2005 World Freestyle Kayak Championships Results Sponsored by Bliss Stick Kayaks Junior Men Prelims

2005 World Freestyle Kayak Championships Results
Sponsored by Bliss Stick Kayaks
Junior Men Prelims

January 27, 2005

Todd Baker dominated with his first ride score of 168.
The other two top juniors also had a big first score, and then low second
ones. Lukas Kalkbrenner from Germany was second with a first ride of 140
and James Bebbington with really fun to watch rides had a 154 on his first
run. Ten juniors made the cut. Dane paddled really well on his first run
and scored high enough to make the cut if he had a second ride the same,
but only got 2 points on his second run. Dane was crying after his second
run, and wanted to know how he only got 2 points, “what about my
back loop and clean blunt?” he asked. Kristine, his mom, explained
that he didn’t stick them in the hole, and he said, “you have
to stick them in the hole?”. Such young innocence, it is fun to
see such a great little kayaker learn the lessons of life. He immediately
stopped crying and went about paddling the rest of the course again. The
best thing to watch was the young junior Kazuki from Japan. He had a bad
first ride but then came back with a killer second ride and nailed a huge
air loop halfway through his ride and couldn’t stop smiling the
rest of it. He was so excited and knew he made the grade. He really made
his Star fly, and his exuberant celebration after his ride will be remembered
by everyone watching long after the competition.

Results are posted.

Placing

Bib #

Name

Country

Individual
Rides

Final Score

Run

Score

1

110

Todd
Baker

USA

1

168.67

238.67

2

70

2

97

Lukas
Kalkbrenner

GER

1

140

224.5

2

84.5

3

86

James
Bebbington

GBR

1

154

187.25

2

33.25

4

96

Alan
Ward

GBR

1

60

174.67

2

114.67

5

99

Justin
Pait

USA

1

26.67

154.17

2

127.5

6

108

Kazuki
Yazawa

JPN

1

22.67

143

2

120.33

7

93

Jake
Farragher

AUS

1

67.08

136.42

2

69.33

8

94

Joel
Kowalksi

CAN

1

35

135

2

100

9

105

Mathieu
Dumoulin

FRA

1

84.33

109.33

2

25

10

87

Thomas
Motz

GER

1

63.25

104.92

2

41.67

11

101

Jakub
Nemec

CZE

1

47.25

82.25

2

35

12

85

Yohann
Chusseau

FRA

1

52

81.75

2

29.75

13

83

Gerd
Serrasoles

ESP

1

28.75

80.5

2

51.75

14

109

Lawrence Simpson

NZL

1

40.25

67.17

2

26.92

15

100

Leonard Keleher

IRE

1

25.67

65.92

2

40.25

16

107

Michael
Pulver

GER

1

31.5

62.17

2

30.67

17

98

Nathan
Ashmore

NZL

1

8

57

2

49

18

90

Dane
Jackson

USA

1

52.08

54.08

2

2

19

92

Daniel
Warberg

SWE

1

43.75

50.75

2

7

20

106

Richard
Longley

GBR

1

13.5

46.75

2

33.25

21

104

Russell
Boza

AUS

1

21.25

41.83

2

20.58

22

89

Guy
Anderson

RSA

1

2

32

2

30

22

88

Rafael
Ortiz

MEX

1

12

32

2

20

24

84

Lachie
Carracher

AUS

1

8

29.67

2

21.67

25

103

Paul
Manning Hunter

CAN

1

17.5

21.5

2

4

26

102

Cillian
Delaney

IRE

1

8.17

20.67

2

12.5

27

82

Logan Grayling

CAN

1

9

19.5

2

10.5

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