| WINNERS ANNOUNCED... CLICK HERE |
 The Rider of the Year Awards video was premiered last night in front of an enthusiastic audience of around 500 people at the Paddle Expo in Germany. Watch the Video here: Winners: Hendri Coetzee Award for Expedition of the Year: Taking almost 100% of the 1st place votes was the First Ascents supported Africa expedition with team members Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic and the late Hendri Coetzee. Click HERE for the nomination with links to more info on the expedition. Rider of the Year: Dane Jackson Runner Up: Evan Garcia Rider of the Year (women): Mariann Saether took home top honours in the womens Rider of the Year category after yet another year spent on difficult whitewater around the world. Close behind was Louise Urwin, Grand Prix Champion and all-around talent from New Zealand. Honey Badger Award: Erik Boomer Runner Up: Stephen Forster Competitor of the Year: Dane Jackson Runner Up: Mike Dawson Best Drop: Rafa Ortiz and Aniol Serrasolses Runner Up: Erik Boomer Best Drop (women): Mariann Saether Runner Up: Shannon Carroll Best Trick: Ben Marr Runner Up: Ben Marr Best Trick (women): Katya Kulkova Runner Up: Marlene Devillez Best Line: Rush Sturges Runner Up: Evan Garcia Downriver Freestyle: Lane Jacobs Runner Up: Taylor Robertson Carnage! : Erik Boomer Runner Up: Fred Norquist Film of the Year: Kadoma Runner Up: Frontier Photographer of the Year: Darin McQuoid Runner Up (tie): Jens Klatt / Patrick Camblin Photo of the Year: Chris Korbulic Runner Up: Patrick Camblin Best Online Film (long): Bomb Flow TV Episode 2 Runner Up: Currents - Whitewater Grand Prix / Hell or High Water Special Mention: A River in Danger: Young Chilean Kayakers on the Rio Baker Best Onlin Film (short): Rain Drop Runner Up: Daydreams of a Weekend Warrior Huge thanks to everyone that participated in the event, some awesome submissions and lots of great kayaking to watch.
Viewership on the uploaded clips is around 125,000 views so far + another ~130,000 views from the different places the 'Rider of the Year II Preview' was uploaded. |
