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I saw somebody fail it but was wearing.a very good helmet (landed hard on upper back though). Maybe still got concussed, Im not sure. It's worth noting this was when he was first training it and hadn't done it before, rather than something he could already time.If there weren’t points deduction associated with it, I’m sure he would bring it to a competition with those guys. Or if he had a commanding lead and was assured the win, like in Euros he had it in the bag.
The danger is if he mistimes the pick. But it’s a trick he does do often that it’s not really a risk.
Also a “backflip” sounds dangerous by its nature but it really isn’t dangerous nor that difficult for those who regularly do them. If you bail you usually put your hands down to soften the fall.
Pairs lifts are way more dangerous because the woman can quite literally nose dive, and from a much greater height than the height of a backflip. If you look at disastrous skating falls it’s almost invariably pairs - I don’t think I’ve actually seen a clip of a skater falling on a backflip, and I hope Adam isn’t the first.