Skyview Lake Open Women Slalom Shootout

August 27-28, 2006     Skyview Lake     Harmony, North Carolina  usa

Dana Reed: Tournament Director

Darryl Robinson:  Asst. Tournament Director

Special thanks to the Skyview Lake Ski Club, Lake Norman Ski Club & MasterCraft Boats

Tommy Harrington/Becky Lathrop: Drivers

Ray Crenshaw: Chief Judge

Bill Murbach: Tech Controller     Anne Harrington: Chief Scorer

All officials from the SOUTHERN REGION, except for TC Bill Murbach

This was the most awesome display of slalom talent on the planet.  Running 11.25m was required in order to get into the final four....10.75m was the order of the day for most.

Head to Head Format proved to be a crowd favorite....but a grueling event for the athletes as they worked through the sweet sixteen bracket....this is the way of the future for professional slalom skiing !!

Finalists in the event (Regina & Karen Truelove) had to ski at this level five times in less than four hours...with the final two sets in less than ten minutes.  Lots of sore muscles and blisters on Monday after the tournament.

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$16,000 TOTAL PURSE

1st:  Karen Truelove- $5,000

2nd:  Regina Jaquess- $3,000

3rd:  Natalie Hamrick          4th:  Jill Knutsen

5th:  Sarah Green     6th:  Whitney McClintock     7th:  Michelle Simpson     8th:  Rhoni Barton-Bischoff

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Regina stopped by Hendrick Motorsports on the way to Skyview, But Jeff & Jimmy were in Bristol, TN for the weekend

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Regina @ 10.75m.....repeatedly with both Tommy & Becky

 

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Becky & Tommy Keeping It Between the Buoys;  Ray & Bill keeping things running smoothly

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Dana, Tournament Director,Weed Control, Jetty Meister, Gas Man, etc.

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Even Freddy the World Jump Record Holder was there...washing his dogs and making them smell real nice

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Gary Coble loves to be home in Carolina & so does Jack Truelove.....saves them a lot of gas money when they keep those giant motorhomes close to home; Gary was real proud of his new Coble Ski School Golf cart;  Who is that shadowing April?

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Jennifer Leachman-LaPoint: If this was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding, Right?

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Harley Hamrick & Regina

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Ray Crenshaw setting up Reggie's Fin...hmmm...

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Fin set up worked.  Thanks for letting me borrow your gloves, Peggy, and Your Calipers, Bill (Murbach) !!

Now, let the good times roll with Regina, Natalie, Michele, Jill, Jennifer, Karen, Lori, Marina, Rhoni, April, Whitney, Sarah, Breanne, Carly, Mandi, Michaela, Anita and all the supporting cast:

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Look for the 2007 Skyview Open Women Slalom Shootout to be bigger and better......with a minimum purse of $25,000 for the girls......:)

Many, many thanks to Dana, Darryl, their wives, Ray Crenshaw, Bill & Peggy Murbach, Anne & Tommy Harrington, Becky Lathrop, Trish Burt, Anita George, Bob Long, Jeff Gilbert, Chris Eller, Gerald Kirschner, Meredith Pressley, Lake Norman and Skyview Lake Ski Clubs...and everyone that made this event the one to remember this year......

KEEPING IT IN THE SOUTH.....FOR SKIERS, BY SKIERS.

Check out the SKYVIEW LAKE SKI CLUB and the LAKE NORMAN SKI CLUB websites!!

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