Thayers Men’s Ski Knuckle Huck: FULL COMPETITION | X Games Aspen 2024

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

It is Knuckle, not big air.. Henrik with a 20 meters butter got robbed.

[@johannestafelmaier616]

I'd say knuckle huck doesn't need only butters etc. It literally says "huck" in the name. I love butters, but I love the variety in knuckle huck events more. And Henrik got second, I wouldn't say robbed exactly.

[@nicholascrow8133]

Judging criteria should be use of knuckle, style, creativity and difficulty, equally weighted. Creativity, innovation and progression are kinda the same thing IMO

[@josephhurlbert8514]

for sure easily longest butter of the comp- should have moved him a spot or two at least but stayed in 6th

[@nielubiegdyktospatrzyjakje3909]

Bro Henrik is doing the same thing every year. He got indeed robbed back in 2020 with his Griselda Flip, but then in 2021 he robbed Tjader

[@UncraftedPlays]

insane how the rest of the disciplines had a huge shift towards style and creativity and knuckle huck of all events went in the opposite direction for skiing 💀

[@rydenkaye9735]

Not the athletes fault really, the problem is the way they built the knuckle this year. The takeoff built into it is too poppy which makes it impossible for athletes to use the whole thing they get sent too high. In snowboard men they missed like 80% of the hand drags they went for because they were too high.

[@UncraftedPlays]

@@rydenkaye9735 yup, you're right, just compared it to the last ones - no wonder they couldn't get as creative

[@brandonm1708]

Idk man, I saw some pretty crazy stuff this year in Knuckle Huck even when excluding those double corks

[@miles9294]

Hardly a knuckle huck this year, just big air on a mini kicker.

[@_-coconut-_]

Judges should judge how much athletes use knuckle, not counting spins 😕

[@colindelisle3287]

Colby is obviously sick, but he kinda does the same trick every time. I think Quinn shoulda been top 3

[@boulderliving]

Jesper is a ski robot. His motherboard tells his hardware what to do and it does it. lol For real though, the minute the judges were like, goo goo gaga we like spins, h'es like ok, I spin. Then gets in the top three. Have better hiring practices for judges, just like X-Games, it's a yearly thing.

[@evanpolack3781]

came to watch knuckle huck, ended up watching big air, jesper should have won for not going for spins

[@carstenb23]

And henrik also threw down some stylish tricks

[@biggabigga]

Good point

[@kaskar]

Had he done the tricks in opposite order he would’ve won

[@Brian-um5ig]

@evanpolack3781 You did watch knuckle huck. Knuckle huck just means jumping off the knuckle. Why do you expect them not to spin?

[@overaul]

@@Brian-um5ig dubs just feel less creative

[@DingusMcBrungus]

16:18 this is the smoothest thing I have ever seen done on skis, I don't care what the judges say that single trick wins it for me

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

He drop the best trik, as always.. also in slope style, that critical was nuts

[@yetigonecrazy]

don't watch a lot of skiing, do you?

[@clementdeloof1879]

Agree! I understand the judges don't score it high, but it is definitely the most crowd pleasing trick.

[@BngRip4Jesus]

Henrik's Griselda flip was the all-time winner. This comp has not been the same.

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

@@BngRip4Jesus Even with that griselda he dosent get gold....

[@cyclistpete]

It kind of weird they don’t use the big jump for this big air event.

[@CorsogangV]

That wouldn’t make it knuckle huck then

[@DylanJamesGolf]

@@CorsogangV do u know sarcasm

[@jbp5555]

How can you not just love henrik

[@blascopaternocastello8740]

juding was weak, you need to change it. They all start throwing the same doubles. Proof you are judging it badly and it's a shame because that's not what we want to see from the knuckle huck. Creativity and style is want we want to see, but also a bit of craziness. Not a robot machine doing all the doubles possible. SHAME ON YOU THE JUDGES.

[@Poweroffunky]

Confirmed when Jesper throws a double cork just to get on the podium for his last trick.

[@somthinsweet1]

Quinns tricks were so smooth the judges thought they were easy.... super underrated.

[@junoglrr9119]

tom wallisch does that trick for breakfast

[@colindelisle3287]

​@@junoglrr9119 a switch butter bio? I don't even think I've seen Wallisch nose butter before

[@OmgBnuuy]

Let’s hope they drop the new judges next year

[@thetwelfthman8439]

We need joona, kuura, and mango for next year!!

[@kaapoaroo]

Ong

[@mx1593]

Yes mango!!!

[@backpackjordan8372]

and matej!

[@maxseppelt]

Kudus would go crazy with style

[@riesvanwijngaarden3417]

Okay so how about this: you add a second award to this event called 'the Steezemeister', and hand it out to the person with the trick that oozes the most style 🤙 Maybe even have the riders themselves decide who deserves it most? My personal pick for this contest: Juho's tail drag front flip.

[@CptShiba]

it shouldn't have to be the second award... that's what SHOULD be gold! this whole event was sold to us as an event to maximize style, creativity, and steeze, and now it's just turning into big air v2 where spin to win gets you gold. disgustingly boring.

[@ghjjsyhall5203]

Juho should've scored higher

[@aleksihuttunen7322]

Yeah he was the only one trying to use the knuckle differently every run and actually trying to be creative

[@YOUENNNN]

Juho was the most stylish and creative this year but he missed a few

[@jerano4469]

the judgeing on this one was pretty bad but i guess it shouldn't be taken too seriously

[@zupansky7]

What is with the thumbnail spoilers @xgames?? This comp has gone downhill, basically another big air like the snowboard knuckle huck

[@slim_j88s58]

Only one doing the knuckles properly is zeb

[@steve-hp3uq]

needed more finnish people

[@kaapoaroo]

Fr

[@niskanen19]

Juho got robbed that misty / lincoln was stylish and massive

[@PetriHelin]

The North Americans need to focus on style as much as theyre focusing on turning this into big air

[@jkf9167]

It's making me feel that the Knuckle Huck is for snowboarders.

[@rydenkaye9735]

They purposely built up a takeoff on the knuckle and it defeats the entire point of the event. Knuckles should have a convex takeoff not a concave one. You could see it especially in the snowboard comp, the knuckle was so poppy everyone was missing hand drags because they got sent too high, the only real option was to do jump line tricks because the top part of the knuckle was inaccessible because of the takeoff before it

[@kawifromkali]

For the Jesper Fans, timestamps: 11:45 20:35 23:19

[@danieltrnka6548]

Henrik is the Goat

[@95klasse]

Was wondering what was up with the scoring, started reading comments and see i am not the only one. This is knuckle huck, cmon guys.

[@ThatBirdGuy22]

I’m disappointed with the competition this year. The rider with less style, less use of knuckle, but more spins gets to take home the gold. Dylan Alito should have been ranked higher for sure. This is why I love people like Zeb Powell and Rene Rinnekangas, they are absolutely unmatched in style and creativity on the slopes. When the competition is the knuckle huck big air tricks should not be the thing winning the competition. I hope they award the people who really utilize the knuckle next year.

[@tylerstutt5947]

Next year fans vote all 8 riders in for knuckle huck henki and b dog should go at it against eachother before its too late but forreal this was a big air comp off the knuckle

[@johannestafelmaier616]

Quinn got robbed, and that's a fact. But everyone threw down, this was insane.

[@pistolen87]

opinions are not facts.

[@catdaddies]

100% agreed. Nollie dub bio 12 was arguably the sickest nbd ever done on that knuckle

[@sethfrancis7]

​@catdaddies not to mention diving forward off the knuckle into a bio is probably way harder than the corked dub 12's everyone was doing

[@owenhultman2823]

They should actively retract points for every rotation over 1080

[@Khan-pj2on]

Juho Saastamoinen🔥 6:55 diving 14:44 frontflip with magic 23:39 Double misty 31:00 repeat

[@marcusmeb]

HH winning all my stylepoints..

[@niccoloballabio6959]

Juho and Henrik understood the assignment other than that, whole lotta spins

[@steve-hp3uq]

needed jake mageau and joona kangas

[@joepwerring4709]

And kuura

[@therongustafson]

Rewarding boot grabs is crazy.

[@カールフォガティ]

8:39 16:15 🧈butter25:45ヘンリック33:14💯

[@burntgrass8066]

Ily

[@pin9r]

Imagine you create knuckle huck to push creativity and style,go back to the roots basically, everyone loved the comp and 3 years later it evolved to big air kinda

[@abarrick09]

The knuckle huck is hands-down, the most entertaining event thus far, but with that said, the skiers hardly use the knuckle at all, compared to the snowboarders. This was like watching a big air event on a smaller jump. The snowboarders were far more creative and use the knuckle A LOT more. Some even used props to get more creative. Skiiers need to step it up.

[@chasesturgeon1151]

Big upz eDollo

[@johanolsson555]

US judges gonna give the swedes lower points as usual 😂 Jäspers tricks was smoother for sure and harlauts butter...cmon

[@zachskas]

they should reshape the whole knuckle, this used to be so fun and now it's just boring.

[@bejoyrn9a]

We have to stop this spin2win knuckle huck style. Keep the rotations for big air, we want styyyle

[@kramerlewis]

Disappointed not to see Matej at this event.

[@Spaceman_spliff]

Henrik w/ the westside gun shoutout, Griselda and henrik are that gas, henrik shoulda won

[@nicholascrow8133]

Use of knuckle and style really should be added to the judging criteria, in both ski and board riders are more and more treating this as a mini big air event...

[@matheoj.7537]

I think Tjader should have won... But anyway that was a nice Jam

[@futuredilf69]

Juho was man of the match!

[@CptShiba]

they really gotta stop awarding spin to win. nobody is here for that.

[@FastFink]

Actually one of the hardest to say who should Podium. Top 4 were all worthy of Gold/Silver status. I think Colby and Jesper should have been both given 1st then Quinn and Henrik both 3rd. Jesper had variety and some sick stuff, Colby had consistently top level. Henrick and Quinn both have the sauce, but neither did anything quite on the level of Jesper and Colby. But let not forget, this was arguably the best event this year and these guys just keep pushing the bill on what you can do on a knuckle.

[@LittleDelta14]

Henrik 🔥

[@TateArchibald-xd6xo]

They gotta stop putting slope and big air skiers in this event and put Bunch crew skiers and other creative type skiers in this event

[@carstenb23]

Henrik was the most fun to watch

[@jerano4469]

Henrik is so overrated nowadays - he is lovable person but he cannot follow anymore - he has done a lot though!

[@carstenb23]

@@jerano4469 what do you mean “cannot follow anymore”?

[@jerano4469]

@@carstenb23 i mean he is not at the same level..

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

​@@jerano4469 He set the best trik in the knuckle and in the slopestyle.... 😳

[@jerano4469]

@@ilsuocavallopazzo not even close - it is actually not even arguable - so if you believe that i cant argue with u its just plain stupid.

[@Pawel_Wojarski]

Jasper shoudl win. Most creative. Colby did great tricks but they were good for Big Air competition not Knuckle Huck :/

[@theburgermane7641]

Why only 720p? Where is the 1080??

[@calinfloyd]

This is a knuckle huck event, not big air. Spin to win these days.

[@lightmind20]

The lack of butter was disappointing… Needs a bigger emphasis on creativity and style, none of the big spins are impressive.

[@reazyy9667]

look whos talking, buddy cant even do a 180

[@lightmind20]

@@reazyy9667 you have no idea what you’re talking about kid

[@reazyy9667]

@@lightmind20 🤣

[@lightmind20]

@@pjones205 ok whatever but this is the knuckle huck comp not the big air

[@lasysound]

28:45 was so clean imo

[@mrhewi_]

30:57 got me creasing 🤣🤣

[@maxim1984]

Jasper got robbed, as usual.

[@bogdanlesic6770]

Most robbed/underrated xgames skier.

[@klang180]

I'm a boarder but i was so impressed with the tricks that if i was starting again I'd totally opt for skiing. Shame that it seemed to go away from creativity and info spin to win though. I thought Jesper deserved it for his very unique attempts. Could tell hall was very close too.

[@yetigonecrazy]

hate the drone angles for the first shot, keep it to stationary cameras and use the drones for replays

[@MelinaJamiee]

Jesper should’ve won, he was the only one not treating it like a big air final. He was the only one who went for something different.

[@Mediarahan003]

Medium Air

[@sichaelmott]

What if the crowd and stream-audience chose the winner instead? Do you think that would make for more creativity and less spin-to-win?

[@colinhelmick]

What are Colby's Skis????? They r so sick

[@blonczonk]

henrik needs to judge

[@LordPrettyFlackoJoyde]

GRISELDA RECORDS BABY

[@jonjon1511]

BUTTA

[@imicadeacoperis_5428]

anyone know what ski pants quinn wolferann has thx

[@Jbook464]

He combinated indeed

[@anton.w1b]

Why was henrik placed 6th after his second trick, wth

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

He set the best trik, as always

[@arthurbouveret1589]

Where is Matej?

[@louisharland3071]

He got sick before big air

[@josephhurlbert8514]

I think Vinnie Gangnier would be a sick invite for this

[@keltondeoliveira]

most of this was big air tricks. I hope next year we'll have the criativity back at knucke huck

[@Hushh_]

what glasses does harlaut have

[@pietgroeneveld3248]

Finnish steeeezzz Juho 🫶

[@therongustafson]

Stop spoiling it in the thumbnail.

[@JimFulton-r8f]

Judges should judge how much athletes use knuckle, not counting spins

[@benoveson]

To fix this events transformation into a big air constest. The score should be comprised of only 50% peoples choice component and 50% riders choice component. Difficulty should only be considered in the context of creativity. If all the riders are doing doubs or triples, then on a relative basis it's not that dificult for them and not fun to watch, so they shouldn't be rewarded for doing the same dificult trick as everyone else.

[@axelsvensson6295]

Anyone got the song at 21:44 ?

[@xerocadejourneys]

@@axelsvensson6295 Big Time by Louis The Child

[@cyclistpete]

Can we all just agree that the x games judges are the absolute worst? Looking at the comments… Yep, We all agree.

[@klang180]

Juho should have won it for that manual front flip

[@earportals7438]

Qualifications to commentate event: eyesight & energy drinks. Das all.

[@DingusMcBrungus]

The only event where the lower they go the sicker the trick lol, I want to see 'em hover over that knuckle two inches off the ground all the way down

[@OhTrappyTrap]

These dudes need to talk to Zeb Powell cause this ain’t Knuckle

[@ilsuddito1002]

where is matej??

[@srassl]

Juho rocks! Ruka ftw!

[@michelewang6983]

Who ever is reading this... have a great day! 🌟💗

[@HeroOfTime1230]

I love all the boys but this ain’t big air fellas

[@jakubkovar3750]

I woul said, that all riders didn't catch a grabs... For example: Colby. Maybe nowhere (or rather everywhere)...

[@ryanrowe1975]

Henrik

[@vanaiken9486]

why isnt matej competing?

[@carstenb23]

he got sick I believe

[@BigPhatGreek]

Jesper should of won no doubt

[@prenomnom6203]

should of ?

[@ewanjedlic9776]

could just use the big air jump atp

[@nmisell]

Tom saying "combinated"...

[@rob1hood]

harlaut robbed again, xgames is a disgrace - HOW DID YOU ROB MATEJ SOO HARD LAST YEAR?! its like they literally are striving to reach 0 respect from the community!

[@koryrose7746]

Tired of watching this, judges should judge off the use of the knuckle.

[@faculanfranco]

Disapointing, its supossed to be a creativity and style contest. Leave the spins fot big air. Jasper got robbed

[@SwedishStud1]

This event is officially dead... Spinning managed to suck the soul of out it

[@JacobBratke-pi6nq]

Spoiler shield 🛡️

[@kdm_entertainment]

The forced Samsung advert in the slow mo is so cringey

[@blackenedsprite8542]

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