FORMAT AND CONTEST RULES
Skateboarding qualifications
- Organized jam format with 4 skaters and 8 minutes on the clock.
- Each skater gets two 1-minute runs and both runs count.
- Overall impression matters, so keep the skating different.
BMX qualifications
- Organized jam format with 4 riders and 8 minutes on the clock.
- Each rider gets two 1-minute runs and both runs count.
- Overall impression matters, so keep the runs different.
Finals
BMX finals
- 15 best riders from the qualifications
- Each rider has two individual 1-minute runs (best run counts).
Skateboarding finals
- 15 best skaters from the qualifications
- Each skater has two individual 1-minute runs (best run counts).
Extra events
Tähtvere Concrete Park: OG Simple Session birth location opening / best trick jam for BMX & Skate – Wed, 21.08 – free for spectators. (TBD)
Visit Estonia River Ramp Jam on the Koit ferry for skating + some river jumping for both disciplines 🙂 – Thu, 22.08 at the Emajõgi Promenade next to the Arch Bridge (Kaarsild) – free for spectators.
Street Jam at Pirogovi Park on Fri, 23.08 at Pirogovi Park – free for spectators.
BALCIA Skate Best Trick – Sun, 25.08 at Comb Factory.
BMX Best Trick – Sun, 25.08 at Comb Factory.
Judging criteria
and judges
The riders and skaters will be judged on:
- flow
- style
- creativity
- use of course
- amplitude/height
- number of tricks shown in their run
- originality
- difficulty of tricks
- NBD’s
- consistency
- variety of tricks
- control of tricks
- bike/skateboard control
- landings
- execution
- crashes/foot-downs/perfect runs
The Skateboarding and BMX jury will both consist of five international experts in the disciplines.
BMX:
Bart de Jong NED
Markus Wilke GER
Toms Silins LVA
Skateboarding:
Dan Cates GBR
Vesa Ikola FIN
Kristjan Prik EST
Prize Purse
The prize purse of the Simple Session 2024 is 20.000 EUR