Hundreds of doves are released along with thousands of ballons and confetti cannons make a colorful show.
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| Terry Winter scores 4.5 @ 11.25 in bad conditions. For safety, the event was run at 55kph (34 mph). |
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| Chris Parrish laps the field with 4.5 @ 10.75 to win the event and capture the yellow jersey as the new tour leader |
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| Rhoni Barton's 2nd place finish bumps her up to 3rd position in the World Cup race |
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| Mandy Nightingale's win makes her the new leader in Women's Tricks |
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| Two boats were used to smooth the water as much as possible in the high wind conditions |
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| Disaster struck for Nicolas Le Forestier who dropped from 1st to 3rd in the points standings |
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A huge effort was put in by the Chinese Water Ski Federation to prepare the site
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| Then came the storm. (picture courtesy Scot Ellis - Skifly.com) |
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The high winds tore down most of the banners and collapsed the side curtains on the jump.
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IWSF President Kuno Ritschard addresses the audience and the TV camera for the opening ceremony. Hundreds of doves are released along with thousands of ballons and confetti cannons make a colorful show.
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| Chris Parrish (USA) 1st with his check for $5000 - 2nd Terry Winter (USA) - 3rd Kyle Eade (NZE) & Michele Gallegra (ITA) |
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| Mandy Nightingale (USA) winner, Rhoni Barton (USA) 2nd, Clementine Lucine (FRA) 3rd |
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| Russell Gay (USA) winner, Jimmy Siemers (USA) 2nd, Jaret Llewellyn (CAN) 3rd |