Reno River Fest 2017 by sagedonnelly | Jun 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesAfter training slalom for 6 months straight and winning both K1 and C1 Slalom Jr. Team Trials, in North Carolina, I flew home to compete in my local river festival after missing it for three years! We have been in a severe drought in Nevada to the point where the...
US Slalom Jr. Team Trials and National Championships by sagedonnelly | Oct 16, 2014 | WhitewaterI just finished up with Jr. Slalom Team Trials at the Dickerson course in Maryland! I am finally old enough to make the team, so I was really excited for this team trials. I had been training in Charlotte, NC. for the past few weeks trying to improve on my gate...
Great Falls on the Potomac! by sagedonnelly | Sep 26, 2014 | WhitewaterThis week I was able to run the Maryland side of Great Falls for my first time with Collin Kemp and OG Jim Burley! The river was beautiful with lots of drops and options, and flowing the perfect level for my first time down so I was stoked. We Paddled over the damn...
NF of the Payette by sagedonnelly | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterHere is quick video of my favorite river, the North Fork of the Payette in Idaho. Very happy to have run a lot more of it this year! I ran from lower Nutcracker to right above Jacob’s, and of course the Lower 5. Thanks to the Craig and Seth Stoenner for showing...
Pro Am Games at NOC-Fundraising for First Descents! by sagedonnelly | Sep 8, 2014 | WhitewaterAfter finishing up with Nationals Championships at Pigeon Point, I headed over to the Nantahala Outdoor Center on the Nantahala River where I volunteered to be a Pro at the World Kayak Pro Am games. It’s a competition where a pro is matched up with a few amateur...
The Perfect Day! by sagedonnelly | Sep 4, 2014 | WhitewaterAfter 3 weeks in Europe for slalom racing, and spending about 24 hours at home doing a mad packing of my van, we drove across the country to North Carolina and Tennessee so I could train for Freestyle Nationals at Pigeon Point and compete in a few races at NOC....
European Slalom Racing by sagedonnelly | Sep 2, 2014 | Whitewaterthis year I was able to compete internationally for my first time! I went with My slalom team, Team Colorado Whitewater Racing Club, our coach Jordi, and my parents to compete in the European Jr. Slalom Cup which featured an under 14 category. We landed in Milan,...
5907 Rio Vista Ln by JK Team | Feb 24, 2012 | Kid's Kayaks11 y/o Sage showing all the kids how easy a drop can be. 11 kids and 5 JK boats did laps on “Graduation Falls” in San Marcos, TX, while there for slalom training from Canada. Laps were run over and over and the grins were BIG!