1. DOMINIK GUHRS GER, 2. FREDERIC VON OSTEN GER, 3. SEBASTIAN DUNN AUS

1. MAXINE SAPULETTE NED, 2. SANNE MEIJER NED, 3. ANGELIKA SCHRIBER AUS

In sweltering 37C/ 99Fh sunshine, Beijing’s 2008 Olympic Shunyi Rowing Lake once again rolled out the famous podium for Wakeboard athletes from nineteen countries around the world. In celebrating it’s 40^th Stop of this  successful series, the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) enjoyed one of the most exciting Cable Wakeboard events to date. It was also full of surprises with some major international stars threatened by a few sensational new young Riders. Bruno Rixen, the German 83 year-old original inventor of the Cable system which has revolutionized the sport, even made a demonstration run through the Shunyi Olympic Course for the spectators !

Several hot favorites did not make it to the Finals catching all by surprise. Most notable were Astrid Schabransky AUT, Tatsanai Aye THA, Daniel Fetz AUT and Julian Cohen USA. This opened the door for some exciting rising talents including three teenagers who caused a sensation with their extraordinary performances. Korea’s San Im celebrated his 17^th birthday during the event and went on to take 4^th place in the Open Men Finals. Australia’s 16 year-old Sebastian Dunn went one better with an outstanding third place World Cup Podium finish on his first World Cup appearance. Seventeen year-old Sanne Maijer NED did better again in the Open Women Finals in taking home a silver medal.

Tokyo World Cup winner Frederik von Osten GER, suffered two serious injuries in recent times. This was his come-back World Cup event. First off the dock, he set the pace with a massive score of 76.67. Almost all then struggled to get close to this. However, the Beijing defending champion, Germany’s Dominik Guhrs, who was second last off the dock, eventually raised the barrier to 85.33 points as all the Finalists entered their last pass. As it turned out, none could outperform him again this time.  As Guhrs made this his second win in Beijing, certainly Frederic von Osten is back to full form once again by capturing the silver medal on this occasion. However, the loudest cheer went to the teenager Sebastian Dunn on receiving his bronze and first World Cup medal.

 MENS RESULTS

 The women’s Finals produced even greater surprises. Germany’s Sophia Reimers, a strong contender, set the pace early on with a great score of 70.00. Angelika Schriber AUS, the Tokyo World Cup champion, caused the first shock. She fell half way through the course and before the last two Rixen Kickers. With one pass yet to come, the pressure was on her. Seventeen year-old Sanne Meijer NED then took the lead with a score of 73.67. Julia Rick GER already captured five trophies this year and was last out but again we were in for a shock. She also fell before the last two Kickers. Now it was all down to the last pass for each Rider. Schriber made a fantastic recovery and posted a score of 71.40 to put her in contention for a Podium place. Sanne Meijer was still the leader with just three Riders to go. Out of the blue, twenty-three year-old Maxine Sapulette NED, who had a conservative event up to this time, put in a performance of a lifetime. She took the silver medal here a year ago. Her score of 74.50 was the best of the day. Neither Julia Rick or Cosima Giemza GER could match that. This gave Maxine Sapulette her first World Cup Gold medal, with the teenager Sanne Meijer winning silver and Angelika Schriber bronze.

 WOMENS RESULTS

IWWF President Kuno Ritschard thanked Mr Han Jianguo, Deputy Director of China Water Sport Administration, for their support and encouragement. The event was organised by the Chinese Water Ski Association and sanctioned by IWWF Asia. This return of the World Cup to the Shunyi Olympic Park venue was an outstanding success. Most encouraging of all was the highly impressive arrival of some very young talented Wakeboard Riders.

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CAN GERMANY MAKE IT A SECOND WORLD CUP VICTORY IN JULY ?

2014 BANK OF BEIJING SHUNYI OLYMPIC PARK CABLE WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP

WORLD CUP WAKEBOARD RETURNS TO BEIJING’S SPECTACULAR SHUNYI OLYMPIC PARK VENUE ON JULY 25/27

All eyes will be on German athletes once again at the end of this month. Here is the reason. The enormous growth in the development of Wakeboard Cable Parks around the world has seen two Olympic sites already adding these facilities to their infrastructures – Beijing and Barcelona. On July 25/27, the 2014 Bank of Beijing Shunyi Olympic Park Cable Wakeboard World Cup will see the second major World Cup Stop of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) take place at this impressive Beijing facility. Covering an area of 6.35 million square meters, it is the world’s largest.

The IWWF will also celebrate the 40^th Stop of the successful World Cup series on this occasion. Organised by the Chinese Water Ski Association and sanctioned by IWWF Asia, Riders from the following 19 countries will compete: Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, United Arab Emirates and USA.

One year ago, Wakeboard Riders took part in what was the inaugural competition of this Olympic Park Cable facility. On that occasion, the World Cup podium was dominated by two German athletes, Dominik Guhrs and Cosima Giemza. They will now both return to defend their titles and perhaps make this Germany’s second World Cup victory of the month !

Twenty-four year old Red Bull athlete Guhrs from Munich in southern Germany has collected a host of Wakeboard titles to date. In addition to his 2013 World Cup Shunyi gold medal, they include German National Champion and Rider of the Year, gold medal at both the Vienna Stop of WakeControl and Abu Dhabi Wake Park World Championships.  The titles of twenty-three year old Giemza from Hamburg in northern Germany include German Open Ladies Champion, World Cup Gold and Silver medals at the Europe Africa Championships and the IWWF World Championships.

The 44 World Cup Riders invited to this 40^th World Cup Stop at the Bank of Beijing Shunyi Olympic Park Cable Wakeboard World Cup all have Olympic ambitions. The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has already invited the IWWF some months ago to make a presentation in St Petersburg, Russia, showing what Wakeboard could bring to the 2024 Games. IOC President Thomas Bach and his colleagues are currently reviewing changes for the future and details will be announced later this year. German athletes Dominik Guhrs and Cosima Giemza and the other Riders heading to Shunyi will no doubt be aware that competing at this Beijing Olympic site could well be a very useful experience for the future !  To confirm if Germany can win a second World Cup title this month, we will just have to wait and see.

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