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Raimi Merritt Wins Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup

WG Laura — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:29:32 +0000

CHUNCHEON, South Korea [August 31, 2010]–Reigning World Cup champion Raimi Merritt defended her title on Monday to win her fourth World Cup in three years at the Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup in ChunCheon, South Korea. The World Cup was held in conjunction with the World Leisure Games which included 13,000 competitors from 50 countries. The 17-year-old Merritt overcame the pressure of thousands of spectators looking on as she rode on Lake Uiam in ChunCheon. “What a way to end the 2010 season!” said Merritt.

Nicola Butler and Amber Wing, who had finished ahead of Merritt at the previous weekend’s WWA World Championships in Orlando, went off the dock on Lake Uiam just before Merritt. “They’re both phenomenal riders and after watching them, I knew I had to give it everything I had to take the win. Opening up with two 540s was gutsy, but I think it was my S-Bend, which was huge and clean, that probably clinched the gold,” said Merritt.

By winning this year’s World Cup, Merritt remains the number-one ranked pro women’s wakeboarder by the International Waterski Wakeboard Federation.

“I was glad to have my sister Chloe and dad with me in Korea. They really helped keep my head in the game. They also made runs to get me pizza all weekend so my stomach would stay calm–and finding pizza while competing in Asian countries is a tough job to do,” said Merritt.

Merritt will finish the 2010 season in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the WWA Wake Park National Cable Championships September 17-19.

WWA Worlds – Day 4

WG Laura — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:32:26 +0000

Check out the video here.

Fans lined the shores of the Orlando Watersports Complex today to catch the final rounds of action at the 17th annual ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra. Pro riders from throughout the globe spent the day competing for world titles, with the results from the Pro Men and Pro Women’s divisions also deciding the winners of the King of Wake and Queen of Wake series.

The Pro Men’s division proved to be one of the most exciting finales in the WWA World Championship’s 17-year history. With top seed Harley Clifford failing to advance past the semifinals, Danny Harf, Trevor Hansen, Dean Smith and brothers Phillip and Bob Soven faced off in the five-man final.

All five pros threw down impressive runs, but Aussie Dean Smith made the biggest impact on the water to take home his first-ever world title. Phillip Soven and Trevor Hansen rounded out the Pro Men’s division podium, respectively.

“This is so sick, I’m the world champion for the next 365 days” said Smith. “Going into the finals, I didn’t know what would happen, but I just put it together out there and won.”

With today’s win, Dean Smith becomes the first Australian native to win the world title in the Pro Men’s division.

Phillip Soven’s second-place finish today placed the Longwood, Fla. at the top of the King of Wake standings, earning him his third crown in four years.

“I wanted to finish off the season with a win, but I’m not going home empty handed, I still won King of Wake,” said Soven.

In the Pro Women’s division, the top professional female riders in the world faced off in six-woman final for the world title and deciding points toward the Queen of Wake series. Despite light rain and wind, top seed Nicola Butler laid down the most impressive run of the day, which included a transfer back lip onto the funbox, to win her second world title in three years.

“I didn’t ride my best, I had a couple of falls, but I was stoked about my transfer,” said Butler. “It feels awesome to win.”

With today’s win, the England native finishes the 2010 season at the top of the Queen of Wake standings – Butler’s second crown in three years.

“I had a bad year in 2009, so to come back this year and win Queen of Wake is like redemption,” said Butler.

Reed Hansen took first place today in the Pro Wakeskate finals to win his fourth consecutive world title.

“Worlds is my favorite contest, so to win it four times in a row is pretty amazing,” said Hansen. “The other guys in my heat really push me to ride better and win events like today.”

Pro Women – Final #1

1. Nicola Butler GRB 81.67
2. Amber Wing AUS 75.00
3. Raimi Merritt USA 65.00
4. Hayley Smith AUS 56.67
5. Melissa Marquardt USA 50.00
6. Meagan Ethell USA 41.67

Women’s Wakeskate – Final #1
1. Jen GilanFarr USA 70.00
2. Kristine Gagnier USA 61.67
3. Kiyoka Fujihara JPN 43.33
4. Cassandra Scott USA 35.00

WWA Worlds Day 3

WG Laura — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:27:43 +0000

Check out the video here.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 3 RESULTS:
Names in bold move on to the finals.

Pro Women – Semifinal #1
1. Raimi Merritt USA 68.33
2. Melissa Marquardt USA 60.00
3. Emily Copeland Durham USA 50.00
4. Anna Hajek USA 35.00

Pro Women – Semifinal #2
1. Amber Wing AUS 76.67
2. Hayley Smith AUS 65.00
3. Tarah Mikacich USA 56.67
4. Ashley Leugner CAN 40.00
5. Emylee Wright USA 30.00

Pro Women – Semifinal #3
1. Nicola Butler GRB 80.00
2. Meagan Ethell USA 66.67
3. Bec Gange AUS 50.00
4. Megan Blaschka USA 43.33
5. Corrie Dyer USA 33.33

Pro Women’s Wakeskate – Semifinal #1
1. Jen GilanFarr USA 75.00
2. Cassandra Scott USA 60.00
3. Kristine Gagnier USA 46.67
4. Kiyoka Fujihara JPN 33.33

2010 WWA Worlds Recap – Day 2

WG Laura — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:36:55 +0000

Check out the video here.

The action continued today at the Orlando Watersports Complex, as the 17th annual ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra hosted finals for 13 of the 21 divisions competing throughout the four-day event. Among the 13 newly crowned world champions was 12-year-old Illinoisnative Taylor McCullough – the only rider to successfully defend their title.

McCullough, the 2009 Girls division world champion, captured her second consecutive world title today in the 13 & under category, after taking first place in her four-woman final.

“It’s a really cool feeling to be called the best in the world, and I’ve done it twice,” said McCullough. “I’ve been training three times a day for the last two weeks for this contest, so I’m really happy to see that hard work pay off.”

Today’s win caps off an incredible season for McCullough, as earlier this year she took home her third straight U.S national title, signed with several leading industry sponsors and was featured in the August issue of Sports Illustrated.

“It’s been an awesome year for me,” said McCullough. “I’m going to keep training to get ready for next year; I want to ride on the Pro Tour.”

In addition to McCullough, 13-year-old Australian young gun Tony Iacconi also made waves on the water today, after he took first place in the Jr. Men’s division. Iacconi decided not to defend his title in the Boys division this year, so he could gain the experience of competing in the more advanced 18 & under category.

“I didn’t expect to win Worlds, I just wanted to be competitive,” said Iacconi. “I’m super stoked to go back home to Australia as a world champion.”

The ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra will continue tomorrow, Aug. 21 with six divisions hitting the water, including the Pro Men and Women’s divisions. The ticketed event runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the gate on event dates for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under).

In addition to all the action on the water; on land, spectators will enjoy great food and music; athlete autograph signings; chances to win freebies; and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.

Spectators can also pick up their share of $10,000 in free gift cards from Overton’s, the official water-sports retailer of the King of Wake series. Fans can also register to win a $500 Overton’s catalog shopping spree.

The WWA Wakeboard World Championships is the solely owned property of the World Wakeboard Association (WWA). With 27 Affiliate countries world wide the WWA is the global leader in the sport of wake. The WWA is a rider formed organization dedicated to promoting and growing wake sports worldwide. It is the leading source for riders, event organizers, and competitive standards.

For more information on the ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra, visit www.allisports.com.

The ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla., and has the support of the following sponsors: Rockstar Energy Drink, Supra boats, Overton’s, Indmar, Peavey, Mona Vie, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Byerly, Oakley, Sayiwon’t, Epiphone, WakeBoarding magazine, Fuel TV and Allisports.com.

WWA Worlds – Day 1 Results

WG Laura — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:03:30 +0000

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 – DAY 1 RESULTS
Check out the video here.
Names in bold move to the final round on Friday, August 20.

Jr. Women – Semifinal #1
1. Leah Gibney USA 60.00
2. Kimberly Kirch USA 53.89
3. Carolina Rodriguez MEX 49.44
4. Tori Koch USA 40.00
5. Katelyn Fenner USA 43.33
6. Nagisa Hayashi JPN 32.22

Girls – Semifinal #1
1. Taylor McCullough USA 70.00
2. Larisa Morales MEX 62.78
3. Hannah Green USA 33.33
4. Marla Fay USA 20.00

Masters Women – Semifinal #1
1. Mariana Martins USA 56.67
2. Christine Cameron BRA 26.67

Veteran Women – Semifinal #1
1. Allison Blaha USA 53.33
2. Geri Robertson USA 43.33
3. Susan Sheehan USA 30.00
4. Paula Fay USA 26.11

Amateur Women – Semifinal #1
1. Akina Takemiya JPN 49.44
2. Daniella Lambert AUS 40.56
3. Brittany Schroeder USA 30.56
4. Alexa Score USA 24.44

Preparation for the WWA World Titles

WG Laura — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:16:02 +0000

Republished with permission from Hayley Smith’s Blog. Read the original post here.

Since getting back to Orlando from Knoxville our house has been flat out with Amber’s boat running over time with juniors, amateurs, veterans and pro riders coming to ride behind the Supra. Then of course the ladies of the house getting our sets in, focusing on new tricks and linking together our contests passes!

Bec has been riding really strong and is looking confident on her board adding a roll to blind to her bag of tricks, which includes a tootsie roll, ts and hs 540, ts and hs backside 180′s. If Bec keeps everything together she will defiantly be a solid contestant in pro women!

After the latest Pro Tour win Amber is determined to throw down even harder this weekend, with the possibility of having Whirly, Moby dick, Pete Rose, hs 540 and and ts 720 in her pass! ridiculous! When Amber is ON this is what she can confidently bang out free riding!

I have hopes of getting down the new tricks I have learnt this year, with a mix of glides, front side and back side spins, front flip and a toes side back side 360 which is the newest trick in my bag.

We all have some work cut out for us to keep progressing throughout the heats with Nicola, Raimi, Emily, Melissa and Anna all doing their own thing and making it hard for the rest of the field. The woman’s division is looking really healthy with a lot of competition as this is the last contest of the year every single one of us is going to focused with their mind set on having a good final performance and push for a podium position.

Watch out ladies, the Aussies girls are here!!! hehehe

17th Annual WWA Wakeboard World Championships Hits Orlando This Week

WG Laura — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:27:11 +0000

Nearly 200 professional and amateur wake athletes from throughout six continents will be competing in Orlando this week, Aug. 19-22, at the Orlando Watersports Complex for the 17th annual ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra. Riders from more than a dozen countries will vie for world titles in 21 divisions, separated by age and skill level.

“Orlando is the central hub for wakeboarding, so it’s a great venue to host the Worlds Championships,” said former King of Wake Josh Sanders. “The Worlds is the biggest event of the year. You have the best riders from all over the world, competing for the most prestigious title in wakeboarding. It doesn’t get better than that!”

The ROCKSTAR WWA Worlds has one of the strongest traditions in all of action sports, dating back to 1994. The event features hundreds of wakeboarders and wakeksaters from throughout the globe, competing for world titles in various divisions. Competitors range from seven years old to 55 years young. The event is highlighted by its top three divisions – the Pro Men, Pro Women and Pro Wakeskate divisions.

Current world champions, Dallas Friday and Aaron Rathy, will not be competing this weekend due to injuries, leaving their titles up for grabs. Pro Wakeskate world champion, Reed Hansen, will look to capture his fourth consecutive world title.

For the Pro Men & Pro Women divisions, the ROCKTSAR WWA Worlds also serves as the final stop of the King of Wake and Queen of Wake series. The pros will be competing for crucial points towards their respective series standings in addition to the world titles.

The first two days of the ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra features the amateur divisions and is free to the public. Saturday and Sunday will be a ticketed event and will host the pro divisions.

Tickets can be purchased at the gate on event dates for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under).

For more information on the ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra, visit www.allisports.com.

Amber Wing Wins Knoxville Pro Tour Stop

WG Laura — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:11:22 +0000

Congratulations to Aussie Amber Wing, who claimed her first title of the 2010 season at the Knoxville, TN Pro Tour Stop.

The Pro Women’s division saw a huge upset today during its final round of action. Top seed Nicola Butler had three uncharacteristic falls in her run, opening the door for the five other female finalists to win in Knoxville.

“I didn’t get to do everything I wanted to in my run, but overall I thought I rode pretty well,” said Wing. “This is my first win on Tour this year, so tonight I need to go out and celebrate.”

Emily Copeland Durham and Raimi Merritt rounded out the contest podium, respectively.

Wing’s win in Knoxville places her second overall in the Queen of Wake standings – an all female pro wakeboarding series. Despite a poor showing in Knoxville, Nicola Butler still leads the series, with Raimi Merritt taking third overall. The Queen of Wake will wrap up its 2010 season in Orlando, Fla. next week.

Best of luck to all of the ladies this weekend at the WWA World Championships, which will take place at the Orlando Watersports Complex.

Copeland Durham Looks to Bounce Back at Air Nautique WWA Nationals

WG Laura — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:26:32 +0000

Sparks, Nev. – Emily Copeland Durham is one the most highly decorated pro female wakeboarders in the world, but in 2009, the Denver native decided to put her career on hold to start a family and give birth to her first born child. Now nearly a year and half since her last professional contest, Copeland Durham returned to the pro wakeboard scene today by hitting the waters of Sparks Marina for the Pro Women’s division quarterfinals at the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by ROCKSTAR.

“I’m just excited to be back out on the water, doing what I love,” said Copeland Durham. “The other girls have stepped up their riding so much since I last competed, but I’ve been training and my goal is to finish within the top three in the contest.”

Copeland Durham’s first shot at a triumphant return came today, as she finished second in her heat, advancing onto tomorrow’s semifinals.

“I was a little nervous about riding, but felt I had a good run today,” said Copeland Durham. “Now that I got my first run out of the way, I’m feeling a little more confident going in to tomorrow.”

Should Copeland Durham advance in the semifinals and win her division on Sunday, it will mark her second national title since 2001. Coincidently, Sparks Marina was the site of her last professional win, back in 2008.

The Pro Women will hit the water again tomorrow, July 17 at 11 a.m. for their semifinal round of action.

Top 3 Riders advance to Semis.
Pro Women: Quarterfinals – Heat #1
1 Amber Wing 60.00
2 Shawna Hoffman 48.33
3 Anna Hajek 41.11
4 Bec Gange 35.00

Pro Women: Quarterfinals – Heat #2
1 Meagan Ethell 65.00
2 Hayley Smith 56.67
3 Megan Blaschka 48.33
4 Tarah Mikacich 38.33

Pro Women: Quarterfinals – Heat #3
1 Raimi Merritt 73.33
2 Emily Copeland Durham 56.67
3 Raequal Hoffman 40.00
4 Emylee Wright 30.00

Pro Women: Quarterfinals – Heat #4
1 Nicola Butler 73.33
2 Melissa Marquardt 61.67
3 Shelby Kantar 48.33
4 Corrie Dyer 40.00
5 Danni Petraitis 26.67

Jr. Women: Semifinals – Heat #1
Top 4 Riders advance to Finals
1 Katelyn Fenner 63.33
2 Tori Koch 54.17
3 Leah Gibney 48.33
4 Nataly Conner 40.00
5 Jasmine Lally 25.00
6 Delanie Parker 18.33
7 Kimberly Kirch 18.22

Girls Wakeboard Camp @ Snow and Wake Bulgaria

WG Laura — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:17:09 +0000

When: Sunday 29th August – Sunday 5th September 2010.

This summer SWB is providing a girls only wakeboard camp with a difference. The chance to experience every side of wakeboarding in just one week! Boat, winch AND cable, and with summer temperatures reaching 34 C you definitely won’t need to bring your wetsuit!

With coaching from SWB sponsored rider and Wakestock 2009 winner Charlotte Bryant your riding will come on leaps and bounds, whatever your level. We have also secured sponsorship from Ultra Sport extreme sports equipment provider and Billabong clothing to make this an event not to be missed!

Day 1 – Monday – Boat all day

Day 2 – Tuesday – Boat – winch PM

Day 3 – Wednesday – day off

Day 4 – Thursday – Cable – BBQ evening

Day 5 – Friday – Boat – winch PM – Big night out.

Day 6 – Saturday – Boat all day

ONLY £599!!!!

Includes

Full board at SWB Boutique Chalet hotel

Equipment if needed

Return transfers from Sofia airport

5 days riding

Contact jenny@snowandwakebulgaria.com for info. and a booking form.

Spotlight on Own2Hands’ Justin Candelora

WG Laura — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:37:03 +0000

You could call him the Masseur to the Stars. His healing hands have worked on the sore muscles of Wakeboarding’s elite athletes. However, Justin Candelora, of Own2Hands, is not one to knead and tell. In fact, he was very coy when I asked him to name names. Suffice to say that, if it’s good enough for Amber Wing (and Dallas Friday, and Hayley Smith, and almost all of the Pro Women), it is good enough for me.

Justin got his calling at the age of five. There was a massage therapist that lived across the street from him, and he used to go over and massage the knots out of her neck. The first time Justin did this, his neighbor came over afterwards and told Justin’s mom “Make SURE he becomes a massage therapist.” You can say that he has the magic touch.

As an athlete himself, Justin saw a need for sports massage. He claims that “we all break down the same way, athletes just do it a lot faster and with a lot more trauma.” He is trying to integrate the benefits of therapeutic massage into the world of sports. The goal of regular sports massage is to make the body move with less effort, remove adhesions and increase the range of motion.

A lot of sports injuries may be prevented with the proper sports massage techniques. Justin mentions that a lot of the pro women understand the importance of taking care of their bodies, and he’s trying to get through to the pro men the fact that stretching and massage has to become part of their regimen in order to prevent certain types of injuries.

Even non-athletes can benefit from sports massage. As Justin says, “Life’s a sport. Don’t play hurt.” As a desk jockey, I can attest that his healing hands work wonders on us common folk! To book an appointment, call Justin at 407-616-4756 or visit his website. You will be glad you did.

Sponsor Amber Wing as she attempts a Guinness World Record!

WG Laura — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:24:40 +0000

Hey Guys!

So in a week I will be doing this and I am donating a board to a raffle at the actual event. Should be fun!

Support MedLend by sponsoring a record-setting wakeboarder! On June 25, team Wake Nation will set a Guinness world record for most distance traveled on a wakeboard in 24 hours. Sponsor a wakeboarder and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to MedLend. Take a look at their pictures and bios below. To sponsor one of the team members, enter their name under “designation” when you donate.

DONATE HERE!!!

Tips & Tricks – Heelside 180

WG Laura — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:45:53 +0000

This is the first of many Tips & Tricks. If you want one of our coaches to try and help you out, send an email to tips@wakegirls.com

Wake Fitness Bootcamp

WG Evelyn — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:21:27 +0000

Spring is here and for girls everywhere, that means swimsuit season is upon us. But if you’re a WakeGirl, it means it’s time to prepare for more than just looking good on the boat… you want to look and feel good behind the boat. Pre-season training is so vital for reaching your wakeboarding goals, and perhaps more importantly, to avoid injuries that can seriously slow down or even end your riding time this summer.

There are a number of things you can do to get yourself wakeboard-ready. But if you are lucky enough to live in Northern California, you could join the group of girls who are taking part in the Wakeboard Fitness/Trampoline Training Bootcamp put on by Isaac Gredinburg of Fitness Synergetics and CWB Faction Team Rider Jason Callen. Every Saturday in the month of April, San Jose area board shop The Liquid Playground will host this one of a kind training event. Here’s an inside look at what these WakeGirls have signed up for:

Each bootcamp begins with a series of stretches – from head to toe, stretching should begin every work out and every wakeboard set. Isaac then puts everyone through several sets of wakeboard-specific exercises. All major muscle groups are worked in ways that mimic many of the moves made on the water – like weighted handle passes and hopping squats.

There’s also very unique exercises that Isaac has developed to break up the monotony of the average workout – like the ropes and some hard core crunches.

Then each trainee gets their turn on the trampoline. Trampoline training is such a fantastic way to develop your air awareness and to perfect body and handle position before taking a move out on the water. For many, it’s also a great way to get past the fear of going upside down. Jason has everyone work on proper technique doing basic jumps, but also gives each person a customized lesson on whatever they may be wanting to learn.

Seeing so many women at this event is an indicator of just how serious ladies are about taking their riding to the next level. Jaime Hartford from the Bay area just started riding last season, but is definitely hooked. She’s sure being in shape prior to the start of the season will help her with controlling the board and giving her more confidence. “It will be fun to not have to think about anything but flying on the water.”

Riders like Lisa Hunt and Hillary Steinmetz, both from San Jose, say working out is a regular part of their lifestyles, and have already been working with their own personal trainers. No doubt both these ladies will be in top form when they start working on their goals – for Lisa that’s clearing the wake, for Hillary it’s landing a tantrum.

Michelle Gredinburg of San Jose is lucky to have her personal trainer right at home – she’s married to Isaac. Last year Michelle started the season with no preparation, and her stamina just wasn’t there. “It was frustrating because my mind wanted to do more than my body would do. My arms would get tired, my legs would get tired.” Besides this bootcamp, Michelle is training with Isaac 2 to 3 times a week to build up her endurance.

Lindsey Sloatman from Sacramento already does yoga for flexibility and free weights to strengthen her core, but is always looking for new things to spice up her workouts. For her, this bootcamp is also a great way to network, to meet others who are as passionate about wakeboarding as she is.

“We were really surprised at how well it took off,” said Isaac, who has already booked another two Bootcamps for May and June that will also include a behind the boat lesson. “It started out as a way to get people ready for the season… it’s a great combo to have Jason’s coaching and my fitness training. Then I saw that people were exchanging numbers so they could go ride together, and we’ve got two girls we never knew before coming out on the boat with us this weekend. I’ve had shops and riders in Southern California asking us to come down and put on a Bootcamp for them. Bringing people together is the best part of this for me.”

If you want more information about this Wake Fitness/Trampoline Training Bootcamp, check out their website at WakeFitnessBootcamp.com.

Air Nautique Wake Games Roundup

WG Laura — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:13:57 +0000

After a long and hot four days, Wake Games finally came to a close on Sunday, May 2. We were blown away by the organization of the event (big ups to Priscilla Scollin and the entire World Sports and Marketing team for a job WELL done), but also by the quality of the riding at all levels. The pool of Professional Women riders was 16 deep this year, with a six-rider final that included rookie Anna Hajek throwing it down as if she’s been riding with the Pro Women for years. The tricks we saw included Amber Wing’s whirlybird (which gets better every year) and Raimi Merritt’s s-bend, as well as a new tantrum to blind from Dallas Friday that got her the top spot on the podium. Both Amber and Raimi attempted toe 720′s on their bonus trick at the end of their runs. These girls are bringing it, and we can’t wait to see what they do this summer. We have a feeling it’s going to be out of sight! Check out the Pro Women Final video, and the final Wake Games results below.

PRO WOMEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Dallas Friday 85.00
2 Nicola Butler 80.00
3 Amber Wing 73.00
4 Raimi Merritt 70.00
5 Hayley Smith 55.00
6 Anna Hajek 43.33

Team Score:
Team LaRiche – 757
Team Derome – 729
Team Hansen – 727
Team Soven – 726
Team Errington – 724
Team Malinoski –716
Team Clifford – 714
Team Rathy – 679
Team Harf – 645
Team Adkison – 620

PRO MEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Harley Clifford 83.33
2 Bob Soven 71.67
3 JD Webb 63.33
4 Josh Palma 41.67
5 Jim LaRiche 31.67

PRO WAKESKATE
Finals — Heat #01
1 Reed Hansen 80.00
2 Stuart Shinn 63.33
3 Brian Grubb 60.00
4 Brandon Thomas 33.33

JR. PRO MEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Raphael Derome 95.00
2 Jacob Valdez 91.00
3 Daniel Powers 82.50
4 Freddie Wayne 71.50

MEN’S 1
Finals — Heat #01
1 Tyler Heinz 48.33
2 John Rodriguez 40.00
3 Lewis Link 25.00
4 Clayton Underwood 16.67

MEN’S 2
Finals — Heat #01
1 Hunter Hanson 63.33
2 Tim Clinton 50.00
3 Jesse Dunbar 40.00

JR. BOYS BEGINNER
Finals — Heat #01
1 Ryan Harris 66.67
2 Tyler Worrall 63.33
3 Hunter Henderson 50.00

JR. BOYS
Finals — Heat #01
1 Mitch Kappler 66.67

BOYS BEGINNER
Finals — Heat #01
1 James Loisel 63.33
2 Merrett Fay 50.00
3 Drew Rokita 33.33

BOYS
Finals — Heat #01
1 Noah Flegel 80.00
2 Robby Holihan 66.67
3 Christian McCullough 50.00
4 Paulie Koch 33.33

Wake Games Day 3

WG Laura — Sun, 02 May 2010 02:55:55 +0000

Here are the results for Day 3! Turns out that top 3 women from each heat moved on, and tomorrow will see two heats of 3 girls battling it out in the final.

Check out the Day 3 video!

PRO WOMEN
Semifinals — Heat #01
1 Nicola Butler 80.00
2 Amber Wing 68.33
3 Ann Hajek 51.67
4 Meagan Ethell 36.67

PRO WOMEN
Semifinals — Heat #02
1 Dallas Friday 80.00
2 Raimi Merritt 70.00
3 Hayley Smith 56.67
4 Emylee Wright 36.67

AMATEUR WOMEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Abby Delgoffe 63.33
2 Rebecca Cole 36.67

GIRLS
Finals — Heat #01
1 Taylor McCullough 73.33
2 Alyssa Rokita 40.00

MASTERS WOMEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Allison Blaha 53.33
2 Amy Geiger 38.33

MASTERS
Finals — Heat #01
1 Kurt Robertson 51.11
2 Billy Garcia 49.89
3 Jeramie Vaine 45.00

VETERANS
Finals — Heat #01
1 Mark Norwell 67.22
2 Darrenn Holsey 62.22
3 Matt Vermillion 59.33
4 Kenneth Williams 40.56

JR. WOMEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 Carolina Rodriguez 68.33
2 Jasmine Lally 61.67
3 Kimberly Kirch 46.22
4 Gigi Meyer 40.00

JR. MEN
Finals — Heat #01
1 David O’Caoimh 52.78
2 Aaron Abel 45.56
3 Aaron Brown 39.44
4 Bennett Spartz 37.78

AMATEUR WAKESKATE
Finals — Heat #01
1 Forrest Risner 66.67
2 Jim Branton 53.33
3 Ben Pierce 43.33

PRO WOMEN’S WAKESKATE
Finals — Heat #01
1 Jen GilanFarr 73.33

JR. PRO MEN
Semifinals — Heat #01
1 Jacob Valdez 100.00
2 Freddie Wayne 87.75
3 Kyle Evans 80.75
4 Hunter Stich 71.50

JR. PRO MEN
Semifinals — Heat #02
1 Raphael Derome 93.00
2 Daniel Powers 90.75
3 Steel Lafferty 83.25
4 Julian Cohen 73.00

PRO WAKESKATE
Semifinals — Heat #01
1 Brian Grubb 78.33
2 Stuart Shinn 63.33
3 George Daniels 60.00
4 James Balzer 40.00
5 Chris Kallas 26.67

PRO WAKESKATE
Semifinals — Heat #02
1 Reed Hansen 70.00
2 Brandon Thomas 56.67
3 Andrew Fortenberry 46.67
4 Steven Campbell 36.67
5 Matt Hayden 26.67

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #01
1 Dean Smith 68.33
2 Sam Carne 51.67
3 Adam Errington 41.67

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #02
1 JD Webb 65.00
2 Olivier Derome 50.00
3 Jefferson Langley 33.33

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #03
1 Jim LaRiche 73.33
2 Marcelo Giardi 51.67
3 Chad Sharpe 36.67

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #04
1 Trevor Hansen 73.33
2 Keith Lyman 58.33
3 Kyle Alberts 48.33

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #05
1 Danny Harf 78.33
2 Kyle Rattray 63.33
3 Anthony Hollick 50.00

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #06
1 Andrew Adkison 70.00
2 Robby Carter 60.00
3 James Hindes 51.67

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #07
1 Rusty Malinoski 85.00
2 Josh Palma 60.00
3 Nick Jones 50.00

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #08
1 Harley Clifford 73.33
2 Ben Greenwood 63.33
3 Danny Thollander 53.33

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #09
1 Austin Hair 61.67
2 Phillip Soven 55.00
3 Phillip Aslinger 48.33

PRO MEN
Quarterfinals — Heat #10
1 Bob Soven 75.00
2 Aaron Rathy 65.00
3 Bryan Hutton 51.67

Air Nautique Wake Games Day 1 Roundup!

WG Laura — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:07:06 +0000

The Air Nautique Wake Games qualifiers were a blast, with a great showing by the women. Four heats of four riders in the Pro Women category! It was great to see so many girls with varying abilities giving it their all out on the water. Making it through to Saturday’s semifinals were Amber Wing, Nicola Butler, Raimi Merritt, Dallas Friday, Megan Ethell, Hayley Smith, Emilee Wright, and Anna Hajek. We also got to watch Jen Gilan Farr doing some sweet wakeskating early in the morning. Check out pictures of Day 1 here. Also, some extras made their way onto our Facebook page. Check out below for the full Day 1 results courtesy of World Sports and Marketing.

PRO WOMEN
Qualifying — Heat #01
1 Raimi Merritt 61.67
2 Ann Hajek 43.33
3 Miku Asai 41.67
4 Melissa Marquardt 30.00

PRO WOMEN
Qualifying — Heat #02
1 Amber Wing 73.33
2 Hayley Smith 61.67
3 Bec Gange 53.33
4 Barrett Perlman 48.33

PRO WOMEN
Qualifying — Heat #03
1 Nicola Butler 73.33
2 Meagan Ethell 58.33
3 Corrie Dyer 48.33
4 Caroline Djupsjo 35.00

PRO WOMEN
Qualifying — Heat #04
1 Dallas Friday 66.67
2 Emylee Wright 51.67
3 Tarah Mikacich 41.67
4 Ashley Leugner 40.00

PRO WOMEN’S WAKESKATE
Semifinals — Heat #01
1 Jen GilanFarr 63.33

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #01
1 Kyle Rattray 70.00
2 Jefferson Langley 61.67
3 Erik Ruck 56.67
4 Jason Bannatyne 50.00

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #02
1 Ben Greenwood 68.33
2 Marcelo Giardi 53.33
3 Shaun Murray 45.00
4 Nick Weinacker 35.00

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #03
1 Kyle Alberts 66.67
2 Sam Carne 58.33
3 Sam Thomson 53.33
4 Scott Stewart 46.67
5 Brad Spencer 36.67

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #04
1 Robby Carter 68.33
2 Danny Thollander 63.33
3 Collin Harrington 58.33
4 Jeff McKee 43.33
5. Travis Cook 31.67

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #05
1 Chad Sharpe 66.67
2 Josh Palma 60.00
3 Kevin Henshaw 58.33
4 Tony Carroll 40.00
5. Glenn Valentine 33.33

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #06
1 JD Webb 71.67
2 James Hines 58.33
3 Paul Hernaez 51.67
4 Gavin Hicks 40.00

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #07
1 Nick Jones 61.67
2 Austin Hair 55.00
3 Danny Burnstein 53.33
4 Kirby Liesmann 45.00
5. Erik Nikstad 38.33

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #08
1 Phillip Aslinger 61.67
2 Bryan Hutton 60.00
3 Adam Wensink 50.00
4 Derek Grasman 41.67
5 Andy Milovanovic 30.00

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #09
1 Bob Soven 78.33
2 Keith Lyman 68.33
3 Shawn Watson 60.00
4 Andrew Shearer 51.67
5 Fletcher, Clay 41.67

PRO MEN
Qualifying — Heat #10
1 Dean Smith 66.67
2 Anthony Hollick 55.00
3 Dylan Miller 51.67
4 Jimmy Trask 43.33
5 Matt Dettman 21.67

AMATEUR WAKESKATE
Semifinals — Heat #01
1 Jim Branton 60.00
2 Ben Pierce 56.67
3 Forrest Risner 46.67
4 Travis Sitzberger 40.00

PRO WAKESKATE
Qualifying — Heat #01
1 Reed Hansen 73.33
2 Andrew Fortenberry 61.67
3 Brandon Thomas 56.67
4 Steven Campbell 40.00
5 Chris Kallas 30.00

PRO WAKESKATE
Qualifying — Heat #02
1 Stuart Shinn 65.00
2 Brian Grubb 63.33
3 James Balzer 53.33
4 George Daniels 43.33
5 Matt Hayden 33.33

Board Up Miami Update via Amber Wing

WG Laura — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:17:59 +0000

Hi Guys, Laura is typing this as I give her this update over the phone. It’s sunny today, and even though it’s usually pretty windy here, the course is very nice with flat water, and favorable conditions. Bob Soven is riding as I give you this update! The First Heat had Anna Hajek, Shawna Hoffman, Reimi Merritt and myself, and the Second Heat had Barrett Perlman, Tarah Benzel-Mikacich, and Nicola Butler. The top two women in each heat will make it through to the Finals, which are tomorrow at 3pm. The results have yet to be posted but I will call you as soon as we find out.

~Amber Wing

The Workout – Circuit 2

WG Laura — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:52:06 +0000

This workout targets your arms. Welcome to the gun show!

1. You will need a BOSU ball, which is one half of a stability ball. Your gym should have a few. Find your sweet spot on the BOSU. Do a standard bicep curl: hold dumbbells with arms straight down, hands facing forward, and curl your arms. Repeat. If you don’t have access to a BOSU, you can do standard bicep curls instead.

2. Using a machine, chair, or bench, do tricep dips.

3. Now do 20 lunges. Lunge forward holding a medicine ball and add a twist in the direction of your front leg. For example, when you lunge with your right leg, twist your upper body to the right.

4. Stand on the BOSU again. If you don’t have one, don’t worry! Do a standard bicep curl. Once you curl your arms, push straight up and turn your hands so that your palms face away from you.

5. Do 1 minute of mountain climbers. Get in a standard push-up position and alternate bringing your right leg in so your foot is even with your left knee. Switch legs without stopping in between.

WakeGirls Experience presented by Nautiques April 24

WG Laura — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:06:44 +0000

We are excited to team up with Nautiques to bring you a girls-only day of fun on the water. Come join us at Nautiques‘ World Headquarters, located at 14700 Aerospace Parkway in Orlando, for the ultimate experience: riding with the pros while getting top-level coaching behind the official towboat of the 2010 Wake Games.

If you are interested in being a part of the WakeGirls Experience, let us know at info@wakegirls.com.
Justin from Own2Hands will be offering discounted rates on sports massage: $45/half hour and $70/one hour.
If you are already signed up, check out our lunch menu provided by Chipotle and start thinking about what delicious and healthy combination you will select. We look forward to seeing you there!

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