Footage from the Chimera A-side has been surprisingly hard to come by this week, today however footage seems to be emerging. Yohei Uchino of course took home the 90k, and won qualifying and finals. You can check his qualifying run right here!
Footage from the Chimera A-side has been surprisingly hard to come by this week, today however footage seems to be emerging. Yohei Uchino of course took home the 90k, and won qualifying and finals. You can check his qualifying run right here!
He wasn’t concerned with a gold , silver , bronze …..hell , ANY placing at all . He was just FULLY in his zone relentlessly going for it , TIMES 7 . His bike flip , landing to backwards manual …..to even more HAMMER transitions was also one of my favorite things to watch during X-Games . Uuchie’s mind /soul was dedicated to going all in on this SLLLAMMMMED line of his and I was as STOKED to see him FULLY commit to his process of this as much as I was on seeing PULLED links from everyone. Every time he went for it ……in my opinion he was schooling all of Flatland as to staying true to your personal goals , riding ….no matter WHAT situation you are riding in. Even a LIVE T.V. / STREAMING , BIG PAYOUT event .
I have even MORE respect for Uuchie as a rider after watching just WHAT and HOW he rode in Chiba . EVERYONE there knows that he could have had a super legit shot @ gold , silver , or bronze. Yohei chose a more Mat Hoffman , Moto Sasaki , or even Steve Mulder approach . It was totally something different , unexpected , and VERY intense in how he rode @ the X-Games . I personally dug it . Uuchie basically stepped away from the majority , obvious goal of riding in the X-Games and without a single moment of hesitation …….he just went into ” I’m gonna pull this link, no matter how many tries it takes me and I’m NOT gonna stop ! ” He went FULL ON Flatland warrior . That huge 7 foot tall beast man who the Immortals had in chains UNTIL the battle got really wild with the Spartans. So THEN the other Immortals cut / broke his chains because it was the EXACT time for him to get into the battle ….THAT was Uuchie , haha. Just going for it until ……the end ! He was also so relaxed , chilled and actually having fun throughout the entire process.
I think ALOT more should be discussed about just HOW he chose to ride in Chiba . As we can all see here in this Chimera run…….he was FULLY capable of a medal . Even WINNING. I also dug that paint job ! UUUGLY , and I mean that in a GOOD way . I would love to see more ugly , weird , and kooky brought BACK into Flatland. Like late 90’s Chase just BUSTING OUT sick links in torn Camo shorts , his bike and clothes looking tattered , scratched , and worn ! Him looking ROUGH , just doing the most craziest tricks , links . ( like in Dope Ammo ! ) . Yohei in a Brookyn Machine Works shirt ! Nigel Sylvester / Pharell Williams BMX project……dope ! Wonder if that’s the frame he’s riding here @ Chimera and in Chiba. I’m REALLY even MORE stoked on Yohei UUCHIE Uchino after Chiba ! How do you feel about the way he approached his battles , Effraim ???