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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]