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PHOTOS: GoPro Games comes to Glenwood Springs in form of kayak freestyle event

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Jaymin Kanzer
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The 2026 GoPro Games Pacifico Kayak Freestyle event was held at the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park on Saturday afternoon featuring kayakers and fans from all over the country.
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The GoPro Mountain Games, hosted annually in Vail, came to Glenwood Springs for the first time over the weekend as the Pacifico Kayak Freestyle finals were held on Saturday afternoon at the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park. The event was split into four categories: junior men, junior women, women, and men, as talented kayakers and fans from all over the country took in a beautiful, sunny day in Glenwood Springs.

Chloe Spears smiles and motions to the crowd after finishing her final lap of the Pacifico Kayak Freestyle event on Saturday afternoon in Glenwood Springs.
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A kayaker does his best zombie out-of-dirt impression as he tries to fight his way back into the wave after getting swallowed up by a blanket of water.
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Emily Jackson beams during one of her final laps in the Women’s finals on Saturday afternoon. Jackson finished the event in second place with 1165.00 points.
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Anna Monson begins a flip during one of her final laps of the junior girls event of the Pacifico Kayak Freestyle finals, hosted at the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Chloe Spears lifts herself above the water and flips during the Women’s finals event of the Pacifico Kayak Freestyle in Glenwood Springs on Saturday.
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