A complete write-up on this first Paganello freestyle tournament with photos is on the link above. Here’s some history from Larry Imperiale as to how this event started: In the summer of 1997, I was in the Czech Republic jamming and playing ultimate. The Prague team invited me come with them that week-end to a […]
The Party Imagine your self on a beach with 75 degree temperatures, light to medium one directional wind coming off the Adriatic Sea and dozens of jammers to jam with. Then add a thousand ultimate players from all over Europe, 99% who are totally enthusiastic about freestyle. Don’t stop there, how about a flat wooden […]
Well…Execution…I’m all for it… The winds howled for the open semis and mixed finals and then calmed down so the rains could pour. In any case, the results were right out of survivor as exemplified by Toddy and Dan coming out, eating worms and bringing a snake charmer out with them. Because of the winds […]
The finals of the Acrobatic Paganello 2001 were played on the beach in a stiff wind, making it a survival test. A large audience again saw some excellent play despite the conditions. Larry Imperiale, Dave Lewis and Clay Collera went first and despite the conditions, went for an aggressive routine. The wind bit them a […]
Spirit of the Jam Award – Clay Collerà , for his great sportmanship and dedication to promoting freestyle in Italy. Videos: http://www.frisbee.com/freestyle/results/2002/paganello/videos.html From Tom Leitner: The 2002 Acrobatic Paganello was again a huge success. 60,000 spectators witnessed 1,200 frisbee athletes compete over Easter weekend in Rimini, Italy. The Italian National Champion freestylers, Team Chaka Waka, appeared […]
“The evening began with the Freestylers turning tricks on the illuminated dance floor. Freestylers are totally different people than Ultimate players. They are the real inner child of each of us. All Ultimate players want to do is play games and play with frisbees. One-up the competition. Win on your own terms. Play and make […]
Review by Tommy Leitner This year’s FPA Freestyle World Champions are: Dave Lewis/Arthur Coddington (open pairs) Tom Leitner/Sune Wentzel/Paul Kenny (co-op) Lisa Silvey/Cindy Kruger (women’s) Lisa Silvey/Arthur Coddington (mixed) Wow! Fantastico. This tournament was so well run! From the grandstands, to the warmup area under a big tent, to the large red carpet playing area, […]