Judging SuperUnknown gets harder and harder each year. There are so many up-and-coming rippers who can do insane dubs, trips, and super technical rail tricks that it makes it incredibly hard to separate them from each other. I happen to be one of the judges and I know that when I watch the edits through, I find myself consistently scoring highly on technicality. And so each year I find myself increasingly looking for the 'little-things', the 'je ne s'ais quois'. That could be the level street shots or backcountry tricks, it could be little stylistic nuances, or trick/spot selection. I feel like I write something to this effect each year, but it's not simply about being the best skier, it's about being unique and interesting to watch. We hope SuperUnknown will last forever, so if you are thinking of entering next year... some food for thought perhaps. This year's finalists are all great skiers but they all had something more that made them stand out. - @Twig
SuperUnknown XVIII pulled in entries from talented amateurs around the globe- each entrant displaying their own unique take on skiing- some street, some park, some pow, and some a mix of everything. Figuring out how to compare and judge one against the next continues to be a huge challenge and while we can’t say that we have the perfect formula, after spending countless hours consulting with athletes, media, and the Level 1 staff and rewatching most of these entries more times than we can count we have a list of Semi-Finalists and Finalists that we stand behind. WATCH ALL SEMI-FINALISTS HERE.
This year we've picked 10 Men's Finalists and 2 Women's Finalists. With ongoing travel restrictions, the entirety of the men's field from SUXVII (2020) Finalists won’t be able to make it, and we are filling the empty spots with entrants from this year’s SuperUnknown XVIII (2021) submissions. However, all three 2020 women's Finalists can come - so we're going with a bit of a hybrid approach on this. From April 12 through the 17th, 5 female and 10 male finalists will meet at Woodward Eldora to compete for the SuperUnknown XVII+I title. We felt this was the fairest approach to take! - @Level1
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Let us know who you think will take the crown in the comments
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/999977/Simon-Grissemann-SuperUnknown-XVIII-Finalist
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/999981/Bennie-Osnow-SuperUnknown-XVIII-Finalist
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/999978/Kyle-Coxworth-SuperUnknown-XVIII-Finalist
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/999979/Seamus-Flanagan-SuperUnknown-XVIII-Finalist
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