Lake Manene in the city of Ypacarai was the perfect setting for young athletes from all over the continent to demonstrate their skills with impeccable routines, challenging water and speed. North America prevailed in the competitions, taking the golds in the different modalities.
First, in Water Skiing Overall, the United States Team managed to score more points than everyone else in the different events and won the gold medal in both categories, men’s and women’s. In this sense, in the men’s, the American Jake Abelson accumulated a total score of 2875 and easily surpassed his pursuers, Francisco Giorgis from Argentina (silver) and Jacob Chambers from Canada (bronze).
In the women’s category, the US superiority was even more pronounced with the 1-2 finish of its athletes, getting gold and silver. There, Alexia Abelson and Emma Davis finished in first and second place on the podium, respectively. Daniela Verswyvel from Colombia took the bronze medal.
Moving on to Wakeboarding, in the men’s final, the Mexican Diego Monsalve had a better score than everyone else and won the desired gold medal. Behind him were the representatives of Colombia and the United States. In the women’s category, the US Team once again stood out with the performance of Kitt Smith who surprised everyone with her pirouettes to bring another gold to her delegation.
In this way, this captivating water sport had its brilliant passage through the ASU2025 Games, leaving days of amazement and good performances from the young talents of the continent.
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