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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
Current women's world gliding champion Mette Pedersen
of Denmark, will take on the might of the world's top male pilots as the sole female contestant in the New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix in Omarama from 21-27 January. This is the first time a female has competed directly against men at this high level of international competition. At age just 28, Ms Pedersen will not only be the only female pilot but also the youngest competitor. She will compete against the current men's world champion, John Coutts (NZE) and the number one ranked pilot in the world, Sebastian Kawa from Poland as well as national and former world champions from France, Italy, Germany, UK, USA and Australia. Ms Pedersen said being the only woman invited to the Grand Prix was a great honour and the event promised to be very challenging. 'Flying this competition will be a huge challenge, primarily because of the level and experience of the other competitors,' she said. 'I've never been able to turn down a challenge, no matter how bad the odds are! The only way to improve is to compete against pilots better than you. Being a girl in a man's world is always special and you very rarely see girls at these high level competitions; sometimes you're welcomed and sometimes not so much! Physically there is nothing limiting me to performing as well as the men but my primary goal for the event is to learn from the other pilots and my own mistakes, thereby improving day by day.' Ms Pedersen has been a glider pilot for 15 years, flying out of her home-town of Billund in Denmark. Her drive and determination to succeed is demonstrated by her approach to the sport. Lack of professional coaching in gliding means she draws on other sports for guidance and is the only competitor to work with a sports psychologist to analyse her strategies and harness the power of the mind. With a BSc in chemical engineering, she has left the laboratory and spends her time flight training, competing or instructing young pilots at her flying club. The New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix takes place in Omarama, North Otago from 21-27 January with the final three days of the event open to the public. As well as the high speed racing, spectators will enjoy aerobatic displays and a host of on-ground entertainment. For more information and tickets, visit www.g06.com or www.ticketek.co.nz. |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
Please check your sources! "This is the first time a female has competed directly against men at this high level of international competition." Hanna Reitsch represented Germany at the World Championships at Madrid-Cuatro Vientos in 1952. She finished third in the two-seater category (Kranich III) with Lisbeth Häfner as passenger. At Saint-Yan in 1956, she finished 8th in the single-seater class (Zugvogel II). She was also selected for the 1958 championships at Leszno, but Poland refused her a visa. |
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In article .com,
"stephanevdv" wrote: Please check your sources! "This is the first time a female has competed directly against men at this high level of international competition." Hanna Reitsch represented Germany at the World Championships at Madrid-Cuatro Vientos in 1952. She finished third in the two-seater category (Kranich III) with Lisbeth Häfner as passenger. At Saint-Yan in 1956, she finished 8th in the single-seater class (Zugvogel II). She was also selected for the 1958 championships at Leszno, but Poland refused her a visa. What makes this misinformation more shocking is that I well recall Janet Hider Smith competing in the Worlds at the very same airfield in 1995. Look at place #36 in standard class, as Janet Janowitsch. See my newsgroup scoring posts at the time, e.g.: http://www.aerobatics.ws/WORLD_95/results_sum.html Bruce -- Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+- Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O---------- |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
John Coutts is not THE world champion, he is ONE OF THE current world
champions. Have you ever heard of Andy Davis for instance? W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.). Remove "ic" to reply. "Victoria Murray-Orr" wrote in message ... Current women's world gliding champion Mette Pedersen of Denmark, will take on the might of the world's top male pilots as the sole female contestant in the New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix in Omarama from 21-27 January. This is the first time a female has competed directly against men at this high level of international competition. At age just 28, Ms Pedersen will not only be the only female pilot but also the youngest competitor. She will compete against the current men's world champion, John Coutts (NZE) and the number one ranked pilot in the world, Sebastian Kawa from Poland as well as national and former world champions from France, Italy, Germany, UK, USA and Australia. snip |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
Looks like we are being spammed by a PR company that can get the facts
straight or post the proper URL dropletmedia.co.nz Dont suppose they could lend me that ASW 28 for the Nationals then get it back over in time for the GP ? |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
should read can not
"Mal" wrote in message ... Looks like we are being spammed by a PR company that can get the facts straight or post the proper URL dropletmedia.co.nz Dont suppose they could lend me that ASW 28 for the Nationals then get it back over in time for the GP ? |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
The current and only Grand Prix World Champion is Sebastian Kawa.
It's his title, that is being challenged in NZ. If I were him, I would be a little upset. But, as a glider pilot, I am happy to see that a gliding competition has hired a professional, aggressive PR agency. For this, I am ready to accept some inaccuracies. Hope some paybacks will come for all of us. Aldo Cernezzi |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
Victoria Murray-Orr wrote: Current women's world gliding champion Mette Pedersen of Denmark, will take on the might of the world's top male pilots as the sole female contestant in the New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix in Omarama from 21-27 January. This is the first time a female has competed directly against men at this high level of international competition. At age just 28, Ms Pedersen will not only be the only female pilot but also the youngest competitor. She will compete against the current men's world champion, John Coutts (NZE) and the number one ranked pilot in the world, Sebastian Kawa from Poland as well as national and former world champions from France, Italy, Germany, UK, USA and Australia. Ms Pedersen said being the only woman invited to the Grand Prix was a great honour and the event promised to be very challenging. 'Flying this competition will be a huge challenge, primarily because of the level and experience of the other competitors,' she said. 'I've never been able to turn down a challenge, no matter how bad the odds are! The only way to improve is to compete against pilots better than you. Being a girl in a man's world is always special and you very rarely see girls at these high level competitions; sometimes you're welcomed and sometimes not so much! Physically there is nothing limiting me to performing as well as the men but my primary goal for the event is to learn from the other pilots and my own mistakes, thereby improving day by day.' Ms Pedersen has been a glider pilot for 15 years, flying out of her home-town of Billund in Denmark. Her drive and determination to succeed is demonstrated by her approach to the sport. Lack of professional coaching in gliding means she draws on other sports for guidance and is the only competitor to work with a sports psychologist to analyse her strategies and harness the power of the mind. With a BSc in chemical engineering, she has left the laboratory and spends her time flight training, competing or instructing young pilots at her flying club. The New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix takes place in Omarama, North Otago from 21-27 January with the final three days of the event open to the public. As well as the high speed racing, spectators will enjoy aerobatic displays and a host of on-ground entertainment. For more information and tickets, visit www.g06.com or www.ticketek.co.nz. |
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix
I'm at a loss to understand why the soaring community still makes the
destinction between men and, (not girls as noted above), but women pilots. As Ms Pedersen points out, she is not physically limited from doing as well as male pilots which suggests that the sailplane does not know the gender of the pilot flying it. Clearly thermals, mountain wave and other forms of lift don't know the difference. The only qualification to fly at this level of compition should be having won previous competitions. I don't understand why women don't see making a gender distinction as condensending although I'm sure I'm about to be so informed. Well, flame away folks! |
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