BMX Flatland: FULL COMPETITION | X Games Japan 2023

[@strawFate]

GOOD GOD how is this not more popular?? some of the most mind-boggling performances in all of sport, period.

[@DnB-BMX]

Look at the London and New York rideouts, SE bikes and the big wheelie bike/bmx scene ... Its still happening

[@k-v-d1795]

Boring af

[@strikingmachine2975]

with all due respect, why are all the riders just Figure Skating out there?

[@DnB-BMX]

@@strikingmachine2975 to be fair it's more like figure skating while erecting scaffolding, which would be undeniably quite impressive

[@smashedlegends]

@@k-v-d1795 go play videogames kid.

[@BixbySnyder209]

Such a privilege to get to watch these guys killing it. Flatland is just so extremely technical and cool to the point it just utterly fries my brain. Nothing but mad respect for these guys.

[@respectkindness-oj6xz]

@@BixbySnyder209 cool is street flatland mix combo, similar with chill street freestyle skate

[@omgvague]

Tried doing flatland 20 years ago. Its incredibly difficult. The balance and precision needed is otherworldly.

[@Merdock-yp2xj]

First time I’ve actually watched flatland xgames, might be one of my favorite BMX events now, amazing to watch

[@Cereal_Killer007]

Katagiri's first run was perfect...I dont see anyway anyone could ever top that. It was poetry in motion, he may as well have been a ballerina with the bike as his partner. To think hes doing this at 18 yrs old blows my mind

[@JAWS_164]

They Brought Back the BMX Flatland to the X Games let’s Goooo!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@KevinWillis2]

I've missed watching BMX flatland for so many years. Loved this. Thank you!

[@rustyfan89]

Man I missed flatland as a teenager in the 80’s I lived the beginnings of all freestyle bmx I loved street but spent most evenings on the street in front of my house riding and perfecting flatland tricks imitating R.L. Osbourne and Mike Buff for hours and hours. I’m 54 now and Dennis McCoy was my idol growing up in fact I still have my 1985 Haro Master and still ride it

[@crzzymnn911]

Flatland always blows my mind because the balance and control these guys have is amazing.

[@deividas_kimontas]

Yu Katagiri is next level! 😂🔥

[@BloodyMindset]

fact

[@jeffstreck]

Yu is in a Katagiri of his own ❤️

[@Shintikibob]

Insane skills he got!

[@bestbeforeapparel]

I was looking for a comment about that, insane transitions literally had to watch again and slow down speed

[@df3kt]

Yea man that last line was absolutely insane

[@D.Mom0]

Katagiri was pretty much dancing with his bike, sick skills.

[@infinitybless7132]

💯

[@mahatmagundi6747]

Flatland must be the most technical, awe inspiring bmx contest ive ever seen. Katagiri truly earned the gold, the tricks he pulled out were next level. I would dare to say superhuman! :D Way to go

[@SlimeyHtx]

I think he lost to Dandois tbh but that’s me

[@lucasoliveira1851]

It's so amazing the flow and connection between the rider and the bike, looks like a dance.

[@playr4]

Easily my favorite competition. So glad it's back. 💜

[@lancelarvie1132]

this has to be one of the most difficult events to judge. everything is so mindblowingly impossible it’s hard to say that one of them should lose

[@MOUNTAINOUS]

this is so great. i am over 50 and i make flatland videos also. i do early 80s flatland stuff.

[@Therealbackslabbath]

So stoked to hear Scotty’s voice over this!!

[@SONOFABITCH]

I'm not!

[@golddigger4306]

Neither, couldn’t comment a sing flow, trick or difficulty. Imagine training on the top level to have the commentary team not understand the language 😢

[@SONOFABITCH]

Scotty's a nice guy and all that, I just don't understand why you'd have a football guy announce a tennis match.

[@SONOFABITCH]

@@golddigger4306 NOT EVEN A SING FLOW??

[@o.g.aurthermorgan3104]

Cool to hear Scotty commentating nice hearing it from a guy that knows what he is actually talking about

[@2Swift4u]

In this case Scotty actually does not know what he's talking about because he doesn't know much about Flatland as he's said himself multiple times on his channel before. But he made the best out of it.

[@nofood1]

Dandois was doing some tricks I’ve never seen him do before. 👌 And Yu is not from this planet. 🥴

[@thatican]

We don't live on a 1000mph spinning ball flying around the sun at 66,670mph while blasting thru space at ridiculous speeds of over 500,000mph. There is absolutely no curvature. Mass bodies of water always finds its level. Is why it's called sea level and not sea curve. P1000 cameras zooming in on boats that supposedly disappeared behind the curvature back into full view. Pilots never have to dip the nose of their plane down to account for curvature. Sun and moon are alot smaller and local under the firmament with us. Not penetrating light and heat from 93 million miles away penetrating light and heat from endless space. We've purposely been indoctrinated by these parasitic elite think it's funny that they can brainwash us. Eric Dubay on KZbin destroying these ball earth priest. Check it out for yourself. Your common sense will take over. You will ask yourself how the Fck did I call for this dumb shite.. 🙈🙉🙊🕵🤔😂👍

[@LL-be3qt]

So glad flatland is back!!! Was always my favorite to watch, even though I was a skater not bmx. Just crazy to watch!

[@jaymason2493]

Awesome to see a Dutchy competing in this. Well done Sietse, that no hander combo looked sick!

[@jordanlarson6488]

Love that flatland is back. Scotty a little out of his element, but still brought great vibes lol.

[@wellbaby1]

Did it go somewhere?

[@brianmontanez9288]

Amazin Fn Trick With the backward and upside down and flippin it back up, SICK...

[@TheOneSoulMate_]

Amazing to watch. Some incredible tricks and balance. Great competition this year.

[@rizen3467]

David beckham was wild

[@about80crickets]

Im glad the commentators were able to name one or two tricks

[@tech12mods]

hahahah and its frigin scotty cranmer

[@patmygroin]

They should of had Terry Adams and Scott O’Brian do the commentary.

[@ashleybmx4130]

😂

[@tstatus1206]

A nice spin there

[@reggielavoie5048]

Youd need the micro machine dude to keep up with whats going on.

[@liamstrange4939]

Some of the best flatland i have ever seen 😮😮😮 I’ve got so much respect for these super powers that these athletes hold its a blessing 🙏

[@bigben1986]

Kevin jones paved the way!!!! do your home work!!!!

[@bmxadventures]

When Katagiri Flooped the Pig I pooped'em. That was incredible! 22:22 He just stomps the pedals so clearly.

[@MrTJP777]

The bike flip reminds me of the first attempts at the motorcycle backflip... Great performance from everyone!

[@katsuragi7892]

Katagiri extremamente superior 😱

[@Felipera369]

Com 18 anos kskskkskss

[@qualm43]

We need Effraim Catlow on the mic for this event. He has deep knowledge of specific switches the riders do, how long they've been doing them, etc.

[@nofood1]

he is a judge most big events not sure if he judged this one

[@motopolak]

All of these guys definitely have their own style. Shout out to the tricks that don't look hard but are super hard, if Uchino had pulled off that combo at 5:57 back into a reverse manual that would have been so sick. But Katagiri was insane, no doubt; he was so fluid in everything and definitely deserved Gold!

[@alexanderbrito4563]

Cada dia quedo más asombrado esto son los legendarios.❤

[@kylelongstaff]

I never watched a full flatland comp before but with Scotty Cranmer announcing time just flew by.. I swear this was a 10 min video

[@tomwindsor7491]

Incredible flat land bmx, 🤯🤯🤯the celebration at the end was the best😂😂😂

[@sfghhhcvwtw]

i like the breakdancebattleflair this kind of comp bring. i would love to see points in the end so we see quarters and half finals. astonishing talents anyways on display...found myself clapping in front of the computer haha

[@GinjaNinja77]

I feel like Prevost is the soul surfer, and Katagiri is the young technical phenom. Prevost fought the good fight with his flow and bold moves, but in the end passed the torch to the more efficient Katagiri, spinning like a top and flipping the bike to and fro. This, of course, is the only flatland BMX video I have ever seen.

[@4ever2high0]

This blows my mind that people are able to do with those bikes.. respect wish I could do it

[@ThePreservedOnes7]

I know

[@AnnieJones-v4o]

Nothing but mad respect for these guys

[@robertwhite2676]

When did David Beckham start bmx?

[@noehadi4653]

Wkwkwkw

[@farlan2535]

Woilah😂

[@gmac2558]

@@robertwhite2676 when he married a Spice Girl

[@irodmac9331]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThePreservedOnes7]

This bows my mind man. How could practice be enough

[@HUKIT.]

Jumelin looks like a singer in boy band from the 90’s.

[@Flatgod]

He definitely has some Duran Duran hair going on. Lol

[@Dawks12]

David beckham vibes

[@MARLEYDIDIT]

or George Michael from *WHAM!*

[@cruiser82]

That is the representation of old school, I grew up watching his skills, one of my favorites along with Martti Kuoppa.

[@jareylachica9225]

TheScript

[@Caribbeanrykerriders]

PREVOST IS NEXT LEVEL

[@infinitybless7132]

Katagiri is. 😎

[@youngyoya2231]

16:49 bro ate that

[@Playterae]

UCHINO WAS AMAZING 🎉bravo Guys 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@cyberhoney4]

Sasaki and Kataguiri that was my favorite heat. Shame they both couldn't advance and I love that Sasaki showed true sportsmanship at the end when he wasn't advancing.

[@tecassemino]

Incroyable 🤩🔥

[@jonhendrik7962]

This's really difficult, it's hard to do that tricks and need many years to be able doing all that tricks

[@mike54996]

Katagiri, though! 😮 18?! I've been trying tricks on BMX for years. I'm 32. That's way beyond me! Very impressive!

[@infinitybless7132]

He’s insane.

[@BloodyMindset]

katagiri is insane bruh

[@КириллВасиленко-ъ3л]

True Flat! Respect!

[@legenderekonwheels]

Front Bri/Inward Bri is correct. Fantastic job on commentary, Scotty. LETS GO RWILLY!!! FOR THE SCOOTS BRO!!!🤘🛴🥇

[@ironleeFPS]

Gotta love how even Scotty has no clue about the names of even a single trick these guys are doing😂

[@deeplookman]

im speachless, its insane how they are so good

[@dawie4853]

Well deserved W!! So good

[@chris_boehm]

BMX Flatland ❤ auf die 1

[@FishGuts73]

Wow he definitely represented insane

[@Mikeadamski-h5c]

Understood that this is a dying breed..but I’ve got an 8 year old nephew who’s mesmerized by some of these guys abilities . To say that this was life for the better part of 7 years of my childhood and have him look up to it now…means everything to me. Time isn’t given…the sooner we all accept that, the better we are….think about it.

[@ArrKoKo]

Even in the late 80's I was one of the only ones doing it where I lived. In some cities like Seattle though it was a completely different story. As time went on it seemed totally dead almost everywhere else outside of where I lived but yet in some cities abroad in this century I would still see it unexpectedly. It's still hanging on in the world but not so much in my current city.

[@Bmx-Rider83]

Super power level,Flatland is amazing !!

[@MrD347]

Love watching this , however could someone please explain why they don’t have brakes on the bike? I’m curious as to what changed in this style

[@megablaps]

This was ok and all, but… I kind of miss the diverse style that smooth Simon Obrien, Matt Wilhelm (king of spin), Terry Adams with his insane aerial switches, Waldemar Fatkin, Justin Miller, Martti Kuoppa, the long rolling tricks; whiplashes, undertakers, jugglers, hiker kickflips, turbine cliff hangers, time machines, deathtrucks, I could go on.. Even if these commentators knew any names of some of these tricks, it would be over before they mentioned them. It’s seems to have (d)evolved into just pumping a steamroller into another spinny transition where you keep circling the drain (so to speak) and push enough energy into it to get yourself back out. There are a few times where I was wrong and the trick could actually be held. No full hate here, just there’s heaps of area to ride.. why ride on a dime?

[@mking9231]

Straight up AMAZING!

[@MM-ig1iv]

I remember the 98 xgames flatland. I actually video taped it.. and watched it all the time over the years before vhs went extinct. Trevor was unbelievable, the machine!

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Man I was just thinking the same thing like what happened to this sport though like there's no one watching this back when Trevor Meyer was there geez it was packed

[@GreenMountain565]

Yep I remember Trevor from the 97&98 X games. People didn’t like the guy (they said he stole Chase G’s style) but man he was sooo good in competitions. I think the last year flatland was in the X games was like 2000/2001

[@whoever6458]

I wonder how often these riders end up bending their rims. That was some sick riding!

[@SONOFABITCH]

Not that often!

[@matthewdickerman3142]

The axle is usually what will bend.

[@imacomputer1234]

insane! too bad dandois and katagiri had to face each other in the semi!

[@MysticMair]

here before Katagiri becomes an absolute Legend.

[@btsk33]

Flat's going strong these days! 🙌

[@arich9124]

Great crowd and atmosphere!

[@macreencky8180]

Esse e o meu espote favorita . Parabens pelo campionato

[@wellbaby1]

So good to see dub at the x games

[@marciachavarria128]

Super , es divertido.

[@tomcattermole1844]

If you don't watch anything else in this video at least watch @26:00

[@Winglessflight97]

Cool to see that they set it up somewhat like breaking. Stylistically, that makes sense.

[@fadlyazmi5090]

Jumelin look like david beckham in flatland

[@mindbomb2000]

Great commentary!

[@chazdillon2909]

is there any reason he tucks his shirt in on one side like wayne gretsky lol?

[@unstablegenius2325]

Awesomeness’s 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Hriuke]

Scotty loves the flat land!

[@fabiocoelhosilva]

X games vale por nós ?

[@cromulentcorncommander]

why is this one in 360p potatovision?

[@davidfordyoyoguy]

The person controlling the timer.... Just one example taking over 3 seconds to stop the clock is an ETERNITY for people with even basic reaction time.

[@panickysmurf5502]

Was thinking this myself some of them start late into the trick and others cutting it off seconds later almost like it was a Japanese person on the timer favouring their own country to win

[@matthewpople9639]

When i rode i always had a dream of combining street and flatland together. Flat is So much more interesting than Park to me, despite the major skill levels, it just leaves me cold.

[@futureoffunk9802]

Huh? 😅😅😅 I wouldn’t even know how to begin to learn one of the tricks. This is beyond human level 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@davidsmith2910]

Katagiri killed it

[@infinitybless7132]

Katagiri awesome 😎

[@RobertDJBooseBell]

Insane! BMX ballet

[@degz1s]

hes so clean with it!

[@jmzamoarts4151]

Dandois is a master piece in all this competition, he killed it from the beginning, I even feel that the 18yr old k was just being favoured for he has been great too but not to dandois level

[@WillxWLM]

I preferred Uchino. Was more unique and outside of comfort zone.

[@alexolson-bick8111]

I'm curious what the actual trick names are...if there are any

[@funkylentil6966]

nah, you just do the spinny thing, then step over the thing, and pirouette. Ballance, momentum, Woah! no hands.

[@Zeno_Zarathustra]

Bicycle Ballet is so sick

[@cyberhoney4]

Only disagreement I had was Uchino won that first heat. He was just so much more smoother and I think he did higher difficulty tricks.

[@Bryanpeacock33]

This doesn't seem possible lol the skill insane

[@adamh9077]

Flatland has been around since the 80s

[@martinkorn2668]

I remember before 20 years When I Was doing flat but now the things is very crazy

[@JulianJohnston919]

I was exactly the 1.7k like! I never seen the like number change before!!!

[@NOVIAUGI]

It’s really sad that from mid 1980’s when flatland was at its peak no one has stepped up to be creative. All these tricks are just remixes of older tricks. When DMC hit scene he would take a new trick and redo it in a way that set him apart. I use to do flatland back in the mid 80’s and I don’t see anything that wasn’t done back then. I remember when a no handed hang 10 was the trick to learn and this was back in 1987. We need to push and evolve everyone is doing the same tricks.. I would of thought by now we would be a little more creative. Monster Trucks are now doing back flips. That’s pushing the sport. Much Love & Success To All - Former Flatland Biker!

[@chuckgood3972]

You're crazy bro lol. I ride flat & keep up with it. It's grown by great lengths! Jumping over the frame. Front to back wheel combinations. Matthias has done a lot for the sport. No breaks. The best thing we got in the 80s was tailwhips & decades. Tricks these days don't even have names because it's just a series of combinations

[@myherbgreen]

Awesome❤🎉 🇮🇩

[@30juanpablo]

Esta en decadencia el flatland...salvo algo de Japón..parece un competencia de hace 10 años

[@BrayGaming]

Yu is a crazy good rider

[@zaixs8932]

YU is an Alien 🤯