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Sight Unseen was off the charts and he didn't get it then.
nobody will ever win SOTY based off a transworld video, no matter how great. for anybody who is unaware, thrasher and transworld aren't really buddies.
Obviously, since no one can create a beef or hold a grudge like Thrasher can, but that doesn't stop that footage from existing and from everyone taking notice. But more to my point, Heath's parts in Sight Unseen and MindField feel too similar, with too much handrail skating. Thrasher's never given it to a rail jumper, and now that skating's going back to more ditch skating, DIY spot making/skating and so on, I really doubt that Heath or Leo will win it. Unless their parts break out into new terrain. Could happen...
When I think about it, it seems so crazy to even presume anyone else will win when you look at where Dennis lives, what he skates (hills, tranny, people's homes), how he skates (fast, powerful, gnarly), and who he's sponsored by (some of the most sincere, skate-minded people in the world). They're all hallmarks of Thrasher's Modus Operandi. I don't want to make it sound like it's a done deal or it's fixed, but I'd be really surprised if he doesn't win. And I may never look at another Thrasher again if he doesn't. The guy just blows me away every time I see footage of him.