The men s final was so close, that it came down to the double-up to decide it. Both men went big, but Shapiro just edged out Ruck. Zane Schwenk earned the third place on the podium with a 67.35. Schwenk was the only rider to do a double-up on the podium on Sunday, taking first in the Sea Doo Slider X competition. The new competition at Pro Tour events in 2001, rewards the rider who nails the biggest trick on the Fun Box, the Pro Tour s newest apparatus, while being pulled by a Sea Doo.
Judges score from the shoreline right beside the riders dock.
The scores are displayed to the crowd instantaneously, a la the Gong Show. The Sea Doo Slider X competition will continue throughout the 2001 Pro Tour season. For the women, Friday has burst on to the scene, and in the absence of defending 2000 Pro Tour Season Champion, Tara Hamilton, taken over the Pro Tour. With two victories in a row, she sits atop the 2001 Indmar Pro Tour Standings. Her performance on Sunday was again spectacular, but so were the performances of Emily Copeland and Marie Botved-Studd, who took second and third respectively.