Judges for The World Snowboarding Championships confirmed
The really tricky part in a snowboarding competition is to get the judging right. The World Championships in Oslo February 2012 requires the worlds’ best judges. So let it be written, so let it be done
The World Champs is going to showcase the most progressive riders in the world on the best courses with SLS, the most innovative judging system in snowboarding! The World Champs demands the best judging and TTR has selected the most dedicated and focused judges from around the world to judge what is to be the signature event in the history of snowboarding,”says Lee Gregory Johnson, member of the TTR Judges Committee.
The WSC2012 crew and TTR proudly present the best judges in the world, which have judged every major event from Air and Style, US Open, Dew Tour, X-Games and all the TTR -6 star events.
WSC Pipe Judges
Thierry Monay – Head Judge – SUI
Sandy MacDonald – Assistant HJ – CAN
Mel Simmons – NZL
Connor Manning – USA
Carter Smith – CAN
Bartek Golebiowski – POL
Adam Merriman – USA
Fredric Westman – SWE
Martti Hahtonen – FIN
Tony Proctor – USA
WSC Slopestyle Judges
Dani “Kiwi” Meier – Head Judge – NZL
Tom Zikas – Assistant HJ – USA
Pascal Imhoff – SUI
James Stentiford – UK
Ingemar Backman – SWE
Julien Haricot – FRA
Heinz Loele – GER
Giom Morrisset – CAN
Jeremy Lepore – USA
Satu Jarvela – FIN
The SLS system
The Snowboarding Live Scoring System, or SLS, combines a sharp focus on individual tricks combined with overall impression. There are dedicated Trick judges and Flow judges. The combined result of Trick and OI (Overall Impression) judges. The combined result of Trick and OI scores gives a detailed overview of a rider’s performance per Trick, their overall run impact, and the effect it has on their ranking. The SLS system allows an easy to follow scoring path delineating how the run result was achieved, a result that can be compared trick by trick, from run to run.
Each TRICK judge (in teams of two) will focus on just one obstacle in the Slopestyle, and one hit in the Halfpipe. Judges will concentrate their judging values on Amplitude, Difficulty and Execution.
Each OI judge (Overall Impression) will focus on the overall impact of the run over the entire course. Judges will concentrate their judging values on Variation, Style and Combinations.
Trick and Flow judges will score on a 0 -100 scale. The Run score is the sum of the total trick and flow score and will be communicated with a common 0 – 100 points value.
