Big night under the lights, with the top 20 best jumpers in the World ! The saturday 6th of june the Mastercraft Pro will stop in Zachary Louisiana. The La Night Jam is one of the most insane event of the season. The preliminary round will be held during the day, following by an insane night final for the top 8 skiers! It would be my first time to attend this event, so I am looking forward to jump there and hopefully I will kick a big one. Check out the website and the promo video : www.lanightjam.com
This weekend at Sun Set Lakes in Orlando we had the last chance qualifier for the US Masters in Atlanta (23/24 of may). Only the top 8 athletes of the 2008 season are invited. Due to my injury come back last year and missing many tournaments, I had to participate to the LCQ. The minimum required to get qualifier to this prestigious event was 68,5 meters(225 feet), to be more precise we had to equal the 5th best score of the 2008 world ranking list....After some consistent jumping of 67,7m (222 feet) on saturday and 67,10m (220 feet) on sunday, I miss the qualification by a hair...Of course I'm disappointed, I jumped over this distance many times, and I had everything it takes to do it again, my technique is on place, I feel strong, and the conditions were excellent. I just never had that great jump I needed all weekend. My timing was off on saturday, arriving to the ramp a way to early, and then on sunday, I did everything good, just pre-kick a bit in front of the ramp who cost me few precious meters. Considering where I'm coming from, my level of skiing is getting better and better, starting with a top 5 at the first Pro event of the year in Australia and then I already have 3 scores over 67 meters early in the season. I feel very close now to have some big jumps, just need to do some more tournaments, and get back into it. 50 US Masters live www.masterswaterski.com
30 years ago Pierre and Denise Grimm had the courageous ambition to leave Geneva to start one of the largest waterski complex ever built, located in Clermont Florida near Orlando. In 2003 the Swiss Ski School also host the World Championship on Lake Denise. Banquet, fire and activities will be held tonight on Swiss 1 beach. www.swissskischool.com
- 1.Jaret Llewellyn (Can) 68,10 meters
- 2.Kyle Eade (Nzl) 66,60 meters
- 3.Ryan Dodd (Can) 65,80 meters
- 4.Damien Sharman (Gbr) 65,50 meters
- 5.Sebastien Di Pasqua (Swi) 64,80 meters
- 6.Jason Seels (Gbr) 64,40 meters
- 7.Zack Worden (Usa) 63,30 meters
- 8.Tom Asher (Gbr) 62,80 meters
First Pro Event of the year and first final, good way to start the season. After many qualifications rounds, the top 8 jumpers make into the monday final.
- 1. Jaret Llewellyn (Can)
- 2. Zack Worden (Usa)
- 3. Ryan Dodd (Can)
- 4. Tom Asher (Eng)
- 5. Sebastien Di Pasqua (Swi)
- 6. Jason Seels (Gbr)
- 7. Damien Sharman (Eng)
- 8. Kyle Eade (Nzl)
Tomorrow we will ski in front of 100'000 spectators, its gonna be insane! In the women side, the Eurolac/Jivahill team members, Karina Nowlan (World Record Holder) and Nicole Arthur (World Champion) are leading before the final round. www.moombamasters.com.au
Curently 5th of the first round :
- 1. Ryan Dodd (Can) 65,20m
- 2. Kyle Eade ( Nzl) 63,90 m
- 3. Jaret Llewellyn (Can) 63,50 m
- 4. Damien Sharman (Eng) 62,20 m
- 5. Sebastien Di Pasqua (Swi) 61,70 m
- 5 Jason Seels (Eng) 61,70 m
Leaving Switzerland is never an easy thing, specially when there is 2 meters of snow in Verbier, and its to go waterski in Florida by only 5 degrees..Anyway, it could be worst, I could be a banker pulling my hair off all day long at the office! Anyway, all good here in Orlando, its nice to be back on the water after taking few monthes off. Just need to put some sets in now to get ready for the first pro event of the season, the Moomba Master in Australia. (4th to the 10th of march) The Moomba is one of the most prestigious waterski tournement of the year, it has been a big part of Melbourne city festival for more than 50 years. www.moombamasters.com.au/index.html
Just got back to Geneva few days ago and its so exciting to be in the company of my old buddies again, and of course in my favorite home town. This last month of skiing my results were pretty average...I was physically and mentally exhausted. Since my knee surgery I have been working like a maniac just to be able to strap my skis back on again! Not long after, my dear dad passed away.... following by a very long season. I was more motivated to celebrate Halloween for an entire week straight (seriously, I wore the costume every night for a week!) than to try jumping far at the Malaysian World Cup stop on a lake which looked like the sea at the exit of the Gibraltar harbour! Its finally time to kick back, take some hollidays, and just be a bit insane! It has already started well, the snow ski conditions are good in Verbier, considering how early it is in the season... powder, sun, just a little piece of paradise. Also doing a lot of mountain biking in the mud and woods, racing with friends, just chasing adrenaline as I do best! The most challenging time coming up is the Christmas Cup, a traditional swimmimg race in lake Geneva in the middle of December with water temps around 4 degrees! Wet suits are illegal, only a simple pair of boardies (or speedo for the.....well, never mind.) So twice a week with 15 of my twisted friends we are going to the lake to train. Its pretty hardcore, but such a fun time! You guys should try, I hear its healthy :-) I haven't decided when I will start physically training again, probably not before 2 or 3 weeks, but my play ground should keep me in a decent shape. Anyway, if some of you guys wants to come swim with us, quit your facebook chatting for 5 minutes and come to the lake! I will be the naked one, you can't miss me. (only kidding...) Cheers !
