On Sunday, August 30, Wake Up Academy in Spuņciems hosted the Latvian Open Wakeboarding & Wakesurfing Championship 2026. The competition brought together 20 athletes from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Malta and Latvia, competing across wakeboarding and wakesurfing disciplines.
Competition Results:
Wakeboarding – Open Men
🥇 Jānis Zalpēteris
🥈 Matīss Purklāvs
🥉 Atis Bogomazovs
Wakeboarding – Open Women
🥇 Elizabete Bite
🥈 Ērika Circene
🥉 Anna Federe
Wakeboarding – Over 30 Master Men
🥇 Jānis Alberts
🥈 Oskars Krūze
🥉 Ģirts Kilpe
Wakeboarding – Junior Men
🥇 Valters Baltausis
🥈 Aleksejs Bain
Wakeboarding – Junior Women
🥇 Dara Buyanova (Malta)
🥈 Nina Bain
Wakesurfing – Open Men
🥇 Nikita Buria (Ukraine)
🥈 Antons Judincevs
🥉 Jevgēņijs Žuks
Wakesurfing – Open Women
🥇 Julia Shevchenko (Ukraine)
🥈 Liubov Lagutina
🥉 Marija Ludintseva
A big thank you to all the athletes, fans and crew who helped make this a fantastic day of competition! 🙌
A huge thank you to all our supporters and partners for their contribution and support in the development of wakeboarding and wakesurfing in Latvia! 🇱🇻
🏆 Apbalvojumi Tev un Taviem pasākumiem – for the stunning competition trophies;
🎶 DJ Dans – for the great atmosphere and music throughout the day;
🎁 Magebit and MyFitness – for the prizes for our athletes;
🍕 Stacija Vaivari PIZZA – for the delicious pizzas and taking care of catering throughout the competition day, keeping our athletes and spectators fuelled;
📸 @arturslapinskis – for capturing all the special moments of the competition.
See you at the next competition! 🤙
