The 2009 SuperFinal Selection list is compiled (apologies for the delay - a sudden change in travel arrangements due to the early finish held up the publication by a day).

These listings are the preliminary selection based on results from the entire 2009 tour. The list will be updated soon to reflect extra placements and you are advised to recheck it periodically.

2009 Open Super Final Selection List

2009 Womens Super Final Selection List

Text by Chris

Now that we have completed all three rounds of the European leg of the Paragliding World Cup we have some more results to announce.

 EUROPEAN CUP RESULTS

These results are calculated from the best two overall scores in the three European events (Turkey, France & Croatia)

The FIRST PWCA European Women's Champion, winning 2 of the three events, is ELISA HOUDRY (France / ABAC)

The FIRST PWCA European Open Champion, with an overall win in one event and a 3rd place, is YASSEN SAVOV (Bulgaria / MacPara.com)

Congratulations to our European Champions.

The Super Final selection list is a hot topic right now. The list has been compiled and we will release full details of all pilots who have qualified for the Super Final tomorrow (Saturday 18th July).

We have had 6 days of tough flying to decide the results for Event 5 of the Paragliding World Cup 2009 - and the final results are out.

Ladies first - winning the Buzet, Croatia Paragliding World Cup Womens Event is Renata Kuhnova (Czechoslovakia / Sky Paragliders) with a score of 3066 points.

Winning the Open Competition is Yassen Savov (Bulgaria / MacPara.com) with a score of 4514 points.

And the winning team overall in Buzet is Yassen Savov, Gasper Prevc and Karel Vrbensky - Team MacPara

The final task here in Buzet (its the 6th task so the competition ends here) was tricky and spread the field out a lot. In the end we had 43 pilots in goal.

Womens winner - Elisa Houdry (ABAC)

Overall Winner - Raul Penso (DHL Express)

Winning Team - Spälti

And we are please to announce two brand new titles. For the first time ever the PWCA has two
American Champions

PWCA Paragliding Overall American Champion - RAUL PENSO (DHL Express)

and

PWCA Paragliding Women's American Champion - JOANNA DI-GRIGOLI (Ford Cantv Oakley)

NATIONAL RESULTS

PWCA Paragliding Overall National Results

1st - Italy (10115 points)

2nd - Venezuela (9981 points)

3rd - France (9724 points)

and finally

PWCA American First Nation - Venezuela

PRIZE GIVING PHOTOS

After a very nice party with a local band yesterday night, the 2009 World Cup is on !

First task in Brazil : a 70 km race to the south. The conditions are first of all very strong at the start, up to 5-6 m/s. Then, it's a different story. Because of a big area in the shadow at the first turnpoint, there are two options. Half of the pilots are going to the turnpoint directly and ... land ! The other half is going away to the sunny spots where they find very weak thermals. Half of them again are landing !

Almost all pilots have been flying only 15 or 16 km. Only two pilots, each on his way, managed to keep flying. Stefan Wyss is flying 33.4 km. To his surprise, he's discovering that Jean François Chapuis, one of the best french pilots since many years, has been flying 60 km ! All other pilots are amazed !

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View online results for task 1

Pictures from Task 1