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Rules and Regulations - Skateboarding (vert)

Venue:   Skateboarding Half Pipe, Phuket Island, Thailand
Competitors:   20
Judges:   4 judges

Judging Criteria:
  • Aggressive execution of maneuvers
  • Degree of difficulty of maneuvers
  • Variety of maneuvers and lines
  • Continuity of run
  • Originally and style
  • Amplitude (height of airs, length of grinds)
  • Use of the ramp

    Competition Format:
    Semifinal Round::
  • 2 x 45 second runs, 15 second warning given near end of run, best run score counts for semi final ranking.
  • Top 10 skaters advance to the finals
  • 5 judges score the competitors on a whole number 100 point scale. The highest and lowest score are thrown out.
  • The 3 remaining scores are added together and divided by 3, to yield a score to 2 decimal places(e.g. 89.55)

    Final Round:
  • Skaters will skate in reverse order of Semi Finals rankings. The 1st place competitor will skate last and the 10th place competitor will skate first.
  • 3 x 45 second runs, 15 second warning given near end of run, the best run score counts for final ranking.

    Points
    The top ten skaters earn points toward the Championship Finals:
    1st=106th=2
    2nd=77th=2
    3rd=58th=2
    4th=49th=1
    5th=310th=1

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