JOAWC 2022: The wait for the premiere was worth it

The first edition of the Junior Open Agility World Championship (formerly Junior European Open) is already history and the medal sets have been awarded. Instead of in Portugal as originally planned in 2020, the premiere now took place in the Finnish city of Vantaa. This under almost optimal conditions. Only the wind held up stubbornly throughout the three days of competition and ensured that the wall was not used. The blind tunnel would very probably not have been used either – if it hadn’t been canceled in advance anyway. Otherwise, the three main judges Petr Pupik, Anders Virtanen and Reetta Pirttikoski had a free hand in designing the courses.

Brit Max Glover is one of the best performers and one of the lasting names in this Junior Open Agility World Championship. He wins medals in two categories and various individual runs. In addition to him, of course, many other medal winners and those who just missed the medals or were able to enjoy great runs. Medals or not. Denmark’s Fiona Wennberg, who almost certainly missed out on a win, is also a familiar name for many thanks to the 2019 World Championships in Finland and many other tournaments. She narrowly missed out on overall victory at her last Junior Open Agility World Championship after a zone fault on the dogwalk. Only one of many individual stories from last week.

Large Individual U19
Leni Hoffmann with Lucy
 Michaela Subrtova with Temi
Max Glover with Boost

Medium Indiviudal U19
 Max Glover with Woody
Cecilia Orenius with Fairy
Nausicaa Bolognese with Quicky

Small Individual U19
 Sofie Surova with Izi
 Emma Langel with Onna
 Carlotta Jägerfeld with Page

Large Individual U15
  Kornelia Wieczorek with Candy
Lykka Kolligs with Kalle
Lea Kasper with Foo

Medium Individual U15
 Taylor Lyon with Elliott
Karolina Mikušová with Luna
 Iris Niemistö with Merle

Small Individual U15
 Benedetta Casciola with Dea
 Aïnhoa Garcia with Bonbon
Eliska Macurova with Lasiie

Large Individual U12
 Sun Zenner with No Limit
Sandy Kalkhuis with Puppin
 Aina Stenberg with Chin Chin

Medium Individual U12
 Ainoha Maître with Nuts
 Sandy Kalkhuis with Dippie
 Elisa Bertazzoli with Pocket-Coffee

Small Individual U12
  Erik Rehola with Bafi
 Anni Koskelma with Kiero
 Lexi Händschke with Feli

Large Team
L. Kolligs – B. Schlathölter – L. Kolligs – B. Schlathölter
A. Marouskova – S. Tylsova – N. Mlejnkova – T. Pyskova
N. Sisovska – M. Subrtova – L. Adamkova – A. Koznarova

Medium Team
T. Lyon – M. Glover – W. Bacchus – M. Bayliss
T. Vehkalahti – C. Orenius – M. Raunila – T. Vehkalahti
T. Vehkalahti – I. Niemistö – W. Koivunen – M. Mäkelä

Small Team
LM. Stelling – C. Kraus – Z. Strohäker – C. Jägerfeld
H. Takel – L. Karolina Gradickaite – T. Vaino
E. Macurova – A. Dusankova – L. Frimmelova – K. Valkova

The next Junior Open Agility World Championships will be held in Great Britain. The local delegation received the official flag of the event from the previous host, Finland. A detailed report on the Junior Open Agility World Championship will follow soon.

Source: https://tolleri.net/tulospalveluvaalea/#1619270646