by Eric Jackson | Jun 8, 2015 | 2015 WW Events, 2016 Rock Star Competition, EJ, Event Coverage, Internationalization, Playboating, The Athlete, United States, US Team Trials, Whitewater, wrap ups, WW Disciplines
The 2015 World Championships are on the Garburator Wave on the Ottawa River in Canada this summer. I believe the USA is the last country in the world to select their team. Today was the beginning of that process with the Junior Men and Women’s Teams being...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 1, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, The Athlete, Whitewater
Keeping my Rides a secret is not my style. I train with my routines, and try to paddle my best. Today I did a “Prelims”, meaning I did two competition rides during training and counted both of them. Emily took video of this one with my iPad and I...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 22, 2013 | 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 Rock Star Standard, 2014 RockStar, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Whitewater
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNsU1wBDAU8[/youtube]
by Eric Jackson | Jun 21, 2011 | 2014 WW Competition, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Whitewater
Emma Garcia Riberaygua from Andorra (small country in between Spain and France in the Pyrenees Mountains) will start off the competition today in the Women’s class. Today the preliminary rounds begin for Women, Squirt men and women, and C1. 25% of the...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 11, 2011 | 2014 WW Competition, Playboating, Rock Star, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Whitewater
2011 World Championships Training Log: Plattling, Germany Kristine, Emily, Dane, Nick, KC and I arrived in Plattling on June 7th, after about 25 hours of traveling from Vail, CO. Tired but ready to paddle, we all got on the water and tried out this world’s...