12 March 2010


X Games half pipe! Tonight the level was very impressive. Iouri Podladtchikov win the gold medal (with a huge double mactwist 12 in his run, THE Trick of Shaun White...) our french boy Mathieu Crepel takes the second place with a solid run and Louie Vito takes the third place with a back-to-back-to-back double.

We are happy for our frenchy Alluan Ricciardi who takes the 5th place even though he was still not supposed to compete few days ago...

Some words that we won't forget are from the journalist of Canal+ saying that Ipod's double Mc Twist is "more beautiful than Shaun White's". A nice compliment if you know mister White and if you know that Ipod have this trick since last week...

The big question of the competition is why Louie Vito is on the 3rd step of the podium after Mathieu knowing he thrown 3 doubles... His answers:" This has never been done before, I don't really know what the judges want but if that's not what they are looking for tonight, I will change for my last run!" his said on a courteous tone. It is not a judgement problem, but a good judgement: Mathieu's run was higher, with more technical variations, in other words, more complicated. Question solved !

Results: 

1- Iouri Podladtchikov
2- Mathieu Crepel
3- Louie Vito
4- Markus Malin
5- Aluan Ricciardi 
6- Christian Haller
7- Luke Mitrani
8- JJ Thomas

Photos and videos coming soon!