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2009 News Updates Team USA brings home two SILVER medals from the A huge congratulations to the Medium Dog Team (Karen Holik & Sizzle, Jenn Crank & Blaster, Ashley Deacon & Luka) for placing 2nd overall in the Team event.
And a BIG congratulations to Marcus Topps and Juice for winning silver in the Individual competition at this year's Agility World Championships. This is the second year in a row that Marcus & Juice have been on the podium in the Individual competition.
Also, congratulations to Katie Conn and Twix for placing 5th overall in the Small Dog Individual Competition, This was Katie and Twix's first year on the team. Way to go!
Sad News The 2009 AKC/USA World Agility Team has suffered a great loss this week. Geri Hernandez's Focus (aka Focus Pocus) suddenly passed away on Wednesday morning. Focus, a young, bright star, has been taken from the agility community far too soon and, more importantly, from his best friend and loving companion, Geri. Our thoughts and prayers are with Geri during this difficult time. TEAM USA NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! Please click on the link below to 2009 News Updates **2009 AKC/USA AGILITY WORLD TEAM ANNOUNCED** The following teams will represent the American Kennel Club in Dornbirn, Austria, at the 2009 FCI Agility World Championship held on September 18-20, 2009: 14” Jump Height: SMALL TEAM 18” Jump Height: MEDIUM TEAM 26” Jump Height: LARGE TEAM Coach, Nancy Gyes; Assistant Coach, Kathie Leggett; Team Manager, Toni Osojnicki and Team Captain, Andy Hartman look forward to working with the teams and preparing for the competition ahead. On May 2 and 3, the 2009 AKC World Team Tryouts were held in Hopkins, Minnesota. What an exciting event to watch with lots of terrific runs! The courses were challenging and the following six dog/handler teams showed they had what it took to become part of Team Austria. Congratulations to each and every one of them!
From left to right: The balance of the team will be chosen in the near future. Stay tuned for more details. The 2009 AKC World Team Tryouts are being held on May 1 - 3, 2009, in Hopkins, MN. Watch AKC's website for event coverage -- see link below. Eric Larson with Agility Vision will be filming the event. For more details on how to watch a live stream from home or to order a DVD of the event, visit the link shown below. Fifty (50%) percent of the sales of the DVD and Video on Demand plus Live Stream go directly to support the USA World Team. AKC World Team Tryouts Video Coverage AKC World Team Tryouts Event Coverage, Results and More 2008 News Updates Team USA brings home two GOLD medals. A huge congratulations to Marcus Topps and Juice and Marcy Mantell and Wave for winning gold in the Individual competition at this year's Agility World Championships.
Team USA will begin their voyage to Helsinki, Finland on both Friday, September 19th, and Saturday, September 20th. The team will be practicing at an indoor facility on Monday and Tuesday (9/22 & 9/23), and then the official team practice held at the competition site on Thursday (9/25). Competition begins on Friday, September 26th and runs through Sunday, September 28th. For video coverage of the event, please visit: http://fciagility2008.cleanrun.com/ To send well wishes to the team, please register and log in to the team's message board: http://www.usagilityteam.com/phpBB3/ AKC will be providing coverage and photos: http://www.akc.org/events/agility/world/ On May 19th, the 2008 AKC/USA World Team was announced. The following dogs and handlers will be competing at the FCI Agility World Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 26 - 28, 2008: Large (26” height) Medium (18” height) Small (14” height) Congratulations to all the team members and best of luck in Finland. Go Team USA!!! On May 3rd and 4th, the 2008 AKC World Team Tryouts were held in Hopkins, Minnesota. It was an exciting event with lots of terrific runs! For further details, please click on the link below. Six people won their way onto Team Finland. Congratulations to each and every one of them!
From left to right: The balance of the team will be chosen in the near future. Stay tuned for more details. 2008 World Team Tryouts Results 2008 World Team Tryouts Video Coverage ** 2007 News Updates ** The US Agility Team had a terrific showing at this year's World Championships held in Hamar, Norway. A special congratulations to our medalists:
Click here to watch Free Videos of Team USA in action. Large Individual Combined Results Medium Individual Combined Results Small Individual Combined Results For more coverage from this year's events, please click on the following links.
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