Predator Bay is ready for its international waterskiing closeup.
The IWWF is hosting the U17 Waterski Championships at Predator Bay just south of Calgary, with more than 130 competitors from 20 different countriesThe 2024 International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation World U17 Waterski Championship kick off Friday at the lake just south of Calgary.
"We have competitors who have been training for years and years, all their life," she said. "They either have to qualify on the world ranking list or qualify as national team members so they qualify as a competitor for their country -- so they have to be at an elite level to compete here."At just 12 years old, Sofia Pelkey is the youngest member of Team Canada, and the youngest competitor overall. Pelkey competes in all three disciplines but says jump is her favorite.
If Pelkey makes it into the jump finals, she'll likely be going up against Krisy Appleton from Australia. Jump is her specialty and she's a fraction off the world record distance of 46 metres. Her best is 45.6. "All I say is wow," he said. "Not just because of what the lake looks like and the scenery, wow, it's because when you look at the kids who are out there on the water, they're blowing your mind.
A naked man who has been spotted by campers in Kananaskis Country, Alta., several times over the last month has so far been able to evade efforts to find him.Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld fell short of an apology after instigating a fracas on Wednesday that led two witnesses testifying about violence against women to storm out of a parliamentary committee hearing.
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