BMX Park:
Logan Martin immediately stood out from a stacked group of riders, with all onlookers and athletes attentively watching his every run. A true charger and technician, Logan wowed the judges with massive tricks including a 720 barspin putting him in a prime position for the finals. Dennis Enarson prevailed under pressure and stomped his final run highlighted with an enormous tail whip transfer launching him into the 2 nd Place position earning him a spot in the finals. Boyd Hilder from Australia had another phenomenal day utilizing the whole park with speed and energy. His barspin wallride barspin was one of the highlights of the whole day. Given the high caliber of riding these three displayed, any of them could take the top prize tomorrow.
Semifinal Results:
FIRST LAST NAT RUN 1 RUN 2 FINAL
1 Logan Martin AUS 88.00 93.00 93.00
2 Dennis Enarson USA 8.20 92.00 92.00
3 Boyd Hilder AUS 90.40 74.80 90.40
4 Colton Walker USA 85.20 87.00 87.00
5 Ben Wallace GBR 86.20 66.40 86.20
6 Marin Rantes CRO 82.80 61.40 82.80
Tune-in
Fans from around the globe can live-stream the Nitro World Games BMX Park Finals on the Nitro World Games Facebook page tomorrow – Saturday, August 18th -- starting at 12:30PM PDT / 3:30PM EDT.
Todd Richards will be back as host along expert analysis provided by BMX experts Jimmy Coleman and TJ Lavin.
The best BMX riders in the world squared off in Vista, California this evening with the debut of BMX Park, part of the newly expanded Nitro World Games. In this opening round, athletes from Australia, the United Kingdom, Croatia, and the United States battled for a coveted spot in the finals. Now that the dust has settled, just six athletes remain. Expect the competition to heat up even more as riders battle for the top spot.
Here is a recap of what went down in the action-packed semifinals:
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