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MAJOR VICTORIES FOR CANADA, FRANCE, USA AND GREECE AT THRILLING WATERSKI WORLD CUP STOP IN DUBNA, RUSSIA

Every now and then, factors combine to create a perfect sporting event. The Waterski World Cup Stop of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) in Dubna, Russia, was one such occasion this weekend. It was the 18th World Cup Stop in the series. 
Weather has been a defining factor for many sports recently. The Preliminary Round […]

Dubna World Cup Winners

Womens Shortboard

Mandy Nightingale USA
Danyelle Bennett USA
Marion Aynaud FRA

Mens Shortboard

Nicolas Leforestier FRA
Oleg Deviatovski BLR
Olivier Fortamps BEL

Womens Jump

Angeliki Andriopoulou GRE
Nancy Chardin FRA
June Fladborg DEN

Mens Jump

Jaret Llewellyn CAN
Freddy Kreuger USA
Ryan Dodd CAN

What a difference a day makes!

Friday night the World Cup Panel decided to postpone the jump preliminaries based on a somewhat improved forcast of less wind but some rain instead of the heavy gusting and whitecaps.  As it turned out, the improved forcast was wrong as well.  Instead of moderate winds and showers, Saturday arrived with dead calm and sunny […]

CHALLENGING PRELIMINARIES TODAY AT DUBNA WORLD CUP STOP

SHORTBOARD PRELIMS

The 36 athletes from 12 countries on site today for this leg of the Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series enjoyed an exciting start from the moment they arrived at the Dubna City Volga River site.

With Practice successfully completed, the Shortboard Preliminary Round kicked off with 9 Women and 12 Men. They began […]