Freestyle

A competitors meeting for ALL CLASSES will be held by the Head Judge on Saturday 30 min. prior to the start of the BEGINNER CLASS in the Anglers Inn parking lot. This will be just after the conclusion of the Downriver Community Paddle. On Sunday a competitors meeting will be held for the Advanced and Expert Classes 30 min. prior to the start of the finals at Fisherman's Eddy in Great Falls, VA.

Classes

  • Beginner Men
  • Beginner Women
  • Advanced Men
  • Advanced Women
  • Expert Men
  • Expert Women
  • Expert C-1

Each class must have a minimum of 3 competitors. If there are not enough competitors to form a class it is the decision of the race director, after conferring with the competitors of the classes in question, to either combine or eliminate that class.

Beginner Event Location(s)

(dependant upon level at Little Falls*)

  • Horseshoe Hole - 2.7 ft. and below
  • Maryland or Virginia Chute - 2.7 ft. - 3.9 ft.
  • Upper Center Chute Hole - 3.9 ft. - 4.7 ft.
  • Offut Waves - 4.2 ft. - 5.5 ft.
  • Center Chute - 5.5 ft. - 6.2 ft.
  • Lower Gill's Hole - 6.2 ft. - 6.7 ft.

Advanced and Expert Event Location(s)

(dependant upon level at Little Falls*)

  • Horseshoe Hole - 2.7 ft. and below
  • Annie's Hole or Bloody Good - 2.7 ft.-3.0 ft.
  • Maryland or Virginia Chute - 3.0 ft.-3.7 ft.
  • S-turn Hole- 3.7 ft.-3.85 ft.
  • Portage Hole - 3.85 ft.-4.0 ft.
  • Upper Center Chute Hole - 4.0-4.5 ft.
  • Offut Waves - 4.5 ft.-5.2 ft.
  • Center Chute - 5.2 ft.-6.2 ft.
  • Upper Gill's Hole - 6.2 ft.-6.7 ft.

Details

BEGINNER TECHNICAL-ONLY SCORING SYSTEM

Points are awarded for each 180 degree directional change - 1 point for a flat spin, 2 points for an elevated end, and 4 points for a vertical end. There will be 3 technical judges whose scores will be added together for each ride to get the final ride score for each competitor. Each competitor will get three 45 sec. rides with the best two counting towards their final score. The results will be finalized from the standings the best two of three rides.

ADVANCED AND EXPERT VARIETY-ONLY SCORING SYSTEM

Each trick (right or left) is counted once per ride. There will be 3 variety judges whose scores will be added together for each ride to get the final ride score for each competitor. Each competitor will get three 45 sec. rides with the best two rides counting towards their final score. The Beginner Class results will be finalized from the standings from the best two of three rides. For classes with 6 or more competitors a finals will be held. The top 5 competitors of each class will each get three 45 sec. rides and will compete in reverse seeded order. After each round the running order will be reseeded. The results will be finalized from the standings at the end of round three. The competitor with the single highest scoring ride wins.

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