2013 FPA World Championships – Final Results

Matt Gauthier, Lisa Hunrichs and Arthur Coddington all scored double wins on the final day of the 2013 FPA World Championships in Santa Cruz, California. The champions:

Women’s Pairs: Lisa Hunrichs/Cindy St. Mary
Open Pairs: Arthur Coddington/Jake Gauthier
Mixed Pairs: Lisa Hunrichs/Matt Gauthier
Open Co-op: Arthur Coddington/Matt Gauthier/Dave Murphy

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2013 FPA World Championships – Day 3 Results

The finalists in Open Co-op, Women’s Pairs and Open Pairs were determined on the third ay of the 2013 FPA World Championships in Santa Cruz, California.

The winners of the semifinal pools in Open Co-op were Larry Imperiale/Randy Silvey/Bill Wright and Jake Gauthier/Paul Kenny/Jeff O’Brien. Lisa Hunrichs/Cindy St. Mary qualified first for the Women’s Pairs Final. The winners of the semifinal pools in Open Pairs were Claudio Cigna/Marco Prati and Matt Gauthier/James Wiseman. Complete results are below.

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2013 FPA World Championships – Day 2 Results

The mixed pairs finalists at the 2013 FPA World Championships are set, led by Amy Schiller/Dave Schiller and Irena Kulisanova/Randy Silvey. The Open Pairs even also kicked off with the quarterfinals. Pool winners included Claudio Cigna/Marco Prati, Joakim Arveskär/Reto Zimmerman, Clay Collera/Andrea Dini and Arthur Coddington/Jake Gauthier. Complete results below.
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2013 FPA World Championships – Day 1 Results

2013 FPA World Championships
August 15, 2013
Santa Cruz, CA

OPEN CO-OP QUARTERFINALS
(Top 4 teams advance to the semifinals)

Pool A

1. Tom Leitner/Mike Reid/Dave Schiller (64.3: E 25.6; AI 21.3; D 17.4) [video]
2. Manuel Cesari/Claudio Cigna/Marco Prati (60.7: E 25.5; AI 18.6; D 16.6) [video]
3. Lisa Hunrichs/Rodney Sanchez/Jonathan Willett (53.1: E 22.9; AI 17.2; D 13.0)
4. Ryuichi Suzuki/John Titcomb/Alfonso Velez (44.9: E 21.9; AI 12.3; D 10.7) [video]
5. Alessandro Berra/Dario Marioni/Lorenzo Modaraelli (31.2: E 15.1; AI 7.5; D 8.6) [video]

Pool B

1. Larry Imperiale/Randy Silvey/Bill Wright (60.4: E 24.4; AI 15.2; D 20.8) [video]
2. Mike Galloupe/Pat Marron/Rico Schneider (59.6: E 25.8; AI 13.9; D 19.9) [video]
3. Mehrdad Houssanian/Daniel O’Neill/Joel Rogers (59.6: E 25.1; AI 14.9; D 19.6) [video]
4. Lori Daniels/Tony Pellicane/Cindy St. Mary (54.7: E 23.2; AI 13.6; D 17.9) [video]
5. Danny Cameranesi/Z Weyand/Dave Zeff (53.7: E 23.2; AI 13.6; D 16.9) [video]

Pool C

1. Joakim Arveskär/Clay Collera/Reto Zimmerman (68.6: E 26.5; AI 25.2; D 16.9) [video]
2. Rainer Doerr/Matteo Feller/Andrea Meola (64.0: E 28.2; AI 19.9; D 15.9) [video]
3. James Wiseman/Dan Yarnell/Ryan Young (56.8: E 22.4; AI 18.2; D 16.2) [video]
4. Toddy Brodeur/Robert Dittrich/Jens Friebe (54.4: E 22.1; AI 18.4; D 13.9) [video]
5. Carl Dobson/Jens Velasquez/Scott Weaver (51.9: E 21.7; AI 15.9; D 14.3) [video]

Pool D

1. Arthur Coddington/Matt Gauthier/Dave Murphy (71.1: E 27.3; AI 22.0; D 21.8) [video]
2. Jake Gauthier/Paul Kenny/Jeff O’Brien (64.4: E 25.0; AI 19.3; D 20.1) [video]
3. Alan Caplin/Dan Lustiger/Johnny Trevino (52.7: E 24.2; AI 12.1; D 16.4) [video]
4. Irena Kulisanova/Mary Lowery/Char Powell (49.9: E 22.6; AI 13.0; D 14.3) [video]
5. Dan Schmitt/Craig Simon/Rick Williams (44.8: E 20.2; AI 10.8; D 13.8) [video]]
6. Geary Geare/Jay Hinkle/Charles Logan (38.6: E 14.7; AI 10.5; D 13.4) [video]

Thoughts on Santa Cruz Being Awarded FPAW2013

I applaud the FPA Board’s decision to award the 2013 FPA World Championships to Skippy Jammer and Santa Cruz, California. The debate about Santa Cruz vs. Medellin was far more complex than it needed to be. Santa Cruz’s bid was from an experienced tournament director and competitor. The Medellin bid was from a club that had never hosted a freestyle tournament of any size and had no members who had ever attended, let alone competed in a freestyle world championship. It was a no brainer that got muddied by factors beyond the sport’s need for a well-run world championships with conditions that showcase freestyle at its best.

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