Thought this deserved its own thread. After last night's performance at X Games Big Air, the standards by which SB big air comps are judged will be different forever. The riders needed two different triples to even make the podium, and Torstein Horgmo had to drop a switch backside triple to win. I felt like I was seeing history take place watching the last minutes of that comp.
Though I don't think we'll be at quite the same level as the boarders, I'm confident that skiing will see a similar explosion in new tricks and a new judging standard in tonight's comp. Super stoked to watch it and I wish all the skiers luck.
I wonder what this means for competitions in the future. Maybe just a lot of riders falling flat on their faces with triple attempts on jumps that aren't big enough for it? Has X set a new standard for the size and quality of big air jumps?
A quick word on blocking ads
It looks like you are using an ad blocker. That's okay. Who doesn't? But without advertising revenue, we can't keep making this site awesome. Click the link below for instructions on disabling adblock.
