SOUTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR AND INDONESIA’S SPORTS LEADERS ENJOY SPECTACULAR WORLD CUP BANQUET Republic of Indonesia Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, KRMT Roy Suryo, South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin, IWWF President Kuno Ritschard, Rear Admiral Didit Herdiawan, Chairman of the Indonesian Waterski and Wakeboard Association

WAKEBOARD AND WATERSKI ATHLETES FROM TWENTY FIVE COUNTRIES COMPETE AT PACKED JAKABARING SPORTS COMPLEX  ALL RESULTS BELOW This was the 37th World Cup Stop in the series of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). Hot on the heels of last month’s World Cup Stop in Mandurah, Western Australia, it was another thriller. Young new rising stars and a host of seasoned winners were cheered till sunset at this exotic location situated almost on the Equator. It was certainly a hot one !   The events involved were Wakeboard, Jump and Shortboard. In Wakeboard, now under consideration for the 2020 Olympic Games, the two biggest international stars wowed the thousands of spectators once again. Eighteen-year-old Harley Clifford AUS has a global fan base. Today he added thousands...

YOUNGEST STARS CAPTURE WORLD CUP HEADLINES TODAY IN PALEMBANG INDONESIA SEE ALL SATURDAY RESULTS ATTACHED Saturday started with 33C / 96Fh, calm water and excellent World Cup conditions. This all changed a few hours later as a freak weather system arrived from nowhere and almost blew us away ! Fortunately, by that stage, we had completed the Shortboard and Jump Preliminaries with Wakeboard left to battle through the gusty and hot showery conditions. At this time of writing, Wakeboard continues but some may be transferred to early Sunday morning.  Here is a summary of events so far ……   Its been a fantastic day competition-wise with some very interesting results. Lets start with the easy stuff. In Jump, the best rose to the top but it was not easy. That early morning flat...

JOIN IN THE FUN AND FOLLOW THE LIVE ACTION ON MARCH 16/17 Never before has a WORLD CUP STOP been made so easy to enjoy – even if you are not lucky enough to be with the Waterski and Wakeboard Stars at the beautiful seaside City of Mandurah in Western Australia ! The date is the weekend of March 16/17 – St Patrick’s Day for many – so this will be very easy to remember.   So, here are your options :   LIVE FREE WORLD CUP WEBCAST  – www.IWWF.tv TWITTER : @EYRES_ASG FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/pages/EYRES-Action-Sports-Games-Mandurah ‘And don’t forget to follow our reports and photos and results also here on this World Cup Website – just BOOKMARK this page right now !   In the coming weeks, we will issue a series of  WORLD...

NOW AVAILABLE LIVE AND ALL THE WORLD CUP ACTION IS FREE TO YOU ‘Ever wish you could travel with the mega stars in our sport and enjoy the fantastic skills of our WORLD CUP Skiers and Riders performing in exotic locations all over the world ? Watching it all LIVE really does make a difference. Seeing Freddy Krueger, Harley Clifford, Raimi Merrit, Frederic von Osten, Sophia Marie Reimers or Natalia Berdnikava perform under pressure is a special treat. Watching them climb the WORLD CUP PODIUM even gives you a chance to applaud. Well, here is the next best thing ! From now on, you will be able to watch at home, not only our WORLD CUP STOPS, but also our Waterski and Wakeboard World Championships Webcasts – and it is all FREE !   All you have to do is bookmark and click on this...

STRAIGHT FROM MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP TO WALKING DOWN THE AISLE ! Franck and Gianna tie the knot Congratulations to Franck Desboyaux FRA and his new bride Gianna on their big day last week. Franck has thrilled our World Cup audiences in Russia, Malaysia and many other locations over the years but with all his Waterski comments does not get back to his hometown of Paris very often these days.   Franck’s Personal Best score in Tricks / Shortboard exceeds 11,000 points and that speaks for itself. We have seen him on the Podium collecting medals at both our World Cup and also in the World U21 Waterski Championships. Now a new life awaits our World Cup Star.   We all look forward to seeing Franck and Gianna at our next World Cup Stop soon. This will be our 34th Stop and you will find...

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 for its international...

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 surrounded by lakes...

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 with...

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 fitness...