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Kristin Latt Gives Emotional Worlds Interview
The Disc Golf World Championships have kicked off in Finland, marking an historic milestone for the sport. Hosts Kristin Latt and Jefferson are breaking down every round of the tournament, providing in-depth analysis and commentary on the action-packed competition. The 2025 event features a revamped qualification system, bringing together players from over 45 countries, including top-rated players with ratings above 950 and 830/840. This significant change has sparked excitement among fans, who are eager to witness the sport's potential Olympic future. Jefferson shares his thoughts on the PDGA, the World Games, and how disc golf compares to other sports that have successfully transitioned from the World Games to the Olympics. With a unique blend of humor and expertise, Kristin Latt and Jefferson offer an entertaining and informative experience for fans worldwide.
Watch Kristin Tatt's emotional interview from the World Championships, where she discusses being a world champion in disc golf.
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The 2025 Disc Golf World Championships have begun, but all you people want to talk about is Christian Let's interview. I'm just glad it's not about another spider getting hit. What's up, degenerates? It's the Dis Golf World. I'm Jefferson. Alongside me as always, the one with all the holes in his game, Swiss cheese, for the first day of our daily round recaps. Yep, that's right. We're breaking down every single round of the World Championships. We're in Finland. Might as well. Come on, that's got to deserve a subscribe. That way, you won't miss out on any of the action. At this point, you can call the PDGA a garbage can the way people are always trashing it. But there needs to be recognition for a huge change that brought nothing but positivity at this year's Worlds. >> Changing the qualification system for this event and having the first tier be the best player over a certain uh rating threshold in both MO and FPO. And that's why you see players, a handful of players with ratings in the 950 or FPO 830, 840 range because those are the best players in their countries. Players from 45 different countries are playing in this event. That is more than double any other tournament our sport has ever seen. That's an incredible milestone. And just witnessing the opening ceremony, seeing all the flags was not only a cool sight, but could be disc golf's first real step to get into the Olympics. We have an opportunity at the World Games to really take a big step forward. The last time we were in the World Games was 2001. We had 11 sanctioned PDGA events outside of the United States. 10 were in Canada, one was in Japan. There weren't any in Europe. And last year, we had sanctioned events in 57 different countries. So, we are primed to show the world what disc golf is all about. sports like lacrosse, squash, I I hate to say break dancing, uh, all got their start at the World Games and then they proceeded on to the Olympics. So, I think the future is very bright. I think we've got some great athletes that are attending, Eveina, Ganon, as well as many others and I'm I'm confident that this is a this we are we are closer than we've ever been and I'm...
