Final Bits and Pieces
Before the 2nd FAI World Cup in Wingsuit Flying fades into the memory of those who took part I want to add some pictures and final notes to a fantastic event.
Record Breakers: 3 New World Records - 16 New Continental Records
| Type | Task | Wingsuit Flyer | Record |
| World x 2 | Greatest Speed - Female | Amber Forte, Norway | 274.0 km/h & 283.7 km/h |
| World | Greatest Speed - General | Travis Mickle, USA | 325.4 km/h |
| North American x 2 | Greatest Speed - General | Travis Mickle, USA | 314.3 km/h & 325.4 km/h |
| North American x 2 | Greatest Speed - Female | Stacey Meisner, CAN | 249.8 km/h & 267.1 km/h |
| South American | Greatest Distance | Marcelo Zoni, BRA | 3.948 km |
| South American x 2 | Highest Time | Marcelo Zoni, BRA | 81.4 sec & 85.3 sec |
| European x 2 | Greatest Speed - Female | Amber Forte, NOR | 274.0 km/h & 283.7 km/h |
| Oceanic | Greatest Speed | Chris Byrnes, AUS | 314.6 km/h |
| Oceanic x 2 | Greatest Distance | Luke Rogers, AUS | 4.577 km & 4.654 km |
| Asia | Greatest Speed - General | Rameshwer Jangra, IND | 275.4 km/h & 284.4 km/h |
| Asia | Greatest Distance | Rameshwer Jangra, IND | 4.730 km |
| Asia | Highest Time | Udit Thapar, IND | 81.9 sec |
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| Amber Forte - NOR | Tarvis Mickle - USA | Stacey Meisner - CAN |
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| Marcello Zoni - BRA | Chris Byrnes - AUS | Luke Rogers - AUS |
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| Rameshwer Jangra - IND | Udit Thapar - IND |
During the Prizegiving not only were the top 3 Performance Wingsuit Flyers recognised and given medals, the top 10 Performance flyers received FAI Diplomas recognising their place in the competition final standings:
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| Kristian Szczepitko - USA 4th | Luke Rogers - AUS 5th | Espen Fadnes - NOR 6th |
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| Anthony Zerbonia - USA - 7th | Chris Byrnes - AUS - 9th | Andre Iurosh - RUS - 10th |
* 8th placed Alessio Spina, ITA left before the prizegiving.
The Judges like to make their own award to those they feel have shown the greatest 'sportsmanship' throughout the competition: In Performance Wingsuit Flying that Diploma went to Espen Fadnes and for the Acrobatic Wingsuit Flying team it was awarded to the USA's Tumbling Pigeons:
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Finally at the very start of the prizegiving Randy Connell presented his successful students who had all passed their Wingsuit Flying Judges' Course:
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| Vera Asquith - CAN | Neil Fergie - AUS | Bert Ham - NED |
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| Alexandria Hubbard - USA | Steve Hubbard - USA | Ulla Maersk - DEN |
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| Michael Pennock - NED |
Congratulations to everyone !
The Final Jury Report Final Jury Report WCWF 2017
And finally the flikr pictures from the Prizegiving - thanks to Sammy Vassilev of Skydive Fyrosity and this link to pictures of the whole event
See you all next year in Prostejov, Czech Republic 26-31 August 2018 for the 2nd FAI World Championships in Wingsuit Flying.
