@IanJF: It's not judging, the scores per trick were decided before the event. I think the backflip scores relatively low is because it's a fairly basic trick in the men's now.
@LaurensVR: Maybe... but during the pre-show they mentioned there is some leeway in the scoring. A given trick doesn't necessarily garner the maximum points available for that trick. Vaea's trick was so fast if you blinked you missed it. Should not have been full points, IMO.
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