"Forehand's final trick of the night was a never-before-done nose-butter triple cork 2160, which includes three flips and six full rotations in one jump. The historic accomplishment secured Forehand the silver medal, leaving the Norwegian skier, Tormod Frostad, who was leading the field, with the gold. Fans were quick to accuse the Norwegian judge on the panel of sabotaging Forehand's win, despite the fact that the overall scores were the average of the best two tricks done over three runs."
"I've seen it so many times before: I got robbed, someone I beat got robbed rob this, rob that, he said, adding, But we know so much about our sport. We know what scores well, what should do well. The guys that are out here tonight know what the podium is going to be at all times. People on the outside perspective might not really understand that, but that's just how it's going to be. And, you know, judged sports like I'm sure in figure skating it's the same way. But what do they really know about our sport?"
Mac Forehand landed a never-before-done nose-butter triple cork 2160, including three flips and six full rotations, and secured a historic performance. The trick contributed to Forehand earning the silver medal while Norwegian Tormod Frostad won gold with a higher combined score. Overall rankings used the average of the best two tricks from three runs, leaving Forehand with 193.5 points to Frostad's 199.50. Fans accused a Norwegian judge of influencing the result and called for investigations on social media. Forehand, 24, rejected claims he was robbed and explained athletes understand scoring tendencies in judged sports.
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