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Lake
Crichton Pro Am 2008
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Lake
Crichton, Dunsandel, NZ hosted some of the worlds best skiers
for the Pro Am tournament on 28 February to 2 March. The international
pros were joined by the best that New Zealand and Canterbury have
to offer.
There was plenty to please the enthusiasts with seven of the worlds
top jumpers here along with top class slalomers and trickers.
Thomas Degasperi broke the NZ all-comers slalom record with a
run of 3 balls on the 10.25 metre line. The previous best was
set by Andy Mapple in 2004 and equalled by Chris Parrish in 2005.
Jaret Llewellyn joined the fray setting a new record NZ all-comers
jump record of 70.3 metres. The record was previously set at 68.9
metres by Scot Ellis at Lake Crichton in 2004.
The weather forecasts threatened to cause disruption, but at least
it held off until Sunday afternoon. When the southerly gales hit
it was with a vengeance bringing heavy rain showers and plumetting
temperatures. This forced the cancellation of the jump head to
head and some display events but it could have been far worse.
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A favourite
with the Canterbury crowd Aaron Larkin was an impressive sight on
the water. Aaron skied into fourth equal place with fellow kiwi
Steve Cockeram in the slalom final scoring 3 buoys on the 10.75
metre line.
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One
of the stars of the tournament didn't even ski. Eight month old
Jaeden Eade, son of Kyle and Karyn Eade was a popular figure at
the Pro Am.
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Lake
Crichton owner/operator Chris Wright presents Thomas Degasperi with
a $1,000 after his record breaking run of 3 balls @ 10.25 during
the second round of slalom on Saturday.
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The
official Pro Am boat was supplied by event sponsors, Crichton Marine
running both Perfect Pass and Zero Off speed control systems. The
2008 Ski Nautique 196 is seen here driven by Chris Wright and towing
Felipe Miranda (Chile).
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Francisco
Miranda's run comes to an end when he gets crossed up around 2 ball
during the second slalom round on Saturday afternoon. The pic to
the right shows the result as Franciisco hits the water.
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Francisco
hits the water after getting a little crossed up in the pic to the
left. |
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Ranked number four jumper in the world, Ryan Dodd made the trip
to Crichton from his home in Canada. Ryan was a spectacular performer
in the jump taking third place in the final with a jump of 66.5
metres. Ryan also contested the tricks and took second place with
a best score of 8410 points.
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While
others were getting stressed about the jump seedings prior to Saturday's
round Ryan Fitts relaxes with a book in the competitors area. Fittsy
took second place in the final with a distance of 68 metres.
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Kyle
Eade had a couple of instances losing the handle during the second
trick round (above) and during the slalom head to head (right) on
Sunday. |
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The handle gets away on Kyle Eade during Sunday's slalom head to
head. Kyle was seventh in the slalom final with 2 balls on the 10.75,
eighth in the tricks with a best score of 5580 points and nineth
in the jump final with 61.4 metres. |
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Trick
judging was carried out by video link from the boat to the officials
room in the clubhouse. The officials here are from left, Steve Cockeram,
Alison Eade and Mark Evans.
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Rodrigo Miranda (Chile) was tenth in the trick section with a best
score of 3510 points. Rodrigo also jumped 63.3 metres in the final
to take eight place. |
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More
pictures from the 2008 Lake Crichton Pro Am Page
2 - Page 3
See Our Pictorials of Previous Lake Crichton Pro Ams 2004
2005 2007
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©2007 skishotz, Ashburton, New Zealand. Email
skishotz
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