Posted on 06/21/2005 8:04:46 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher
| Country |
Country point |
Pilot |
Pilot point |
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| 1 |
RUS |
22972.1433 |
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Sergei RAKHMANIN |
7872.5998 |
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Oleg SHPOLYANSKI |
7758.6659 |
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Mikhail MAMISTOV |
7340.8776 |
| 2 |
FRA |
22107.8159 |
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Renaud ECALLE |
7773.7815 |
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Jean-Michel DELORME |
7263.0326 |
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Francois LEVOT |
7071.0018 |
| 3 |
USA |
21244.5341 |
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Kirby CHAMBLISS |
7440.4638 |
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Robert ARMSTRONG |
7100.1885 |
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Zach HEFLEY |
6703.8818 |
| 4 |
GBR |
18637.4872 |
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Tom CASSELS |
6877.3973 |
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Gerald COOPER |
6598.4036 |
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Nick ONN |
5161.6863 |
| 5 |
ESP |
18342.7069 |
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Castor FANTOBA |
7266.7174 |
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Juan VELARDE |
6207.5500 |
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Juan SOCIAS |
4868.4395 |
| 6 |
ITA |
17931.1479 |
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Maurizio COSTA |
6586.4611 |
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Renzo VOCERI |
5828.1126 |
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Paolo ZOPPI |
5516.5742 |
Thanks for the information. I appologize if you answered this in an earlier post but what does the pp% stand for? And are the russians always this good?
If you look in post #80 - for the sequence example.
Each figure in a sequence has a K value, basically a difficulty number - like in diving for example. A judge gives a score (1- 10 based on a specific judging criteria) and the K value x Score for each figure is totaled.
The Percentage is the competitors score vs. a perfect score.
However - the Freestyle scores get a percent bonus if the competitor uses less than 10 figures.
A Freestyle must contain certain figures and the lowest number of figures would be 6 - which gives you a 15% bonus in the Unlimited category. 7 figures = 10.5% bonus, etc.
About the Russians - yes, they have always been this good. This is their "Job" whereas the US team actually have real jobs and do this as a hobby.
Hobbyists vs. Professionals - makes a big difference.
More soon... Unknown 2 is underway.
Report from Burgos..........
The day has finally come - with the exception of the 4-minute Free and
closing ceremonies, the 2005 World Aerobatic Championships are
finished.
Team USA ran into a few hurdles along the way, but in the end, we all
did our best and are proud of our efforts.
Russian Sergei Rahkmanin is again the World Aerobatic Champion and
men's overall champion. In second place was another Russian, Oleg
Shpolyansky. In third place was French phenom Renaud Ecale. Renaud
came to Spain intending to fly "Bubbles", the Cap that had the run in
with Tiger Tom, but the unfortunate head on collision (on the ground
thank goodness) could have kept him out of the competition. But
thanks to the Italians Maurizio Costa and Elena Corte, Renaud flew a
borrowed plane and lead the competition until the final flight.
Simply amazing.
The US Men finished in the men's division in the following order:
Kirby Chambliss - 7th
Robert Armstrong - 11th
Zach Heffley - 13th
Hubie Tolson - 15th
David Martin - 21st
Michael Racy - 33rd
The women's overall was swept by the Russians with Svetlana Kapanina
in first, Elena Klimovitch in 2nd, and Svetlana Fedorenko in third.
The US Women finished in the women's division in the following order:
Debby Rihn-Harvey - 5th
Vicki Cruse - 8th
Allyson Paker-Lauck - 10th
Janet Fitzke - 11th
The 4-minute Freestyle whose winners will not only be awarded trophies
and titles, but also prize money, will be flown tomorrow.
The general awards and closing ceremonies will also be held tomorrow.
Tonight, Team USA hosted a wine and cheese party for all the
contestants. It was a great time, and was really the first time since
the contest began that a social event was held for all participants.
Also, the Teams are split between 3 or 4 different hotels, so we
rarely see each other outside the contest/flying environment. So
needless to say, a great party was needed so that we could all cut
loose a little and enjoy our time with our international friends, old
and new. A great time was had by all.
Friend of his?
Just caught the post. Thanks for posting the results and keeping us all informed. Sounds like it was a heck of an event.
Lots of Vino Tinto!
The gang had a blast and we ended up in Third again - which was expected.
The Russian Pilots are amazing.
The French are awesome and we are really, really good - but not good enough - yet.
...and CONGRATULATIONS to the USA Team!!!
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