ISSSC 2012 Snowboard Brief  Slopestyle  Judging Criteria / Scoring / Deductions / Comp format  Big Air  Judging Criteria / Scoring / Deductions / Comp format

Snowboard Slopestyle & Big Air Judging Approach D J Tozer D Ledger

Scope  Judging Criteria Considerations – Slopestyle  Judge’s Scoring  Judge’s Deductions  Competition Format – Slopestyle  Judging Criteria Considerations – Big Air  Judge’s Scoring  Judge’s Deductions  Competition Format – Big Air  Head-to-Head BA Demo event example

Judges Criteria Considerations Slopestyle  Overall Impression (OI) system employed  Judging is subjective  Overall routine, how run progresses and flows  4 Key components taken into account:  Amplitude  Difficulty  Variety  Execution of tricks  Secondary components  Risk taking – attempting new more challenging tricks  Progression – new tricks not seen at the competition level  Deductions

Judge’s Scoring  1 Head Judge not scoring  Dave Tozer  3 Scoring Judges  RN- Ned Morgan  Army- Den Ledger  RN - Chris Bladen  Each judge scores each run - 1 – 100  Riders score is average of 3 judge scores –  Each judge scores run against criteria THEN applies DEDUCTIONS

Judge’s Deductions  Slopestyle Deductions  1-5Minor mistake as: unstable body during landings, slight handtouch, use of hands for stability, and other instabilities  6-15 Medium mistakes as: reverts, light touchdowns, heavy handtouchs, body contact with snow  Major mistakes as hard touchdowns, falls, complete falls  If a rider stops completely for greater than 10 seconds the run is judged to that point. The rider should leave the course as soon as possible  Deductions are subjective as viewed by the individual judge

Competition Format - Slopestyle  Training  Training – Official and Unofficial  Official  Each service has dedicated training period  Coaches and Team Captains (TCs) are invited to discuss safety issues with TD or Chief of Competition  Judges will be present to calibrate judging  Judges should not be approached to discuss performance  Hill Team on hill for safety  Unofficial  Hill Team representative in comp area – contact details made available to TCs  Judges not required  Session is open to all competitors – no Service priority  Training – Individual Service training session  Teams will draw for session

Competition Format - Slopestyle  Qualification format  Ladies first run  Men first run  Ladies second run  Men second run  Best score of 2 runs counts for qualification  Top 10 Men and top 6 Ladies progress to finals  Jury may exercise discretion to increase / decrease final field size due to conditions or performance

Competition Format - Slopestyle  Finals format  Ladies first run in qualification order rank 1 >rank 6  Men’s first run in qualification order rank 1 > rank 10  Ladies second run in Run 1 result reverse order  Best lady scorer of Run 1 last  Men’s second run in Run 1 result reverse order  Best man scorer of Run 1 last

Slopestyle Course and Scoring Section 1 – 20 % of run score Deduction 0 – 20% Points Section 2 – 20 % of run score Deduction 0 – 20% Points Section 3 – 20 % of run score Deduction 0 – 20% Points Section 4 – 20 % of run score Deduction 0 – 20% Points Section 5 – 20 % of run score Deduction 0 – 20% Points All elements are judged and score equally Jumps carry no greater tariff than rails 5 big stacks = 0 points potentially

Judges Criteria Considerations Big Air  Overall Impression (OI) system employed  Judging is subjective  Key components taken into account:  Control of the trick  Execution  Difficulty  Control  Amplitude  Landing  Secondary components  Risk taking – attempting new more challenging tricks  Progression – new tricks not seen at the competition level  Variety  Deductions

Judge’s Scoring  1 Head Judge not scoring  DT  3 Scoring Judges  RN- Ned  RN- Blades  Army- Den  Each judge scores each run - 1 – 100  Riders score is average of 3 judge scores –  Each judge scores run against criteria THEN applies DEDUCTIONS

Judge’s Deductions  Big Air Deductions  1-9Minor mistake as: unstable body during landings, slight handtouch / hand drag, and other instabilities  Medium mistakes as: reverts, light touchdowns, heavy handtouchs / 2 hands down  Major mistakes as: hard touchdowns, falls, body contact with snow  30Huge mistakes as: the board is not the first thing to touch the snow  Deductions are subjective as viewed by the individual judge

Competition Format – Big Air  Format for demo event ONLY  Full Competition format tbc once event incorporated into ISSSC  Judge panel will select best 8 men and best 4 ladies from slopestyle competition for BA demo.  Judging panel will only use kicker performance to select riders  Judge panel  1 Head Judge – non scoring  3 Judges scoring  Selected riders will be drawn into Head-to-Head format  Rider A and B undertake 2 runs  Rider order determined by draw – first name selected rides first  After first pair of tricks scores given by judge panel  Best scoring rider of run 1 runs second on second pair of jumps  Best score of 2 runs counts and advances to next round

Head – to – Head Example Big Air Demo event example R1R2R1R2R1R2 A5070 B6065A 80 C4540D7892 D6530D67821 H H78882 D E78953 E&A* F9092E8849 G5779H90- H7684 * No count back = 3 rd place shared by semi-finalists