Unicon 12 Videos

General
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Hi,

I have uploaded a view expert freestyle Videos from the Unicon, you can see it on www.extremeunicycling.de (direct link: http://www.extremeunicycling.de/videos/japan.htm ).

Lutz

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A great set of videos, I particularly liked Sayakakan, thanks for uploading them.

Gary

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cool videos

i really liked Daike Izumeda, even if he did fall on some tricks. that one where he jumps off the pedal and puts weight on his hand is awesome!

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All those videos are extremely impressive. I found the range of styles very interesting, from Sayakakan’s ballet-like riding to Ryan Woessner’s extreme technicallity.
I just can’t understand how Sayakakan can do an extremely fast spin and pirouette, then immediately ride off and coast. Spins always make me so dizzy.
It appears that Daike Izumeda’s last tricks is actually sideways glide. I would really like to see a video where he does it without falling off!

Thanks for putting the videos up. Do you have videos of the Open-X competion, and in particular of Jullian Monney’s performance?

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In a view weeks I coud become the Open X the Group and Pair freestyle from Moritz Hahn.

Lutz

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Lutz, thank you for posting these videos! I’ve been waiting since Unicon to see Sayaka’s performance again. Yup, it was still the best one. Too bad we had some problems with the judging. She should have won the gold. That is the most beautiful Individual Freestyle performance I’ve ever seen, bar none. And I’ve never seen a spin like what she did anywhere else, including in all the circuses and pro acts I’ve ever seen. You can see she knew she’d nailed it at the end, where she’s all in tears. The performance really needs higher res to appreciate the detail and her facial expressions.

Note, the Sayakakan clip actually has two riders on it, and Sayaka is the second one. Sorry, I don’t know the name of the first rider, who also did an amazing performance with some really hard tricks.

The JUA is coming out with a set of DVDs of what is apparently all of the Freestyle performances. That’s several DVDs worth. Check the Unicon XII web site for details (www.unicon12.com)

Me too. And I’m suppossed to be the Uni-Cyclone. That implies I have some ability at spinning! I do, but I still get dizzy.

BTW, “unknown name” is Kazuhiro Shimoyama. He came in third, and was the champion at Unicon X in China. He’s a big star in Japanese unicycling.