Words by Mikey Lovemore:
Controversial, but I have to admit that part of me was hoping that the weather wouldn't clear on the last day of the competition.. it came close and put me in less than an ideal situation.I was in a good position to beat my personal best after three really good jumps (just one was OB) but I'd had to cutaway from tension knots on round three and my reserve hadn't been packed again yet. I was struggling to find a suitable rig to borrow for the next round and I knew that would play on my mind.
In the end I was saved by the bell and the competition was called on three jumps giving me my second world series win. Henrik Raimer (SWE) World Champion and fastest man ever took second with a solid performance.I'd felt relaxed coming into this round of the World Series, I'd had a good day of training a couple of days before and didn't really have anything to prove. I was just out to achieve what I know I'm capable of and I was ready to accept whatever position that put me in. Luckily in this comp it was enough to win.Great to see some newcomers(ish) making waves at the top end with Theodoros Douzenis (GRE) putting himself into second after round one but eventually being pipped to the third step by Stefano Celoria (ITA). Watch this space, these two are making the right shapes in the air and will continue to be competitive. Overall we had a big varied field with 15 competitors from 8 countries.
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| Podium 1st Portugues Nationals | Podium ISSA World Series Season Opener |
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| Dornier ready for take off ... | ... over Skydive Algarve |
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