Criterios de Julgamento RedBull Rampage
Autor: ferlin | Publicado: 2012-11-15T08:51:00-08:00


        
    


        

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&nbsp;&nbsp;One head judge and four additional judges hold the winning runs in their hands.


Due
 to the fact that so much controversy has been tossed around in 
Pinkbike's comments sections regarding the judging at this year’s 
Redbull Rampage competition, I feel the need to write this article in 
hopes of shedding some light on the situation. There seems to be no 
doubt that Kurt Sorge was the obvious winner and that Logan Bingelli and
 Antoine Bizet had great runs, however most of the comments suggest that
 Kyle Norbraten and the McCaul brothers should have been scored higher. A
 few things that will need to be considered before we get started:1) I was one of four judges at the event, so what I say/write is not the view of all of the other judges or the head judge.2)
 It is a judged event so there are obviously differences of opinion, to 
what degree I think something is hard or stylish or risky may not be to 
the same degree that someone else thinks is the same. If all judges 
agreed on everything you would only need one and not four.3)
 Rampage is a very unique comp on the FMB World Tour. It was created as a
 true test of “big mountain freeriding” and this is the way it will 
always be. A major factor in big mountain riding is line choice and it 
weighs heavily in this event.4) Judges' 
scores are tallied and averaged to give the riders a ranking. Scores 
determined by the early riders and their performance set up a base score
 from which all of the other judges' scores must be equated to determine
 their ranking of the riders. Yes, this can lead to issues if you do not
 leave room in between riders’ scores to allow for other riders to “fit 
in” which is sometimes why scores look “out of line.”
Last
 year the FMBA introduced judging clinics and judge certification in 
order to bring consistent and knowledgeable judges to the world tour. 
The association now has numerous certified judges that it uses to judge 
all levels of events. Only the most experienced judges can judge events 
like Joyride or Rampage. The judges at Rampage were: 

Head Judge: Paul Rak


Paul
 sits on the advisory board of the FMBA and was instrumental in 
developing and instructing the judging clinics. He has been a judge for 
numerous events over the last 7 years including Joyride and Rampage. He 
comes from a background in World Cup Snowboard judging and has used 
proven judging models in order to define the criteria for the FMB World 
Tour.



Tibor Simai


Tibor
 is a professional mountain biker from Germany with over 10 years 
experience. He has judged pretty much all of the major competitions in 
Europe including Redbull District Ride, 26 TRIX and the Qashqai series. 
This was his first year judging at the event and he is the first 
European to judge at Rampage.



Josh Bender


Josh
 is one of the co-creators of the Rampage event, in the summer of 2001 
he and event organizer Todd Barber scouted the original site in the 
Kolob Reservoir just a few minutes from where Josh was living in Virgin.
 He has since been a previous judge and a competitor, scoping and 
developing some of the biggest drops in Rampage history. Josh is also 
one of the current builders for the event and has put in countless hours
 hiking, digging and sculpting the current Rampage site. His knowledge 
and expertise were pivotal in deciding line difficulty scores at this 
year's event.



Dave Smutok


Dave
 has been a pro rider for over 7 years and is currently the 
manager/trail boss at the Highland Mountain Bike Park. His background as
 a racer and as a pro freerider make him an excellent FMB World Tour 
judge. He is also the co-founder/organizer of the Claymore Challenge.



Chris Lawrence


One
 of the original pioneering freeriders who starred along side Tippie, 
Simmons and Schley in Kranked I and II. Moved to the other side of the 
camera in 2003 to work for Freeride Entertainment and help produce the 
New World Disorder series. A past Canadian DH Champ, an ex-freeride pro 
with K2 and the only person to have judged all 7 Redbull Rampage events.


There
 should be no question that the team of judges appointed for the 2012 
Redbull Rampage possess the necessary qualifications to judge the 
biggest and most prestigious stop on the FMB World Tour. All have been 
certified and are quite experienced in judging at this level.  The categories for judging at Rampage are as follows; 1) Fluidity and Style 2) Air and Amplitude 3) Tricks 4) Line Choice. As
 I mentioned earlier, Rampage is a very unique event on the tour and 
also one of the hardest to judge. Dividing the score into 4 marks out of
 25 allows for a breakdown of each rider's run and their performance. 
Criteria #1 deals with how fast or slow the rider travels on their line;
 are they charging and flowing or are they pausing and hesitant? Do they
 have a loose and comfortable style or do they look robotic and stiff? 
Category #2 accounts for the size of the jumps or drops and if they 
stick the landings or come up short. Next is the amount, variety and 
difficulty of tricks landed as well as where they are placed within the 
run. Lastly and most importantly is the choice of line. In a big 
mountain comp this is worth 25% of your score, obviously a lot more than
 any other type of event on the tour. This may hold the answer 
to the majority of the questions and controversy behind some of the 
scores that seem to be so confusing. More specifically Kyle Norbraten’s 
line, which, in the opinion of this judge, lacked creativity or 
difficulty. If he had shown more difficulty and creativity in his line 
and pulled the same tricks with the same fluidity and amplitude he would
 have added at least 5 points to his score and that would have moved him
 up at least 4 places. And not to say that line choice is the only way 
to win in this competition. Semenuk followed a similar line to Kyle's in
 2008, he scored low in comparison to others in line choice, but his 
other marks were so high that he was able to pull off the win.The
 McCauls were similar in that their runs were smooth, fluid and had some
 amplitude, but lacked the tricks and the line difficulty or creativity 
than that of some of the other riders. Cam’s line had one element that 
was definitely more difficult than any other rider on the mountain, but 
you can’t “put all your eggs in one basket.” Tyler’s line can be 
analyzed the same way. His trick score was average and so was his line 
choice mark. He was definitely fast, flowing, smooth and stylish, but 
that is only one of the categories on the scorecard. If we analyze 
Sorge’s run we can see that his line interpretation showed difficulty 
and creativity, he had various tricks and he displayed great fluidity 
and lots of amplitude.The level of riding on the World Tour is 
very high and extremely competitive. Rankings are decided by fractions 
of points. 3 or 4 points can move you 5 places up the result sheet. Part
 of being a world-class competitor is knowing the game and how it’s 
played. I can only assume that these riders will learn from their 
results and if they want to improve will return to Rampage with a 
different strategy. Good luck to all and may the best man win.