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Nyjah Huston Two-Peats at Red Bull Hart Lines
The third annual Red Bull Hart Lines went down in blistering fashion at Detroit's Hart Plaza. Nyjah Huston proved to be the man to beat.
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DETROIT, MI —Nyjah Huston just took down Red Bull Hart Lines for the second straight year. Despite course changes with reduced feature size, the emphasis on technical, fast skating was stronger than ever. Huston rose to the challenge and managed four nearly perfect runs from top to bottom, setting the bar in variety, difficulty and even time — consistency to the teeth.
2017 Red Bull Hart Lines podium
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On fire throughout both days of practice, first-time Hart Lines competitor Kelvin Hoefler skated the course with complete confidence and power. While he had a bit of trouble stomping complete runs in Lane 1, he made up the point deficit quickly in his last run in Lane 2, earning him an impressive second place finish, respectable as ever given the ridiculously stacked field.
Kelvin Hoefler, Red Bull Hart Lines
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After breaking his thumb on his first run of practice late Friday afternoon, Alec Majerus started his 2017 Hart Lines run with a bit of unexpected turbulence. But, as anyone familiar with his skating could have guessed, he charged all the same, attacking the course with more speed than anyone else in competition (perhaps tied on the radar only by Chase Webb). With a rocky run in the first lane, Majerus, like Hoefler, made a leap into the top three spots in his last run on Lane 2. With a stronger Lane 1 showing, Majerus might have closed the gap between himself and Huston. But, today was Huston's day and his consistency reigned supreme.
Alec Majerus — nollie FS boardslide
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Full results below:
- Nyjah Huston
- Alec Majerus
- Kelvin Hoefler
- Ryan Decenzo
- Chase Webb
- Ryan Sheckler
- Tommy Fynn
- Felipe Gustavo
- Axel Cruysberghs
- Paul Hart
If you missed any of the action, be sure to jump over to Red Bull TV for each and every run on reply — you don't want to miss this one-of-a-kind event. Until next year!
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