 It's
been a while since we've written anything about Heinrich Sam. Since
his recovery from cancer, he's been on consistent tear dominating barefoot
tournaments in the European Union.
Recently, we received official notice
that Heinrich
set several new EAME Junior and Open Tricks Records. Almost every
tournament he attended throughout the season, Heinrich posted higher scores
than the previous runs. Here's a list:
|
Event Date |
Tournament Score |
Official Approved PTs |
KZN Championships
Jan 4, 08 |
9,850 |
9,850 |
Freestate Championships
Feb 22, 08 |
9,900 |
4,100
(2nd pass video lost) |
GW Championships
Mar 29, 08 |
10,550 |
9,350 |
SA Nationals
Apr 26, 08 Rd 1 |
10,300 |
9,950 |
| Apr
26, 08 Rd 2 |
11,300 |
9,700 |
| Apr
26, 08 Rd 3 |
10,700 |
9,750 |
Officially, the new Junior and Open EAME Record in tricks is 9950.
Though he's been out of site, he
surely hasn't been out of the minds of skiers like Small, St. Onge, and of
course De Villiers. These guys all know what this KID is capable of,
and at the age of 17, it's not a matter of IF he'll win a World
Championship, it's just a matter of WHEN.
We did convince Heinrich to go
out on the water and show us some of his 3-Event skills, and then convinced
him to try some Freestyle. The kid took to it like a fish to water.
As you can see in the picture above, he's already working the switch-blade.
It helps that he's been doing side slides since he was 6 years old.
Click Here to watch video
We asked Eugene Sam:
What he thinks makes the South African footers so tough?
He sent us these pictures, with the comment "South Africa isn't for
Sissies"
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