TEAM CANADA AT U21 WORLDS
MUSKOKA WATER SKIER STRIKES GOLD AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Charlie Ross competing at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
Muskoka, ON’s Charlie Ross is the U21 World Champion in Slalom at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a preliminary round score of 2.5@10.25m/41off, Charlie Ross was top seed going into the U21 Men’s Slalom Finals – meaning as the last skier out in the finals he knew exactly the score he needed to win. Charlie needed more than 6 buoys at 10.75m/39off to win the Championships. He rose to the challenge by scoring 1@10.25m/41off to take the win and become World Champion.
Charlie has a great future ahead of him. He is the current U21 World Record holder with a score of 4@10.25m/41off. This is Charlie’s first gold medal at a World Championships.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to be crowned World Champion.
Charlie trains in Muskoka, ON on Mary Jane Lake at Water Ski Muskoka with his family. Charlie follows in his father and sister’s footsteps of becoming a World Champion. Drew, Charlie’s dad is the 2012 World 35+ Slalom Champion and Neilly, Charlie’s sister is a multiple time World Champion in Slalom and Tricks.
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
Charlie Ross on the top of the Podium at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
FINAL DAY OF U21 WORLDS COMPLETE
Day 4 and the final day of the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is complete. The day was filled with the finals of all 3 events. Canada was represented in every final with at least one skier, with a total of 7 skiers competing today.
Charlie Ross was crowned U21 World Champion in slalom and Nellie Allard had another jump PB!
Thank you to all the organizers, officials, parents and coaches for an amazing event.
Congratulations to all the skiers!
Results from Day 4:
U21 Women Slalom Finals
Nellie Allard – 11th – 3.5@13m/32off
U21 Men Slalom Finals
Sean Kraus – 11th – 2.5@11m/38off
Evan Kraus – 9th – 3.5@11m/38off
Charlie Ross – 1st – 1@10.25m/41off
U21 Women Trick Finals
Megan Pelkey – 7th – 5380pts
Hannah Stopnicki – 5th – 6390pts
U21 Men Trick Finals
Sean Kraus – 8th – 7150pts
U21 Women Jump Finals
Nellie Allard – 7th – 42.9m/141ft
U21 Men Jump Finals
Carter Lucas – 4th – 55.5m/182ft
To view complete results from the event, visit the link below.
https://iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
SASKATCHEWAN’S CARTER LUCAS SECURES HIS SPOT IN THE JUMP FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Carter Lucas Jumping at the 2022 Jr. Canadian Open. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Saskatoon’s Carter Lucas qualifies for the U21 Men’s Jump Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a score of 55.8m/183ft, Carter has punched his ticket into the Finals and will be competing again on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Carter is currently sitting 5th place after the preliminary round, going into finals. He will fight for a spot on the podium in the finals tomorrow.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF1
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
QUEBEC’S NELLIE ALLARD SOARS HER WAY INTO THE JUMP FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nellie Allard Jumping at the 2022 U17 World Championships. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Quebec’s Nellie Allard qualifies for the U21 Women’s Jump Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a score of 41.9m/137ft, Nellie punched her ticket into the Finals and will be competing again on Saturday, June 17, 2023. This was a personal best score for Nellie that has put her in 6th place going into the finals. Nellie has also qualified for the U21 Women’s Slalom Finals that will also be held on Saturday.
Nellie is the current U17 Women’s World Jump Champion, recently winning the title this past January.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
SEAN KRAUS PUNCHES HIS TICKET INTO TRICK FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATER SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sean Trick Skis at the 2022 Jr. Canadian Open. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Edmonton’s Sean Kraus qualifies for the U21 Men’s Trick Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a score of 7240 points, Sean punched his ticket into the Finals and will be competing again on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Sean was also joined by his younger brother, Evan in the U21 Men’s Trick Prelims. Unfortunately Evan missed out on making the Finals by 2 positions.
Sean has also qualified for the U21 Men’s Slalom Finals with his younger brother Evan. They will be competing in the Slalom Finals on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
DAY 3 OF U21 WORLDS COMPLETE
Day 3 of the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is complete. The day saw the end of the Trick and Jump preliminary rounds. Three Canadian skiers qualified for Finals in Men’s Trick, Women’s Jump, and Men’s Jump. Sean Kraus punched his ticket into the U21 Men’s Trick Finals to start the day off. Nellie Allard jumped a personal best score to solidify her position in the U21 Women’s Jump Finals. To finish the day off, Carter Lucas jumped his way into the U21 Men’s Jump Finals.
Tomorrow will bring finals for all three events. The day will start at 8am (MT) / 10am (ET) with the U21 Women Slalom Final, followed by the Men and then the Trick Finals and Jump Finals. Make sure you tune into the webcast for an exciting day of finals!
Results from Day 2:
U21 Men’s Trick Prelims
Evan Kraus – 5450 points
Sean Kraus – 7240 points (made finals)
U21 Women’s Jump Prelims
Megan Pelkey – 35.5m/116ft
Nellie Allard – 41.9m/137ft (PB and made finals)
U21 Men’s Jump Prelims
Carter Lucas – 55.8m/183ft (made finals)
Canadians to watch on Day 3:
Nellie Allard (QC) – Slalom & Jump Finals
Evan Kraus (AB) – Slalom Finals
Sean Kraus (AB) – Slalom and Trick Finals
Charlie Ross (SK) – Slalom Finals
Megan Pelkey (AB) – Trick Finals
Hannah Stopnicki (QC) – Trick Finals
Carter Lucas (SK) – Jump Finals
Thank you to Myfamily Canada for the Team Uniforms!
QUEBEC’S HANNAH STOPNICKI PUNCHES HER TICKET INTO TRICK FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hannah Stopnicki Tricking during the 2022 U17 World Championships. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Montreal’s Hannah Stopnicki qualifies for the U21 Women’s Trick Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a score of 5740 points, Hannah punched her ticket into the Finals and will be competing again on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Hannah is currently sitting in 6th place after prelims and going into the finals. Hannah will be joined in the Women’s Trick Finals with fellow Canadian Team Member, Megan Pelkey..
Hannah is the current U17 Women’s World Trick Champion, recently winning the title this past January.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
ALBERTA’S MEGAN PELKEY PUNCHES HER TICKET INTO THE TRICK FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Megan Pelkey Tricks during the 2022 U17 World Championships. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Alberta’s Megan Pelkey qualifies for the U21 Women’s Trick Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
With a score of 5440 points, Megan punched her ticket into the Finals and will be competing again on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Megan is currently sitting 8th place heading into the finals. Megan will be joined in the Women’s Trick Finals with fellow Canadian Team Member, Hannah Stopnicki.
In addition to the Trick Finals, Megan will be competing in the U21 Women’s Jump Prelims on Friday, June 16. 2023. She has already competed in the U21 Women’s Slalom Prelims scoring 2@12m/35off.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
CHARLIE ROSS PUNCHES HIS TICKET INTO THE SLALOM FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Charlie Ross Slalom Skiing at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Bocalaguna, MEX.
Muskoka, ON’s Charlie Ross has punched his ticket into the U21 Men’s Slalom Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
Charlie Ross skied to top seed in the preliminary round of the Championships with a score of 2.5@10.25m/41off. Charlie’s prelims score was just half a buoy away from the U21 World Championships Record, currently at 3@10.25m/41off.
Charlie will ski in the U21 Men’s Slalom Finals on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Charlie will be joined in the finals with fellow Canadians, Sean and Evan Kraus.
Charlie is the current U21 World Record holder with a score of 4@10.25m/41off.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
ALBERTA BROTHERS PUNCH THEIR TICKETS INTO THE SLALOM FINALS AT THE 2023 IWWF WORLD U21 WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Evan Kraus Slalom Skiing at the 2022 Jr. Canadian Open. Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography
Alberta’s brother duo, Sean and Evan Kraus qualify for the U21 Men’s Slalom Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships in Chapala, MEX.
Sean and Evan Kraus have punched their tickets to the Men’s Slalom Finals at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships, hosted in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023.
In the preliminary round, Sean scored 5.5@11.25m/38off to secure his spot into the finals while his younger brother, Evan scored 5@11.25m/38off to secure his position in the finals. Sean and Evan are joined by fellow Canadian, Charlie Ross in the finals. The finals will take place on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Both Sean and Evan will be competing in the Trick Preliminary round tomorrow to try to punch their ticket into the U21 Men’s Trick Finals as well.
The 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is taking place at Bocalaguna in Chapala, MEX from June 14-17, 2023. It brings the best U21 water skiers together from around the world as they compete to become World Champion.
Event schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=TimeTable
Event results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14&page=live
Event webcast, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
DAY 2 OF U21 WORLDS COMPLETE
Day 2 of the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is complete. It was filled with Slalom, Trick and Jump Prelims with 6 Canadians qualifying for the Finals. Nellie Allard punched her ticket into the Women’s Slalom Finals while Evan Kraus, Sean Kraus and Charlie Ross qualified for the Men’s Slalom Finals. In Trick, Megan Pelkey and Hannah Stopnicki punched their ticket to the Women’s Trick Finals.
Tomorrow will complete all the preliminary rounds of the event starting with Men’s Trick followed by Women’s and Men’s Jump. The event will start at 8am (MT) / 10am (ET).
Results from Day 2:
U21 Women’s Slalom Prelims
Olivia Chute – .5@12m/35off
Megan Pelkey – 2@12m/35off
Nellie Allard – 4@12m/35off (made finals)
U21 Men’s Slalom Prelims
Evan Kraus – 5@11m/38off (made finals)
Sean Kraus – 5.5@11m/38off (made finals)
Charlie Ross – 2.5@10.25m/41off (made finals)
U21 Women’s Trick Prelims
Olivia Chute – 3230 points
Megan Pelkey – 5440 points (made finals)
Hannah Stopnicki – 5740 points (made finals)
U21 Men’s Jump Prelims
Jake Chambers – 48.8m/160ft
Canadians to watch on Day 3:
Evan Kraus (AB) – U21 Men Series 2 Tricks Prelims
Sean Kraus (AB) – U21 Men Series 2 Tricks Prelims
Megan Pelkey (AB) – U21 Women Series 2 Jump Prelims
Nellie Allard (QC) – U21 Women Series 1 Jump Prelims
Carter Lucas (SK) – U21 Men Series 1 Jump Prelims
Thank you to Myfamily Canada for the Team Uniforms!
Visit this link for schedule, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
Visit this link for live results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
Visit this link for live webcast, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnxhUj51vw
DAY 1 OF U21 WORLDS COMPLETE
Day 1 at the 2023 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships is complete. It was a day of slalom and trick prelims for Team Canada.
Carter Lucas (SK) and Darah Lachance (NS) took to the water in Slalom prelims while Carter and Nellie Allard (QC) skied in Trick prelims.
Carter slalomed 3.5@12m/35off and tricked 2150pts.
Darah slalomed 0@13m/32off.
Nellie tricked 3091pts.
Tomorrow the Slalom prelims will finish for both the Men and the Women and Trick prelims will finish for the Women while Jump prelims are just getting started.The event will start at 8am (MT) / 10am (ET). Canada will have 8 skiers competing in all 3 events.
Canadians to watch:
Olivia Chute (NS) – Women Series 2 Slalom Prelims & Women Series 1 Tricks Prelims
Nellie Allard (QC) – Women Series 2 Slalom Prelims
Megan Pelkey (AB) – Women Series 2 Slalom Prelims & Women Series 2 Tricks Prelims
Sean Kraus (AB) – Men Series 2 Slalom Prelims
Evan Kraus (AB) – Men Series 1 Slalom Prelims
Charlie Ross (ON) – Men Series 1 Slalom Prelims
Hannah Stopnicki (QC) – Women Series 1 Tricks Prelims
Jake Chambers (BC) – Men Series 3 Jump Prelims
Click this link to view the starting lists, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
Click this link to view live results, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
Click this link for the day 2 live webcast, https://www.youtube.com/live/HCwZ6O1tmr0?feature=share
FIRST DAY OF U21 WORLDS STARTS TOMORROW
The first day of the 2023 U21 World Water Ski Championships is here. The event will start at 8am (MT) / 10am (ET) tomorrow (Wednesday) in Chapala, MEX.
Team Canada will have 10 skiers competing throughout the week. Tomorrow will start with Men’s Series 5 & 4 Slalom Prelims.
Canadian skiers to watch tomorrow are:
Carter Lucas (SK) – Men Series 4 Slalom & Men Series 3 Tricks Prelims
Hannah Stopnicki (QC) – Women Series 3 Slalom Prelims
Darah Lachance (NS) – Women Series 3 Slalom Prelims
Nellie Allard (QC) – Women Series 3 Tricks Prelims
View the starting list and live results here, https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-23IWWF14…
Watch the live webcast here, https://www.youtube.com/@waterskibroadcasting
Good luck to all the skiers and Go Canada Go!
CANADA ANNOUNCES TEAM FOR U21 WORLDS
