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To watch specific runs, go to these times in the video -
Women's Small Final
Eduarda Bordignon - 05:48 , 15:04
Yeinkerly Hernandez - 08:00 , 17:08
Estefanya Echeverry - 10:21 , 19:36
Nikol Prikrylova - 12:37 , 22:00
Women's Big Final
Valeriia Pinkina - 26:00 , 35:17
Kanami Tanno - 28:22 , 37:27
Agustina Roth - 30:40 , 39:52
Lara Lessmann - 32:56 , 42:08
Men's Small Final
Martin Habada - 1:10:24 , 1:19:23
Wesley Moraes - 1:12:40 , 1:21:46
Sebastian Martinez - 1:14:50 , 1:24:14
Alexander Kim - 1:17:12 , 1:26:35
Men's Big Final
Yuma Oshimo - 1:31:46 , 1:42:54
Patriks Viksna - 1:34:40 , 1:45:36
Iñaki Iriartes - 1:37:30 , 1:48:33
Evan Brandes - 1:40:11 , 1:51:43
(Big thanks to Lazy Riding Studio on YouTube for doing the legwork here)
- Men and women were judged separately - just like any other contest - but those placings were combined at the end for an overall country score. The country's score would determine the official results and who walked away with medals.
- There was a qualifying round the day before the actual event in which everyone competed. The countries who placed 5th through 8th in the qualifying round would compete in the "small final" and the countries who placed 1st through 4th would compete in the "big final."
- Both runs counted in the qualifying round. Only the best run counted in the final.
- The "small final" was to determine which countries placed 5th through 8th. The "big final" was to determine who placed 1st through 4th. Basically, if you had a bad day in qualifying, you won't have a chance to win a medal.
- Germany and Argentina both received gold medals due to a tie in scores. Japan won bronze.
Personally, I'm not sure why they didn't dig into the scores of individual runs to declare one country the winner. The combined score of Germany (Lara Lessmann and Evan Brandes) was higher than the combined score of Argentina (Agustina Roth and Iñaki Mazza). It would make sense to give Germany gold and Argentina silver, as opposed to having them share gold, right? I guess not...
Regardless, big congrats to all of the riders and to everyone behind-the-scenes for bringing this event to life. This is a brand new thing for both BMX and for The Olympics and it's great to see things are officially rolling.
Qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan kick off next month in Chengdu, China!
SoCalShreds
10/14/2018 12:01 PM