Wakeboard and wakeskate semifinals - when & who

Hello everybody,
Do you know the difference between wakeboarding and wakeskating? If you read my upcoming blog, I’ll give you the answer along with pointers from the athletes. I’ll post the blog before the competition starts tomorrow morning. You’ll have a better idea of what challenges face these men (and women) who aren’t afraid to walk on water. For now, here’s some news you can use:

SATURDAY, JULY 29
8:30 am Jr. Men Semifinals
9:45 am Pro Women Semifinals
10:30 am FMX Exhibition
11:00 am Pro WakeskateSemifinals
12:00 pm FMX Exhibition
12:30 pm Pro Men Round #1 Bracket A
2:15 pm FMX Exhibition
2:45 pm- 4:30 pm Pro Men Round #1 Bracket B

Riding order for finalists and semifinalist
8:30 a.m. – Junior Men Semi Finals(14-18)
(2 people advance from each heat)
Heat #1
Bradey Price
Danney Thollander
Rhett Whatley
Ryan Anderson

Heat #2
Alex Scagliotti
Nick Jones
Bryan Hutton
Jimmy LaRiche

Heat #3
Eddie Valdez
Alex Hemrick
Brett Lee
Adam Errington

9:45 a.m. – Women’s Professional Semi Finals
(2 people advance from each heat)
Heat #1
Sunni Anne Ball
Emily Copeland Durham
Shelby Kantar
Laura Lohrmann

Heat #2
Andrea Fountain
Lauren Loe
Amber Wing
Dallas Friday

10:30 a.m. – FMX Exhibition
11:00 a.m. – Professional Wakeskate semifinals
(1 person advances from each heat)

Heat #1
David Hanson
E. Buonanotte
Ben Kaiser
Brandon Thomas

Heat #2
Stuart Shinn
Drew McGuckin
Ryan Doyle
Brian Grubb

12:00 p.m. FMX Exhibition
12:30 p.m. Pro Men Round #1 – Bracket A
(Pairs compete against each other)

Danny Harf (currently ranked 1st place in this bracket)
Rick Gonzales (16th)

Gabe Lucas (8th)
Scotty Broome (9th)

Jeff Weatherall (5th)
Shawn Watson (12th)

Tino Santori (4th)
Jimmy Wolf (13th)

Shaun Murray (6th)
Aaron Rathy (11th)

Daniel Watkins (3rd)
Brian Francis (14th)

Corey Bradley (7th)
Philip Combs (10th)

JD Webb (2nd)
Jack Blodgett (15th)

2:15 p.m. – FMX Exhibition

2:45 p.m. – Pro Men Round #1 Bracket B
(Pairs compete against each other)

Andrew Adkison (currently ranked 1st place in this bracket)
Josh Sanders (16th)

Derek Grasman (8th)
Tim Keepers (9th)

Chad Sharpe (5th)
Kyle Rattray (12th)

Philip Soven (4th)
Jeff House (13th)

Trevor Hansen (6th)
Keith Lidberg (11th)

Brett Eisenhauer (3rd)
Rob Jacques (14th)

Nick Heaney (7th)
Adam Wensink (10th)

Rusty Malinoski (2nd)
Alex Brown (15th)