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Tim Wild and Matt Rini at the 2025 Jr. Masters Nautique Flips Decades of Tradition at Flagship Junior Events Buried in the fine print of Nautique’s World Series launch was a tectonic shift—sunsetting the under-17 Jr. Masters and redrawing the map for the sport’s next generation.
Welcome to the Multiverse Inside the Water Ski Multiverse: Nautique’s Power Play Begins Nautique’s breakaway tour has redrawn the map of pro skiing overnight—pulling the sport into a fractured multiverse of competing tours.
Regina Jaquess slaloms at the 2025 Travers Grand Prix 2025’s Unofficial Professional Water Ski Rankings What if every major tournament counted? RTB's unofficial rankings reveal an arguably more complete picture of who really ruled pro skiing in 2025.
The 2025 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships Kick Off Today! IWWF Disabled World Championships Underway in Australia Water skiers from six countries are set to kick off competition this week at the 2025 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships.
Joel Poland overall World Record Joel Poland’s Fluid Cup Overall Record Officially Ratified by IWWF This new mark follows Joel’s 2023 and 2024 record-breaking spree, cementing himself as one of the most dominant overall skiers in history.
Nautique Water Ski World Series Nautique Announces the Launch of the Nautique Water Ski World Series Featuring one of the largest prize purses ever offered, the Nautique Water Ski World Series is a five stop, three-event water ski series.

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Champions Crowned! Travers Cup Watch: Champions Crowned! Travers Cup | World Water Skiers The final stop of the 2025 World Water Skiers Overall Tour brought incredible skiing across the board — men and women going all-out for the win.
Rob Hazelwood slaloms at the 2024 Monaco Slalom Cup Watch: 2025 Tournament VLOGS with Rob Hazelwood | HO Sports Follow along with Rob as he travels across Europe and Africa with the team in pursuit of tournament victories, epic sessions, and plenty of good times along the way.
The Edge of Normal: Glen Plake Watch: Soul of Skiing, Episode 7 | HO Sports Some people spend their lives trying to fit in. Glen Plake has spent his trying to stand out, and more importantly, to stand true.

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Joel Poland of Great Britain is consoled by friend Edoardo Marenzi of Italy after Poland fell early in his trick run during the 2025 IWWF World Waterski Championships at Parco Nautico del Sesia in Novara, Italy. The Unsolvable Puzzle of Joel Poland at the World Championships It’s hard to reconcile the two Joels — the unstoppable force who has redefined overall skiing, and the athlete undone by the same mistakes at the same tournament.
Axel Garcia tricks during the IWWF U21 waterski championships at Predator Bay waterski club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Axel Garcia: The King of the Half Jack From pioneering new frontflip variations to topping international podiums, this French teenager is pushing trick skiing’s limits while the scorebook struggles to keep pace.
The closest overall battles in the history of the World Championships World Championships: We Countdown the 10 Closest Overall Battles in the History of the Tournament From heartbreak near misses to historic photo finishes, these overall battles represent some of the most iconic moments in water ski history.

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The 2023 IWWF World Waterski Championships were held at the Jack Travers Water Ski School at Sunset Lakes Quiz: Every Medalist at the 2023 World Championships The event is probably best remembered for the epic battle for the men's overall title, following the presumed favorites shock exit and then near miraculous comeback.
Canadian Neilly Ross Toe Tricking at the U.S. Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament Quiz: Every Women’s Tricker to Score More than 10,000 points Three of the seven women have scored in excess of 11,000 points.
Jake Abelson tricks at the Swiss Pro Tricks Quiz: First Skier to Reach Each 1,000 Point Milestone in Tricks The list spans every milestone from 5,000 points to this month’s pending world records above 13,000, capturing over 50 years of progress in the sport.

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Joel Poland Keeps Breaking World Records — and Making It Look Easy The Joel Poland Effect: When World Records Become Routine Joel Poland’s reign has sparked a new kind of arms race. As rivals close the gap, he keeps raising the bar—driving a cycle of collective greatness in water skiing.
Freddie Winter sealed his Waterski Pro Tour title with a victory at the Travers Grand Prix Seven 41s: Travers Grand Prix Shatters the Ceiling History was made at the 2025 Travers Grand Prix, with record-breaking runs and season titles for Freddie Winter and Jaimee Bull.
Charlie Ross skis for Rollins College Charlie Ross Makes History: Two 41-Offs, Two Tournaments, One Day First shattering Will Asher’s 22-year-old collegiate record, then dueling Nate Smith to the wire at the MasterCraft Pro — Charlie Ross made history this past weekend.

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