Silver for Alex Lauretano at World Championships in Chile

Press Release: Terryville, Connecticut – January 15, 2008

Silver for Alex Lauretano at World Championships in Chile

The Under 21 Water Ski World Championships concluded last Sunday in San Bernardo, Chile. Athletes from more than 20 countries participated in the five-day biennial event.

Alex Lauretano earned an Overall Silver Medal, finishing in Second Place in the Overall competition, a cumulative compilation of the scoring results in the Slalom, Tricks, and Jump events. Whitney McClintock from Canada finished first with 2,829.50 points. Alex finished second with 2,717.54 points and Marion Aynaud from France finished third with 2,663.27 points. In the individual events, Alex finished second in Jump, fourth in the Trick Skiing competition, and fifth in Slalom.

In the Jump event, Alex recorded scores of 158.8 feet in the Preliminary round and 157.8 feet in the finals. In the Trick Skiing competition, Alex attained a score of 7230 points in the finals after scoring 7100 points in the preliminary round. In the Slalom event, Alex rounded three and one-half buoys at 35 feet off of the 75-foot tow line.

In this tournament, Alex represented the United States as an Independent Skier. The United States Team Members with whom she traveled to Chile earned the Overall Silver Medal in the competition. France earned the Gold Medal and Canada won the Bronze Medal.

Attached is a photo of Alex skiing in the Jump event at the tournament.

On the final 2007 Under 21 World Rankings List released yesterday, Alex is second Overall, third in Jump, and sixth in Trick Skiing.

Alex is sponsored by MasterCraft Boats, D3 Skis, and Girls4Sport Activewear. She is formerly from Morris, Connecticut and currently lives in Winter Garden, Florida.

Please contact Pat Byrne (860-582-0233 x 160) for additional information or for contact information for Alex.