WC Slovenia official result update

Lotta SWE 6.25

Jessica USA 6.03

Elizabeth NO 5.52

Johanna FIN 5.35

Natalja RU 5.32

Phoebe GRE 5.31

Karla CRO 5.24

Kathryn NZ 5.22

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B finals over.

Run very smoothly.

Video coverage on big screen.

carlos C brings 187 to the a final resultlist.

Luka P from Slo won the heat and took 9th position overal.

Ryoza second = 10th

Lotta could not repeat 150.

Lidija from Cro did 150 claiming 9th overall

Dramatic.

Mitja seting of like a rocket. 175.

Stig and Alexey side by side.

Turning at 200.

Stig slowing down seeing Alexey coming up at 213

Stig right after 216.

Henning still in the water slow slow coming up third postion.

LMC – doing two removals of goggles but in the right order in the end.

White card.

Winram 203

Per 100

Weine 163

Carlos 178

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Protest accepted.

RED card henning.

Henning is protesting.

I guess he wants to see the video, which is good.

I think he should see it and be able to judge for himself.

Thats probably worth 50 euro as evaluation.

Half the competition is done. Three events out of six.

The finals last night was probably the most Competitionlike thing our community has delivered when it comes to audience appeal.

Lots of people in the audience stand: full screen video, music, journalists (mostly slovenian, russian and japaneese), interviews with winners on the screen, speakers in several langaguages.

And the actual organization functioned close to perfect: impressive seeing 16 safetydivers all on standby in neat lines in the water as the persentation of the athletes in the finals was out in the loudspeakers.

Judging 8 lanes is tricky – but it works. Its all about the athletes “making it easy for the judges to judge them”.

Great performances by the athletes, many NR. Of course some athletes are missed, and some of our favourites dissapeared in the qualifications:

STA misses Natalie, maldame and Timo in the finals.

Of course Tom is missed, but the quality of the results are good, and the drama is here.

For a moment I thought Natalja made a misstake with 5.32 in STA qual, but I guess she knew exactly what she was doing.

The big question today is if Stig can do something about a well rested herbert (mostly walking around smiling). The mens third place is the most interesting today, as is the females second place: can Lotta deliver again (earpain) or will our new star Elizabeth make yet another great leap in PB. And what can Karal do?

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Sebastian

from the very busy administraton centre

ooh my god.

This was a thriller.

Women poping up before 6 minutes.

Jessica Wilson USA at 6 sharp finishing third.

Natalia fighting hands on ledge,feet down.

But Lotta E still lying cool, not moving.

Lotta set her mind to do minimum 3 min contractions.

Ending up adding 20 secs to her old WR PB coming up at 6.49

Natalia fooling us all, just contuning fighting like another day at the office.

8 minutes WR.

She has set Wr everytime she enters water in all championships.

Last year 114 was needed for the A finals. This year 132. Alexey took the last position. Biggest surprise Nazoki JP 143.

Three Slovenians nearly made it to the A final (JUrex2 and Mitja BO or close).

Stig looked strong at 153. Henning and William around 140. Henning pushing himself, somewhat easier for William. Yajac and Swedish Larsson at 134 both.

William and Stig the strongest.

Women have improved immensly, while men are BOing right and left ‘ women usuallz come up on the right side (same as in DYN).

112 needed for finals this year.

Junko improving alot setting PB NR with 112. Johanna shaping up in the last discipline ready to defend her 2nd position from last year. Alena (DyN BO 195) now 116 DNF joining Karla and Jarmilla in the A final. Lidijc 119 and Eva 116 makes up the eight. Oh and of course Natalja with an easy 117.

Who will take second tomorrow.

I have no idea.

Sebastian

Looking at the startlist for tomorrow and trying to predict anything is very hard.

Of course there is Stig and Natalja, but then who. It could go any way in places 2-8.

And the B finals aswell is going to be a thriller. Most people having done PB yesterday so we do not know where their limit is.