How medal event is judged:
1 heat of 8 athletes in a 20 minute jam session taking as many attempts as possible within the allotted time. Best trick counts, athletes ranked 1-8.
Park Best Trick is a BMX discipline held on a park course, which features a variety of obstacles such as ramps, bowls and quarterpipes. Riders use one of these obstacles to perform their single most difficult trick, and judges score the trick based on difficulty, originality (never-been-done tricks are handsomely rewarded), amplitude and style.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.