So I'll admit that I didn't warm up as a fan to Rogatkin initially- I always appreciated his skill but didn't connect. Over the years of watching him though I've seen that he always seems so stoked and supportive with other riders success and is always an excellent sport. Kind of a big fan now.
I can agree totally Rogatkin cannot be admired after listening in and seeing his compassion towards other riders/the sport progression. Sadly in Rotorua things didnt go the way many riders hoped for this year.
@BenPea: Disagree there Ben, hipsters seem to follow a code of take a perfectly acceptable object, make it worse, then pay more money for it. Examples of this are fixie bikes, uncomfortable furniture made from old junk, eating off planks of wood, weird flavored beer etc. The problem comes when by popularizing these kinds of ridiculous items they narrow the market place for those of who have a combination of taste and common sense. I don't want my food falling all over the table because its served on a plank, nor do I want Rosemary in my beer or Balsamic drizzle and Figs on my pizza. I can just about tolerate their ironic moustache's and ridiculous hipster uniforms, but just quit buying stuff that is blatantly shit already!
@catweasel: Don't know man, I don't think I've ever met one, but looking at the world today they're nowhere near the biggest arseholes. Maybe if I spent a year back in London I'd develop this phobia, but I doubt it.
@ChOu177: Precisely, I was cheering up for him, after he finished, and then I saw 75 (or something) and I was like, common guys, he deserves 85 at least... I think he deserved more definitely...
missed pedals plus everything else that even Rheeder was critical of at the end of the event interview...91 tops, hate all you want, listen to the interview...I am a Rheeder fan as well, and i think he would have maybe pulled the best slopestyle run ever if he had to put the effort into his second run.
hes been grasping onto his endorsements for a while in my opinion. I know it takes a lot to stay on tour, but I can’t remember the last time he podiumed.
After that interview they had with Brett,it sure sounds like hes super jealous of Rogatkin winning that triple crown.Man Brett is gonna kill it this year.Got his eye on the prize.
He wants it really bad. Its going to be incredible this year. You know he's on another level when a flip whip drop was not the best or most surprising trick of his run.
I did LOL btw.
"YEAH FU@# YEAH LUKAS! CONGRATZ!"