Host of Ski Contest Admits Rigging Buoys; He Says Event Not First Time He Cheated
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › August 02, 2005
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It wasn't an illusion when water-skiers from around the world reported that the distance between the buoys at a competition course in Waukesha County appeared to widen after the first skier finished his run.
World-record-holder Jim Michaels whose private lake near Dousman was the site of the event admitted Monday that he set up an underwater mechanical system to manipulate the course and give himself a competitive advantage in the 2005 Malibu Open Waterski Championships and Wakeboard Exhibitions in June.See the full content of this document
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Host of Ski Contest Admits Rigging Buoys; He Says Event Not First Time He Cheated
And Michaels, through a public relations specialist, acknowledged that he had cheated other times in the past in setting national records in slalom events at his lake.
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