@aupatking as a skier, sitting in the water for a extended time to get the call right, is not the answer either. My guess is that no skier would want to sit for several minutes in bindings that my or may not be cramping his feet before he takes a gate at his next pass. Especially at 41. Usually in situations similar to that, the boat judge will explain to the skier that there is a question about the call and give the skier the option to continue "at risk" I have no clue if this was done or not in this case. In any case, it sounds like Nate was told before his set started that 5 at 39 was the score to beat.