How To: Kim Becker’s Top Notch Torso Tricks: ~ My Worlds Story

Playak News Flash - September 19, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines How To: Kim Becker's Top Notch Torso Tricks: Wavesport Blogs - As whitewater paddlers, our torso's are our powerhouses. It's where we get our "oomph" to boof, sweep, and forward paddle our way through the biggest and even smallest of rapids.  My Worlds Story Wavesport Blogs - The Trip After I got back from the WildWater World Championships in Slovenia it was time for me to transition from WildWater training to freestyle training.  I went back and forth from home in VT to upstate NY training on the Black River.  Jackson Kayak: Jackson Kayak 2014 Rockstar Claims 8 of 15 Medals at World Championships Press Releases - Jackson Kayak's 2014 Rockstar Dominates Podium at ICF World Freestyle Canoe Championships. Jackson Kayak's 2014 Rockstar took home 8 medals at this year's ICF World Championships at North Carolina's Nantahala Outdoor Center this past week. Eight medals in total were brought home by athletes paddling the 2014 Jackson Kayak Rockstar. Liquid Fusion Kayaking: Saturday Comes to Mind PaddleBlogs - I woke up pre-dawn (about 5:00am) excited to be part of another great day.  It is Saturday morning and we are on day two of the 2013  Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium. (GGSKS).  The hustle and bustle and excitement was not mine alone but of other coaches and paddlers excited about the day ahead. Statham Wins Ozello Classic Captures First Place in Gulf Series Division YakAngler - The Kayak Fishing ClassicS held the fourth annual Ozello Classic on September 7, 2013 hosted by Pecks Old Port Cove Restaurant. The Ozello Classic was the fifth and final Gulf Coast divisional tournament and series championship. Olympic Champion Tim Wins Gold Again at the 2013 Ecover Blue Mile SUP Surf Mag - Olympic gold medallist Tim Baillie was in top kayak and SUP form at the 2013 Ecover Blue Mile in Plymouth, delighting fans who lined the city's waterfront to see him take on all-comers. It was also an experience for the enthusiasts who got to compete against an Olympic champion. My First Freestyle World Championships SquareRock - When I got the call from Dave some time in June that a spot on the team had opened up for me to compete at the Freestyle World Championships I was beyond excited. Unfortunately my parents couldn't come with me as it was my sisters graduation during the competition week and they had already booked to go on holiday. Why Are Some Sprint Athletes Perceived as The World'S Greatest Technicians? Sportscene - A week ago I came across a video with Knut Holmann (Norway) racing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The person who posted the video on YouTube classified Holmann as technically the best paddler ever. Next sentence: "you can't go wrong with either Knut or Adam van Koeverden. New Canoe Sprint Format, Something Like The 2011 Red Bull Vizisprint? Sportscene - Fancy racing on a tiny city centre stretch of water in Paris, London, Berlin or some other high profile location? Well you should do, according to the German Canoe Federation. 14' Nsp Race Touring Board Distressed Mullet - These are last years close outs. I have 2 left. They are the blue and white colors. It comes with stock downwind fin, leash, and fin tool (alan key). Great race board with good stability. Aw Recommends Stronger Protected Areas for OR, WA & MT Am. Whitewater - Today, American Whitewater submitted recommendations for amendments for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Fish and Wildlife Program. Dagger Mx Action 7.5, 8.0, 8.5 by Piero Linda Alpin Action Team - What kayak is? It is a new model? When it came out? For anyone who is recommended? How are you? These and many other questions I am often addressed in recent times. Congrats to Jez on a Bronze At World'S Snap Dragon - Ok, so these world championships have by far been the most amazing competition I have ever been a part of. Firstly the location, the Nantahala River has always been a place where it seems a whole lot of paddlers learned how to boat. Gauley Fest A Festivus for The Restivus Playak - Practice up your Roshambo. Yep, it's Gauley Fest season, American Whitewater's biggest fundraiser, held every third weekend in September. Into Omaha Missouri River SUP - About 750 miles from the confluence with the Mississippi the Missouri River becomes channelized. This means that the Army Corp of Engineers has contained the river so it can no longer wander and change its course.

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