26Aug01 Final World Games Report by IWSF Media Chairman -
Des Burke-Kennedy
26Aug01 World Games Finish in Akita
Winners are:
- Men Tournament Overall
Patrice Martin FRA
- Women Tournament Overall
Elena Milakova RUS
- Men Barefoot Overall
Keith St. Onge USA
- Women Barefoot Overall
Nadine De Villiers RSA
- Men Wakeboard
Rodolphe Vinh-Tung FRA
- Women Wakeboard
Mero Narita JPN
Final results have been added to preliminary results
on the results links shown from yesterday.
25Aug01 World Games in progress - Saturday Preliminaries
25Aug01 World Games Preliminary Results available at
World Games web site
Men Tournament
Women Tournament
Men Barefoot
Women Barefoot
Men Wakeboard
Women Wakeboard
25Aug01 Overall Final World Ranking List now available
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This list is for results achieved between May 1, 2000 and
April 30, 2001.
Overall
24Aug01 World Games in progress
23Aug01 Typhoon bypasses World Games - Opening Ceremony held
23Aug01 World Championships Bulletins now available
World Championships Intent to Enter
22Aug01 World Games delayed by Typhoon report by Des Burke-Kennedy
Before the Typhoon in Akita
World Games Photo Gallery
21Aug01 Tuesday Report from the World Games
21Aug01 Final World Ranking List now available
Sponsored by Correct Craft
These lists are for results achieved between May 1, 2000 and
April 30, 2001.
Slalom
Tricks
Jump
List of Tournaments
All data (750k)
Overall will be available shortly.
20Aug01 Monday Report from the World Games
18Aug01 World Games Open in Akita, Japan
IWSF Media Chairman Des Burke-Kennedy to send reports and results
18Aug01 Andres Botero and Vern Oberg attend PASO meeting in Santo Domingo
to lobby for Water Skiing
IWSF President Andres Botero and Pan Am Region President Vern Oberg are attending the
Pan American Sports Organization meeting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
the site of the 2003 Pan Am Games to be sure water skiing continues to be in the Pan Am Games
as it has in 95 and 99.
Andres Botero, IWSF and Wilton Martinez from the Dominican Republic stand in
front of the proposed slalom lagoon
08Aug01 IWSF announces the 2001 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Bruce Douglas New Zealand
A pioneering water skier in New
Zealand. Appointed Judge at all World Championships from 1989 to
1999. Member of the Tournament Council. President of the New Zealand
federation until his death in November 2000.
Sammy Duvall USA
Men's World Overall Champion 1981, 1983,
1985, and 1987. Winner of seven medals inthe World Championships. Set
the World Record in jumping six times, and held it, except for two months
in 1992, from 1988 to 1995.
Franz Kirsch Germany
Chairman of the IWSF Barefoot Council for ten
years. Member of the German National Tournament Team for seven years and
the Barefoot Team for five years. Twice Chief Judge of the World Barefoot
Championships.
Deena Mapple USA
Women's World Overall Champion in 1987 and
1989. Winner of fifteen medals in the World Championships while a member
of the U.S. Team from 1979 to 1989. Set five World Records each in
jumping and slalom, with her last jumping record standing for eight years.
Jean-Marie Muller France
World Champion in tricks in 1961. Many times
European Champion from 1956 to 1961 in all events. Organized the first
World Cup in Tahiti in 1971 and again in Bordeaux in 1980. Founder of the
IWSF Barefoot and Racing Commissions.
The announcement was made by Bill Barlow, Chairman of the IWSF Hall of Fame Committee
07Aug01 IWSF World Cable Wakeboard Championships held in Duisburg, Germany
IWSF World Cable Wakeboard Champions
Cable Wakeboard Open Women
- Grice, Sally AUS

- Koch, Eva GER

- Schmitt, Sabine GER

Cable Wakeboard Open Men
- Hinterberger, Bernhard GER

- Hitch, Ben GBR

- Mapp, Rob USA

Cable Wakeboard Team Championships
- GERMANY

- GREAT BRITIAN

- AUSTRALIA

Duisburg Cable Wakeboard site
Complete results
06Aug01 The City Of Tianjin, China To Bid On 2002 IWSF
World University Championships

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IWSF World University Commission Chairman, Phil Chase and Tianjin Foreign
Affairs Office, Vice Director, Zhao Yannan exchange documents after reaching
agreement on conditions for China's bid on 2002 World University
Championships"
06Aug01 Nicloas Le Forestier backs up his pending record of 12220 with
an 11970 at Trophée International de Losne-Chaugey
The runs were judged from the shore but Nicolas supplied an in boat video
for viewing.(uses real player)
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/nlf/videos/pending11970_pass1.rm
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/nlf/videos/pending11970_pass2.rm
29Jul01 Milakova breaks jump and overall records again at EAME
Championships
Elena skied 0.5 at 11.25m, 7750, and jumped a new pending World Record of
55.1 m in the Overall final to smash her current overall record and post a new one of
2854.01, over 165 points higher.
Read the final results with podium pictures from the EAME Championships
courtesy of planetwaterski.com
28Jul01 Elena Milakova RUS ties her own World Jump Record of 53.3m at the
European Championships
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27Jul01 New Women's World Overall record reported from EAME Championships
Elena Milakova RUS slalomed 3 1/2 @ 12m, tricked 7380 and jumped 52.5m
for an overall score of 2688.5, a new World Record |
27Jul01 European (Europe, Africa, Middle East) Championships underway at Hazelwood Ski World in
Lincolnshire, England
Results
23Jul01 IWSF Tournament Council establishes qualification mechanism for the
World Championships to replace the World Cup Rankings
The IWSF tournament council voted to substitute a new entry mechanism to
replace the World Cup Ranking mechanism since the World Cup was not held
this year.
In addition to the top eight in each event, the Tournament Council will accept
entry of up to 4 skiers in each event (2 in overall) under the following conditions:
The skiers must have a two performance average (or single overall performance)
equal to or *
higher than the qualification level of the ranking list entrants (8th place or 5th overall).
Of those skiers who submit their scores performed between Aug 27, 2000 and Aug 27, 2001,
the four highest (2 overall) will be taken.
Skiers who feel that they qualify should submit their scores to the Ranking
List Chairman, Bob Corson. All scores performed before May 1st of 2001
have already been received.
The deadline for score submission will be September 3, 2001.
* error corrected 7/30/01
23Jul01 2001 World Championships Information for IWSF Federations

Recetto - Site of the 2001 World Championships
map to Recetto from Milan Airport (Malpensa)
19Jul01 Official IWSF Press Release for the 2001 World Championships
18Jul01 2001 World Tournament Championships to be hosted by
Italian Water Ski Federation
The rescheduled event will be held in Recetto, the site of a World Cup
stop last year. The dates will be one week later Sept. 24-30.
(Note-Correction)
18Jul01 2001 World Tournament Officials Appointments
(note some changes due to schedule conflicts
Chief Officials named previously)
Homologator:
Barbara Fasola ITA
Appointed Judges:
Maureen Wright GBR
Marina Morresi ITA
Serge Efimushkin RUS
Chris Owen IRL
Brett Nieuwstad RSA
Edgardo Martin ARG
Mary Gail Holcombe USA
Jim Stacy CAN
Nikki Lee USA
Joy Morris AUS
Xue Yin CHN (Alternate)
Scorers:
Lori Veenstra CAN
Mary Franke USA
Drivers:
Ernesto Revilla ARG
Eric Steiner USA
Davide Gandola ITA
Waldie Priekulis AUS
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11Jul01 X Games in Philadelphia, USA, highlights water skiing |
11Jul01 Preliminary Overall World Ranking List now available
Overall
This includes all corrections listed so far.
08Jul01 Preliminary World Ranking List now available
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These lists are for results achieved between May 1, 2000 and
April 30, 2001.
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Slalom
Tricks
Jump
List of Tournaments
All data (750k)
Reported Problems
Overall and all data will be available shortly
This starts the 30 day correction period.
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