BAM, breaks his back and seminuk wins. now martins posing a threat, and BAM breaks his leg. its not a coincedence. its rigged so semink will win.
As I see it, Pilgrim has the title champ secured. Before joyride, Rheeder had the 1st, Pilgrim the 2nd and Soderstrom the 3rd, and after the joyride, Pilgrim goes 1st with 4010 points, and Soderstrom and Rheeder 2nd and 3rd consecutively, and both are out of the season for injuries, leaving to Pilgrim almost without competition (Genon goes 4th, but has a lot of points less than Pilgrim). Obviously, this doesn't detract merit to Oilgrim, but, makes a end of season without emotion.
Wow! That was the first slow motion of an actual fracture and the pain that followed as he rolled down the jump. I want to see him nail this trick on Crankworx 2014!
That was one of the most brutal/horrifying things I've seen in a video!
Pretty hard to imagine even coming back from that, but I'm sure Martin is one of the few people who can do it! Lets hope its a speed recovery for the steezy swede!
I was sitting here enjoying the video and then just saw Martin's crash and i saw his foot i was like"NO f*ckING WAY" and then i was staring like "I CAN'T BELIVE WHAT I JUST SAW"
VOY!!!! Well done, to all involved. Respect for the shout out for Martin. Heal quick man. Said it a million times and will say it again. Tippie.... Greatest ambassador for our sport! Always hyped yet professional and covers so much diversity in his edits. Well done once again. Tippie For Prime Minister!
Wow, whoever chose the music for these crankworx edits has great taste. Old school Modest Mouse and new school Portugal. the Man in the same mtb edit!? Awesome.
Thanks for the shout out to Brayden guys!
For everyone who was concerned, he was knocked out for a few minutes, but was up and about the next day and is recovering well.
all the best for martin ...ridin slopestyle demands so big internal mental that only the rider in question can deal with it , when you drop off on that particulary moment...
indeed pinkbike is a big prop up for our sport that we all practice and where we all the same minded at the end of the line ! respect from the other side of the world !!
I had a similar injury in 2003 but lower near the ankle, made my stomach go a little funny when martins slow mo played. Have a safe recovery its a dull boring few months
Healing vibes to Martin. Hope to see him on his pedals again but after seeing how that snapped, man I think it will be a long time... It wasn't worth it. He could have 360 whipped and be done with it. Well can't blame him. Semenuk put him in a pretty tight spot.
all the best for martin ...ridin slopestyle demands so big internal mental that only the rider in question can deal with it , when you drop off on that particulary moment...
Damn! söderströms 3 double whips was so close, why did it have to end in such a bad crash? I dont think he is going to ride the rest of the contest season. Now pilgrim has the fmb overalltitle almost in his bag
Why the hell do you need to put that crap into the edit!? Can you explain why this is even accepted by anyone involved with making the short? How would you feel to be the one who snapped their leg and then have to turn on the coverage from the weekends event and watch your traumatising crash in slow motion? Idiots.
Obviously, this doesn't detract merit to Oilgrim, but, makes a end of season without emotion.
Pretty hard to imagine even coming back from that, but I'm sure Martin is one of the few people who can do it!
Lets hope its a speed recovery for the steezy swede!
ACL, knees,ankle..
All those body parts when hurt/snap going to make you puke or throw up..
And f*ckin' owwwwwwwwwww.....that Soderstrom crash was nasty!!! Healing vibes!!!