Abelson Sets Pending World Tricks Record At Sunset Cup-Masters LCQ
by Scott N. Atkinson
Jake Abelson (Holderness, N.H.) set his third pending men's world tricks record in as many weeks on Saturday, May 18 at the 2024 Sunset Cup-Masters LCQ at Sunset Lakes in Groveland, Fla., tallying 12,720 points.
Abelson already has two other pending records under review by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation. He set a pending record of 12,970 points on May 10 at the Nautique Masters Qualifying Series 1 event at Lake Ledbetter in Winter Garden, Fla., to earn a spot in the 2024 Nautique Masters. He also set a pending record of 12,720 points on April 28 at the Ski Fluid Classic in Polk City, Fla. The current world record of 12,690 points is held by Mexico’s Patricio Font.
Font also has a pending world tricks record of 12,770 points in review by the IWWF that he set on April 20 at the Swiss Pro Tricks in Clermont, Fla. Abelson, 16, had set a pending Open Men national tricks record of 12,230 points at that tournament.
Great Britain’s Joel Poland set a pending world overall record of 2,674 points at the Ski Fluid Classic after scoring 1 at 41 off in slalom, 11,680 points in tricks and 231 feet in jump. Poland is the current men’s world overall record holder (2,670.62 points).