I don’t know if you are following the World Cup in Europe happening right now, but I thought I would provide an update. This is a three stop event that started in Prague, moved to Augsburg and then to Switzerland. Jason has been killing it. Jason placed in second place in the first two events all but locking up the overall title if he continues on pace. It is a slightly different judging format than here so the scores can’t be compared. He is the youngest junior competitor.
Jason is in Europe competing in the three stops on the World Cup Freestyle. The first stop was at a whitewater park Prague, Czech Republic. Jason was up against some of the best junior freestyle competitors in the world. Jason was in third place through the preliminaries and went into the night time finals. In the end Jason finished second which is an amazing start to a European campaign.
The next stop is Augsburg, Germany. We will get a full report after the competition.
Jason is in Europe competing in the three stops on the World Cup Freestyle. The first stop was at a whitewater park Prague, Czech Republic. Jason was up against some of the best junior freestyle competitors in the world. Jason was in third place through the preliminaries and went into the night time finals. In the end Jason finished second which is an amazing start to a European campaign.
The next stop is Augsburg, Germany. We will get a full report after the competition.
Jason Craig, a TRF sponsored athlete, has been paddling on the Ottawa River in Ontario Canada as part of the Keener program. Jason is preparing for a trip to Europe to compete in the World Cup. Following that Jason has been accepted into a kayak academy for the coming academic year.
Check out Jason’s blog on the Keener site.
Good luck Jason from all of us here at the TRF!!!
http://okskeener.blogspot.com/2008/07/back-on-ottawa.html
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Jason sent in an update from the Teva Mountain Games in Vail Colorado.
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Hi Guys,
I’ve been have a amazing time out here is Colorado. The water is pumping and the kayaking is world class. If you have the chance this spring come out and paddle this water. The snow pack is 180% normal and it is all coming off. It is an amazing place right now with flowers all around and little creeks, and big creeks coming out of nowhere. Yesterday I did the Teva Mountain games pro freestyle event. My whole goal for this competition was to go out there and have fun. In preliminaries I had a slow first ride realized that my goal for this competition was to have fun and had the second best ride of the day putting me in 7th going into semis. I was stoked on advancing to semifinals. In semis I thought that there was no chance of me advancing to finals, so I just wanted to go big and have fun. Well it paid off because I had the third highest ride of the semis and a lot of those points were big air bonuses. Sweet! I was so stoked on advancing onto finals. After walking around Vail village and checking out the other sports it was time to gear up. Finals were on of the coolest things I have done. My rides were strong and I was in third place coming out of first rides, but was so cool was the crowd. I would drop in the hole or do a big loop there would be a huge roar from the crowd. It was crazy to kayak for that many people. The paddlers other paddlers were amazing. Ej toped the rides with a 158 during the majority of finals, with Nick coming just shy in second place with a 156. In the end it was Dustin Urban coming out with a amazing 170 ride to cap off the whole thing. I had a hard time paddling in finals because I wanted to watch the rides. In finals I finished 5th but the award was the experience.
The clinics at the Reno River Festival were a huge success!!! Different Strokes Kayaking provided the level of service that is unparalleled. We were able to introduce new paddlers in 90 minute lessons that filled up each time.
The TRF is stoked to be able to sponsor the free clinics at this years Reno River Festival. Registration is available at the festival on a first come first serve basis. Come on down and have some fun!!!
Saturday Clinics
Time Clinic Max Students
11:00 - 12:15pm Orientation 10
12:30 - 2pm Rolling and Bracing 8
2:15 - 3:45pm Skill Builder 10
4 - 5:00pm Orientation 10
Sunday Clinics
Time Clinic Max Students
11:00 - 12:15pm Orientation 10
12:30 - 2pm Rolling and Bracing 8
2:15 - 3:45pm Kids Kayak 12
4 - 5:00pm Skill Builder 10
The Truckee River Foundation is pleased to announce the fourth annual Stay Afloat Safety Fair on Saturday, July 19th at Wingfield Park. Professionals will provide river safety classes tailored to kids between 8 and 12 years of age. Each child will be provided 45 minutes of river safety education, a Coast Guard-certified life jacket, a river appropriate helmet, a bag of swag and ice cream–all for free! Classes start at 10:00, 11:00, 12:30 and 1:30. If you would like to volunteer please contact Lynn Zonge at 775-883-1698.
The Sierra Nevada Whitewater Club will be hosting their annual Truckee River Races on May 17th and 18th.
Events:
Downriver Race: There will be a Class II Downriver race on Saturday, at 3:00. A paddlers’ meeting will be at 2 pm at Wingfield Park. The Downriver race is open to all types of craft, including: kayaks, canoes, rafts, catarafts, and inner tubes. The race starts at Chrissy Caughlin Park and ends at Fisherman’s Park.
Slalom Races: The class II slalom course will be set up in the south channel of the fabulous Whitewater Park at Wingfield Park. The course will be open for practice runs all day Saturday. The race will start promptly at 9:30 am on Sunday, with the racers’ meeting at 8:30 am at Wingfield Park. Please note that all participants will need to help with gate judging and timing.
Where:
The Whitewater Park at Wingfield Park (where Arlington Street crosses the Truckee River).
Take Highway 80 to the Virginia Street exit and go south to First Street; turn left on First Street and go west 2 lights to Arlington St. Turn left (south) across the River. The first right or second right will have the best places to park.
Registration and Cost:
Participants must register Saturday at Wingfield Park between 9 am and 1 pm. The fee is $15.00 and $1.00 for each additional event.
For more information please contact Lynn Zonge at 775-720-5872 or Charles Albright at 775-324-5102.
You won’t want to miss the 2008 Reno River Festival on May 9th through 11th. With professional athletes from around the world, clinics, loads of boats to demo, it is our favorite river festival of the year. Go to www.renoriverfestival.com for more information.
