Bailey Rush of Ponoka has made wakesurfing history, winning the sport’s first-ever gold medal at the World Games.

Competing in Chengdu, China, on Sunday, (August 10), Rush captured gold in the women’s wakesurfing (skim) event as the sport made its debut on the World Games stage.

The 25-year-old Wake Canada national team athlete dominated prequalification and semifinal rounds before sealing the victory in the finals.

“This is a memory I’ll treasure forever,” said Rush. “Winning gold at the first-ever debut of wakesurfing and getting to sing the Canadian national anthem in front of my flag was incredible.”

Already a six-time Competitive Wake Surf Association (CWSA) world champion, Rush is one of the few professional women to compete in both surf and skim styles, and the only female athle

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