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 [email protected] Eddie Greene Budweiser Octoberfest, Lake Louis, Santa Rosa Beach, FL USA TRICKS...

SHARING WORLD CUP EXPERIENCES IN LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND Des Burke-Kennedy presents at the IF Forum The annual IF Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, is an invitation-only event. It is organised by SportAccord Convention on the doorstep of the International Olympic Committee HQ in Lausanne every year. This time, over 200 senior Sports Federation members were invited – including Des Burke-Kennedy, IWWF World Cup Media and Marketing Chairman. Jacques Rogge, IOC President was also present and made the opening address. The first day of the Forum included an intensive training seminar entitled Mastering the Media, presented by ITV/ITN Star, Sharon Thomas. This involved on-camera training and critical appraisal. Other presentations covered building Event Awareness, Multi-Year Agreements, Bums-on-Seats,...

ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE FOR OUR WORLD CUP ATHLETES Right now here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the flights are delivering some very talented athletes to the Calgary area. Yes, it is time once again to take on the challenge of our biennial World Waterski Championships. While we have just completed 26 World Cup Stops, our World Championships only come around every two years. Having just completed our Dubna Russia World Cup Stop, there is now time for our World Cup Stars to take on the Calgary Worlds before we get back on the road again with our next World Cup Stop in Liuzhou China. Ageliki Andriopoulou GREWho will take the titles of World Champion in Calgary ? Our World Cup Stars are certainly very high on the “probables” list. Keep a special eye out for the battle between Jumpers...

FIRST WATERSKI WORLD CUP ATHLETES ARRIVE IN DUBNA RUSSIA Moscow’s two international Airports were busier than usual today with the arrival of the Waterski World Cup athletes from twelve countries making their way to the city of Dubna for the first World Cup Stop of the 2009 season. The impressive huge roadside posters advertising the event, plus the excellent weather forecast, should ensure that the 30,000 seats waiting at the Volga River stadium will be full on this Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures of 29C and sunshine are expected with a light breeze. Dubna Poster Campaign for the World Cup Dubna is now recognized as a major international economic zone and science city centre for IT, Nuclear Physics Technologies and Nanotechnology. Its new Palace of Sport and Conference Centre offer some...

Just minutes ago, we have been informed that the 2008 World Cup Jump winner in Dubna Russia, Natalia Berdnikova BLR has sustained a late injury and will not be able to take part next weekend in the first World Cup Stop of 2009. We wish Natalia a speedy recovery and hope that she will be fit and well enough to join us in Liuzhou China and Putrajaya Malaysia later this World Cup season. Natalia Berdnikova BLR cancels through injury The World Cup Rules allow for a replacement. However, getting both a Visa and a seat on the Plane to Moscow at such short notice may make that a non-starter at this stage. The possibilities right now are Brigitte Lethem FRA, Anais Amade FRA or Maj Jepsen DEN. No doubt the lines to Bob Corson of our World Cup Organising Team will be hot in the coming hours. For those...

Our 2008 World Cup Jump Champion, Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE, removed any doubt whatsoever at the last Stop of the season in Putrajaya in Malaysia that she is the one to beat on the Jump Ramp. Even in the tricky choppy gusty conditions in Putrajaya, she still outperformed all in the field in spite of an arm injury to take the World Cup 2008 season Jump title.  That is the stuff of World Cup Champions. Add to this her World Jump Champion titles of 2005 and 2007, US Open and Moomba Jump titles, plus podium places in Tricks, and what you see is a very talented athlete. Ageliki Celebrates Jump Victory at 2008 Dubna Russia World Cup Stop Ageliki is what we call a natural athlete. This gives her the great advantage that she does not always have to train as hard as some others – and this is reflected...

Aliaksei Zharnasek (BLR) can trick 11,900 points  !  That is just 500 short of a World Record. He has been as high as Rank 2 in the IWSF Elite tables in Tricks. With past US Open and Moomba titles already under his belt, following a disappointing 2008 season, he will now aim at taking the World Cup Shortboard / Tricks title in 2009. Here is an insight to his preparations. Aliaksei Zharnosek performs in the Beijing World Cup Stop As with many top athletes, Aliaksei Zharnasek (BLR) takes his Gym work very seriously. This is a major part of his cross-training programme which also includes running, mountain biking, agility and balance workouts. Over the past few months, he has also taken to the snow ski slopes in the spectacular Taos area of New Mexico, USA. This high altitude work greatly speeds...

AARON PREPARES FOR 2009 WORLD CUP PODIUM SPOTLIGHT Aaron Larkin takes the Doha World Cup Slalom title World Cup Star and Slalom specialist, Aaron Larkin (NZL), had a fantastic season in 2008. Kicking off in a Finals duel with World Record holder Chris Parrish (USA) at the Moomba Masters in Melbourne last March, he very nearly took that title. His Moomba silver medal was his second on the Yarra River in the past two years. By the end of the 2008 World Cup season, he was right on top again when he took the Doha Qatar World Cup Slalom title on that occasion. This was a perfect ending to a great year on the water at the highest level. WORLD CUP VICTORY FOR AARON Since the year-end, Aaron has been back in his NZL homeland giving Waterski Clinics in the North Island. He then took six weeks off for...

MasterCraft Introduces the 300 At Miami International Boat Show WORLD CUP BOAT SPONSOR HITS THE HEADLINES – OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE Miami, FL — Raising the bar to unparalleled heights, MasterCraft – the world leader in luxury performance inboards – officially unveiled the MasterCraft 300 at the 2009 Miami International Boat Show.  Several onlookers, including media and industry professionals, were on hand to grab a first look at the industry’s first and only twin-tip day yacht. “It is definitely thrilling to finally show the MasterCraft 300 to the public,” says John Dorton, president and CEO of MasterCraft.  “We believe this to be an important boat for us as we continue to move our brand to a wider market.  The 300, with its incredibly roomy, plush interior and...

WORLD CUP JUST AROUND THE CORNER In 2008, Jimmy Siemers USA finished our World Cup year and 26th Stop as the Season Winner of our Shortboard / Tricks title. His triumphs in Putrajaya Malaysia and Doha Qatar made him unbeatable. He received his special Crystal Trophy in Doha, Qatar, at the famous Diplomatic Club from IWSF President Kuno Ritschard. WORLD CUP CHAMPION 2008 Ten years ago, Jimmy Siemers was the Junior World Champion in Jump, Tricks and Overall. For a 16 year old, this was about as good as it gets. Now at 26 years of age, he can look back on an extraordinary career on the water which continues right up to today. Born in the cool climate of Marshalltown in Iowa and living in Round Rock, Texas, he has won almost every major Waterski title possible.  Take Jump alone – World Jump...