Rewind to January 2020, when we could be in a crowd and toilet paper was not a valued commodity: In the fan-favorite Wendy’s Knuckle Huck, X Games Aspen 2020 rookie Zeb Powell brought the style to the knuckle in both his rose-tinted glasses and snowboard style. Jumping to the top of the rankings after his coffin slide 360 method, no other rider could match his style. He also threw a cab 270 butter 630 out into a Cab 270 butter on the knuckle to pretzel 540 out and a backside 270 nosepress to Cab 630. Take a look back at the comp here!
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The essence of Snowboarding captured in one event! Pure creativity, max finess.
Но 1 негр почему-то на первом месте, хотя Маркус был лучше.
You forgot pure fun. The session style does a good job at making every run important but giving room for them to mess around still
@@glub__blub tru
This and Natural Selection
@@bigtopmedia both I definitely think are taking snowboarding in the right direction!
Ryo gets the award for having the most fun!
Love his adventurous attitude; Zeb is so creative too. Best X Games event!!
Yooo nice name my man
6:55 dude stomped that landing , so sick
To everyone saying Kleveland was robbed or deserved to win: This is the knuckle huck, an event based around creativity and expression. This is not some big air spin fest where the most spins with a boot grab wins. Marcus' trick was insane, don't get me wrong, but I'm so sick of snowboarding just being about who can rotate the fastest. Zeb rode with style like I've never seen and impressed every time he hit the knuckle; He deserved the hardware he walked home with.
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Exactly, and that's also why Dusty won it in 2021, for that switch tail press trampoline frontflip thing. It just had so much style and jaw dropping unique expression that will and should always beat someone doing 13 spins, certainly in knuckle huck.
He didn’t deserved it, peridodt.
@@Adamanthon go home, you’re drunk homie 😂
Normal X-Games events: Alright guys, this is what you’ve been training for... Knuckle Huck: Hold my Red Bull bro!
"Marcus Kleveland sitting in 2nd place. bLoW oUr MInDs mARcUS." **proceeds to blow everyone's mind**
And that wasn't enough to bump him to 1st somehow
that tag team was incredible, their all just having fun!!!
Was it just me or where the frames rlly low towards the end
Ur right
Was going to post the same comment. Reaaaaaally low. Hard to watch.
I got a whif of toast at the same time, thought I was having a stroke
@Balzac Gemini "cameraman" on 6 different cameras?
They used the live edit which probably involves streaming from both the individual cameras and streaming of the finished product out of Aspen. This might work for large urban sport events in huge arenas, where all the connections are flawless and the budgets for equipment are gigantic. X-Games should look into using footage locally stored in the cameras for these compilations, at least for slomo shots which needs higher frame-rates to look smooth. Especially for an event like this, with all the butters and hand drags and whatnot that create pretty sprays of snow.
You love to see the great energy that this event generates the good vibes. The chilling, the teaming, this is what people see in snowboarding, that is snow awesome.
11:12 is so sick!!
that was insane!
What was the #1 run in my book!
At around 15:37 it seems like the frame rate drops and never gets fixed. Bummer but regardless this is such a great event and the tricks are so fun to watch.
@11:40 Marcus Kleveland obviously did the best trick of the night by far, there’s not even a close comparison!
How did he do a 720 off flat... then... that?!?!?!
yeah and his before that he should have been first after that one
This trick was several years of progression beyond anything else that was done. It was as good as any other 3 tricks combine from anyone else.
I think we all know why zeb got gold. Not a knock on him at all but it’s all about the narrative especially in the political climate we’re in.
@@followhim1203 Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.
Rene and Ryo get major fun points from me for the tag team. That was hilarious
Zeb Powell’s coffin to backflip camera shot thru powder he kicked up from the coffin was absolute 🔥
Zeb killed it. So fun to watch
Honestly with Marcus’s trick at 11:40 he should have won but Zeb’s creativity was very entertaining.
"How did he DO that!?" 🤣🤣🤣
He dropped the landing during one of his tricks, so it was impossible to catch Zeb at that point. If this comp didn't count every single trick together, fo sure that was the hottest
The backflip on the snow alone bro but honest to God Mark’s 1080 and Zeb last run will forever hold a special place in my heart
20:04 love it
This is what you call brake dancing on a snowboard😂👌
Perfect explanation!
Zeb is so sick and has a great innovative style but I think Marcus should’ve won. They were still pretty close though and I was cheerin for Zeb anyways.
I posted the same thing when it happened, now after rewatching it I still think the same thing. Marcus was #1 for me IMO
@@facebookreal zeb is sloppy
Marcus should’ve won, mainly because of his third run, which was the best executed trick and perhaps also the hardest one of all the other contestants.
Welcome to 2020 Red Bull woke edition
Zeb is good, but new reality.., Marcus need change color of the…
Zeb's style is so insanely fun to see, it's scrappy and energetic, super creative!
May we never forget fridges intentional knuckle to backflip 🤞
Right!!
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I have more fun watching these kids having fun for what they are doing showing support, friendship and skills.
Rene's pure happiness brings me joy
He's a huge ball of joy!
Zeb is just GNARLY with it
4:58 That, what I'm gonna call a lazy floor-drop, by "Fridge" was very impressive! I felt the gravity exiting the room all the way from California!
I used to see Jake Canter at Copper years ago when he was like 11 or 12. Kid has so much style, I knew he would make it to the X-game eventually.
Powell's strength for me is that when he looks like he's falling he always comes out cool
19:38 Halldor with the best run of the night can't believe he didn't win. An absolute travesty.
ahhahahaa
love rewatching this. knuckle huck is the best event ever
The creativity in this event makes me smile every time!
Okay good i thought i was tripping.. my brain: "This is from last time. it looks like last time. it's not new. you've seen this already"
I sense checked with Marcus being there. Otherwise 100%
this never gets old!!
In all honesty I feel like every competitor was just so stoked to be a part of this insane event. Yeah you can make a case that Marcus should have won, but Marcus didn’t seem to care that Zeb took first? I’m hard pressed for an argument against Zeb’s embodiment of the “knuckle huck” in this moment.
That coffin backflip was so sick
I love this event more than any others..and Marcus is the king of the knuckles
This was such a sick event
Zeb Powell is unique and amazing! He won because he deserved it!
Yes this was awesome! Thanks X Games for making this event!
Im genuinly just sitting with my coffe, shaking my head and laughing. Not understanding how it's possible but I loved this!
I had full smile during the whole video, thanks !
These guys are so good they can’t even explain it
11:40 was so sick 🔥
This was so much fun to watch! Zeb killed it!
Dec 2020 and this is in 720p... Sick production X Games
Congrats Zeb
Gotta be my favorite event tbh it’s just so cool to see such a Freeform contest
@11:09 😳- "Are you allowed to do that? "🤣
Man these guy's are just a vibeeeee
I love Watchin this channel bruh😭it clear my head
im praying aspen and veil will be open for full seasons.
Love this event! I have an idea for another event if you're up for it. Have the riders hit the slopestyle course but the biggest spin allowed is a 720. That way they have to focus on style more than big tricks.
Snowboarding is so satisfying
rewatching this made me realize how HUGE Halldor went, the man basically used the jump as a ramp for a nollie backflip. the amount of send was so unreal, he basically lands at the bottom every time.
how did marcus klevelend not get #1 with the 11:40 ish trick
best xgames event
Zeb is literally the definition of Steez
I love You X GAMES!!
My favorite X Games event 👌👌
Halldor's front flip my favorite.
gotta love "the real cost" add in the top left but then ads for Pacifico beer.
Just Beautiful
"How did he....I....Wha-...I." Yeah. Same.
Marcus Kleveland was gold easily
Didn’t know this event existed but I’m obsessed with it
Thanks for posting
im not even a snowboard fan, but that trick that Markus Kleveland did, with the nose, got me interested... This competition here was wild.
Prob my favourite event
Keeping it true to the sport 💯
Zeb the only guy here doing something different
zeb really takes "cracked" to a whole new level
This video made me so happy
I smiled through this entire video
Insane
Insane!
It’s so refreshing to see some imagination in a new event. It’s time to shake things up, ESPECIALLY in the moto x department.
Out of all snowboard events ever made this is by far the most interesting!
best of the best
kleveland still number one, he brings the best tricks ever.
Insane how Jagger Eatons style is now taking over snowboarding competitions.
Pregaming my ski resort interview with this 🤝
Sick
So fun and sick
Go crazy
So beautiful.
I love knuckle Huck even though I’m not very good at slopestyle stuff I’ve had some great butters lately
every time i see this i get frustrated because Marcus Kleveland should have won this event without a doubt
Had he landed his last trick he would have. Truly unfortunate
Zeb is dope yo. vibras!
How come nobody‘s talking about 15:50?
Peter Span SERIOUSLY ITS NUTS
Absolutely insane that Marcus Kleveland didn't get the win!
Love it
Of course the quality of the video drops just when Zeb does that awesome fall/recover trick at the start of his run.
I'm thankful it didn't drop during Marcus' winning runs.
Marcus Kleveland is goated.
Came for the snow boarding, stayed for the commentators
Think what you want on who deserved to win, but can we acknowledge that the real winners were the viewers! I think this contest may never be topped as a show for snowboarders.
WOW !!!!
Dudes!!!
Marcus was and is insane, he's unreal, but i think he was treating it a bit too much like a mini big air on most of his tricks rather than flair / style...which is why he came second to Zeb imo...plus the fall at the end kinda sealed the win for Zeb...both insane on the night though love this event!
keep it up
Gotta save the best event for last!
Fix the frames and reupload please!