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STEEZUS_CHRI5TYea, the new judging format is a cluster. You are judged on your total/overall impression across all 3 runs. So if you fall, it stays with you across all 3 runs and is taken into account on your overall “impression” and placement. This is why when guys fall they keep their run going because EVERYTHING they do counts.
In other words, 1 fall during any of your three runs will ruin your overall score. It’s suppressing big tricks, taking risks, and trying new tricks. It’s a progression road block.
I agree, that is lame as hell. You should have at least 1 throwaway run so you can really push yourself and have something to fall back on. Jesper got fucked IMO.
I didn’t even consider the ceiling effect. Great point. The judges can’t screw themselves by over scoring a run.
It also prevents the classic “first run underscored “ phenomenon that happens a lot. There’s a lot of contests where someone will throw down and get woefully underscored because the judges are worried about getting boxed in and then other riders go bigger.
Youre right, position is position. It’s all relative to the rest of the field. The number doesn’t mean shit.
DrailThat and the judges can't trap themselves with a ceiling. Thinking back to the big air where they had to just perfect scores all over the place because the skiers just kept stepping it up.
Numbered scores are arbitrary and can hold bias just as much.... how many times has "so and so got robbed" been said after a competition. Position is position.
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**This post was edited on Jan 25th 2020 at 11:09:20am
