the big day was finally there! still without any tickets. we were pretty bummed, sitting on the couch and prepared to spend the day in front of the TV, the big thing happening only some miles away up at cypress bowl. susie, adam and hasi had already left to be up at the venue in time, when mu decided to make a final phonecall.
(mu advanced to 'god status'! thanks so much, buddy!)
and he did it! after talking for just a minute or two, he had organized two tickets for me and christian. oh my god, i can't tell how stoked we were (and still are!). i packed my gear within minutes, as we had to pick up the tickets at the olympic village. as a benefit, we could also take the direct bus from there and didn't have to hassle with the weird transportation system.
(the grandstand was massive! happy people everywhere. our thoughts were amongst kevin too of course!)
the weather couldn't have been better and reflected our mood. sunshine and springlike temperatures. arriving at cypress, we had to do the security check (almost like at an airport security with scanners and everything) before we were let into the venue. smiling faces all over the massive grandstand. the quali and the semis were a bit unlucky for some of our mates. christophe, mä, hitsch and arthur all had some issues with the pipe and did not make the cut to the finals.
(ryan, mu and arthur - the frenchies all had moustaches painted on their faces! :D mä explaining, what went wrong)
not so for shaun. he qualified directly for the finals with his very first run (i'd call it a safety run) and could rest his legs until the big finals. and what a final it was! unlike in daylight, the site presented itself in perfect shape and well lit at night! most powerful lighting i've ever seen at a contest made it easy to get some really good shots.
as for the contest: it was an easy go for shaun. already his
first final run was a contest winner, so being the last to drop in the second run, he could have done whatever he wanted. he decided for his dedicated winning run and included the double mctwist on the last hit. not perfect, yet a 48.4 out of 50 score.
too bad, that danny and kevin could not be here, but to be honest i think, shaun would have won anyway. maybe there would have been a bit more pressure on him though.
(chaka, adam, gabe, sani and mu after the flower ceremony - cathy, shauns mum, soooo stoked!)
(gabe, myself, mu, christian, sani, hasi and adam... thanks hasi for the 'homo shot' :D)
subline: as expected, shaun underlined his already immortal status, and mu became my personal god!
thanks mu, i'll never forget!!!
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