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Monday, September 8th, 2008

Oklahoma City, Okla. — Fans packed the shorelines of the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City today to witness the final rounds of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.

As expected, the defending world champ Phillip Soven, 19, of Longwood, Fla. reached the Pro Men’s division finals today and as the top-seeded rider. But the pressure of retaining his title got the best of Soven, as the Florida native posted a score of 82.00, landing him in third-place.
Taking the top spot in the six-man final and claiming the 2008 world title was Rusty Malinoski, 24, of Humboldt, Sask., who became the first Canadian rider to win the world title since Jeremy Kovak claimed it in 1997. Fellow Canadian rider Aaron Rathy of Nanaimo, B.C. finished the contest in second-place.

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Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Malibu Pro Team Challenge: Quick Results

Overall Champions - Team Hyperlite

Boat Comp

1st Place - Aaron Rathy - Hyperlite
2nd Place - JD Webb - Hyperlite
3rd Place - Bob Soven - LF

Double-Up

1st Place - Danny Harf - Ronix
2nd Place - Jimmy Lariche - Hyperlite
3rd Place - Kevin Henshaw - LF

Rail Jam

1st Place - Jimmy Larich - Hyperlite
2nd Place - Bob Soven - LF
3rd Place - AJ Racinelli - Gator

AllianceWake has the story and some photos for this event.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The boys at AllianceWake have a video of Aaron Rathy doing a heelside 1080.  The interesting part is that the video creator slowed down the clip AFTER the 1080.  Usually you want to slow down the actual trick, not the reaction.  Maybe it was because they wanted to hear that Chewbacca sounding voice.  Who knows.

Now go see the vid!

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The biggest Canadian wakeboard tournament of the year is in the books, and the hometown boys reclaimed the wakeboard titles from the defending Wakestock champions who were hailing from the US.  Rusty Malinoski defeated the seemingly invincible Phillip Soven in the finals for the Pro Mens Expression Session, while fellow Canadian, Aaron Rathy, took it home on the rails.

The American’s did represent in the wakeskate division though.  Stuart Shinn bested the all-American final which included the likes of Brian Grubb, Reed Hansen, and Danny Hampson.

The men weren’t the only ones on hand as Amber Wing added another impressive win to her increasingly long resume.

Wakestock 2008: Quick results

Image gallery:

[full press release after the break]

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Monday, July 28th, 2008

WAKESTOCK 2008 MALIBU PRO EXPRESSION SESSION WWA WORLD SERIES

Men’s Pro Finals
1 Rusty Malinoski CAN 97.50
2 Phillip Soven USA 85.00
3 Aaron Rathy CAN 82.00
4 Andrew Adkison USA 75.50

Women’s Finals
1 Amber Wing AUS 100.00
2 Barrett Perlman USA 87.50
3 Erika Langman CAN 78.00
4 Ashley Leugner CAN 74.50

WAKESTOCK 2008 BILLABONG PRO RAIL CHAMPIONSHIP

1 Aaron Rathy CDN 60.00
2 Collin Harrington USA 50.00
3 JD Webb USA 41.67
4 Keith Lidberg USA 23.33

WAKESTOCK 2008 BILLABONG PRO WAKESKATE

1 Stuart Shinn USA 73.33
2 Brian Grubb USA 66.67
3 Reed Hansen USA 56.67
4 Danny Hampson USA 36.67

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

[Champion Wakeboarders Shane Bonifay and Shaun Murray to Compete]

Date: 10/16/07
Step Up Productions Press Release

NEW YORK - The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, will host a Wakeboard Rail Jam as a specialty competition with coordination from MasterCraft during the upcoming PlayStation Pro in Orlando, Florida. Ten talented riders will show off their best tricks during the rail jam from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19. The fifth and final stop of the 2007 AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro, takes place October 18-21 at Orlando’s Amway Arena.

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