Agree...
In the judge room we had only MacBooks to watch the edits on. Still, both Levi Siver and I – the film judges – gave Team Europe our highest points. All of us were completely blown away when it was played on the gianormous system in the arena where 2500 people had gathered.
Had it been cinematography and nothing else, I'd given it to Norway, no question. But editing, choice of music, storytelling... there are a thousand different things that make a good vid. Team Europe definitely nailed many of them, that's why I had them first.
When Norway's edit is posted on Tuesday, I expect there to be a lot of opinions flying around... Just remember; The ski judges, JF Cusson and Chris Turpin, went through all the edits and made a catalogue of every single trick in every edit. If it was natural or unnatural... If it was a unique trick or not... If it was made with style or not...
Whatever your opinion, nobody can accuse this year's JOSS for suffering from sloppy judging. My hat's off for JF and Chris.
Now, I'm going to enjoy this vid.
Best,
:: h ::
Below: Part of JF's and Chris' catalogue of tricks during JOSS.