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APRIL 11, 2006 04:30 PM USA |
| 2006
WSSA WORLD SPORT STACKING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Nearly
1,100 competitors from across the United States and around the
world compete in premier sport stacking event in Colorado. |
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| Video
Verified Results: |
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a record-breaking day! All told, 42 new world records were set in
the various events and divisions. Take a look here for The official
listing of new world records set at the 2006 WSSA World Sport Stacking
Championships. A host of national and state/provincial records were
also set along the way. |
 Championships
records |
| More about
a WSSA official result. |
| Results -
2006 event times/results/records |
| Follow-up -
post-event [also as PDF
version] |
| Slideshow - highlights |
| Teams - highlights |
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The
premier event of the day was the Cycle Stack, which involves a
complex set of sequences and more than 40 separate moves. Taking
the overall championship trophy for the Cycle was Shane Grinnell,
a 14-year-old from Morrison, Colorado, who hit a time of 7.58 seconds.
The Doubles event continued to be dominated by last year’s
winners Chase Demelio and Andy Retting from Colorado Springs who
had the best overall time of 10.11 seconds. Lexi Rindone, from
Prescott, Arizona proved she was the most consistent stacker of
the day, and her combined time of 13.48 seconds for the 3-3-3,
3-6-3 and Cycle earned her the trophy for top Individual All-Around.
“It
was an awesome day,” said Grinnell, who attended last year’s
Championships, but only as a spectator. His practice and dedication
to sport stacking over the past year has now put him on the sport
stacking map. “I definitely wanted to compete this year,
and the adrenaline was flowing,” he said. “I was
pumped!”
A
strong showing by Team Germany yielded top overall winners in
three events. David Wolf, 10, set a new *unofficial world record
in the Individual 3-3-3 with a time of 2.28 seconds and had the
best overall time of 2.75 seconds in the 3-6-3. The top Timed
3-6-3 Relay award went to Germany with a time of 16.17 seconds.
According to Team Germany Leader Burkhard Reuhl, the German stackers
trained very hard for the World Championships and it really paid
off for them. In addition to the overall awards, the 29 German
stackers took home 91 medals and 23 trophies in the various events
and age divisions.
(*All divisional and overall world records are considered unofficial
pending video review by the WSSA.) |
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For
the uninitiated, sport stacking (formerly called cup stacking)
is an emerging individual and team sport where participants stack
and unstack 12 specially designed cups (Speed Stacks ®) in
pre-determined sequences at lightning speed. (Some call it a “track
meet for your hands!”) This unique sport promotes hand-eye
coordination, ambidexterity, focus, concentration, team skills
and sportsmanship. Competitors race against the clock for individual
times, on doubles teams, and in relays in head-to-head competitions.
A division for stackers with special needs is also included. Sport
stacking is practiced in more than 11,000 schools around the world.
The
profile of sport stacking has elevated to the point that film
crews were in attendance gathering footage of nearly every moment
of the stacking excitement. A stage and set was specially designed
for ESPN to capture the Finals events. ESPN is slated to air
a one-hour special on the World Championships later this summer. |
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| Sport
Stacking - An individual or team sport where participants stack and
unstack 12 specially designed sport stacking cups in pre-determined
sequences as fast as they can.
Speed
Stacks® - The official cups sanctioned
by the WSSA
for sport stacking competitions.
A
Sport Stacker - An athlete who plays or competes in sport stacking.
World
Sport Stacking Association (WSSA)
- As the governing
body for sport stacking, the WSSA standardizes rules and
regulations, provides a uniform framework for sport stacking events and
sanctions sport stacking competitions and records. Formed in 2001, the
WSSA promotes the advancement of sport stacking worldwide. |
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Mark Lingle, 303-962-5672
mlingle@worldsportstackingassociation.org |
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Bob
Fox, Speed Stacks, Inc.
303-663-8083, ext. 203 (work)
303-886-4136 (cell)
bfox@speedstacks.com (e-mail) |
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 printer-friendly
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