Whitewater Grand Prix 2012 - Day 1 Standings

Day 1 has come and gone for the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix. The first round is a Whitewater Enduro on the Rio Gol Gol. Due to especially complicated river/safety logistics on this first stage, the athletes only got 1 of 2 of their runs but will get a chance to run again today. Check out the current standings. 

Current standings after Race 1/2, best run counts:

Men

1st Place: Eric Deguil (FRA) - Surprised everybody by actually competing today and who's performance is especially impressive considering he is competing with serious rib issues.

2nd Place: Dane Jackson (USA) - 19 year old phenom and not just a freestyle threat.

3rd Place: Isaac Levinson (USA) - Hugely talented racer who was disappointing with this result and will be looking to win the stage tomorrow.

4th Place: Ben Marr (CAN) All-around talent and increasingly one of the sports biggest icons.

5th Place: Evan Garcia (USA) - King of Style.  

Women

1st Place: Martina Wegman (NLD)

2nd Place: Nouria Newman (FRA)

3rd Place: Katrina Van Wijk (CAN)

4th Place: Lou Urwin (NZL)

5th Place: Natalie Anderson (USA)

6th Place: Louise Jull (NZL)

7th Place: Nicole Mansfield (USA)

And for swims, there were 3 Pre-event WWGP Swims and 4 or 5 swims on the first day. All the competitors are safe though due to awesome safety being set by the athletes themselves. What a sport!

Check out all of our coverage of the Whitewater Grand Prix here.