Unfortunately, one of the best riders to do it on the mega ramp and last year's champion, Chad Kagy, came down hard on his leg and would only complete a run worthy of third place earning him the bronze medal. This made the race for gold quite exciting, however, as it seemed to be anyone's game with Kagy only completing a "safety run" (a run to secure a solid score, usually as a first run, to allow for a back-up score in case of not landing more difficult runs).

And so that race began. Jed Mildon cased on a double flip and wasn't able to piece together a solid run from then on, landing in 6th. Colton Satterfield laid down a solid run consisting of Dave Mirra's invention, the no-handed 360 flip, and a no-handed flair but both lacked in the height and originality department so he was underscored to 5th. Anthony Napolitan laid down an expected no-handed double frontflip but for the second year in a row failed to flip, spin, or whip the quarter and was therefore underscored to 4th. Chad Kagy's flip-whip to flair whip combo landed him in 3rd. Vince Byron upped the ante with a double-whip flip and a no-handed flair at height with a sketchy, flat landing to earn the silver medal.

All said and done, however, it's Steve McCann who takes home the gold medal with a run consisting of a double frontflip (with no variation) and a double tailwhip on the quarter. The difference is he picked some solid tricks and did them with height and textbook style. The Big Air event has become a talent show to display never-been-done-before maneuvers for BMX but in the end who actually wins the event? Those who landed tricks to the pedals and completed runs. Better write that down Jed and Anthony.