Who Would Have Won? Tampa Pro 2016 Judged by a Machine

Published 3/8/2016 by Rob Meronek

Every now and then you hear someone wonder how it would be if every trick in a skateboard contest was judged the same. That's what I'm trying to see with this nerdy Trick for Trick skateboard scoring system. I've run it on Kimberley Diamond Cup and The Berrics Run and Gun so far. Today we're going to see how results at Tampa Pro would have been different.

Full Trick Documentation

Check the full documented trick list and scores assigned by the system here, including the full results.

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