Lisa Caussin Battaglia, a professional stand-up jet ski racer, joins NEWS.MC to discuss her career, international competition and representing Monaco.
Caussin Battaglia explains that, unlike many riders who start as young children, she discovered the sport later and was drawn by the feeling of the sea and the waves. She recalls her coach suggesting she was ready to race and describes a sport with expensive engines, several competition classes and speeds that demand strength and full-body training.
She also talks about racing against men, handling nerves on the start line, the limited prize money in women’s events and an association that promotes the sport, as well as why life in Monaco suits her better than life in Paris.
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Key moments
- 0:52 Discovering jet ski
- 2:36 Her first race
- 3:27 How the sport works
- 4:18 Training for speed
- 6:50 Racing as a woman
- 9:22 Promoting the sport
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