The action really began here on Putrajaya Lake at 08.00hrs this morning. Visiting TV Camera crews, journalists and photographers crowded the Grandstand area from early morning. At 09.00 thr Hot Air Baloons took off with spectator rides and at 11.00hrs sharp, we kicked off with Slalom – followed by Shortbaord and Jump. It was Prelims all day. Mens Jump Prelims were pushed forward to Sunday at 08.00hrs due to failing light. With 33C and a good turnout of families  of all ages, the atmosphere was one of fun till dark. Putrajaya Lake Our World Cup Webcast Studio was set up on Friday night and in spite of a brief power cut, really did work well throughout. As it was the first World Cup Webcast ever, we already have a list of further developments prepared to make it even better in 2009. We...

Webcast Glass Tower Here is the Timetable for our Putrajaya World Cup Stop tomorrow and Sunday PLEASE NOTE THE TIME DIFFERENCES : We are GMT + 8hrs / EST + 13hrs DETAILS OF THE FREE /LIVE LINK WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY SATURDAY 10.45 WORLD CUP Intro 11.00 Slalom 13.30 Shortboard 16.00 Jump SUNDAY 11.45 WORLD CUP Intro 11.55 Malaysia National Anthem 12.00 Slalom 14.15 Intro to guests of honour 14.30 Shortboard 16.00 Jump 17.30 World Cup Prize Presentation

IWSF ACCEPTS PHILLIPA YOONG’S ENTRY AS MALAYSIA’S WILD CARD IN WORLD CUP Malaysia’s triple national record holder for Waterski and Jakarta S.E.A.Games gold medallist, Phillipa Yoong, has been given a wild card entry in this weekend’s first ever Waterski World Cup in Malaysia to be held in Putrajaya. She will join the other 8 world class skiers in the Women Slalom event. The nomination made by the Malaysian Water Ski Federation (MWSF) has been accepted by the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) which promotes the annual Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup in famous cities around the world. Philippa Yoong The President of IWSF, Kuno Ritschard said, “It is only appropriate for IWSF to accept Phillipa as Malaysia’s entry as she is one of Asia’s top...

THIS IS AN AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT ! SEE TODAY’S VIDEO CLIP RIGHT HERE FOR THE REAL THING !  Many would have thought this impossible not too long ago. Freddy Krueger USA stuns the world with an extraordinary performance For sheer consistency on the Jump Ramp, one man now stands almost alone in that arena of exceptional Jump performances. As he is now heading for our last World Cup Stop for our Jumpers of 2008 and is also in the lead in that particular challenge, he will bring with him to Putrajaya his new pending WORLD JUMP RECORD OF 75.3m Make sure you watch our FREE WEBCAST this weekend and for the link, just check out our Home Page right here. PLEASE ALSO PASS THE DETAILS ALONG TO ALL OUR WATERSKI FANS AS WE WANT TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD !

CLEMENTINE DOES IT YET AGAIN ! Clementine Lucine does it again Clementine Lucine FRA is almost a permanent fixture on World Cup Podiums. At this moment she is on top of the World Cup Points Table as we head for Putrajaya Malaysia and Qatar for the next World Cup Stops. Not only has she broken World Overall Records and World Shortboard Records in recent years, but now she has just set a whole new target for the World to chase. Last weekend at the McCormicks Fall Classic in Florida, Clementine clocked up a score of 8840 points for yet another Pending World Record. The famous Tawn Larsen USA held the World Record from 1988 to 1999 and at that point her 8630 points looked unbeatable. Since then, Clementine and Mandy Nightingale USA have taken over and now that 9000 point horizon almost looks possible....

The next 2008 World Cup Stop will be a WATERSKI World Cup Stop – and the venue is one of the most spectacular on our entire global circuit. A special World Cup Poster has just been released and as you will see, this event will certainly be a very special experience. In the coming days, we will fill you in on all the details. Make sure you bookmark this site for the latest updates – and watch out for some very interesting headlines, photos and Video clips. PUTRAJAYA HERE WE COME ! Poster Putrajaya

NICOLAS LeFORESTIER (FRA) BATTLES AGAINST WORLD CUP CLOCK Nicolas LeForestier with injury in Dubna Russia This will be a very tough challenge for the Waterski World Cup star and World Trick Record Holder (12,400 points), Nicolas LeForestier. He sustained a dreadful injury just before the Dubna Russia World Cup Stop when his arm went through the ski handle in training. As the boat picked up the slack, his upper arm muscles were almost separated form the shoulder in a freak accident. This would take normal humans half a lifetime to repair. To the astonishment of all our Dubna World Cup fans, Nicolas appeared on the starting dock just 10 days later – heavily bandaged into a Jump Sling under his World Cup Bib – see photo !  The huge applause was very moving and Nic even did his best...

Freddy Krueger (USA) How would you like to have the perfect Waterski parents ! Dad has broken the World Jump Record six times since 1999, still holds the World Record today, is the World Jump Champion, World Cup Jump Champion and Masters Jump Champion. Mum scores 5 buoys on the 10.75m line / 39 off and has rarely been out of the World’s top two Slalom Rankings in the past four years. The good news is that  Freddy Krueger and his wife Karen Truelove are expecting their first baby next March. CONGRATULATIONS from all the World Cup Team.  Two great athletes will not have as much free time from that point on !  Best wishes to you both. Don’t forget to watch out for our next Waterski World Cup Stop to see Freddy and Karen in action in Putrajaya Malaysia on November...

Chris Parrish and that Suit Anybody watching the Olympic Games will have seen how the Swimmers and Track & Field athletes have made enormous efforts with the development of special clothing and suits to give them the edge in very competitive fields. In many ways, it is surprising that our Skiers have made such enormous progress with equipment innovations but virtually none in the clothing department. In fact, it could be argued that fashion trends have reversed the forward movement. Coming out of the water with baggy Bermudas gathering buckets full of water and air just looks odd to some eyes. Only our Jumpers, with their Speed Suits, seem to be focussed on the challenge. Along comes World Slalom Record Holder Chris (Tower) Parrish. At the final stop of the MasterCraft ProTour yesterday...