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IJSBA World Champions Named, 2025 World Finals Announced

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With the 2024 SBT WGP-1 World Finals drawing to a close this past Sunday, Oct. 13, results were held as pending until a thorough review of times, penalties and race reviews was completed. However, final results have now been released, with  IJSBA World Champions named for each class, including Belgium’s Quinten Bossche as Pro Ski GP Champion, Cambodia’s Saly Ou Moeut taking the Pro Sport GP Championship, Nolan Jukish securing the pro freestyle championship, ranked just ahead of his brother Gabe Jukish. 

In Pro Runabout GP, Kuwait’s Mohammed Burbayea secured the championship while Jaiden Ruis of Lake Havasu City is Junior Ski 10-12 Lites World Champion, Sophie Benson is World Champion in Jr Ski Lites 13-15,  and Mike Klippenstein secured the Championship in Grandmaster Ski Stock. 

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Reese Giese walked away with the Championship in Pro Am Women’s Ski Stock and the Championship in Pro Am Women’s Ski Modified. 

River Varner of Lake Havasu City took the Ski Slalom Championship and Kashe Crawford is World Champion in Junior Slalom and Junior Ski 10-12 Four Stroke Lites. 

In Pro Am Runabout, the Championship was taken by Jean Bruno Pastorello, and Cash McClure of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee is the Junior Ski 10-12 Stock World Champion. Revin Harris is the 2024 Sport Spec World Champion. 

You can see the full results here

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Also, IJSBA has released the following announcement regarding the 2025 World Finals:

IJSBA is altering competitors that the 44th annual World Finals event will take place October 4-12, 2025.  Crazy Horse Campgrounds in Lake Havasu City has been reserved and IJSBA hopes to give final confirmation of this location and venue shortly.  Competition will begin October 6 and October 13 will be held as an emergency overflow day.

Jessica Waters
Jessica Waters
Editor – [email protected] Currently the News Director at WNEG Radio in Northeast Georgia, Jessica Waters is a photojournalist and reporter who has covered competition stock car racing, downhill skiing, motocross, horse racing and hydroplane races for more than 30 years, and added jet ski races and freestyle competitions in 2010, covering many competitions for local and national media outlets.

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