John Godina – Gold Medallist

"I felt good and it’s great to complete the full set – bronze, silver and now gold. But the conditions were terrible. The ring was really sticky, which gave an advantage to the ‘gliders’; the spinners couldn’t turn.

Anyhow, I made the best of a bad situation and today was a nice payday!"

Adam Nelson – Silver Medallist

"I never felt good. Things didn’t go so right and I was also wiped out from the journey over."
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