BMX freestyle as an art form
That point to decide – BMX Freestyle is subjective and comes down to how each judge feels about an unscripted run with no set points for each move – That’s what makes BMX Freestyle more of an art says the American coach and multiple X Games champion. Ryan Nyquist.
Ahead of BMX freestyle's Olympic debut in Tokyo, he told Olympics.com: “We don't have prerequisite tricks or even standard scores for specific tricks. Our events are kind of based on that… They call it 'overall impression.'
“It's called “Freestyle” The reason is because you only have 60 seconds and it's like an artist, it's just a palette. You can create within it, paint whatever you want on that canvas, and display it. [the judges] Look at your artwork and ask, “Do you like it?”
“And they said, 'We really like it! We'll give it a 99!'” That's what you want. ”
While being competitive helps the sport, Bruce believes BMX freestyle is an art form from a judging perspective.
“The thing that everyone seems to worry about about our sport becoming an Olympic sport is that it will become too rigid or robotic. I really think BMX will do well. I think that even if there are points for each trick, it will make it more exciting.''
“So it's like, 'Oh, this is only worth X points.' But to break it, you have to do an even harder trick that nobody even knows how to score, but is wonderful It's enough to make you think, “What the heck?” That creates art again. ”
Roberts added, “When it comes to that, I definitely think so. enjoyingit's definitely an art form. make whatever you want to make. ”
Nicky agrees that developing runs that excite the judges helps the discussion of art. “Planning a run is like a work of art. play “To the judges,” she says.
“You have to have your time and really plan out where you're going to do the big tricks, where you're going to do the little tricks to fill in the runouts, where you're going to go next on the course.”
