Biggest story at Nationals is Ryan Canepa!

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmU6EWcjHwY/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=17115awmqnf39

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmUkMRCgR0T/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=15h5ixhteax8h

[The_MS]

How about Kennedy Hanson Taking Tricks. 14 Years old skiing in the dark for first time. Sounds like the announcer did not even know who she was. He only knew she was a Rookie.

[Bill22]

@Horton details please

[eleeski]

Or little Jake Abelson forcing the big boys to bring their best.

 

Night tricks was spectacular - the swirling spray and the intense movement. Wow and congratulations to the athletes.

 

All of them rocking the night!

 

Excellent show that carried over to the traditional Nationals.

 

Eric

[Mrs_MS]

What an exciting event! I watched every minute in absolute awwwww!!!! Yeah Kennedy!!! So exciting and unexpected! She did an amazing stand up performance at 14 years old in the dark!!!!

[klindy]

The blue transom light behind the Malibu was really cool to see live!! Not sure what it looked like on the webcast but it got a "Wow" out of me!

[jcamp]

Respectfully disagree with @horton. Jake Abelson, who is 10 freaking years old, took second in Open Men's tricks and then skied under the lights and stood up both passes and totally crushed it. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in this sport and the crowd ate it up. I must add though that Canapa's win was huge too, so major props to him.

[Horton]

@jcamp I agree that I Jake Abelson is freaking amazing. Canepa is the story that really caught my attention but you have a point.

[Mateo_Vargas]

Are there special ATMs that take those big checks?

[Zman]

@klindy Heard a lot of similar comments along the shoreline about the blue transom lights on the Malibu. Definitely looked cool.

[Chef23]

It was great viewing on the webcast. It would have been great if there was a view from the boat for trucks but I watched the whole thing.

 

Canepa’s win was great but Abelson at 10 years old was unbelievable.

[LeonL]

Abelson 8250 and 10 years old!!! I'm not a tricker but, that's kinda amazing.

[Jody_Seal]

Ryan the giant killer!! Love it. Congratulations Ryan . Look out though your rent is liable to go up when you visit Orlando.

[klindy]

My understanding is that for Ryan Canepa the first time he’s ever ran 39 was in the Nationals about an hour before he skied in the AC. Then he went out in the AC and ran 5-1/2@39 again! Certainly one amazing story and performance from an up and coming star.

 

Jake Abelson was fun to call. A pint sized version of the big boys who seems to be learning new tricks every week. Not only did he finish second in OM Tricks he also set (another) pending B2 trick record. Imagine what it would look like if a 6 foot tall grown adult would show up on the B2 starting dock ....this is obviously the opposite but no less dramatic.

 

We’ll be seeing more from both these kids!!

[APB]

Is there a replay of the night event?