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Another thing that may help give Loic the benefit of the doubt for skipping the ceremonies is if he wanted to seek medical treatment asap so he could make it back in time to see his baby born. perhaps he had his flight already booked and may needed to have made a choice b/w showing up at the podium vs. getting taken care of so he could bounce asap.

Honestly it looked like Loic had been crying on the gondola ride down. This has to be so hard for him, and an incredibly difficult decision not to drop in. He waited until the last minute because I am certain he really didn’t know if he would or would not drop in. He saw what Jackson did and said to himself, I cannot match that or get close. I have complete respect for him and he should be able to take all the time he needs to decide, including in the start hut. As for not going to the overall...

Loic is a class act. Says in that clip how fun it was to battle Jackson and that he is looking forward to the battle next season. Looked absolutely gutted. Shows his character he didn’t just roll off into the distance and post a little note on social media. He’ll have plenty of opportunities to congratulate Jackson on his season. He also confirmed that world champs was a mechanical. All props to Jackson. He deserves everything he has got. Just an Insane talent and also a rather humble dude. But if loic got lucky last year than Jackson did this...

I agree with many of you that it was quite strange that Loïc didn’t make it to the podium. “But”, the location of the gondola and podium are not close. He would have had to walk for a bit along the base of the mountain and then head up the hill to the podium through the crowd. It would have been very difficult for him seeing how he was walking in the above video.

Less than 72 points is 11th place or worse. But any placements with less than 72 points in Jackson's favor would have seen Loic win. So a possible scenario is something like Jackson comes down in 6th place, which is worth 125 points. Loic would then have needed more than 53 points, which is 18th place or better. It's possible at that point that he might have found a way to roll down the track into 18th place, who knows.

Bruni could’ve taken the overall if Goldstone got less than 72 points, right? That’s 9th? Solid strategy pushing JG to go for it.

It’s clear some of you have never truly nuked yourself in crash. It can take hours for the severity and complete picture of what you hurt and how bad to set it. Couple that with adrenaline and elite level racing and you might not know for hours. As stuff progresses, it can become clear very quick that you need to get checked for something that might’ve seemed okay initially. Loic has never shown anything put respect and professionalism, I’m sure there was a reason for everything that transpired.

Loic’s leg was swelling up (heard it mentioned that there could be some internal bleeding going) came down and went straight to the hospital thus missing the podium. Healing vibes to Loic, time to get home and enjoy the new addition to the fam.

Friendly reminder that pro athletes are psychos. Known for competing with fractures and shit. I'm actually confused why people are so hung up on Loic on skipping podium lol. But I've never been one for professionalism or 'decorum'. In fact, in particular regarding the UCI, I think riders should avoid it as much as they please. Loic has the rest of his life to congratulate Jackson. I think both riders will be fine if it doesn't happen 'at the correct time and place according to authorities and some fans' I dunno

Wow that was disappointing to read just getting home from Mt Hi. Not even the sad bit of Loic getting injured but the baseless speculation and weirdness from this forum lol. It's fcukin MSA not Andorra... If he's hurt to the level where he knows he can't put in a run to beat Jacko, he absolutely shouldn't take a run down any of those rock gardens for 'professionalism'. If he had to try to B line any rock garden he would be DQ'd for riding out of the poles anyway. It's not even a 'smart' decision from Bruni it's arguably...

UCI just published a video on insta of Bruni coming out of the gondola, he's covered in scuffs and cuts and clearly limping. He also cries and gets some big hugs. I'm leaning less towards him being salty and more towards him being dejected and unable to face the public. I think I get why he didn't withdraw now too, he really really wanted to be able to race.

If there's truth to the injury rumor, I definitely get the 'wait and see' approach and agree with the mental pressure aspect of him just being present up top. It's also possible he may have skipped awards because he was seeking medical attention (just speculation if the injury rumor is true)

It sounds like his leg was so goosed he couldn't even do a warm up, but was just up there to keep the pressure on Goldstone. It was a letdown having the defining moment of the season being some random guy in the start hut, but I don't really begrudge Bruni that. If I'd smoked my leg in practice on the most consequential day of the season, saw the other guy do an incredible run and knew there was nothing to ride for, I'd probably just dip out too. Trying to roll down MSA with an injured leg while being...

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. You have the advantage by being the last man down the hill, might as well use it to the fullest extent. Gutted we didn't get to see what Loic could do, but my guess is that he's quite hurt. I just don't see him being that petty.

Hasn't been a good year for Danny. But I guess it's still been better than the year his team mate Erice has had!

I wasn't entirely sure LMS had what it took. Happily I was wrong. He looked like he was out for a cruise, he was so in control. Onwards and upwards from here. Reckon we'll ever hold the Bledisloe Cup again?

A few notes on Q1: - Vali Höll adds 50 points to her lead over Gracey Hemstreet in the standings. She goes into tomorrow's finals with a 177 point lead. - Loic Bruni increases his lead to 107 points over Jackson Goldstone, adding 7 points more than Jackson from Q1 today. - Dante Silva is having a pretty nice year: Qualifying in 10th today as a privateer, finishing second just behind Aaron Gwin in the Monster Energy Downhill Series, and a 5th place at the US National Championships.

AON riders are going outside (green) and everyone else is either going inside single double (blue) or outside to inside (green to blue). Joe Breeden was the only one to pull a massive double to single on the inside (red). It was insane.

That’s me at 0:22 on the left in an orange vest

mille's and ferg's POV from this morning. mille flats! i can see many more happening before it's all over. such a sick track! do we get a @dantecusolito background props anywhere???