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Alex Hall got robbed

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srekem
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Big air qualis, how does his clean switch dub 18 seatbelt get him 6th?

And he wasn't just beat by triples, Henrik's dub 16 safety put him in 4th.
Jan 23 2020 4:14PM
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Cade2
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Very much robbed
Jan 23 2020 4:14PM
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crustyboot.420
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Didn't he get to the finals?
Jan 23 2020 4:16PM
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crustyboot.420
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Ok I watched it and he kinda missed the grab
Jan 23 2020 4:22PM
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AlmostCooler
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I think the judges docked it cause the grab wasn’t quite clean.

the cork 1 was absolutely sick tho, sucks to see it wasn’t rated highly. Guaranteed he’s the only person in the comp that could do it.

Also first trip 10 in a comp by Elias was dope, pretty proper corks all the way through
Jan 23 2020 4:25PM
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FIRETHECANNONS
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He 100% got robbed
Even though he sorta missed that grab on the (SWITCH 1800!?) he’s still going for a grab more technical than everyone else and let alone doing a switch dub 1800.

Also that was the first legit cork 180 I have ever seen in a comp which I think deserves a lot of credit from the judges but hey
Jan 23 2020 4:52PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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Ok will anyone mention how fucked this judging system was? How you gonna judge dudes for like 5 tricks when in finals they only have to stomp 2? It makes no sense.
Jan 23 2020 4:59PM
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Mr.Lumpyjumbles
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LukeTheWaffleOk will anyone mention how fucked this judging system was? How you gonna judge dudes for like 5 tricks when in finals they only have to stomp 2? It makes no sense.

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The judging system was completely unfit for the actual event, they qualify based on a completely diff thing than what they're actually qualifying for.
Jan 23 2020 5:05PM
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corona
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What was the judging system?
Jan 23 2020 5:07PM
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eheath
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VinnieFWhat was the judging system?


Basically no scores, they just ranked 1-8 on overall impression

replay:
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Jan 23 2020 5:11PM
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Puzzled
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Syrja killed it and his rideaways cracked me the f up.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/952166/Elias-Syria-Tops-The-Real-Cost-Men-s-Ski-Big-Air-Elimination---X-Games-Aspen-2020
Jan 23 2020 5:11PM
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srekem
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eheathBasically no scores, they just ranked 1-8 on overall impression

Overall impression of all the jumps or overall impression of the best jump?
Jan 23 2020 5:15PM
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eheath
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srekemOverall impression of all the jumps or overall impression of the best jump?


from xgames
"How It’s Judged:
1 heat of 8 athletes in a 25-minute jam session, with approximately 6 runs per athlete. Riders are ranked 1-8 based on overall impression. Judges will rank competitors throughout the contest. Top 5 advance to Final to meet 2019 medalists. Places 6-8 eliminated from further competition. "

pretty sure they would adjust the ranking after each jump, so its probably based on your best jump, but if you did like 3-4 fire jumps i bet it got you higher than someone who landed one good trick.
Jan 23 2020 5:21PM
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extravert
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Im surprised that a triple 14 safety grab can still win comps in 2020
Jan 23 2020 7:03PM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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He got shafted. It was like his last run was almost in defiance.

It was like “okay are my technical grabs and big spins not creative enough for you guys?”.... “well, what do you want from me, is this stupid cork 180 inventive enough for you jackasses?’’

Anyway, rant over, I’ll be missing him in big air. Disappointed.
Jan 23 2020 7:29PM
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*TURBONERD*
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I do think that Elias and Antoine deserved their placement. Not so sure about Christian and Andri, though, and it was a toss-up between Henrik and Ahall IMO. Hopefully he'll crush it in the Knuckle Huck, though.
Jan 23 2020 7:41PM
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partyandBS
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extravertIm surprised that a triple 14 safety grab can still win comps in 2020


Havent you heard??

Safety first
Jan 23 2020 7:47PM
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DASZ.mp4
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What is Tom going on about Alex doing a “Buick” grab or is my hearing just big stupid
Jan 23 2020 8:49PM
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*TURBONERD*
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DASZ.mp4What is Tom going on about Alex doing a “Buick” grab or is my hearing just big stupid

Presumably that's the name of that ridiculous seatbelt/tail double grab he's been doing.
Jan 23 2020 9:41PM
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casual
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The fact that AHall didn’t qualify is absurd. The difficulty of his tricks is so much higher.


the finals are much less interesting without his presence.
Jan 23 2020 9:56PM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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DASZ.mp4What is Tom going on about Alex doing a “Buick” grab or is my hearing just big stupid

He was calling his grabs buick. I think it’s like saying they’re stellar or premium.
Jan 24 2020 12:07AM
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KneeDrop
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DASZ.mp4What is Tom going on about Alex doing a “Buick” grab or is my hearing just big stupid


Buick’s are apparently popular in Cuba(didn’t fact check it, but that’s the reasoning)..

so, Cuban-Seatbelt became Buick..it seems to have caught on
Jan 24 2020 12:22AM
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Chron_Rabbit
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PuzzledSyrja killed it and his rideaways cracked me the f up.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/952166/Elias-Syria-Tops-The-Real-Cost-Men-s-Ski-Big-Air-Elimination---X-Games-Aspen-2020


triple 10 is insane
Jan 24 2020 1:15AM
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colin7m
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Im not saying its dub 16 blunt isnt sweet or difficult but seems like everyone and their mother ripped dub 16 blunt on the first hit. Dont get me wrong i love a good dub 16 with a nice blunt. I just think they coulda given ahall a lil more credit for the 18 and the fact that nobody else was going for a seatbelt with the blunt. The cork 1 was also amazing but its hard to expect a high score for a 180 in xgames even though its probly hard as shit lol. Either way ahall is an animal and ill bet well keep seeing wild shit outta him no matter what
Jan 24 2020 2:10AM
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AlmostCooler
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Chron_Rabbittriple 10 is insane

I don’t understand how more people aren’t talking about it. That trick is madness.
Jan 24 2020 2:23AM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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Where can I find the cork 1
Jan 24 2020 7:04AM
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Aparker
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he did the same grab for every jump except for the cork 1. All those tricks were insane but I think the new format is to get people like ahall to show some variety in tricks and grabs. He has won basically every big air in the past year with the same grab. People wanna see variety
Jan 24 2020 11:09AM
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Lemuel
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And let’s be honest, as dope and difficult as the cork 1 is, it was sloppy as hell.
Jan 24 2020 11:16AM
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J_Steez
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LemuelAnd let’s be honest, as dope and difficult as the cork 1 is, it was sloppy as hell.


nawww that shit was clean
Jan 24 2020 1:50PM
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LukasSchroeder
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BLandzWhere can I find the cork 1

At 37:25 minutes into the full youtube broadcast posted above
Jan 24 2020 4:06PM
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LukasSchroeder
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LukasSchroederAt 37:25 minutes into the full youtube broadcast posted above

Or actually heres a screen recording that should work
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/952310/trim-25B0E264-A930-4666-9F72-0915E23F5464-MOV
Jan 24 2020 4:09PM
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hodlekve_jibber
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yeah. that grab looks horrible though
Jan 24 2020 5:12PM
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Biffbarf
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LemuelAnd let’s be honest, as dope and difficult as the cork 1 is, it was sloppy as hell.


Seems like any cork 1 is sloppy by design, but yeah I agree super rad but weird to see.
Jan 24 2020 5:14PM
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ViolentSkiBlade
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Def got robbed. I think it’s in part due to the new judging format
srekemBig air qualis, how does his clean switch dub 18 seatbelt get him 6th?

And he wasn't just beat by triples, Henrik's dub 16 safety put him in 4th.
Jan 24 2020 5:43PM
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throwin_steeze
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Cause he wasn't thug enough my g
Jan 26 2020 12:00AM
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