Yesterday saw the finals of the freestyle event at the #VKWC Venezuela. We have all of the photos, the main official video and a load of extra images from an action session on the water with all the girls.
First off, this is what happened in the finals.
Female mini final
Gisela Pulido (ES) vs. Annelous Lammerts (NL)
A stiff competition saw Gisela Pulido putting pressure on Annelous Lammerts by landing solid moves right after the horn. Nine-time world champion showed no mercy as she had to grab points after losing in an epic semi-final against her biggest opponent Karolina Winkowska on Wednesday. But Annelous did not get flustered and answered back with some consistent tricks as well. That said, the Spanish champion won with a commanding lead over Annelous sealing the deal by pulling off more powered tricks.
Female winners final
Karolina Winkowska (PL) vs. Bruna Kajiya (BR)
2009 world champion Bruna Kajiya was on form during this second leg of VKWC and mastered most of her heats until the final against the fierce competitor Karolina Winkowska. Both riders kicked off the heat pretty well but soon Karolina set the tone delivering several strong moves, showcasing her strength and commitment. Bruna fought hard performing powerful manoeuvres but lacked consistency and could not match Karolina’s well-constructed heat. Winkowska is clearly hunting for the world title and dominated the competition.
So Karolina Winkowska comes away with the victory, Bruna Kajiya taking a well deserved 2nd place. Then Gisela Pulido in 3rd and Annelous Lammerts in 4th.
Click to the next slides to hear some reactions from the girls…
Karolina Winkowska:
“It’s awesome! It always feels awesome to win. It is what I work for and what I compete for. It’s the best thing ever. Bruna is one of my biggest opponents so I knew I had to go big and try really hard tricks because she’s a really tough competitor. I didn’t see what she was doing because I’m always so concentrated on my stuff but I was hoping for the best. I was so happy when they announced the results!”
Bruna Kajiya
“The spot here is really perfect and I had an interesting heat with Karolina. I think we were both overpowered and I was trying to go as big as possible with nothing else on my mind. I crashed quite a lot but I’m happy for giving it a try and I’m really happy with some of the tricks I landed. So yeah, stocked!”
Now Check out all of the action in the official video from the last day.
Not leaving it there, we have a great selection of official action images of the girls on the water.
Starting with Paula Novotna.
Bruna Kajiya.
Hannah Whiteley.
Bruna Kajiya.
Annelous Lammerts.
Hannah Whiteley.
Annelous Lammerts.
Annelous Lammerts.
Annelous Lammerts.
Annelous Lammerts.
Annelous Lammerts.
Hannah Whiteley.
Gisela Pulido.
Kriistin Oja.
Paula Novotna.
Annelous Lammerts.
Annelous Lammerts.
