Very constructive meeting with people fond of waterski and wakeboard in Tunis. It was decided to create 2 waterski clubs in Sidi Bou Saïd and La Marsa. Some others will be created in Djerba and Bizerte. With these clubs a waterski and wakeboard federation can be established.
As every year the Coaching and development Commission of IWSF - EAME organise a coaching seminar. This year the place was Castelldefels, close to Barcelona. 36 people from 10 countries attended this seminar.
John WOOD and Jean Michel CAU presented this seminar. Thank you to the Spanish Waterski federation for the perfect organisation of this seminar.
More than 40 people attended the annual seminar of EAME cableski. New rules, new ideas… the season is now ready to start. Benny shawn us a model of a teleski installation.
After the seminar a cableski competition was organised in the swimming pool of Eindhoven. 35 participants and a very attractive discipline.
Thank you to Joost De Leyer and to the cableski council for this organisation.
The IWSF-EAME athletes of the year 2008 were appointed at the EAME Congress in Zagreb 7th of February.
EAME Female Athlete of the Year :
Clémentine LUCINE - FRA- Tournament
EAME Male Athlete of the Year :
Daniele CASSIOLI - ITA - Disabled
Athletes of the year per council :
Tournament Council :
Clémentine LUCINE -FRA
Guralia GENADI - GEO
Barefoot Council :
Emily GOLDIE - GBR
Sam HEINRICH - SAF
Cable Council :
Irina TURETS - BLR
Mikita PAPAKUL - BLR
Disabled Council :
Vivienne ORCHARD - GBR
Daniele CASSIOLI - ITA
Racing Council :
Kim LUMLEY - GBR
Dimitri BERTELS - BEL
Wakeboard Council :
Elke VENKEN - BEL
Nick DAVIES - GBR
Cable wakeboard Council :
Anna Laura “Aurie” BRABANDER - GER
Frederic Von OSTEN - GER
Link to details :
http://www.eame.be/waterski/EAMEOfficeMailings.nsf/0/F6637F23D895A53AC1257524003992B6/$FILE/2008AthleteoftheYear.pdf
What a good beginning of the season for the EAME skiers !!!
Congratulation to the EAME athletes who won 13 medals with 9 medals for the french team !
Gold medals : 5
Martin KOLMAN - CZE Overall and tricks boys
Sacha DESCUNS - FRA Slalom boys
Iris CAMBRAY - FRA Tricks girls
Manon COSTARD - FRA Jump girls
Silver medals : 4
FRANCE - Team Overall
Manon COSTARD - FRA girls overall
Ambre FRANC - FRA girls slalom
Martin KOLMAN - CZE Boys Jump
Bronze medals 4
Iris CAMBRAY - FRA Girls overall
Silvia CARUSO - ITA Girls Tricks
Thomas NIOLA - FRA boys slalom
Theo FERNANDEZ - FRA boys tricks
A delegation of the IWSF - EAME confederation was received by the Organising committee of the Mediterranean Championships in Pescara friday 24th of October. Water ski and Wakeboard are traited like the official sports, skiers and riders are living with other athletes in the same conditions.
New EAME record : 17 countries and 123 riders compete this week end in Tremolat for the EAME wakeboard boat championships. This competition, organised by the French Water Ski Federation and the water ski club of Tremolat, gathers all the best riders of the EAME confederation. We also had the pleasure to have the visit of Shane Bonifay (USA), one of the top world riders.
Lists and results on : www.tremolat-wake2008.com
Wonderfull organisation of the EAME Disabled championships by the Italian waterski federation in the site of Recetto. Excellent weather and water conditions give the skiers the opportunity to make their best.
All the medalists
As usual, perfect organisation of this tournament on the well known site of Recetto - Italy. 35 skiers representing 12 countries are competing to win the EAME titles in slalom, tricks and jump.
Judges made a good decision ! The trick finals took place this morning in acceptable conditions, just before the start of the storm !
Women tricks :
1- Natalia Berdnikova BLR
2- Marion Aynaud - FRA
3 Iris Cambray - FRA
Men tricks :
1- Aliaksei Zharnasek - BLR
2- Pierre Ballon - FRA
3- Alexandre Poteau - FRA
Women tricks final and women overall were at the level of a world championships !
Clementine Lucine - FRA and Jason Seels - GBR won the overall EAME title
Number of medals :
Gold Silver Bronze
1- BLR 5
2- GBR 4 2 2
3- FRA 1 3 3
4- GRE 1 1
5- ITA 2 2
6- DEN 1
Next year the EAME Open championships will take place in Denmark