He bobbled a bit there, but it was a very difficult trick...not to mention the dub swap on the battle ship rail was obnoxiously perfect.
As far as Andreas "stomping" everything....well...I sort of disagree. He's a powerful skier, maybe the strongest in the field...might be the best overall athlete, but his landings look effortful. I don't know if it's just because he takes everything so damn deep, but he lands with so much compression. And, like someone already said, he lands in a veritable switch snowplow and pretty much rides that into the next hit. It just doesn't look very good—even if the course is a bit tight. I'm not trying to hate on Hatveit, he's freakishly talented and consistent.
I personally thought Tom's run was much more cleanly and impressively executed, even though Andreas' run on paper was better trick for trick. I love that the judges rewarded fluidity and style...even if they did so inconsistently coughcasaboncough.
Random thought: Good to see a comp with excellent weather where essentially everyone puts a solid run to their feet.
Last thing: It's almost impossible to "fairly" judge a slope contest with the progression and parity that is the name of the slope game right now. I think scoring is a bit inflated...
