Last weekend, the paddle club Hamm in the channel set down the first Big Air Contest organized. The seven-meter freestyle ramp with kicker to three meters high, was the attraction for participants and spectators.
came as early as Friday, the first starter, to the night could train on the floodlit ramp.
started Saturday, the heats for a total of 62 participants from all over Germany.
Each had three jumps, where the tricks such as spins, and airwheels airscrews, and its execution were evaluated.
it was given extra points for reverse take-offs and a clean landing point deductions were ahead for a landing with his head.
For the most creative and courageous ramp Springer was the opportunity to gain style points to keep them going in the next round.
Here we have Afro wigs, Viking helmets and armbands seen, paddle flew through the air and it was screamed and waved like mad.
was particularly brave, like last year, Horst Viviani from the paddle club Hamm, who was with his 70 years, the oldest starter. The "Power retirees" did it with his special style and ambition among the top 30 and was in the semifinals, which was held in the afternoon, again at the start. In order to protect the spinal
the starter had to be jumped only twice.
After a night and a generous breakfast buffet Sunday started at eleven clock the final of the top 15
The third place went to Jörn father of the Essen canoe school, which this year launched the first time and was already sovereign airscrews and airwheels with clean landing.
With only 60 points ahead of Thomas Kasper is managed by the Bonn KSSG to second place, thus securing one of the coveted trophies.
The first place was, as one could imagine even in the preliminary round and the semifinal, to local matador Jochen Eickhoff the paddle club Hamm.
text: Judith Eickhoff Photos: Eric Walter
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