US Masters
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L'US Masters est la compétition phare du circuit mondial, la référence en ski nautique. Une invitation d'y participer est un honneur.
Créé en 1959 à Callaway Gardens (Robin Lake) à Pine Mountains dans l'état de Georgia aux Etats-Unis, ce rendez-vous prestigieux a fêté ses 50 ans en mai 2009. Il se déroule traditionnellement pendant le 'Memorial Day' weekend au mois de mai.
Il se dispute entre les huit meilleurs skieurs mondiaux de chaque discipline (meilleurs cinq mondiaux avant) : saut, figures et slalom (combiné jusqu'en 2001). Il faut figurer dans le top-5 de la Coupe du monde de la saison passée, être champion du monde en titre ou vainqueur de l'édition précédente. Il existe également une épreuve de wake-board. Les spectateurs se trouvent sur le 'Pavillion', deux tribunes flottantes couvertes, qui ont été spécialement conçues pour l'US Masters.
La 64eme édition a eu lieu en mai 2024.
Le premier Français à avoir gagné à l'US Masters a été Patrice Martin qui s'est imposé en figures en 1978.
Les Français, victorieux :
- Patrice Martin en figures en 1978, 1988, 1989; en combiné en 1994, 1995, 1997.
- Nicolas Le Forestier en 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 en figures
- Brigitte Lethem en 2004 en slalom
- Clémentine Lucine en 2005 et 2007 en figures
- Alexandre Poteau en 2012 en figures
- Iris Cambray en 2013 en figures
- Pierre Ballon en 2014 et 2015 en figures
- Manon Costard en 2018 en slalom
Palmarès
| Slalom | Figures | Saut | Overall | Wakeboard |
1959 |
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| Joe Cash |
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| Nancie Rideout |
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1960 | Joe Cash | Geoff Wolfe | Mike Osborn | Chuck Stearns |
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Barbara Cooper | Norine Bardill | Barbara Cooper | Janelle Kirtley |
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1961 | W. Witherell | Geoff Wolfe | Larry Penacho | Chuck Stearns |
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Jenny Hodges | Norine Bardill | Judy Rosch | Norine Bardill |
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1962 | Joe Cash | Chuck Stearns | Jimmy Jackson | Larry Penacho |
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Jenny Hodges | Norine Bardill | Barbara Cooper | Jenny Hodges |
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1963 | Billy Spencer | Al Tyll | Jimmy Jackson | Chuck Stearns |
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Jenny Hodges | Nancy Schniering | Jeanette Brown | Jeanette Brown |
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1964 | Billy Spencer | Joe Cash | Joker Osborn | Joker Osborn |
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Janelle Kirtley | Dixie Ann Hoyt | Barbara Cooper | Dixie Ann Hoyt |
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1965 | Joker Osborn | Al Tyll | Larry Penacho | Chuck Stearns |
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Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper |
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1966 | Leroy Burnette | Rick McCormick | Jimmy Jackson | Roland Hillier |
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Barbara Cooper | Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1967 | Kris LaPoint | Alan Kempton | Mike Suyderhoud | Alan Kempton |
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Liz Allan | Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1968 | Kris LaPoint | Alan Kempton | Mike Suyderhoud | Frankie Dees |
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Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1969 | Frankie Dees | Rick McCormick | Mike Suyderhoud | Alan Kempton |
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S.S. Shackleford | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1970 | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Rick McCormick | Rick McCormick |
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Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1971 | Kris LaPoint | Wayne Grimditch | Mike Suyderhoud | Rick McCormick |
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Christy Weir | Christy Weir | Barbara Cooper | Christy Weir |
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1972 | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | Wayne Grimditch |
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Lisa St. John | Barbara Cleveland | Linda Leavongood | Liz Allan |
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1973 | Kris LaPoint | Tony Krupa | Rick McCormick | Mike Suyderhoud |
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Liz Allan | Barbara Cleveland | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1974 | Mark Crone | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | George Athans |
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Liz Allan | Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Liz Allan |
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1975 | Bob LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | Rick McCormick |
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Liz Allan | Maria Carrasco | Liz Allan | Liz Allan |
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1976 | Bob LaPoint | Carlos Suarez | Wayne Grimditch | Carlos Suarez |
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Cindy Todd | Camille Duvall | Linda Giddens | Cindy Todd |
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1977 | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Mike Hazelwood | Rick McCormick |
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Trudi Speak | Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Cindy Todd |
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1978 | Mike Hazelwood | Patrice Martin | Lucky Lowe | Mike Hazelwood |
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Pat Messner | Pam Folsom | Deena Brush | Cindy Todd |
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1979 | Mike Hazelwood | Carlos Suarez | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood |
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Deena Brush | Karin Roberge | Deena Brush | Karin Roberge |
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1980 | Bob LaPoint | Cory Pickos | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood |
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Karin Roberge | Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Karin Roberge |
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1981 | Carl Roberge | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Mike Hazelwood |
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Cindy Todd | Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Judy McClintock |
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1982 | Bob LaPoint | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall |
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Cindy Todd | Anita Carlmann | Cindy Todd | Cindy Todd |
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1983 | Bob LaPoint | Cory Pickos | Glenn Thurlow | Carl Roberge |
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Deena Brush | Maria Carrasco | Camille Duvall | Deena Brush |
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1984 | Andy Mapple | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood | Sammy Duvall |
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Camille Duvall | Karin Roberge | Sue Lipplegoes | Maria Carrasco |
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1985 | Andy Mapple | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood | Sammy Duvall |
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Deena Brush | Kristi Overton | Karen Morse | Deena Brush |
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1986 | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Patrice Martin |
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Camille Duvall | Kristi Overton | Deena Brush | Deena Brush |
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1987 | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Carl Roberge |
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Camille Duvall | Judy McClintock Messer | Deena Brush | Deena Brush |
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1988 | Andy Mapple | Patrice Martin | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall |
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Susi Graham | Judy McClintock Messer | Deena Brush | Deena Brush |
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1989 | Mike Kjellander | Patrice Martin | Sammy Duvall | Carl Roberge |
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Helena Kjellander | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush | Karen Neville |
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1990 | Andy Mapple | Tory Baggiano | Bruce Neville | Mike Neville |
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Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush | Deena Brush |
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1991 | NO MASTERS HELD |
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1992 | Andy Mapple | Kreg Llewellyn | Sammy Duvall |
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Kristi Overton | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush Mapple | Deena Brush Mapple |
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1993 | Mike Kjellander | Tory Baggiano | Bruce Neville | Jaret Llewellyn |
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Helena Kjellander | Britt Larsen | Deena Brush Mapple | Deena Brush Mapple |
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1994 | Andy Mapple | Tory Baggiano | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin | Darin Shapiro |
Kristi Overton | Britt Larsen | Emma Sheers | Rhoni Barton |
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1995 | Wade Cox | Cory Pickos | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin | Darin Shapiro |
Kristi Overton | Britt Larsen | Sheri Slone | Phillipa Roberts |
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1996 | Wade Cox | Nicolas LeForestier | Carl Roberge | Jaret Llewellyn | Jeremy Kovak |
Kristi Overton | Tawn Larsen | Toni Neville | Rhoni Barton |
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1997 | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin | Darin Shapiro |
Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Brenda Baldwin | April Coble | Andrea Gaytan | |
1998 | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Jaret Llewellyn | Patrice Martin | Darin Shapiro |
Susi Graham | Marina Mosti | Elena Milakova | Brandi Hunt | Tara Hamilton | |
1999 | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | Jaret Llewellyn | Parks Bonifay |
Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova | Tara Hamilton | |
2000 | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Freddy Krueger | Jaret Llewellyn | Shane Bonifay |
Kristi Overton-Johnson | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Emma Sheers | Sarah Gatty Saunt | Maegham Major | |
2001 | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Shaun Murray |
Toni Neville | Elena Milakova | Emma Sheers | NO OVERALL | Emily Copeland | |
2002 | Chris Parrish | Nicolas LeForestier | Jaret Llewellyn | NO OVERALL | Parks Bonifay |
Kristi Overton-Johnson | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova | NO OVERALL | Emily Copeland | |
2003 | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Jaret Llewellyn | NO OVERALL | Danny Harf |
Emma Sheers | Mandy Nightingale | Emma Sheers | NO OVERALL | Dallas Friday | |
2004 | Jamie Beauchesne | Nicolas LeForestier | Jaret Llewellyn | NO OVERALL |
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Emma Sheers | Brigitte Lethem | Emma Sheers | NO OVERALL |
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2005 | Chris Parrish | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Phillip Soven |
Karin Truelove | Mandy Nightingale | Emma Sheers | NO OVERALL | Dallas Friday | |
2006 | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Danny Harf |
Sarah Green | Clementine Lucine | June Fladborg | NO OVERALL | Dallas Friday | |
2007 | Jamie Beauchesne | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Phillip Soven |
Sarah Green | Michale Briant | Natalia Berdnikova | NO OVERALL | Emily Copeland Durham | |
2008 | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Rusty Malinoski |
Natalia Berdnikova | June Fladborg | NO OVERALL | Dallas Friday | ||
2009 | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Andrew Adkison |
Karina Nowlan | Whitney McClintock | June Fladborg | NO OVERALL | Nicola Butler | |
2010 | William Asher | Herman Beliakou | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Phillip Soven |
Regina Jaquess | Whitney McClintock | June Fladborg | NO OVERALL | Nicola Butler | |
2012 | Alexandre Poteau | NO OVERALL | Philipp Soven | ||
Regina Jaquess | Natallia Berdnikava | Natallia Berdnikava | NO OVERALL | Meaghan Ethell |
2013 | William Asher | Aliaksei Zharnasek | Freddy Krueger | NO OVERALL | Rusty Malinoski |
Regina Jaquess | Iris Cambray | Jacinta Carroll | NO OVERALL | Raimi Merritt |
2014 Thomas Degasperi Pierre Ballon Ryan Dodd NO OVERALL Philipp Soven
Whitney McClintock Erika Lang Jacinta Carroll NO OVERALL Amber Wing
2015 Nate Smith Pierre Ballon Ryan Dodd NO OVERALL Harley Clifford
Regina Jaquess Erika Lang Jacinta Carroll NO OVERALL Meagan Ethell
2016 Nate Smith Freddy Krueger Mike Dowdy
Regina Jaquess Anna Gay Jacinta Carroll Meagan Ethell
2017 Nate Smith Aliaksei Zharnasek Ryan Dodd Cory Teunissen
Whitney McClintock Neilly Ross Jacinta Carroll Meagan Ethell
2018 Nate Smith Aliaksei Zharnasek Freddy Krueger Harley Clifford
Manon Costard Neilly Ross Jacinta Carroll Meagan Ethell
2019 Freddy Winter/Regina Jacquess - Patricio Font/Erika Lang - Ryan Dodd/Jacinta Carroll
2020 annulé
2021 Freddy Winter/Jaimee Bull - Patricio Font/Anna Gay - Freddy Krueger/Hanna Straltsova
2022 Nate Smith/Regina Jacquess - Patricio Font/Regina Jacquess - Joel Poland/Lauren Morgan
2023 Nate Smith/Regina Jacquess - Patricio Font/Erika Lang - Ryan Dodd/Hanna Straltsova
2024 Cole McCormick/Regina Jacquess - Martin Labra/Anna Hunter - Joel Poland/Hanna Straltsova