Different waves of emotion for Aaliyah in Florida
PETALING JAYA: National waterski athlete Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah equaled her Asian record in the tricks event at the Swiss Pro Tricks tournament but it ended in vain as she missed the cut for the final.
Aaliyah posted her tricks personal best of 8,450 points in Florida last week to finish in seventh place out of 11 competitors.
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