AN 8 YEAR-OLD ATHLETE SHOWS THE POWER OF OUR WORLD CUP LEGACY One of our very first major WORLD CUP ambitions was to make sure that our legacy would be to kick-start the ambition of youngsters all around the World once they were given that opportunity to see and enjoy the skills of our World Cup Stars up close. If this inspired them to raise their standards, get out on the water and share in the thrills of our sport, our investment in time, money and energy would be worth it. After completing no less than 32 successful WORLD CUP Stops in Sarawak and Linyi recently, the impact is now showing clearly. Here is a great example straight from Indonesia today where the South-East Asian Games have just taken place. IS THIS A WORLD’S FIRST ? Take a look at this item from the London Times today...

SEVEN YEAR OLD SHOWS WHAT WORLD CUP MOTIVATION CAN ACHIEVE Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah in action in Malaysia Now that we are closing out one year and about to welcome in another World Cup year, it is really great for our World Cup Team and fans to be reminded of the impact made by our THIRTY Stops around the world to date. The legacy created by our outstanding athletes is clearly seen in the particular case of Malaysia’s seven-year-old Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah. When our World Cup Team first brought the Series to the magnificent Putrajaya site on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, one little girl in the audience was just about three years old. The impact made not only sowed the seeds for the development of a future National Waterski and Wakeboard Team in Malaysia, it also helped to show this one...

EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS FOLLOWING WORLD CUP IMPACT One of the great privileges flowing from involvement in our Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup series is recognising that it can make an important and very positive impact on entire communities. Inspired by seeing our top World Cup athletes in action, lives can change in a very positive way. Here is a great example that caught the headlines today. Malaysia hosted our World Cup for the first time at Putrajaya’s Watersports Complex in November 2008 – less than two years ago. The sport was almost unknown at that time. There were very few Malaysian Skiers or Riders. Last weekend, Putrajaya hosted a Round of the Malaysian Waterski & Wakeboard Championships.  A total of 83 athletes took part and half of these were from Malaysia. Putrajaya...

PUTRAJAYA TAKES A REST AS WATERSKI WORLD CUP HOST Packed Grandstand enjoys June Fladborg's performance MALAYSIA NOW LOOKS TOWARDS A WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP With our 2010 World Cup season kicking off in late August this year, discussions are continuing with exciting new Stop venues for this year’s calendar and details will be released as soon as the contracts have been completed. With 29 World Cup Stops already successfully completed, we will celebrate the 30th Stop in the very near future. One of the most exotic World Cup venues on our schedule was Putrajaya – near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The impact created there by the World Cup on the development of our sport has been quite extraordinary. Much of this is due to the foresight and dedication of the Putrajaya Corporation and...

ANAKIN ALI MAKES HISTORY IN PUTRAJAYA Putrajaya Maritime Centre It is not often that a young athlete aged eight years and six months makes history. This is the happy news from Putrajaya, Malaysia. Young Anakin Ali landed his first jump at the Putrajaya Maritime Centre where Malaysia’s athletes of the future have been based over the past year.  This is no small achievement. Following the staging of the successful Waterski World Cup Stop in 2008, the Malaysia Water Ski Federation (MWSF) set about creating a comprehensive programme to develop Waterskiers and Riders in a very professional way. Young Anakin has now proved that the World Cup legacy has major benefits. Congratulations to Anakin and the Malaysia Water Ski Federation. For our World Cup team, this is also great news. One of...

PUTRAJAYA WORLD CUP VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO ENJOY Putrajaya Jump Winners - Men NEWS FLASH : Our special feature World Cup Video clip here on our Home Page captures some of the thrills of our recent Putrajaya World Cup Jump Finals. Watch Freddy Krueger USA and June Fladborg DEN take the titles in style. For the perfect Christmas present, the full TV Show CD will be available shortly. Watch out for details here. Jump Winners Putrajaya - Women Did you know that you can also see all our special WORLD CUP highlights Video Clips on our special YouTube Channel ? Here is the URL to Bookmark on your Computer : http://www.youtube.com/user/IWSFworldCUP Enjoy another great Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup season and watch out for the 2010 World Cup Calendar soon.

WHAT A PERFECT WAY TO FINISH OUR 2009 WORLD CUP SEASON This 29th Stop of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Series ended with perfection on many fronts. In temperatures reaching 35C, the 51 athletes from 15 countries were provided with outstanding facilities in Putrajaya Malaysia for this last event of the 2009 World Cup calendar. Based at the Putrajaya Watersports Complex, a short distance from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an estimated 20,000 spectators attended over the November 7/8 weekend. As a vacation destination, it is certainly one not to be missed ! Freddy Krueger USA at the limit in Putrajaya This was the second highly successful World Cup Stop organized by Putrajaya Corporation and the Malaysian Waterski Federation. MasterCraft were again the official boat sponsors. This...

PUTRAJAYA WORLD CUP STOP SEES SOME GREAT FRENCH TALENT TODAY Early morning on the Starting Dock Today the first of the Preliminaty Rounds kicked off at 11.00hrs in glorious sunshine and 32C temperatures. As Round Four of the Malaysia Waterski Championships came to an end and the young Riders and Skiers came ashore, the World Cup Women and Anais Amade tops the Prelims with 2 at 11.25m Men Slalom Skiers took to the water. The Women were fighting to take one of the 4 Finals places and the Men chased one of their 6 places. The World Cup Webcast with 8 cameras, a large Jumbotron Screen in the Grandstand and all the latest technology, brought the Marion Aynaud tops Shortboard Prelims with 7610 points closeup details to the worldwide audience. At about 17.00hrs, some dark clouds and wind moved in...

Friday began with some dark clouds in the sky and hot rain here in tropical Putrajaya Malaysia just north of the Equator. However, the 34C temperature did not stop either the Official Practice or final preparations. Thanks to some good management by Chief Judge Nikki Lee USA and a very professional group of World Cup Skiers, the Official Practice was completed on time before 18.00hrs. Well done to all. Official World Cup Hotel - Putrajaya Pullman As the rain cleared, the World Cup Skiers adjusted to the exotic Putrajaya site. The large team from the Malaysian Waterski Federation and the Putrajaya Corporation Putrajaya World Cup signs on site worked on an enormous range of event facilities without a break. These included the construction of a giant Jumbo Screen, a lakeside Tented Village, over...

This was a glorious day here in Putrajaya. Hot sunshine and good skiing conditions created the perfect welcome for our World Cup athletes as they arrived from 15 countries around the world. IWWF Homologator Nigel Talamo GBR and Organiser Hanifah Yoong and his team put the finishing touches to the Jump and Slalom courses as the sun set beyond the Putrajaya City skyline. Ty Openlander testing the Putrajaya Slalom Course Enjoying the sunshine this afternoon were Ty and Rick Oppenlander USA, Clementine Lucine FRA, Marion Aynaud FRA, Danyelle Bennett USA, Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR, Herman Beliakou BLR, Nicolas LeForestier FRA, Freddy Krueger USA, Karen Truelove USA, Natalia Berdnikova BLR, Will Furze GBR/MasterCraft, Boris Laval FRA, Anais Amade FRA, Billy Susi USA, Aaron Natalia Berdnikova Larkin...