“I’m just stoked to build a cool line, hang out with my friends, and get down to the bottom,” Semenuk says. “It was a really exciting event to watch. Some of the riding is on such a crazy level. I have good people around me and I’m happy to get down the hill.”
Taking 3rd place was Tyler McCaul, a Red Bull Rampage veteran who previously competed at this venue in 2018 and 2019, placing 6th and 5th. Instead of using his old line, McCaul made the bold choice to reinvent it, and one feature that caught everyone’s attention was a spine-chilling step-down canyon gap, measuring 74 feet from takeoff to landing. On top of the highly consequential canyon, McCaul integrated a backflip, sui no hander, and flip nac, putting him in 3rd with a score of 90.66.
“It feels pretty damn awesome to win [Best Trick], I’m super stoked on the front flip.” says Van Steenbergen. “[The front flip] was the plan way in advance and it took a lot of work to get it.”