Skateboard Vert Final: FULL BROADCAST | X Games Minneapolis 2018

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[@XGames]

Which run was your favorite?

[@TheCamojorel]

X Games dude... Sandro Dias is ridiculous... Like the back of his hand...

[@michaelmclain400]

Moto should have won and everyone knows it

[@EdyStauch]

3rd run of Sandro Dias. If he landed that 900 his go to the podium.

[@tiahneryan7430]

Was Sabre Noris in this?

[@AaronStJohn-zb7qc]

The gold medal Run that clearly contained a bail. Yall gotta address this. The people wants answers.

[@AndySPlank]

Top 10 comments claim Moto the winner backed by 570 likes on them. More than 50% of comments having at least one like is a complaint about the rigged judging. It’s clear that Moto Shibata got robbed his gold.

[@snowzZzZz]

How the hell did Moto not win while the leading score had a bail!?

[@travisperry4515]

look at the womens street final. the gold run had a bail just to keep the defending gold medalist Aori Nishimura from winning gold 2 years in a row. Moto was the defending gold metalist. The xgames is rigged against the japanese and it couldnt be more obvious. either that or we got some racist judges. and no. im not japanese.

[@brownkidisbrown]

It's not race dummy lol

[@rdizzy1]

Obviously some type of bullshit, moto is pulling tricks that NO ONE else in the entire field is even attempting, meanwhile, all the other tricks from wilkins are pretty much the norm.

[@brownkidisbrown]

They still weren't as clean and didn't flow as well. Trick difficulty isn't the only thing they are judging.

[@snowzZzZz]

A land is also certainly cleaner than a fall.

[@Someuglydude12]

Moto should have won

[@travisperry4515]

look at the womens street final. the gold run had a bail just to keep the defending gold medalist Aori Nishimura from winning gold 2 years in a row. Moto was the defending gold metalist. The xgames is rigged against the japanese and it couldnt be more obvious. either that or we got some racist judges. and no. im not japanese.

[@errolstrachan1959]

no way was Wilkins first run better than Moto.

[@thonysrnsen5104]

i hobe wilkins win

[@errolstrachan1959]

actually Moto just is in a class of his own, no one else came close - he should easily have won. this is so blatant and clear to see

[@supershenron9162]

Yeup... serious judge bias, they should all be sacked and never allowed to judge again

[@Catrill]

Facts thats crazy

[@supershenron9162]

Little known fact. When moto's mother went in for her first ultrasound doctors where completely baffled as there was a kid next to what was very clearly a skateboard growing in proportion to the kid... by her second ultrasound doctors witnessed him land his first kickflip. When she went into labor..she didn't even make it to the hospital cause he cavemaned out of the uterus and by the time they found him he was on vert doing 540's and the variations too.. this is a true story

[@dismalrealms3587]

@@supershenron9162 stfu

[@evanbrown6325]

Couldn’t have said it better myself...Moto is the champ

[@AaronStJohn-zb7qc]

This was some confusing bullshit. Moto Robbed. Rigged.

[@robertbettis6552]

Yea that qas some ridicuoous bullcrap

[@aqg7vy]

Saw moto's run then went back looking for the 89 run. needless to say, I was confused.

[@josiahamaze]

Same exact same

[@Fyrebahl]

Both Moto and Brusco got robbed. Both of their second runs crushed that run that Wilkins got an 89 on. Bizarre judging.

[@carsonpearce5980]

I don’t even skate and I can tell Moto (and Brusco) both got absolutely robbed. Judging is hard and stressful I get it, but this is just confusing. Big respect to Moto that was insane.

[@PONYBOYonline]

Moto was robbed

[@32cactusking]

Even his first run, on point!

[@reileyb]

I thought Moto had this one.

[@adamdisalvo9247]

You know you're old when the only people you know on that ramp were Bucky lasek and Andy Mac and honestly that was probably the best time to watch

[@LoneWolfJoe]

I was thinking the same thing! And also that the level of excitement isn't the same. I'm not sure how to explain it... The edge of your seat feeling is gone... These younger guys are definitely crazy good, but it just feels....like the golden days are over.

[@adamdisalvo9247]

GuitarJozz you said it I remember watching Tony Hawk land the first 900 I remember Bucky Tony and Bob battling it out I remember when Eric koston 1 Street in Philly I remember when Travis Pastrana landed the first double backflip I remember when the first backflip was attempted Carey Hart I feel old and during those times I literally was jumping out of my seat because it was the first time people have ever seen these tricks and before that people are getting seriously hurt trying them but also you got to look at Evel Knievel 2 what he did during that time was amazing and unbelievable and Travis Pastrana it just did it with ease not too long ago in Vegas and he didn't do just one jumpy did three of Evel Knievel's jumps so the amount of progression is amazing and it's great to see people stepping it up but when I was little there wasn't a throw-away run everybody went hard every round and tried their best to learn a new trick in front of hundreds of millions of people and claim it for themselves and because of that generation we got Tony Hawk Pro Skater Matt Hoffman BMX Dave Mirra BMX the video games we're coming out left and right because during that time it was very entertaining

[@djsubliminalreeve]

yep i feel old too lol i don't know these newer guys as much. i remember when it was bucky, burnquist, glifberg, mac, and hawk all shredding for those top medals.

[@carpediem4887]

Im with you on that

[@APAL880]

i'm 23 years old and i feel the same haha.

[@f0rwardm3ntality26]

Making this the official button that Moto Shibata twice in a row won Gold (even if they didn’t make him winner in this X Games)

[@bluntosophy]

i love how bob calls out the tricks

[@bobkornbrust7138]

Moto got robbed!

[@travisperry4515]

look at the womens street final. the gold run had a bail just to keep the defending gold medalist Aori Nishimura from winning gold 2 years in a row. Moto was the defending gold metalist. The xgames is rigged against the japanese and it couldnt be more obvious. either that or we got some racist judges. and no. im not japanese.

[@miniramptricks1986]

heard u on the last comment travis

[@becarefulwhatyoufish4764]

These contests should be won by who lands the most out of a list of tricks or something of that nature... not won by an opinion-based decision. That goes for dunk contests too. Instead of giving a number based on how impressed you were, the contestants should have to do specific dunks to earn points and have points deducted after an amount of attempts, and have that go on for 3 rounds, and have a freestyle round for the 4th round in which they could do any dunk they wanted like the traditional dunk contest. But just have the first 3 rounds settled by doing specific dunks so that the judges can’t give a low score for personal reasons.

[@sumsolution5113]

BROOOOO

[@long2d]

*XGames & 2000’s Hip Hop* no mate that’s retarded, skating and basketball dunks and pretty much every other sport don’t work like that. Everyone does a certain ‘trick/dunk’ in their own way with their own style. One with more air, etc. so what ur saying is just not plausible at all.

[@tdawes33]

Bob Burnquist setting the standard for good play by play here

[@32cactusking]

No doubt.. Dude needs to commentate all vert from here on out.

[@ejb7555]

Chris Miller was good too. Anyone was better than that joke Sal Masakala that they had for way too long.

[@ejb7555]

That dude down on the ground is a total hipster dork as well. They need to lose him.

[@APAL880]

@@ejb7555 but he made it super exciting, no?

[@pm-5565]

Please make Bob a regular caster

[@sorenman1]

agreed

[@windtwist]

once again Xgames judging makes my brain hurt.

[@andreibig2]

Shibata real score guys: 89,33.

[@timekiller6163]

shouldve been a 91 if Wilkins put down an 89

[@andreibig2]

x-games judges are impressed by the order of the runs. The next score run is better than the last skater

[@supershenron9162]

Feel like it was easily a 90+ ive re-watched it 5 times now looking for whatever the judges thought they saw....but his run was flawless man even played the last rewatch at .25 speed and put my eyes right on the screen and couldn't see what would cause him to get under a 90.

[@supershenron9162]

@@timekiller6163 if what Wilkins put down was a 89, what shibata put down was a 99 for real though they pulled his pants down and spanked shibata whilst jerking off Wilkins with the finest of lubes... I'm just saying

[@emeryrocks1017]

nah, that clearly was a 92, so many technical tricks , he was robbed for sure

[@austin78993]

Haven't watched one of these in years so maybe I'm biased, but Moto's runs looked different than everyone else's. He was doing tricks people just weren't doing.

[@mattw335]

Moto had winning run 2nd go. Robbed

[@stefdegreef7996]

Even his first run was better than the one they gave wilkins 89 for...

[@christianwills5918]

Moto got cheated.

[@Ur-_-Killa-TV]

MOTO SHOULD HAVE WON!!!

[@michaelkenyon3372]

im not sure if his best was a 89, but the judges definitely slept on his first run.

[@Matthewgoblins]

Moro got screwed by the judges

[@R1pperMk]

how can jimmy wilkings win without completing a single run :O

[@KappaDaKappa]

I read Jimmy Carr. I need to get back to bed.

[@shawn9526]

WTF how did Wilkins win??????

[@herrbesofski2075]

Shawn spoiler

[@josepharchuleta3129]

Moto EASILY won on his 1st run! His 2nd run was even more insane! How can you even call it close! The judges ruined this event!

[@animalcrackin]

Moto's second run is hands down one of the greatest vert runs of all time, not to mention his kamikaze varial being one of the most creative and stylish original tricks to ever be landed in comp. Style, control, momentum, height, variety, inversions, flip tricks, lip tricks, spins.. What more could you ask for from this kid? It was a flawless run, a perfect 100.

[@joker5637]

Who paid the judges?

[@11HeathAdams]

How is Andy Mac still skating in these?!

[@grayisdabest]

Because he`s a savage !

[@RetroHabit82]

Because he's Andy freakin Mac!!

[@dumbstupid5065]

Because he's one of the most consistent vert skaters ever. Possibly the MOST consistent. Not saying he's the (subjective) best, or that he does the most difficult tricks. He just lands most of what he tries most of the time.

[@djsubliminalreeve]

he takes his vitamins

[@FrankAbrahams]

Exactly what I thought, he was already one of the veterans when I was young :D

[@stanleyshady9465]

I've always liked the Sportsmanship in skating.. all so nice to each other and encouraging their own opponents.. how life should be

[@southsideshenanigans]

I wish vert Ramps were more readily available around the US. Chicago: major city, no vert Ramp. None even close by. Wish vert was as popular as street there would be ramps everywhere !

[@robsumn56]

southsideshenanigans all comes down to safety unfortunately

[@dawnkennedy2983]

I remember back in the day as a teenager, like 2000 or 2001, playing Tony Hawk pro skater 2 (I was obsessed even though I've never skateboarded in my life lol) and using Bucky Lasek. How freaking incredible that this guy is STILL at it! Went pro in like 1990, it's just amazing to still see him competing in 2018.

[@michaelkenyon3372]

Bob is an amazing commentator. You can tell by his voice what he thinks of the tricks as he calls them. Its simple and effective. A+ work. AAA++++ guy overall.

[@Loop4635]

I hate to say this...X-games vert skate judges have failed to protect the public eyes this time. Jimmy Wilkins was kinda lame today and was not even close comparing to moto and not consistent at all. 3 runs fail to finish clean even his best run. Jimmy even looks guilty on his face when he was interviewed and cant say much. The mediator like bob burnquist did his job well but failed to open his eyes and see the reality even if these people been skating the whole life hahaha.....they should have at least say something about it...Im happy Sandro Dias and Andy Macdonald skated even clean and did better. Still Moto is the best vert skater of this generation. Support Simple City it is the best skateboarding stuff of the century.

[@HaswellCore]

Think Bob simply didnt want to lose his job...

[@Loop4635]

Exactly and if im not mistaken its his first time appearance as official mediator on this kind of event. The audience like him and he cant afford to blow himself up big time...like stay cool, shut up and keep every trick does by skater define. "Hear no evil and see no evil."

[@omgsrc]

i like to watch those Contests but the Judgment is everytime way off

[@miniramptricks1986]

moto got robbed by beckett 2016 and robbed here again

[@ToastyRoland]

The judges this year have been.... interesting.

[@unisonproductions123]

Dias you legend!

[@damodaraomalley3974]

What's with the narcissist that keeps talking over Bob

[@SpiderWaffle]

13:51 Why was this run scored so much higher than Moto's?

[@natejune7521]

Motos second run shouldve been gold and clay shoudlve gotten bronze with his third run

[@j-l8520]

Kelly Hart is sick at vert! I'm sure he'll do better next time

[@dancingclair]

Jon Faulkner he’s still young

[@christianwills5918]

Andy Mac is so damn underrated

[@32cactusking]

For reals.

[@Roshambo3]

Christian Wills he’s one of those skaters that’s soo insanely consistent and dialed you naturally feel a little less impressed watching him. The reality is that he’s one of the most legendary skaters of all time!

[@dtvt8421]

I've rewatch Wilkins @13:53.... HOW.did.he.get.a 89 & failed at the end??? Motos audience even got out of their SEATSSS...... I don't even watch skateboard games & even a newbie like me saw that Moto should've won this...... These judges reminds me of Battle Bots judges.... LOLOLOLOL...

[@UnspokenNotion]

Did any of ya'll see HIM...??? We found Animal Chin! The search is over. Holding the big head next to my family and I at 37:28.

[@michaelswanson6677]

Can I say that no score will ever beat Bob's '01 run.. of a 98?! Just saying. Til this day.. best run !!..and loads of lip tricks and switch madness! Cheers Bob 🍻

[@abagar2000]

Ok, is no one going to talk about what happened at 9:30?

[@wra7h]

Last time I watched a vert final was about 8 years ago and they're still doing the same tricks

[@fakuridesne]

i like bob burnquist as commentator.. he's mention every trick

[@captainsmooth3837]

Yooo Moto got robbed!!

[@rezaafahlevi178]

wilkins win without completing any single run? what a joke

[@whyhat3748]

9:59 this man is from my hometown and i had no idea

[@ralphihy7203]

Have you seen ever him in there or skating?

[@whyhat3748]

@@ralphihy7203 I haven't recognized him, but the amount of skateboarders in the area are slim, so I've probably seen him

[@ralphihy7203]

@@whyhat3748 nice

[@hearmenow909]

13:53 winning run

[@carsonpearce5980]

Thanks! I didn’t want to go searching for this when I questioned the sanity of x games

[@tadstrange2137]

YO BUCKY MALL GRABBED

[@upplsuckimcool16]

I think moto's run was good the tricks he did were awesome.... but he did the same trick 3 times in 1 run.......... That lowers your perspective score by A LOT I would imagine. I DEFINITELY think he shoulda beaten the guy that FELL on his run and sitll got 1st.

[@bhew7409]

as a 33 year old watching x-games skateboard vert brings back so many youthful memories

[@derekj4590]

Yes it does

[@SunsetKetch]

Lasek and Mac, like the 99 games.

[@zeikerd]

46 here.

[@marrzcapanang]

MOTO won... tricks, complexity, combos and clean run. Why 89 for Wilkins? he wasnt able to end the run smoothly, the same with the last run of MOTO but earned a low score?

[@way_2_saucy848]

moto should have won fs he was nuts

[@silvanagomez7693]

The real winner was MOTO !!!

[@professional7603]

Andy is still there!!! Why not Tony?

[@RetroHabit82]

You can't ever have a vert competition without the legendary Andy Mac ,always.

[@JustinKapow]

Thanks for posting this. It’s not being aired yet in Georgia. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@warriorwithin2028]

Moto had the clean really good run! An Wilkins fell before the buzzer! This makes no sense.

[@PabloPazosGutierrez]

"this croud is on fire" everyone silent, one on his phone, camera on came shout, lol. 36:22

[@dancingclair]

So hyped on Kelly Hart’s timeless style. Go Kelly!

[@EWUFBIiswatching]

Still catch myself pumping with the flow of their momentum lol

[@joshuabruggeman3249]

Clay was robbed

[@MrScott-go6]

MOTO Rules . Like Bob Burnquist ..... He did beat Andy McDonald in the early 2000's with a switch boneless , when nobody was going switch on vert.... We know MOTO RULES!!!! Wilkins is one of the best though & does kill it with tons of style!! Funny how Bob Burnquist tolerates the announcer he is paired with. I would not want to have been a judge at that event....

[@Dasloth92]

Pssshh.. 87.3 for motos run? Lame, he def shoulda got gold.

[@vt.57]

LEGAL

[@AlexDex]

Front foor impossible and the combo it's amazing. Shibata destroy

[@desolat8369]

Im Pretty sure That Picture the guy made at 14:05 is fuckin fire. Nice Job xdd

[@Airehcaz]

Everyone is saying the same thing, and they’re all right. MOTO SHOULD HAVE WON. Wilkins did good, but I I really don’t understand how he got such a high score with those runs. Are the criteria for judging available to read? I just don’t understand what made his runs better, especially because he bailed during it...imo Wilkins best run deserves 75-85 tops

[@russellroesner6073]

GRAMMAR! He has been skating well, not "GOOD". I cannot believe how uneducated and inarticulate these announcers are. Kids watch this stuff and you are teaching them incorrect grammar. Sponsors/producers please fix this!

[@420Susthings]

Jealous of a guy getting same screen

[@zer0her0games56]

So Thankful to see vert still being supported!

[@Cyrillion]

I've been watching Moto grow over the last few years. First saw him as a tiny tiny kid barely making a foot of air in the asian x games, to one of the most interesting vert skaters around today. I think he got robbed a little bit here but the first two spots are well deserved. I'm actually a little bit disappointed in Mitchie Brusco. He's become a very conservative and unexciting skater to watch. When he was just a teen he would tackle the craziest tricks with a refreshing "why the hell not?!" attitude, but now that he wants to be taken seriously as an adult he has lost that spark that made him so interesting.

[@PolarisCastillo]

What's up with the legends this time? They kept bailing. Sad to see :( come on Bucky and Andy!

[@seanmcclure]

Not a lot of people miss PLG. Many skaters have been robbed because the judges are so enamored by him. I feel bad for all of the people robbed over the years because of him.

[@dpsimply]

This is a good example of how something as subjective as skating can’t be judged clearly in a competition.

[@supershenron9162]

Im sorry man but shibata got robbed, that second run should've put him in first.. I've rewatched it 5 times now and it's a 90+ run no problem

[@supershenron9162]

What i don't get is how Wilkins can fall and still get an 89. Shibata clears his run and is very obviously better.. with no falls and still gets a lower score.. thats bias judging right there

[@poiudndudbbd]

30 second runs are bullshit. This takes away the chance of ever seeing another brilliant Burnquist type run.

[@skoal416]

87.33?! What the damb hell

[@loveistheanswer5924]

Naa they are all cheating! It's obvious! No one can be that good without cheating except for me! 😤😁

[@ceezb5629]

Motto got robbed... shame on Minneapolis judges. Blatant robbery

[@yoyoma80001]

Y'all complain too much, skateboarding is what it is. I'm sure Moto took his silver medal gracefully with no complaints.

[@bramschuiling7398]

Sure but he shouldve won gold

[@Guimillen]

Sandro still got the moves. If he landed that 900 again would've been awesome.

[@jayrex690]

How can you land a trick nobody else can do, smash the rest of your run with huge airs and grabs and get a score less than a guy who bailed? No wonder all the comments here are about that shoddy judging.

[@FeedYourGreed]

Bob is actually surprisingly good on the mic

[@pickboaa]

Kinda sad to see the judges destroying so many of these sports. Motos first and second run was better than the winning run, so sad he didnt win but as usual the politics is more important than the sport itself.

[@jorgelazarini4499]

Moto got robbed.. they gave the highest score to..... an american! What a surprise

[@cristopherluis]

Muito bom. Parabéns aos brasileiros no vert e na narração.

[@woodlifecustombuildsbydenn6430]

The crowd acts so fake.. always on comando and not how they would do in reallife reality. It's a shame

[@thekingfrog8042]

i remember being here not being able to go to this because it was either rescheduled or i had to leave from the rain. (edit it may hae been a different comp or completly different year

[@M4ari0508]

Bro can they release the where the wild things are Bryce vine instrumental because it's so good

[@PolarisCastillo]

Andy just *loves* wearing yellow doesn't he?

[@williamscholten5028]

did bucky lasek just put some sort of lubricant on the ground after he came off in his first run ?