Weather Update: Due to adverse weather conditions the organisers have decided to postpone the Slopestyle until tomorrow. The competition will now take place at 3:30 pm CEST on Sunday 16..
Check back after the event to find out how your team did and see who took home the grand prize.
Live Race Updates:
// Saturday //
1:14 am PDT Due to high winds the event has been put on hold until 11:00 am CEST, 2:00 am PDT, 21:00 pm NZST.
2:24 am PDT The competition is still on hold due to high winds. We will update when we have any more information.
3:04 am PDT It sounds like they are going to attempt to ride the course but it will be a practice session with the hope to start the competition at 1:00 pm CEST.
4:13 am PDT The Slopestyle is now being held until 2:00 pm CEST, 5:00 am PDT, 1:00 am NZST because of continuing high wind. At this time it will be assessed if they can continue with the competition.
5:13 am PDT At 3:00 pm CEST, 6:00 am PDT, 2:00 am NZST the organisers will decide whether to cancel the event or to go ahead with the competition.
6:00 am PDT The Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle will now be held tomorrow after strong winds stopped the competition today.
// Sunday //
6:30 am PDT We are live for the Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle.
6:56 am PDT Dawid Godziek puts down a great run and scores 83.5
6:58 am PDT Paul Couderc comes up short on the second jump and doesn't complete his run.
7:02 am PDT Matt Jones has a huge crash on the landing of the last jump.
7:03 am PDT Jones finishes his first run with a 43.5.
7:06 am PDT Emil Johansson also comes up short on the second jump.
7:09 am PDT It looks like there is a headwind on the second jump as Diego Caverzasi also crashes on the landing.
7:11 am PDT Jakub Vencl scores a 77.75 on his first run.
7:14 am PDT Nicholi Rogatkin comes off on the first jump and then decides to continue his run and has a huge crash on the next jump.
7:21 am PDT Eric Fedko gets an 80.5, it looks like Godziek's score is definitely beatable.
7:25 am PDT Anthony Messere goes down on the last jump but still complete his first run with a score of 52.25.
7:28 am PDT Lukas Knopf gets a 75 for his first run.
7:31 am PDT After a great run Torquato Testa scores 71.
7:34 am PDT Alex Alanko puts down a measured first run and gets 60.50 from the judges.
7:38 am PDT Tomas Lemoine moves into second place with an 81.75.
7:42 am PDT Brett Rheeder puts down an impressive run and now sits in 1st with a score of 92.
7:43 am PDT Top five after run one: Brett Rheeder - 92 // Dawid Godziek - 83.5 // Tomas Lemoine - 81.75 // Erik Fedko - 80.50 // Jakub Vencl - 77.75 //
8:08 am PDT Paul Couderc completes his second run and gets 82.50
8:13 am PDT Diego Caverzasi comes up short on multiple jumps during his run but still gets a score of 67
8:14 am PDT Emil Johansson puts down an incredible run and goes over the barriers after the last jump.
8:16 am PDT Emil Johansson goes into first with a 95!
8:22 am PDT Anthony Messere has a strong second run and manages to move up to seventh place with a 79.
8:26 am PDT Alex Alanko looked to be on a great run before crashing on the landing of the last jump.
8:30 am PDT Torquato Testa improves with his second run and now sits 6th with 81 points.
8:33 am PDT Lukas Knopf raises his score to 76.75 but remains in 10th position.
8:47 am PDT Tomas Lemoine goes down hard on the second jump.
8:53 am PDT Dawid Godziek gets an 89.75 after a crazy run.
9:00 am PDT Brett Rheeder wins the Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle with a score of 95.50!
9:02 am PDT Crankworx Innsbruck Slopestyle top five: Brett Rheeder - 95.50 // Emil Johansson - 95 // Dawid Godziek - 89.75 // Paul Couderc - 82.50 // Tomas Lemoine - 81.75 //
Results1st. Brett Rheeder: 95.50
2nd. Emil Johansson: 95
3rd. Dawid Godziek: 89.75
4th. Paul Couderc: 82.50
5th. Tomas Lemoine: 81.75
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Granted could be close but 8 odd points!! Punished for first run I think.
Also seems you get more point for being technically perfect rather then balls out awesome.
I was under the impression that Emil's run was flawless, the way everyone was taking about how he got robbed because Rheeder slipped a pedal. So I watched the replay, It was a killer run but it wasn't perfect. He landed underrotated on the last jump. And was out of control and crashed through the barriers. Rheeder slipped a pedal, but he didn't touch and was able to stop under control. As far as I understand, your run isn't over until you ride away under control. They were both incredible runs that could have been cleaned up a little, and either one could have won no one was robbed.
What if he's waking up every morning wondering if Pinkbike's comment section still likes him?
Let me grant you happiness at least for a little bit Brandon.... "I like you"
1. at the start of a run pour your favorite shot
2. get ready to drink as soon as Cam say "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME"
3. drink the shot at any point Mikaila starts the interview
4. finish the drink and put down the shot glass just in time to answer Mikaila's question "HOW DOES THAT FEEL ?"
Finish line interviews are generally crap ( in all sports)(and difficult)because the rider is either puffed for ages (so does not say anything) or in xtc ( +celebrates with mates ) or agony/pain ( and don’t talk) or nothing exciting happed so there is not much to say. And it is live. Also has a producer talking in her ear at the same time. It is also difficult to say anything original as the preshow has gone on and on and used up any interesting background to make a interesting interview. My advice to Mikailia is more preparation from the producers , 10%more self confidence and drink a REDBULL
Advice to cam drink less REDBULL @seismicninja:
So “describe the feeling of ... “ instead of “how does it feel “
“Describe your confidence has changed over this week?”. Or if there is a new trick.., “tells us about when you first thought of and then tried this trick. “
How many times did it take to first land it. ?
How long until you were confident in landing...
“ whats the biggest lesson you have learnt..?”
Or some sh!t like that . @REDBULLTV @REDBULLMEDIA
@seismicninja:
If he can make a career out of that dumb shit, she'll be just fine...
1. If a rider chooses not to race DH finals or do their 2nd slopestyle run, it’s not Pinkbike’s fault.
2. Mikaila tried her best but it’s clear she wasn’t given any direction for the finish line interviews. The questions were awful and there was some awkwardness there for sure. Red Bull help her out if she’s going to be in the finish arena at Whistler.
3. Neethling was a great rider but was poor at commentating on the DH.
4. Barrecloth was very smooth interviewing indeed. I hope he’s holding the mic in Whistler.
5. Emil and Godziek were robbed.
I must say the judging was really fair. Rheeder/Johansson could have gone either way and that shows in the 0.5 difference. And than from 4-10 place it was just insanely close. It's exciting to see that there currently are 3-5 riders who can win.
That being said, rheeder should have had a lowest score
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Cam and Martine need to step up and call that B/Sout
Judge says they didn’t deduct his foot slip on last jump (2nd run) but then says they will deduct 5 points for afoot slip 30 seconds later while being interviewed by Cam & Martin.
Bullshit score for Brett, nothing new in his run, same 720’s and flip whips, yawn...
Dawid’s score should have been higher is what I meant, especially the first run, but he deserved 3rd.
Brett does do the flipwhips and opposites like no other, but there is just nothing new from even last year in his runs. Emil is pushing with more rotations and barspins and more complicated combos it seems.
Emil is def the going to be future king.
I wish Rogatkin would scale back just a little and finish a run, he is just pushing so hard and never looks smooth, lime the Tasmanian Devil! hahahahaaa
Go down in the afternoon, yet the fantasy team is counting down directly to the slopestyle
He was flat dropping something no one else was really doing much off of. That alone gives him a boost. Then you consider how many people where coming up short on the first hit and it makes it that much more high risk. All that gives points. Then you go hit for hit the rest of the way and it was really freaking close. Emil clearly won the first hit with that quad. But I liked Brett's boner log hit better. I like his trick onto the whale better but Emil's better coming off. Etc. They went back and forth. Both did standard and oppo tricks. Both did variations. Brett's corks were beautiful and going back to back like that is hard as hell. Then the Back flip oppo double whip... that was insane. Wasn't clean landing but he kept his feet up and road out of it. Cleaner than Emil. Emil's landing wasn't clean either... and he road off the side of the landing and crashed. You couldn't really have hated on the judges if they didn't give that to him... but they did.
There's a reason it was so close. Looking at the score numbers is kind of the wrong way to do it. You have to look at the order and how close they were. I think they really were that close... if you give full credit for the last hit to both dudes. In a bmx contest I think they both get docked for that landing.
I think people undersestimate how gnarly his runs are. Same way people used to be with Shaun White. 1... people want him to lose. 2... he's so clean people think he's not doing as difficult of tricks.
I think had Emil won you could have gone... o.k. Sick. Well earned. But I think you have to do the same thing with Brett. Coulda gone either way.
Dawid cleans up his lines a little bit and does something besides a straight backflip off the tale... he's in the mix as well. My scoring would have been something like 94/93/92. LOL! Screw the decimals.
But seriously. This one was so close you gotta just give credit where it's due. I think the podium was accurate. Scores aside. I'm stoked on slope right now.
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