The King and Queen of Wake series has officially started with the Wake Games at Orlando Watersports Complex. The Wake Games is slightly different to other wake contests as there is a teams aspect to the event. After riders have qualified for the semis or finals the top 10 males riders from 2009 KOW draft all qualifiers to make their dream team. Each rider is awarded points depending on their overall placement, with the highest point scoring team awarded the honours of Wake Games Champions!
Day Two's update from Hayley Smith:
Well today was the qualifying day for us women at my first event of the US season. There was a fair turn out for the women with 6 girls making four heats of four, unfortunately still missing was Emily after having her baby girl Hope. Fellow Aussie, Bec Gange took on her first big US pro event riding confident and clean as did Amber as expected. All three of us Australian girls were thrown into one heat with Barret Perlman which sucked for us, though Amber and myself advanced from our heat.
The highlights for me from this morning would have been Bec's indy backside 180, Anna riding super smooth with her spins, Dallas' tantrum to blind, Barret boosting on her indy tantrum as she always does and Amber's melan off axis 360. Before heading home I got to watch one of my favorite riding buddies Ben Greenwood absolutely kill it out there! ts 720, switch ts 720, big ol' nose grab front flip and slid like a champ! WOOP WOOP!
Now back at home Amber and I are going to take her boat out for some last minute touch ups to get a little more dialed in for Saturdays semifinals! Contest face, contest face!
PEACE!
After Sundays final for the women results were as follows
1st Dallas Friday
2nd Nicola Butler
3rd Amber Wing
4th Raimi Merrit
5th Hayley Smith
6th Anna Hajek
Men's Final
1st Harley Clifford
2nd Bob Soven
3rd JD Webb
