2022 SLS Jacksonville | Men's PRELIM | Full Broadcast

The 2022 SLS Championship Tour is kicking off in Jacksonville, FL! Nyjah Huston, Yuto Horigome, Gustavo Ribeiro and more battle it out to make the top 8 cut for tomorrow's Final!
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[@slowdownnn11]

As others have said, there is no excuse for giving a bigspin hurricane a 7.8. When the judges came out scoring low I was like “ok fine as long as it stays like this” - but then it just didn’t. The scores basically went back to normal, so they just screwed over the first heat. Sora made it but the fact it was ever in doubt is insane. None of the scores from the first heat logically compare to anything that came later

[@huyxhoang]

Judges must have heard how Rowley felt

[@taylorlawler3525]

I feel like Felipe gets robbed a lot just for his age or something. But a big spin hurricane is easily a 9.4+

[@zylxtv]

Judges mistakenly thought it was a bigspin front board, I believe. That's why there should be score "re-analysis" at the end.

[@vinyasabeatz3040]

@@zylxtv judges smoking crack

[@DonnieEls]

9.9 if nyjah did it

[@RecoveredRidleyTruther]

Sls judging is probably the most inconsistent scoring I’ve ever seen. Have watched everyone and every single comp it’s so different. Just glad they added the 2nd line section back in.

[@internethuman420]

Yeah

[@waaxty4175]

Those judges a thrash, they don't even undersrand the tricks they seeing lol

[@ivanignaciocortessepulveda4415]

Cierto

[@CHIEF_420]

#scoringrubric

[@elquepasadeti]

Totalmente de acuerdo

[@Dechral]

"that was the best trick I've seen in street league in a long time" ... 7.8

[@dwightyawg7781]

😆🤬

[@KraYarK]

​"Wha-the judges?? What's wrong with you guys!? Man...that was a straight up 9!!" You gotta appreciate him calling on that immediatly.

[@paulgwynne2223]

I can understand lower scoring at the start of preliminaries but that was ridiculous. Almost spoiled it. Do better SLS.

[@BrainCake03]

almost? more like they did screwed it

[@7youtubeeee]

Shane do a easy sw flip fs board on a small rail. Big spin hurricane at the big rail 7.8. 0 sense 😂

[@feezible]

Had me screaming.

[@jasondashney]

Yeah just ask Micky Papa. He got hosed. He should've been top 8 for sure.

[@elquepasadeti]

Eso no se puede permitir...hasta mi abuela se dió cuenta!

[@carlherner9458]

Sora & Mota got robbed while showing amazing skateboarding, judges so inconsistent. Not okay whatsoever.

[@zach3955]

fr the judges need to be fired

[@chruch5784]

JESUS LOVES YOU SO MUCH

[@parker298]

The judges play mad favourites. Especially since they expect the big names won't be hucking their biggest tricks until the finals. Absolute joke in prelims.

[@jasondashney]

Mota didn't land any tricks after that. Micky Papa murdered the course the whole time and got hosed.

[@jonnnahh35]

Especially with money on the line it’s messed up

[@Kevin-em2od]

the scoring was definitely too low in the first heat or two, and many comments here are justifiably complaining about that, but people are focusing on sora shirai and felipe mota, when mickey papa is being overlooked as the one who was the most negatively affected by just barely not making the finals cut when he easily and obviously should have. (sora shirai was also underscored, but still made it to the finals anyways, and felipe mota, after getting robbed on the bigspin hurricane, missed his next three trick attempts, although the bad score may have thrown him off) mickey papa got a score of 7.0 for the following run: 1) kickflip 50/50 on medium gap rail 2) kickflip boardslide on medium rail 3) nollie heelflip over gap 4) nosegrind on small rail 5) kickflip 5-0 on stair hubba 6) bigspin boardslide on kink rail 7) 360 flip over gap 8) kickflip lipslide on big rail that was 8 perfectly landed tricks with no sketchiness, 7 of the 8 were flip/spin tricks (4 of which were kickflip + rail/ledge combos, plus the bigpsin rail trick)... and that only got a 7.0!? compare that to some later run scores, including many runs - with falls - that got *higher* scores: - alex midler's first run, comparable if not slightly easier, got an 8.1 - midler's second run, fell once and got a 7.4 - vincent milou's first run, fell on his last trick and got a 7.8 - luan oliviera's first run, totally flubbed his last trick and got an 8.4 - nyjah huston's first run, fell on his second trick and got a 7.8 there are more examples/comparisons in later heats too, but clearly mickey papa deserved more like an 8.0 - 8.5 run score (at least), which would have given him at least another point and put him somewhere in 5th-8th place. the skaters who made the top 8 were all excellent and earned their spots, so not intending to take anything away from them or their performances, and it would really have sucked for whoever ended up in the 9th spot and didn't make the cut... but regardless, mickey papa was definitely scored unfairly and inconsistently on his run score, and it cost him the spot in the finals.

[@bagel1812]

And that sir is why i did not have time to write my essay. I had to write an essay on something more important

[@08Jackson08]

Mickey was robbed

[@jasondashney]

I couldn't agree more. Micky got absolutely robbed on a level hardly seen. That first heat had totally different scoring. What a joke.

[@CHIEF_420]

#rubric

[@strumpf555]

and mickys lazer flip bs lip slide was also amazing and got not the love it deserved from the judges

[@tomenward4120]

nice to see Rowley stick up for Mota like that

[@jeffspalding5368]

Without hesitation too!

[@Devillionaire]

Rowley*. And hell yeah.

[@wizdomtrust1596]

100

[@KickaHippyPK]

Yeah, that's always been one of my favourite things about him as a commentator. He's not afraid to call out the judges when they blatantly blunder.

[@josiahamaze]

@@KickaHippyPK now he is no longer here smh

[@ser2839]

sora and mota getting absolutely robbed for some of their scores wtf sls?

[@remyficken5893]

People are saying it’s too early and that’s why Sora got a lower score than deserved. personally, I don’t see any excuse at all and I believe in that instance that the judges messed up and made a really poor call which did not reflect the proper score in the end.

[@stevo3938]

They made a poor call on his run, so much so that they seemed to just keep giving out poor scores. 7.8 for Mota’s big spin hurricane was criminal

[@stevo3938]

Then they give Milou a 7.8 for his line, where he fell…

[@smowfowk2461]

sora shirai save to final...but mickey papa....oo god...he good too

[@ashleybrown4754]

@@stevo3938 I don't think that's been done in any SLS before. Which makes the low score so much worse.

[@ELKF91]

Not an opinion, but a fact!

[@BeingIntegrated]

I've definitely noticed Sora being underscored in a lot of competitions... Dew tour and Olympics he was definitely underscored on a lot of tricks. Also I think it just happens a lot of the younger skaters who don't have the same name recognition as the more established guys. Definitely a bias on judging.

[@08Jackson08]

Agreed

[@CHIEF_420]

🧂

[@dont4get2wipe]

Stoked to hear Malto with the announcers, he’s a good addition.

[@Devillionaire]

They should just lose Cannon and keep it Geoff Rowley and Sean Malto.

[@Ender_FPV]

@@Devillionaire But then who's going to yell OHHHHH into the mic?

[@dont4get2wipe]

@@Devillionaire lol he’s a a little corny but he does a better job than I could.

[@08Jackson08]

Fax

[@thiagoribeiro2017]

29:58 if that is a 7.8 I'm a refrigerator

[@daraekeng114]

sora getting hoed on the first run score

[@kyolek9485]

For real how is a run THAT good only a 7.9 I taught it was going to be at least an 8.4 he made it look too easy maybe

[@zibusisosihiya9021]

Bro that was bs

[@ashleybrown4754]

@@kyolek9485 yup

[@Corinthians-kjv]

He should have got more!

[@ReesgAnimator]

30:07 in 2022 a big spin hurricane is only a 7.8. Judges wack again

[@michaelgrier6365]

Seriously wtf was that about?

[@jeffspalding5368]

I love how Geoff rowly called them out.

[@333revolver]

i wish we could see who the judges are so we can call them out on their social media hahaha

[@weez]

@@333revolver and conflict of interests... are they scoring team members or homies higher or is it a fixed sls thing

[@Jburnage]

You can: Mike Mo Capaldi, Billy Marks, Davis Torgerson, Jimmy Gorecki, and Scott Pfaff as per the SLS website and a video they dropped bragging about their judges earlier this week.

[@Theguillen]

The judging failure is beyond apparent now and takes away from the contest. While judging skating is subjective in itself, the bias and inconsistencies are so bad. Eventually people won't watch or go and just wait for the highlights.

[@luongk88]

I already do wait for the highlights bro. The judging ruins the whole scene..how can I respect someone who wins comps based on bias and not because they were the better skater. That ain't it fam.

[@M.C._3369]

Agreed 👍🏽

[@theviper2176]

Seriously need to step it up on the judging. I'm tired of watching first heat get shafted all the damn time. Clean ranks if you have to, bigspin to hurricane a 7.8, blow me judges.

[@sandykirkland2936]

It’s like they’re hesitant to throw out big scores early on??? I don’t know. I watched that first heat like damnnn what is gonna take for a 9 club this year….

[@jeffspalding5368]

That 7.9 for Sora was total BS. These judges are so whack

[@ravenousbane3617]

and a 7.8 for a bigspin hurricane is shocking

[@luongk88]

The Nyjah effect is already taking place....

[@jeffspalding5368]

That 7.8 for Mota was such a downer.

[@wpridgen4853]

@Kal El Literally, no. Figuratively, yes.

[@Corinthians-kjv]

Bull! Sora should have won fire the judges!

[@allenrivaschasco9935]

Bigsping Hurricane 7.8 ? Dude mota got robbed? What judges are watching? A game of football?

[@matthewfletcher9653]

Sora has quickly become one of my favorite skaters, his style is so unique and he seems like such a cool guy

[@certaindiaster59]

All of the Japanese kids that are popping up these days are f-ing amazing! A few years ago there was the “Brazilian Invasion”, I think its now becoming a “Japanese Invasion”… What a great time to be a skateboarding fan and spectator!🤘

[@parker298]

He brought new tricks right when competions have just been about bug hubba tricks. You could just see in the finals the pressure he put on the whole contest.

[@333revolver]

30:32 thank you for saying this geoff!

[@weez]

looks like its unanimous... no one agreed with the judges... sls are you paying attention?

[@KSmith007]

Rowley is on the money. Glad he’s in the booth calling out the BS.

[@tresfordays9644]

Love the course design, it clearly doesn’t have one big spot everyone’s expected to hit if they want high scores, lots of variety or best trick

[@malice4422]

watching manny santiago skate knowing everything will be a varial heel, front shuv, 5-0, or boardslide variation 👍🏼

[@Skapo]

What in the actual hell is going on with the judging? First heat got absolutely screwed. Between that and what happened with Aurelian getting screwed on the score for his hardflip lateflip last contest, I really think some new judges need to be hired or something.

[@zonertube]

Aurelien did it in different contest, so I think the judge is different aswell, but the reason why he got low scored on that Hardflip is because he already did hardflip variation before, its counted as repetition

[@Skapo]

@@zonertube My understanding is that contest was run by the same crew just rebranded. Maybe I misunderstood. As for the hardflip lateflip over the hubba down a gap that big, I think maybe you don't quite understand how intense that trick is down/over something that big. The whole comments section was livid about it.

[@zonertube]

@@Skapo I know that trick is gnarly and I am not doubting it, but first u have to read the scoring rules, u would get a lower score if u already did some hardflip variation before,, and we know he did hardflip backside 180 at the first single trick attempt

[@Makabert.Abylon]

Aurelien does mostly hardflip variations, every contest. And he did it in qualifying alao. Thats why.

[@luongk88]

@@Makabert.Abylon and he's still doing it because there is NO ONE else doing it in contest. But ok discredit him for including tricks that no one else in the roster can do during best trick comps. You act like every skater is dropping NBDs every SLS when it rarely happens. Ironically I'm pretty sure Aurelians hardflip tricks were NBDs until he did them.

[@AlexP-yb7gh]

Mota should have gotten at least an 8.5

[@xdanileex]

You guys need to a least try and make it seem legit. The rigging is crazy

[@Makabert.Abylon]

American judge both giving americans an advantage.. only in skateboarding

[@timcowan7515]

Did y’all catch one of the commentators being shushed when he started to talk about the judging on Felipe Mota? Judges aren’t being “Consistently Tough” they’re tough on specific pros for no reason even when they do mad tricks, showing favoritism and keeping progression back. Be real SLS

[@wizdomtrust1596]

32:27

[@1knowsnothing1]

I give the judges a 3.8 for Shari’s 7.9 and a 2.8 for Mota’s 7.8.

[@colinredwood]

Petition for heat 1 to get a retry before the contest starts. Very unacceptable.

[@amieconcon1153]

The judge is not consistent because they score Sora very low even the trick he made is more norlie than the other who got high score. Just because it’s to early to give a high score that why they didn’t not give him a high score.

[@gilleschiasson2506]

I know , I don't know what is wrong with those judges but damn 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kyolek9485]

Exactly like if u score him that low coz it’s the start it’s fine if u score everyone on the same scale I guess, but no scores came back to normal

[@MaatStile]

dudem bigsping huracane not geting a 9 is an absolute insult, such disrespect, it feels like the ones giving the scores are skate 3 players getting mad cos he didn't do a 360 hardflip backflip trany, sls is such a joke

[@michaelsoltys9739]

Sora should have named himself sora houston and sora horigome.... that's Sora's own fault for not realizing how SLS works.

[@Makabert.Abylon]

@@gilleschiasson2506 you dont know? I do.. the pattern is pretty clear. Americans giving americans an advantage..

[@mmbello]

The finals will be insane… glad to see Shirai and Yuto, gustavo rib and nyjah on it😆😁

[@james7065]

Yuto!! Back In the game

[@grandadmiralthrawn5517]

Omg so stoked for this. I've been waiting for months. Love SLS. made my night

[@matthewfletcher9653]

The amount of control that went into mota’s trick is insane, should have been at least a 9. Sometimes it feels like the judges only give those real big scores to nyjah

[@canaladvertencia]

Agreed

[@08Jackson08]

Ya nyjah is the favorite

[@elquepasadeti]

A veces!? 😂😂😂 Buen chiste!

[@ONKINGDAVID]

I mean nyjah always skates damn near perfect

[@08Jackson08]

@@ONKINGDAVID still overscored tho most times

[@Bravewhales]

7.8 for a bigspin hurricane on the big rail 😳 that's crazy. Let's get it together judges. I guess you want him to bigflip into it

[@Knosferatu]

and get scored even lower

[@Bravewhales]

@@Knosferatu you ain't lying 💯

[@colinhawks2469]

Really glad they fixed the format where the line score actually matters! Really interesting park design too…very different than the norm and I dig it!

[@M.C._3369]

Too bad the scoring is so ridiculously inconsistent....

[@wettygang6057]

Bruh.. Felipe got fucked with the 7.8.. I've never seen anyone else do that in a street league 🫠

[@theubervlog]

9.2 for Sora’s repetitive alley oop tricks, while Felipe gets a 7.8 for a bigspin hurricane which literally no one does. I’m cool with Sora’s scores but Felipe’s trick and Micky’s laser flip back lip are both 9’s as well. Kelly.. judges.. what the fuq dude. Been waiting all year for SLS but every year the judging gets worse

[@altaibro]

29:04 - I think this is the first time I hear that even hosts are complaining about scoring. Yeah, judging is so bad here 😡👎

[@Makabert.Abylon]

Americans…

[@blablabla1196]

Dude! So glad they brought back 2 runs

[@twliii1003]

It's way less stressful to watch this and not pretend it's a competition. Just great skating. Still heartbreaking to see Mota get thrown off after getting fucked. Kids been doing this for years now. Deserves some respect.

[@kevin_maxwell_smith]

12:56 SORA !!! that line was so nuts bro

[@lionbear7047]

I'm 33 minutes in and this is by far the worst judging I've ever seen in any competition ever.

[@matthewbrown770]

Thank you for this. You are really helping me a lot. My heart goes out to you brother!

[@felipebauer495]

bs overk 8.3 bs croocked nollie flip out 8.1 WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

[@ProdByClockwerk]

Berger’s second line was a 7.5 at worst and he got a 5.

[@trae2x]

7.9 for shirai’s run… crazy. Judges be inconsistent

[@andreonaymayer6835]

perfectly

[@Stayvigilant999]

I would’ve just back board the small handrail to troll the judges if I were Felipe

[@Unanythang]

Exactly why even try

[@ajaalien4154]

I’m just here to read the comments on incompetent judges …

[@tylerriggs95]

Noticeable difference in scoring once the Prod, Shane and Luan stepped on the course

[@Yikkikiki40]

Filipe Mota deserved waaaay better tbh

[@MrChocolatlait]

The course is incredible, original, streetish, without an obvious big rail for the best tricks

[@NineteenEighty8]

KEEP MALTO AS A COMMENTATOR!

[@chrisb9345]

It's great to see SLS back, but you need to have more consistent judging. It really spoilt the experience to see competitors getting completely screwed over for no apparent reason.

[@kyolek9485]

Nah but how is a bigspin hurricane on a rail that big a 7.8 wtf something’s wrong with those judges, a 9 club imo or at least an 8 come on

[@juggmane223]

thanks for putting sean on the mic!

[@UrbanLikwid]

Will say this is the best SLS course setup!

[@muryloskt8419]

looks like they changed the criteria for 9 club tricks

[@luongk88]

9 club judging criteria: Style Tech Speed Landing Is his name Nyjah

[@dwightyawg7781]

@@luongk88 😆 I thought u were defending the judges at first

[@luongk88]

@@dwightyawg7781 😂 Naw dawg

[@paulgwynne2223]

Sora jyst got shafted. Not fair.

[@wizdomtrust1596]

These judges messed up the first heat 100% big spin hurricane = less than 8??? :/

[@claysoggyfries]

Felipe Mota is so good bro and he's only a kid 😢🔥

[@dwightyawg7781]

P Rod is asleep

[@SkateWolfym]

So when will the finals be posted?

[@jann470]

The judges are playing wrongs, 7.9 for the Felipe first trick? 7.8 for Sora? Well, something is wrong

[@skatecar]

STREAM THE FINALS ALREADY!!!🙄

[@dwightyawg7781]

Nooo we must beg

[@mike_zander]

for real. I already saw who won trying to search for the final :(. I thought this was supposed to stream live today.

[@TheExploringSalamander]

The judges messed up on the big spin hurricane

[@jonwinder6622]

8.4 for a laserflip backlip?! Get the hell outta here, robbed

[@KorruptedBeats]

For real dude

[@JakeAsdel]

7.9 on Sora first run?!

[@NineteenEighty8]

Cannot remember the last time I've seen Manny Santiago land something on SLS lol. Why they keep inviting him?

[@b.l4365]

Dude a damn bum. Doing the same trick over and over again. His best trick is the varial heel 50-50. Dude is beyond pathetic at this point. Good for the fans but bad for the sport. Next ✌🏼

[@malice4422]

for real. they invite him yet sora shirai had to qualify, and so many insane japanese skaters missed out. because of manny “varial heel into a grind is my only trick and i cant even land it” santiago

[@sandykirkland2936]

In the end it’s a business and Manny is/was a fan favourite. The new wave of skaters is here though and a few of the older sls legends will have to make way

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@sandykirkland2936 new wave of skaters but better skaters, not sponsorship bums.

[@ephinskate]

He's in there because "everybody Loves Manny" or something like that. He somewhat holds it down though and was nothing Like Jimmy Carlin in SLS.

[@Jaxsurf895]

So sick you can watch it on KZbin n don’t have to be there ! I was wanting to go so bad yesterday, hopefully today I can go 🔥

[@raphaelnadeau7266]

30:22 Geoff comment really summarised what I thought about the judging in the first heat

[@allenrivaschasco9935]

Come on judges 8.6 a suciu grind (yeah I really know thats a hard trick!) And 7.8 for a bigsping fs hurricane? Pfff Mota GOT ROBBED FOR SURE! Mota trick was minimum 8.2 or something like that but 7.8? Are you kidding me?

[@MickyThunderV]

Put Malto and Mike Mo in there together with Paul as main stay commentators, that'd be so awesome

[@Unanythang]

I think Mike mo is judging

[@MickyThunderV]

@@Unanythang is he really?

[@Squaremuffin]

I never ever bash the judges on these things, but heat 1 and 2 were scored super harsh compared to heat 3. Prods switch run with a bail was the only first run in heat 3 with a bail that deserved that score. Some favouritism going on there, maybe unintentional but definitely happened.

[@08Jackson08]

Wouldn’t be surprised if P-Rod came out as regular lol, way way way too good at switch

[@nathanfraser5526]

Dude come on this judge in the first heat is so unlogical how are you giving big spin hurricane a 7.8?!! Disgraceful

[@hi-laytzstation8895]

I hope judges can also skate! Heart-breaking. 😢

[@dwightyawg7781]

Worst part is most of em are pro or used to be

[@dwightyawg7781]

Judges are holding these guys’ abilities against them. A lot of these guys are the only one that can do specific tricks & they’re getting 8’s

[@ericblevens828]

Wow the judging was so inconsistent and so bad #embarrassing

[@cjmy2701]

And now We can’t even watch our skateboarding contest. $19.99 kids.

[@overkill7990]

The audio on this is really good the skateboard sounds are so cool like a VX1000 video almost

[@Itsjcold0]

That kick to 5050 was quick even in slow mo

[@khayomhlongo2085]

Don’t know if these judges understand skateboarding. I low key feel like we don’t see Chaz Ortiz in SLS no more because of the judging.

[@jasondashney]

Chaz was always underscored. I wonder if personal bias comes into play? But then explain Micky Papa because he's the nicest guy ever. SMH.

[@wjadam024]

judges biffed this one

[@Tgez]

Where is the Final?

[@Heimdall1987]

Seeing Pudwill’s lines, it looks like even I could participate in SLS lol

[@user-px3ed7er3t]

You not lying 😂 bro said nice 1.3 it’s a score… it’s a score

[@villiantwo]

yo i just posted the same. tory's awesome. but he's not ready to compete yet. his lines were very amateur.

[@luongk88]

@@villiantwo ...compete yet? He's one of the OG SLS skaters

[@ashleybrown4754]

Yup, and you can put out the video part he just put out too I bet

[@followsuittrading]

I agree but his video part in bigger bang was probably the dopest video part I've seen all year so he can rest easy

[@tonytucka]

This is what happens when the judges are friends with half of the players. It needs to be like old school Olympics. Representatives from multiple countries and a legit scoring guideline. This is getting outtta hand. Your gonna lose your Olympic rights if it’s gets too bad. Rome could turn into a much bigger tour if they need it to.

[@SunsetKetch]

Midler has finally been given enough space to place. Move Brah!

[@everdimension]

That's a beautiful course

[@ResidenceRescueLLC]

Geoff Rowley, Paul Zitzer, and Chris Cole should just handle all the judging and scoring.

[@mxria1447]

i think the judges underscored many tricks

[@JRedondo1987]

siiiick ! keep it coming awesome

[@sdm74]

Why in hell were people getting the same score for falling off in third/fourth heat, compared to incredible "landing everything" runs in the first/second heat???? WTF

[@ajk1989]

Loving the addition of random stats (like how long Foy spent locked into grinds last year)

[@lukasboraski2729]

I know we have all done it. Finally seeing doin especially a flip trick normal or into a grind. Seein it slow motion. I feel like Paul and Shane can see every tinny movement everytime. Zero hope. All 100 knowing. Also they play the pockets of a skateboard. Either way there insane

[@allstopblue5717]

No idea what this means. Can’t tell if the comment is props or hate. Lol

[@lukasboraski2729]

When im talkin about slow motion im referring to having a really good day skateboarding. Where things go perfect everything feels good. When im talkin about Prod im talking about his board control. Hes way more sure or aware whats gonna happen. His style shows it. When im saying playin the pockets there feet when they pop a trick is never at the end of the tail or nose

[@garybelone3611]

It's depressing to watch the " judges " score so low 😕

[@bj1996_]

Que bonito estuvo❤️🔥🔥

[@eternalforce116]

Just anyone but Nyjah for the win tomorrow please.

[@D4ddi0G4m3r]

As good of a skater as he really is. I'm sick of seeing him on top. Hopefully he chokes like he did in the Olympics.

[@typerightseesight]

come on! footnote the timestamps.

[@reeyoenoka]

I like this course, seems quick fired and compacted so it's different to watch