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He's got some swelling on his left arm but should be good-to-go for Thursday. Gnarly crash though.

Didn't have enough time to convert to the 6' ramp - he normally jumps at 5'6".

Hey, guys. I just got done appearing on the Streaming Idiots webshow hosted by Tom Sinclair - a popular show among those involved with producing live webcast content. The discussion was all about the recent Swiss Pro Slalom and the innovation used to pull it off. Check it out at:

A lot to unpack here - Next webcasts: U.S. Jnr. Open + Pro Team Challenge - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (June 28-30) San Gervasio Pro-Am - San Gervasio, Italy (July 5-7) Malibu Open: French Edition - Lacanau, France (July 9-11) Those are the ones that are confirmed at this time - more will be added when details are finalized. Thanks for the compliments - certainly makes a change from what I've had to endure in recent years. It certainly helps when the task of setting up and running a webcast of this nature is done by a team of great folks (Vincent, John, Charlie, Greg, Ricky,Noah - apologies if I left anyone off), leaving me to actually focus more on my commentary and on-screen graphics product and less on troubleshooting. Speaking of Hot Summer Nights - we are compiling the footage as we speak and are aiming to have the footage re-aired on a major satellite sports channel in Europe, so be on the lookout for that in the coming days/weeks. Thanks again and keep on watching!!! Tony Lightfoot TWSBC

It's cool. At least we got a conversation going and I do acknowledge that Drew is a lot closer to the coaching and technical scene than I am, so an opposing view works out just fine. We've got a bunch of great events coming up and it was an absolute blast to pull off this one. On reflection (and this was my major takeaway) I was actually pleasantly surprised that the skiers I spoke to were up for answering some difficult questions about their performances and careers in general. Maybe it's about time that tournament water skiing fully embraces that media culture that has been a part of major sports. Glad you enjoyed the coverage. We (Vincent, John and Myself) are planning on adding more innovations to our coverage of tournament water skiing, so keep watching. Tony Lightfoot TWSBC

Talking to Erika Lang about her record-breaking performance.

Pour des raisons de droits concédés à France Télévisions, cette vidéo n'est pas disponible depuis votre position géographique. Meaning they have to disable the geoblock or you subscribe to a French proxy server.

Here it is (starts at 4:58 seconds into the video):

Here's the boat in action....

Want some more crashes? Got a whole playlist of them....

Here's the performance on 09/27/2016...

Tune in now to click here

Try nearly 22 years ago. Remember the Dream Team?

I skied an 8 Buoy Overlap several times at Rooye Plas in the Netherlands. Granted it was before the 55's were in place, but effective nonetheless. http://goo.gl/maps/QYF4L

If the contents are to be believed, then there might be up to THREE sports being voted into the 2020 Games.... http://www.insidethegames.biz/1012887-wrestling-hopes-of-surviving-boosted-after-ioc-members-set-to-be-given-opportunity-of-voting-on-which-sport-should-be-included-in-2020-games The folks handling the joke that is the IWWF Facebook presence are getting all giddy with excitement over this. Tony Lightfoot

Out of all the sports vying for that coveted spot for the 2020 Olympics (and there are eight of them now including Wrestling), this one probably has the best chance now more than ever.... In this one video, nearly all the pertinent questions that the IOC Olympic Program Commission will ask of each sport bidding for that spot have been answered. Questions that deal with participation, worldwide popularity, televisual esthetics, youth outreach, limited Olympic tournament field and more. I very much doubt that the IWWF can answer those kinds of questions with the effectiveness that it would take to be the sport chosen for the 2020 Games, whether they happen to be held. Tony Lightfoot

Go to 5:58 on this one: and then go watch this one too...

Try these on for size.....

Some bad news - the performance won't hold up due to Boat Path Deviation. This occurred at #6 on the 10.25m (41' off) and the two buoys on the 9.75m (43'off) pass. http://www.tonylightfoot.com/images/index1.jpg http://www.tonylightfoot.com/images/index2.jpg http://www.tonylightfoot.com/images/index3.jpg Sad indeed. Hopefully he'll get the chance to do it for real in the future.

So far, 5 teams have qualified for the 2012 NCWSA Nationals, to be held at TriLakes (Bennett's Ski School) on October 18-20. From the Midwest, the Eagles from Wisconsin-LaCrosse has clinched the first automatic Div.1 spot. The other teams from this region who await their placement in either Div.1 or Div.2 are Purdue, Miami of Ohio, Kansas and Cincinnati. Up to two more teams could make it to the big dance via the Wildcard Selection, and the teams in the frame are Iowa State, Grand Valley State and Michigan. For those wondering how the team will qualify after the rule change this year, here's a brief explanation: "The winner of each Regional Tournament qualifies automatically to the Div.1 National Tournament. Wisconsin-Lacrosse has done so from the Midwest, with the other Regions' teams being determined from their championships this coming weekend (October 6-7). Count 4 teams thus far. To determine the two wildcard teams, a simulated tournament between the 6th, 7th and 8th place teams from each region takes place - top two advance. Iowa State, Grand Valley State and Michigan are in this mix from the Midwest, with others to be determined. Check two more teams. With the 16 teams (4 from each region) that qualified below the champions (The Midwest will send Purdue, Miami of Ohio, Kansas and Cincinnati) added to the wildcards, another simulated tournament ensues - leaving the top eight to join the four regional champs in the Div.1 competition, while the remaining ten compete for Div.2 honors." Hope that helps - hope to see you in Zachary for the Nationals. More info can be found at http://ncwsa.skibennetts.com, from where you can also catch the live webcast when the event gets up-and-running. Tony Lightfoot

I already have that provision on my webcasts. At the recent Pan-Am's, people were actually watching on their iPhones and iPads at the same time as the live action on site! I stream in H.264 and Flash simultaneously, and I can also publish to a Silverlight stream if necessary. I intend to do the same for the next three events coming up, which are: NCWSA Nationals > 18-20 October from TriLakes, Zachary World +35 Championships > 24-28 October from Boca Laguna, Chapala, MEX Americas' Challenge Pro Night jump > 17 November from Lago Los Morros, Santiago, CHL Hope you will be watching at http://www.waterskibroadcasting.com Tony

....not to mention ESPN's "Around the Horn" and "SportsNation", Big Ten Network's "The Big Ten Pulse", TruTV's "Not fit for Work" and "Smoking Gun TV", Right This Minute, and a large number of local TV stations around the US that receive footage from NBC-Universal's affiliate network feed. Yup, it went viral and then some.... Tony Lightfoot