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.
$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
Regina stopped by Hendrick Motorsports on the way to Skyview, But Jeff & Jimmy were in Bristol, TN for the weekend
Regina @ 10.75m.....repeatedly with both Tommy & Becky
Becky & Tommy Keeping It Between the Buoys; Ray & Bill keeping things running smoothly
Dana, Tournament Director,Weed Control, Jetty Meister, Gas Man, etc.
Even Freddy the World Jump Record Holder was there...washing his dogs and making them smell real nice
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?
Jennifer Leachman-LaPoint: If this was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding, Right?
Harley Hamrick & Regina
Ray Crenshaw setting up Reggie's Fin...hmmm...
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:
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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