I think a lot of the crowd secretly were hoping to see some blood but when Arrianne Aukes wedged her board into the guide rail of the ramp with her foot stuck in the strap there was a deathly silence after the most horrific of wipe outs. I was sure she had snapped her leg but after a few moments lying in the water surrounded by medics she stood up and saluted the crowd. That is a sight you don’t really want to see when you are next up on the ramp, but fair play to Amanda Beenen who went straight out and busted a forward loop. That’s certainly one way to calm the nerves ! Two jumps later it was Justyna Sniady’s turn for a cringing smash into the ramp and a terrifyingly close shave as she somersaulted through the air and just missed the ugly metal at the end of the ramp; phew! The girls were getting battered and bruised that is for sure, not to mention the damage to their precious boards but that didn’t deter Arrianne and Justyna, when their turn came up for their third and final jump they both went for it. Justyna even threw her first ever starboard forward loop ! Amanda Beenen however was the eventual winner delivering a courageous forward and a one handed table top to clinch the victory. The action was one thing but those emotions on the stage were almost equal in the drama. Fear, determination, courage followed by relief, joy and jubilation for the winners, that was truly special to witness first hand.