Water skiing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's overall

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Women's overall at the XVII Pan American Games
Water skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Ontario Place West Channel
Dates July 22
Competitors 6 from 4 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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The women's overall competition of the Water skiing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held on July 22 at the Ontario Place West Channel. [1] The defending champion was Regina Jaquess of the United States.

Water skiing surface water sport

Water skiing is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a smooth stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope, three people, and a personal flotation device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance, and good balance.

2015 Pan American Games 17th edition of the Pan American Games

The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and seventeen other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015).

Toronto Provincial capital city in Ontario, Canada

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Results

Rank Name Country Trick Ov. Trick Slalom Ov. Slalom Jump Ov. Jump Overall
Whitney McClintock Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 8370 1000.0 0.00/55/11.25 869.6 44.8 926.7 2796.3
Regina Jaquess Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5610 670.3 4.50/55/11.25 1000.0 47.0 1000.0 2670.3
Carolina Chapoy Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5990 715.7 2.00/55/12.00 753.6 39.7 756.7 2226.0
4 Erika Lang Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6240 745.5 2.00/55/12.00 753.6 33.0 533.3 2032.4
5 Valentina Gonzalez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4930 589.0 1.50/55/13.00 565.2 36.5 650.0 1804.2
6 Fernanda Naser Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 4070 486.3 2.00/55/14.25 405.8 37.0 666.7 1558.8

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References

  1. "Water skiing technical manual". Toronto 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.