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@Jipster43 - Not sure what makes Drewbie's lake so great. @Horton set his practice PB there recently. Maybe he can give clarity to the question. All I know is Drew's lake is magic. My worst day at Drewbie's is a great day.

Isles of Lake Hancock. Drew's lake. Simply put, it feels amazing skiing on it.

Again, you need proof that the buoy was significantly displaced. More pictures are necessary to prove Horton wrong, no matter how badly people would like that to be the result. He's still right.

@Razorskier1 - you need to remember that when you go to ski watch.

From the photos supplied, you CAN NOT call it a miss. In the photograph where the skiers ski appears to be touching the buoy, the front foot has yet to reach the X-Y coordinates(The line from the boat guides to the turn buoy). Once the front foot crosses the X-Y line is when the buoy can be scored as a miss. In the subsequent photograph, there is no visual evidence that the buoy was missed as it can't be seen. Even though it looks very possible, based on the enlarged photograph, that the buoy may have been ridden over thereby significantly displacing the buoy, the photograph showing the skiers front foot crossing the X-Y line isn't available for reference. Thus, the skier is given the benefit. Horton wins.

@animal The lake is my home site, and that was 6-8 tops. When the wind blows from the south over 10mph it looks much different. He accomplished the same score in practice under perfect conditions. Nate's an amazing skier.

Here is Nate running 39' and his 41' attempt at the Midwest Regional tournament.

Keep in mind, incoming M2 skiers get a 6 buoy downgrade on all their scores at 58 KPH.

ShaneH, Carlo lost out on some $$ last Saturday. Overall, it was a great event.

@ShaneH I was on the west shore watching the runoff in question and was very confused when they didn't go again. It was pretty clear from where I was positioned that they tied again. I was scoring at the MW regional when the five judges called in with the following 2.25, 2.5, 3, 3, 3. Explain that one? Congrats to Brian and Jason. Great job!

Does anyone know if they'll stream today?

At the Malibu Open, it looked like Karina was on the S2.

Site looks great & it's in downtown Milwauke. 10 minutes from a cool pub on foot. Plus several brew houses.

I may be interested. Not sure what Sunday night is going to bring.

The IWWF took forever to update the final results on Saturday. Once they live results were refreshed to a new event, the women slalom final results seemingly vanished into thin air for a while.

@Horton I should win an Eagle vest for predicting both slalom Gold medalists.

T-GAS wins with 3-41 Larkin 2-41 Nate 1.5 -41 Marcus 1 -41 JT 5.5-39

@jody seal How are Larkin and JT dark horses for the victory when they've each got a pro event win this year? Nice call on Adam and Odvarko.

Elite rankings - sum of the best 5 pro($$) tourneys 1. Will 2. T-Gas 3. Nick Parsons 4. Larkin 5. JB 6. JT 7. CP 8. Rossi 9. JMAC 10. Nate Smith Note that the Gold Rush didn't count in the Elite rankings. I have no idea why.

@mopowpow do southern canadians get 3 rounds, slalom, in on Saturday?

The other issue that is a problem for ice is multi purpose stadiums. Concert and Basketball surfaces cover ice sheets. When one of those events happens prior to a game, it can be an issue as well. Especially in the playoffs when the weather is warmer in most American cities.

Whitney

I think history will repeat itself with 8 skiers on the bubble scoring 3 @ 10.75 meters. Just like 2009. Also in 2009, 3 skiers made it to 10.25 in the preliminary round. @wish The Stanley Cup was played on crappy ice when Tampa was in the finals. Florida had crappy ice when they made it to the finals as well.

T-GAS. He's placed first and second in the last two world championships.

@Horton What does the word "WRONG" mean in the home state of the Sperminator?