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Water skiing; barefoot skier Jason MacArthur; ranked No. 1 , junior, world-wide.
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DescriptionPrinted in colour in the 'Leader' on May 15, 1995; taken while training at Orakei Korako.
He had won all three junior events at the Asian-Australasian championships, and came first overall against the top eight Australasian skiers, after training with the Australian team for a week.
He had trained in Canberra in summer, before returning with a shoulder injury; later won the New Zealand junior championship and New South Wales open slalom and jumps titles, coming second in the tricks event. He was the only New Zealander invited to the jump competition in the June Extreme Games in Rhode Island, and had been invited to the US open nationals. He was also a member of the New Zealand team for the first World Junior Champs, in Ohio in August.
The September 27 'Leader ' reported he was junior world champion at 16, with two gold medals and a silver; thanks to him, the New Zealand team had come third.
In the Extreme Games he had come 12th of 15; he had a nasty cut his knee the night before, and was also unaware of a rule change. His only sponsor supplied wet suits, and continuing internationally would be too expensive. He was now working as a hairdressing apprentice at his mother's 'Top Cut' salon.
Date TakenMay 1995?
He had won all three junior events at the Asian-Australasian championships, and came first overall against the top eight Australasian skiers, after training with the Australian team for a week.
He had trained in Canberra in summer, before returning with a shoulder injury; later won the New Zealand junior championship and New South Wales open slalom and jumps titles, coming second in the tricks event. He was the only New Zealander invited to the jump competition in the June Extreme Games in Rhode Island, and had been invited to the US open nationals. He was also a member of the New Zealand team for the first World Junior Champs, in Ohio in August.
The September 27 'Leader ' reported he was junior world champion at 16, with two gold medals and a silver; thanks to him, the New Zealand team had come third.
In the Extreme Games he had come 12th of 15; he had a nasty cut his knee the night before, and was also unaware of a rule change. His only sponsor supplied wet suits, and continuing internationally would be too expensive. He was now working as a hairdressing apprentice at his mother's 'Top Cut' salon.
Date TakenMay 1995?Part of
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Reference1555 05 15 6FormatColour printSize102 x 152 mm
FormatColour printSize102 x 152 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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