I do think it will be interesting to see how it sorts out in the Olympics. Do they get 3 runs or 2? 3 could really open up something as it would allow for a safety run and then 2 chances to link up a more money run. I have to think the judges will absolutely reward progression and both way tricks on rails and jumps. Some of the girls only land rails one way thus they'll likely be out of qualifiers quickly.
The interesting thing will be if doubles do become part of the Olympic conversation. Next year it becomes the standard at Dew Tour, X-Games, etc. It will be interesting to see how Kelly Sildaru responds. She's made a career out of simply winning without integrating too much off-axis in her runs. Just clean, standard spins. She's clearly set up to incorporate doubles better than any of them, but in the last Big Air when Kaya and Lisa Zimmerman pressed the competition with the doubles her answer was a 1260.
Should be interesting and I think Tess Ledeux and Johanne Killi are now raising the bar. A few other foreign young guns too. US Team has Maggie as their great, white hope. She's looked wonky in the air in the past, but Saturday's run looked pretty damn clean.
