Thursday, July 30th was a night of expected thrills and surprising upsets. In the Big Air competition, the US was represented by Andy MacDonald, Adam Taylor and Robbie Loriface ; Brazil was represented by favorite Bob Burnquist and up and coming Edgar Perena but most eyes were on Jake Brown of Australia, who did not disappoint. The setup used in this event employed a 50 foot "kicker", a gap and a 20 foot rail. MacDonald and Taylor had spills early on and were eliminated before the 4th rounds, leaving Loriface to rep the US and setting up Burnquist and Brown to attempt the allusive 900. The forth round was full of excitement as Lorifice did a 360/540 backside rodeo to secure for himself the Bronze in this event. Burnquist exucuted a 180 Japan but spilled, (perhaps attempting a 900?) followed by Jake who nailed a beautiful 360 but failed at a 15' spin but held on to win the Gold. Great displays of sportsmanship as the seasoned skaters exchanged small talk and congrats between attempts. Gold favorite Bob Burnquist won the Silver but seemed rather conservative this year. Great start over all and more thrills are expected.
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