Jaquess Strikes Gold at Pan Ams in Chile

Team Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Pro Water Skier Regina Jaquess earned four gold medals in the 2010 Pan American Water Ski Championships. Jaquess left the biennial event, Nov. 22-28, in San Bernardo, Chile with an Elite Team Gold as well as golds in women's slalom, tricks and jumping. For good measure she threw a Silver in for Overall. But Jaquess wasn't alone. Athletes on the six U.S. teams combined to win 67 individual medals, including 26 of a possible 48 gold medals.

The U.S. Elite Water Ski Team won the overall team gold medal, tallying 8,259.41 points. Canada earned the silver medal with 7,904.69 points and Chile earned the bronze medal with 6,421.69 points.

Jaquess won gold medals in women’s slalom (1 buoy at 39-1/2 feet off), tricks (7,830 points) and jumping (167 feet), and the silver medal in overall (2,867.52 points).

Way to go, Regina! We're pulling for you! Keep up the great work!

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Video of June Fladborg Setting Pending World Jump Record

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Pro Team member, June Fladborg (@JuneFladborg) just set a pending Women's World Jump Record yesterday behind a Malibu Response LXi ski boat. June hurled herself to the pending world record at the 2010 Cray Valley ProAm at Hazelwood Ski school in England. Her jump was 57.4 meters (188.3 feet). This is nearly 3 feet farther than the previous world record set by Elena Milakova (56.6 meters/185.7 feet) at the 2002 Malibu Open.

Way to go June! You are an amazingly dedicated athlete and this record illustrates just how talented you are. You're the World's best!

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Malibu Open Video

The Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Malibu Open crowned three new water skiing champions over the weekend. Dubbed as one of the best pro ski tournaments ever, this event began with a field of powerful professional water skiers who put it on all on the line to capture a Malibu Open WaterSki Championships title. April Coble Eller captured the 2010 Malibu Open Womens Slalom champion. April ran 1.5 @ 39 off beating out Regina Jaquess for the title. Team Malibu Boats Skier Will Asher (@WillAsher) is the 2010 Malibu Open Mens Slalom champion. Will won in a head to head final against Jamie Beauchesne. And finally, Ryan Dodd jumped 222 feet to become the 2010 Malibu Open Jump Champion.

The Malibu Open held in Milwaukee, WI at Veteran's Park was a great event. Check out this Malibu Open video to witness some of the fun that went on. The entire field of skiers lined-up to sign autographs and meet the fans. With record crowds in attendance Friday and Saturday, they were buys for a while, but had a blast doing it!

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2010 Malibu Open Revitalizes Pro Water Skiing

The Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) 2010 Malibu Open was a huge success! One of the best venues and the biggest crowds at a professional water skiing event. Read this post from TheProSkiTour.com to learn just how great this sport-changing event was!

Wow....2010 Malibu Open... what a tournament...the best professional water ski tournament I have seen in my years around pro water skiing. Dana Reed took Milwaukee's Veteran's Park Lagoon, a location with crowd access and untested water skiing potential and turned it into the perfect venue to show case professional water skiing. The location, crowds and performances of the Malibu Open are just what our sport has been needing to revitalize pro water skiing in the United States/North America. Hats off to Dana Reed and Malibu Boats for putting together the best pro water ski tournament that I have ever attended. To all the people who worked behind the scenes, sponsors, volunteers, officials and skiers - a job well done. Exactly what we have needed to put the excitement and attendance back in our sport.

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Watch Malibu Open Live On Web

You can't travel with Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) to the Malibu Open in Milwaukee, WI? Then watch the Malibu Open live online August 7th & 8th. Malibu Boats, Webcast-tv.com and theproskitour.com are bringing you the live skiing and jumping action all weekend including night events. Don't miss a minute of the intense world class competition. There's a good chance World Records will fall. Witness history being made in the comfort of your own home.

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