For those of you who followed Nitro World Games this past weekend, you probably caught on to the judging controversy during BMX Best Tricks. Polish rider Dawid Godziek was initially announced as the winner, but after further review (and about 30-45 minutes), the decision was changed and Ryan Williams - Nitro's golden boy - was announced as the new winner. Ride BMX documented the events very well in this video -
In my opinion, the fairness of this situationall boils down to the official rules. FISE, for example, says the scoring isn't official until one hour after the event, giving the judges time to discuss and riders time to dispute scores if they feel necessary. I do not know what the official rules for Nitro World Games state. If it's similar to FISE, as unfortunate as this is, it is fair. If it says nothing or that the initial announcement is final, then it isn't fair.
I have reached out to Nitro for the official rules and will update this when I have them.
For another perspective, check out Polish site Hash BMX. This is obviously and understandably a bit slanted in Dawid's favor - http://hashbmx.pl/all-what-we-know-about-nitro-world-games-godziekwilliams-controversy-is-that-we-will-not-hear-an-apology/
What's your take on this situation?