The Inline Best Tricks Event: Format, Scoring, Ramp Details

Inline Best Tricks Event, the world’s top athletes in inline skating will compete to become the Inline Best Tricks World Champion. Each athlete will get three attempts to earn the highest combined score across his highest two scoring tricks. In the Nitro World Games, the world’s top athletes in inline skating will compete to become theEach athlete will get three attempts to earn the highest combined score across his highest two scoring tricks. Click here for the results of the 2016 Nitro World Games.

EVENT FORMAT

Each athlete will get three attempts to execute the two best tricks of their choice with a maximum score of 10 per trick. A rider may choose to attempt the same trick in up to two of three attempts, but they must all execute at least two different tricks to complete their score. Only the highest two scores will be counted for each athlete, and the athlete who achieves the highest cumulative score out of 20 will be the winner of the event.

SCORING FORMAT

An independent judging panel will score tricks in real-time based on the overall impression of the trick. Neither Nitro Circus, event sponsors, broadcasters nor anyone other than the judges will be involved in the judging process at any point, creating the fairest and most pure action sports competition in history.

During the competition, the judges will score each trick out of 10 based solely on overall impression, which is defined as degree of difficulty, extension, length of hold, landing spot (low/mid/top of ramp), landing execution (straight/both wheels), and height. The judging panel will not compare tricks but rather score each trick on the merits of its own execution.

The execution scores will be automatically averaged across all judges and then shared live with fans in real-time. The athlete who receives the highest cumulative score out of 20 will be the winner of the event.

RAMP SETUP

For over five years, Nitro Circus has worked in consultation with athletes and industry leaders to design and test all of the ramps for the Nitro World Games. Never before have we seen this level of collaboration in action sports competition research and development. Bringing together this community of experts has accelerated the progression of inline skating by producing takeoff systems and landing ramps that are both bigger and much safer for the athletes. In the Inline Best Tricks Event, athletes will choose to hit either a 40-foot or 50-foot jump—measuring from the takeoff of the ramp to the “sweet spot” of the landing—to perform their best tricks.