Winter Olympics: ‘It’s live, we are being pushed’ – Head judge explains Max Parrot scoring error in slopestyle

Head Olympic snowboard judge Iztok Sumatik has explained why he and his team missed Max Parrot’s failed grab during the Canadian’s gold in the slopestyle on Monday. Parrot’s gold medal was a feel-good moment, coming three years after a cancer diagnosis, but it wasn’t without controversy after TV viewers noticed that the Canadian had missed a grab during one of his routines. Ad/> It led to a predictable outcry on social media but after some within snowboarding lent their support to the judges Sumatik spoke to Whitelines to explain exactly what happened.

/> Beijing 2022'Thank you so much!' — Eurosport Norway surprise White with gift3 HOURS AGO “Well, basically, we judged what we saw,” Sumatik said when asked to explain what did happen. “And what we saw was a grab and a well executed switch frontside 16 – from the point of view of a camera that we were given. That’s the first thing to say.

“The second thing that is important to mention is that we need to make a decision in seconds, because it’s live. /> “We need to put the score as soon as possible, so everything is coordinated with the whole show.” When asked whether or not the judges got a replay he replied “No, we didn’t get it. We just had this camera angle that they gave us and it looked clean.