St. Petersburg Championships 2012

Championships took a place already 21-22 of July. Weather forecast didn't look good, but we were lucky and forecast failed. It was great weather almost whole weekend and it was possible to ride without wetsuit.))
This time the whole route of cable was in use and really there wasn't chance to get to the podium, if you didn't make also good flat tricks.

Judges going to the "ireland" middle of the lake.

Almaz and S-bend to blind with tail grab (winner of the open men)

Boris Ogar sw bs 540

Me and S-bend, which I failed in finals.

My competition went well until final and the second last trick.
My run was: Sw ts fr 540, transfer to backboardslide to blind out on funbox, tail press 180 to blind out on long slider, backroll to revert, front flip with indy, toeside railey, backboard slide on rooftop, switch backroll to revert, sw gap fr 270 to tail press and 270 out on up and down slider, then s-bend I falled down and it was so near of the last pillar that they didn't allow to continue to the last kicker and my run was over.((
This way I was only 4th!

Nikita Petrov and huge KGB

Huan and great transfer bs 360 on funbox

Faces just before start!)))

Stasik

Anton

Some girl wakeboarders of St. Petersburg

Level of wakeskating was really high and we saw huge and difficult tricks. Here are a few of them from best trick competition:

Bs 180 indy

Huge bs 180

Almaz won by wakeboard open category and the best trick.
He took part also to wakeskate, but didn't get to the podium.
Maybe he needs at least new shoes!))

The best trick (hs bs 900 and whirley 5)

The best trick by wakeskate

Junior women

Veterans

Boys

Wakeskate

Junior men

Open women

Master men

Open men

Small interview and video clip in RenTv St. Petersburg

It was just normal riding day in SunPark and some film group game and started to film and make interview and I made it by my 3rd. language Russian.))
Comments were that it will be funny! Check youself from the link below of picture!

Here is the link to this video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31udPc8rUmc&feature=youtu.be
... or just watch it from this video window below!
My part is starting from 04:30->

Video clip from Miami Wake park

My earlier blog was about filming in Miami Wake Park in Lazurnoe. Film is ready and there was even premiere in 360bar St. Petersburg. Unfortunately I was just riding in Finland and couldn't join, but clip is now in Vimeo.
I have there only about 3 tricks, I made perfect and big s-bend to blind, which I really wanted to see, but it wasn't in video? Well there were s-bends to blind already 2 times from Petja and Nikolai.))
Check the clip from link:
http://vimeo.com/46516302#at=0

Filming in Miami Wake Park Lazurnoe!

I just wrote last time about midnight sun and how people can't sleep and they find something what to do. Unfortunately it's often hooliganism!
In Finland they just turned all obstacles upside down during night, in Russia is the same, but this time also the whole cable was in the water, all steel wires were broken etc...
We were ready to ride already 10am, but we got riding only 4pm after massive repairing project. Anyway after all they did it and riding was cool, I think we got some nice stuff on video.
Video is in editing process by Anya Tyurnina and hopefully will be here also later.
Here is some photos from backstage of filming and repairing:

Бурлаки на Лазурном 2012, Lazurnoe Boatmen, Lazurnoen Lautturit

Orginal: Ilya Repin:  Бурлаки на Волге 1873, Volga Boatmen, Volgan Lautturit

Filming group in action!

...SO NO RIDING PHOTO'S, WE WERE ONLY FILMING!))))

In Finland and again in FlowFun Sesitec 2.0 Ikaalinen

I made short trip to my homeland Finland and of course to Sesitec System 2.0 cable park as well.
It was the first time in this summer when I was riding without wetsuit.))

Water +22.5C°, air +25C° and small rain showers sometimes keeping mind fresh and obstacles wet.

Also we have not darkness in the evenings, because it's midnight sun period.

Midnight sun effects to some people strange way, on Saturday morning all obstacles were upside down after some non-official night training session. People find something what to do, when they can't sleep because of continuous daylight.)))

This is Finnish weather at its best!

Finnish girls were shy and turned back to me when I ask them to bite sausages for photos.)))

Finnish energy drink Battery they were ready to drink in photos, maybe only because of sponsors.))

Calendar July 2012

Every month I'll publish new page for 2012 calendar. Save it, print it and tape to your wall! ;-)))))
...
It's July and still in wetsuit!!! (((
It woud be possible already to ride without wetsuit for a moment, but wind and little bit longer session...NO THANKS!

Photo session with tatooed girl!

I got chance to be the first, who can photograph this beautiful girl with these tattoos.
I know Katya already many years and she has had always cool style, but just right way different.
I knew that she has shaven head many years, but she didn't show it to anybody.
When I got to know this tattoo process, I immediately asked could I be the first who can photo it...
... and I was lucky!
Here are some of photos: