WORLD CUP MASTERCRAFT PLUS RYAN GREEN PLUS MARCEY WALLSTEAD IN THE EYRES ACTION SPORTS GAMES SPOTLIGHT     World Cup Skier Ryan Green and MasterCraft today   With March 16/18 approaching quickly, the final countdown to our 33rd World Cup Stop has already begun. As part of the EYRES Action Sports Games, thousands of spectators are expected for this spectacular event. Just a few hours ago, a major Press Conference  was launched by Tourism Minister Kim Hames and Mandurah’s Mayor, Paddi Creevey OAM. The typical glorious sunshine of Western Australia set the perfect tone for what also promises to be the perfect start to World Cup 2012 season.     WA State Champion Marcey Wallstead   We are now also approaching the cut off point for our...

WORLD CUP TV PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PLAN AGREED FOR 2012     Kuno Ritschard, Alan Morton and Des Burke-Kennedy In January every year, we meet Alan Morton in London, Chief Executive of ProActive TV, to agree plans for both the production and global distribution of our World Cup TV series. Having now completed together a total of 32 edited TV shows with ProActive, the process has been streamlined to ensure that no matter where the World Cup Stops take us, the same tight deadlines are met.     IWWF President Kuno Ritschard and Marketing Chairman Des Burke-Kennedy are now working with ProActive to expand the global distribution of the 26 minute edited World Cup show. It is also hoped to obtain more advance broadcast listings for our hosts and sponsors and to...

CONGRATULATIONS TO SUPER STARS NATALIA AND CLEMENTINE AND REGINA What an extraordinary achievement – all FOUR World Waterski Records broken by three of our greatest World Cup athletes of all time. This brings our 2011 season to a perfect conclusion. Who would have guessed the levels reached officially today by Natalia Berdnikova BLR, Clementine Lucine FRA and Regina Jaquess USA. In fact, double congratulations to Natalia who broke TWO World Records which have now been approved.     NATALIA BERDNIKOVA - JUMP & OVERALL WORLD RECORDS CLEMENTINE LUCINE - TRICKS / SHORTBOARD WORLD RECORD REGINA JAQUESS - WORLD SLALOM RECORD Here are the details of these new WORLD RECORDS : SLALOM 2011-10-02 Regina Jaquess USA 2@10.25 Eddie Greene Budweiser Octoberfest, Lake...

Perfect morning here at the Linyi City site Clear blue skies, 22C and flat calm clean water in the River Yihi welcomed the first Practice session this morning. A perfect day today here in Linyi China !  All the Riders have arrived and caught up with sleep after the fantastic Kuching Sarawak World Cup Stop last weekend. Right now the Waterski Jumpers are still arriving and by tomorrow, they too will be ready for World Cup action.   Martin James with a full load in the MasterCraft Apart from all the Riders, having lunch a few minutes ago in the four star Blue Horizon Hotel were Danyelle Bennett USA, Steve Critchley GBR, Scot Ellis USA, Marion Mathieu FRA, Damien Sharman GBR, Brian Kinney USA and Zack Worden USA. They will now head to the site for Practice after the...

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OUR WORLD CUP STARS   World Cup Star Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE will defend her World Jump Champion title Every two years, countries around the world select their very best Waterski athletes to compete for the titles of World Champion in their respective disciplines. With over 30 million active participants in our sport, all eyes will be on these 2011 World Championships taking place on July 17/24 in Russia. We will especially watch our World Cup Stars in action as they fight for World Champion titles in the coming days. This weekend will see athletes, IWWF officials and supporters arriving at Moscow’s Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo Airports for transfer to the City of Dubna on the picturesque Volga River. Dubna, Russia’s watersports capital and renowned...

WORLD CUP SKIERS AND RIDERS FROM 17 COUNTRIES TO JOIN ATHLETES FROM ANOTHER 33 COUNTRIES IN KOREA AT THE END OF AUGUST World Leisure Games and the World Cup site It’s World Cup time again ! The Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series will celebrate the staging of its 30th Stop in the picturesque 1,000 year-old City of ChunCheon. This is  located in the north east corner of South Korea and takes place on August 29th / 30th. This host City of the first ever World Leisure Games will welcome over 13,000 athletes from 50 countries, scheduled to compete in 15 different sports at this major international inaugural event. ChunCheon City is also a perfect location for this 30th anniversary of the Waterski & Mt.Gubong and ChunCheon City Wakeboard World Cup. It is...

ALEX LAURETANO IN OUR WORLD CUP INTERVIEW SPOTLIGHT Alex Lauretano USA - an outstanding athlete In the past year, three-event Waterskier Alex Lauretano USA has been one of the most consistent performers of the season. This is no coincidence. This third generation Lauretano athlete was born in Bristol, Connecticut in 1988. At just 17 years of age, she was already the Can Am Slalom, Tricks, Jump and Overall Champion. In 2006, she moved on to be the Junior US Masters Jump Champion plus the USA National Jump, Trick and Overall Champion. In 2008, she took the U21 Pan Am Trick, Jump, Slalom and Overall titles – plus the title of the World University Tricks Champion. It is hard to believe that Alex has still not reached the age of 21 with so much success achieved. Her long hours of training...

INJURIES FOR SOME WORLD CUP STARS – LATEST UPDATES Since our last Waterski World Cup Stop in Dubna, Russia, a great deal has happened in the lives of our athletes. As is often the case in major international competition, injuries are part of the mix no matter how good the preparations. As we now approach our next World Cup Stop in Liuzhou, China on October 1/3, some will have to miss this next World Cup adventure. Narie Vympranietsova and Ageliki Andriopoulou with Akeliki's mother Cristiana in Calgary The current two-time Ladies World Jump Champion, Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE, has had an ongoing knee problem for some time which came to a head after the 2009 Calgary World Championships. The good news is that she has already had successful surgery and expects to be back to full...

CHALLENGING WET START TO THE 2009 CALGARY WATERSKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PREDATOR BAY WSC IN ALBERTA CANADA The past 24 hours here in Calgary have reminded us all that we are indeed involved in an outdoor sport ! Once the official Practice time ended on Monday evening in reasonably good weather conditions, all were settling in to the prospect of a warm week ahead. The site is magnificent, the organization is first class and the entertainment for the athletes and officials last night at Calgary’s Lynnwood Ranch set a very friendly tone. Seeing our Skiers in Cowboy hats and enjoying the Square Dance routines certainly helped to settle the nerves. This morning we awoke to black clouds, 12C temperatures and the likelihood of a very wet day. In fact, the rain has continued from dawn...

WORLD CUP STARS TAKING ON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CHALLENGE NEXT WEEK Calgary Canada will be the target for many of our World Cup Waterski athletes for the coming week. Now that our successful Dubna Russia World Cup Stop has been completed, we are now likely to see many of the World Championships titles captured by our World Cup stars – and we will bring you all that news here over the week. For the past few weeks, Calgary’s own Jaret Llewellyn The Jock Wilson Radio Showhas been the subject of a whole range of Radio, TV and Newspaper focus. He has worked tirelessly to ensure that the 2009 World Waterski Championships will attract a record number of spectators. This blitz continued tonight when he and IWSF Media Chairman Des Burke-Kennedy were interviewed by the famous Sports...