2006 Venezuelan World Cup
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2006 Venezuelan World Cup: "The men's single elimination kicked off the day right at 1 pm with winds at 15-20 knots. The first round of the singles held very few surprises as the world’s top riders took to the water thrilling the spectators on the beach with sensational trick after trick. The judges were focused on power, technical difficulty, variety, height, smoothness, style and innovation in all of tricks that were performed. Not an easy job, as the top riders all have such a high level of ability, fairly equal in scoring, and often the decision comes down to only one or two tricks.
One big upset came in the fourth heat when #2 in the world, Ruben Lenten (Slingshot, Flexifoil) was beaten by #63 Sebastien Garat (RRD, France). Ruben, suffering from an ankle injury incurred in Australia this past January that has never fully recovered, came out lacking his usual fire. His repertoire of handle pass tricks were there and technically sound, however, Garat was able to capitalize on Ruben's unusually tentative performance, advancing to the next round where he was then defeated by Mallory De La Villemarque (North, France). Mallory had a stellar day, riding with good power, even in the lighter winds, showing off a nice variety of moves, nailing mobes in both directions advancing all the way to the losers final where he could place as high as 3rd or 4th based on tomorrow's 'secret' results announcement!"
2006 Venezuelan World Cup: "The men's single elimination kicked off the day right at 1 pm with winds at 15-20 knots. The first round of the singles held very few surprises as the world’s top riders took to the water thrilling the spectators on the beach with sensational trick after trick. The judges were focused on power, technical difficulty, variety, height, smoothness, style and innovation in all of tricks that were performed. Not an easy job, as the top riders all have such a high level of ability, fairly equal in scoring, and often the decision comes down to only one or two tricks.
One big upset came in the fourth heat when #2 in the world, Ruben Lenten (Slingshot, Flexifoil) was beaten by #63 Sebastien Garat (RRD, France). Ruben, suffering from an ankle injury incurred in Australia this past January that has never fully recovered, came out lacking his usual fire. His repertoire of handle pass tricks were there and technically sound, however, Garat was able to capitalize on Ruben's unusually tentative performance, advancing to the next round where he was then defeated by Mallory De La Villemarque (North, France). Mallory had a stellar day, riding with good power, even in the lighter winds, showing off a nice variety of moves, nailing mobes in both directions advancing all the way to the losers final where he could place as high as 3rd or 4th based on tomorrow's 'secret' results announcement!"
Labels: accidents, Competition, North, Ruben Lenten
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