Aussies compete in the 10th World 2010 POPS in Italy

All the news from the host drop zone Body Fly University at Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy ....June 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Official Results are in!


Final photo is of Aussie Top POP, Robbo pictured above running desperately towards the Hit and Rock chair!

All the final results of the 2010 POPS are now on line at the POPS2010 website (click to view). The results can be viewed via a series of pdf documents at this site. Thanks go to the Italian Top POP Lamberto for posting these results.

Also, if any particiants would like full versions of any of the photos at this Aussie POPS blog, just email Lynda at samsaralynda@gmail.com

Monday, June 14, 2010

Winners of Sports Accuracy and also Hit and Rock



The first photo shows Sports Accuracy winner Gary Cullen of New Zealand. Second place went to Aussie Graeme Windsor and third to Pat Morehead of USA.
The second photo is of the Hit and Rock winners - first place to John Wolf of USA and runners up were from Russia.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Aussies gain medals


Aussie POPS team came second! Aussie SOS teams also did well and many Aussies scored medals as part of the 8 Way Speed Star teams.

The Closing Ceremony dinner




Host Italian Top POP Lamberto Scrrenelli gave over control of the POPS event to new World Top POP Ronald van Rijn of Netherlands. Netherlands will host the next POPS World meet in June 2012.
American jumper Alicia gave her symbolic leather jacket to Volker Cornils from Germany!

Closing Ceremony Saturday night

















A few social photos from the banquet last night....
The manifest girl remembered some of the Aussies! John and Jane, Gwen and Les, Adrienne and Jeanette.

Gordon rocks


Gordon sustained a leg injury on the plane on the way over here and subsequently could not jump in this POPS meet. But he kept smiling and enjoyed the social event anyway! He looked the part as he lounged in the rocking chair before the Hit and Rock event. Watch out for that stick!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

More hit and rock






The hit and rock event gave opportunity for some great photos ... Steve Pandelus, Pete McKenzie and Steve can still run fast!