Cindy Kruger will finish 2003 as the number one player on the Women’s Rankings. Based in the Seattle, Washington area, she has won the FPA Worlds Women’s Pairs title three times (1998, 1999, 2003) and the Mixed Pairs title in 2002. Not content to dominate Women’s competitions, Kruger has been a frequent entrant in the Open division with great success. She has flirted with the top 20 in the Open rankings, reaching a high of #21 this year. In early November, she teamed with Lisa Silvey and Mary Lowry to tie for second place at the Arizona States. Shrednow interviews Cindy Kruger about her game, freestyle, Seattle, late night dancing, and her plans for 2004.
Continue reading “The Cindy Kruger Interview”
Fabio Sanna’s Treasure Trove Of FPA Worlds Videos
Over the past few weeks, Fabio Sanna has been given a sneak peak at some of his videos from the 2003 FPA Worlds. Now he has created freeskyler, a website with more than 60 routines on video, including all of Open Pairs, the entire semifinals of Open Co-Op.
A few selections from the Open Pairs final:
2nd place: Tom Leitner/Pat Marron (5.9 meg, avi)
3rd place: Clay Collera/Paul Kenny (6.7meg, avi)
4th place: Dave Murphy/Ted Oberhaus (6.1meg, avi)
Is This The Routine Of The Year?
Ted Oberhaus and Dave Murphy’s performance from the Pairs Semis at the FPA Worlds has received several nominations as routine of the year. Take a look at the video. What do you think?
Dave Murphy/Ted Oberhaus – Pairs Semifinals (6.2meg, avi)
(courtesy of Fabio Sanna)
Spincollectif Releases Videos Of FPA Worlds Winners
Spincollectif has posted videos (avi and mov formats) of the FPA World Champions in Women’s (Cindy Kruger/Lisa Silvey) and Co-op (Paul Kenny/Tom Leitner/Sune Wentzel). Videos of Open Pairs and Mixed Pairs are said to be coming soon.
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Boasting and Bragging
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Video: Silvey/J. Gauthier At FPA Worlds
Randy Silvey and Jake Gauthier finished fifth in Open Pairs at the 2003 FPA Worlds. This is their prelims performance:
Randy And Jake (6.2mb, avi file) (courtesy of Fabio Sanna)
If the video clip will not play in your browser, try downloading it to your hard drive and viewing it with a free program like VLC.
Silvey/M. Gauthier Win 2003 AZ States
Randy Silvey and Matt Gauthier lay down one of the best performances of the year to claim the 2003 Arizona States title.
2003 Arizona States
Scottsdale, AZ
November 8-9, 2003
Finals
1. Randy Silvey/Matt Gauthier
2T. Lisa Silvey/Mary Lowry/Cindy Kruger
2T. Rodney Sanchez/Jeff Kruger
4. Judy Robbins/Tom Lasher
5. Anne Graves/Tom Gleason
6. Craig Simon/Lee Harper
7. John Houck/Matt Hull
8. Tony Pellicane/Conrad Damon
Prelims (top four teams to finals):
Pool A
1. Tom Lasher/Judy Robbins 13 votes
2. Jeff Kruger/Rodney Sanchez 14
3. Lee Harper/Craig Simon 29
4. Conrad Damon/Tony Pellicane 41
5. Lori Daniels/Bethany Sanchez 46
6. Alan Caplin/John Titcomb 47
7T. Christopher Horn/Mark Horn/Susie Horn 68
7T. Jon Cohn/Tim Cohn 68
9. David Hesselberth/Blair Paulsen 79
10. Tom Cole/Jeff Shelton 88
Pool B
1. Matt Gauthier/Randy Silvey
2. Lisa Silvey/Mary Lowry/Cindy Kruger
3. Anne Graves/Tom Gleason
4. John Houck/Matt Hull
5. Brad Wendt/Mike Hughes
6. Bill Wright/John Schiller
7. Rob Kapnik/Brian Steffen
8. Beth Verish/Tita Ugalde
9. John Elsner/Jim Elsner
Playing The Wind: The Left/Right Factor
Does the disc fly over your head on a brushing run? Is your running speed too slow to catch up with your brushes? Using the Left/Right Factor could be the solution.
Video: FPA Worlds Women’s Semis
Here’s a first look at the Women’s division from the FPA Worlds. The order of finish in the semifinals and finals was the same. Because of hellish finals conditions on Sunday, these videos give a better picture of the high level at which the top teams play:
1st Place: L. Silvey/C. Kruger (7.8meg, avi)
2nd Place: Robbins/Graves (8.2meg, avi)
3rd Place: Hagenbjork/Torngren (8.4meg, avi)
(video courtesy of Fabio Sanna)