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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.

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 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.

2024 MasterCraft King of Darkness

We conclude the jumping event on the Pro Tour with the fan-favorite King of Darkness night jumping competition, where the champions of the 2024 season will be crowned.

Events: TBD

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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Hanna Straltsova jumps at the 2024 WWS Canada Cup

The Home Stretch: What’s Left to Play for in the 2025 Water Ski Season With four marquee events left on the calendar, season titles on the Pro Tour and Overall Tour still hang in the balance.

Crumbling Concrete, Pristine Waters: Pro Tour Lands in Georgia’s Forgotten Ski Mecca In Stalin’s backyard, water skiing rises again. The Pro Tour hits Poti, Georgia — a forgotten Soviet hub where overgrown ruins surround the picturesque Golden Lake.

Charlie Ross slaloms at the 2025 World Championships

The Highest-Scoring Worlds in History? Recetto Delivers Water Skiing’s Next Level For six days in northern Italy, water skiing seemed determined to burst out of its own history.

2024 California ProAm

Beautiful Shortline Lake in Northern California plays host to the longest-running event on the Waterski Pro Tour, featuring slalom and jump action from August 23-25.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Jump

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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Brandon Schipper jumps at the 2025 World Waterski Championships

Jump Fest in Recetto: Worlds Opens With Wave of Personal Bests Brandon Schipper’s 220-foot leap headlined a wave of PBs in Recetto, setting the stage for one of the most explosive jump events in Worlds history.

Lauren Morgan finishing with the silver medal 🥈 with 166 feet in the finals of the 2025 U.S. Masters

Lauren Morgan Announces Retirement from Professional Water Skiing One of only a handful of women ever to fly over 180 feet, Poochie brought an edge and daring to the jump event that made her a fan favorite.

Freddy Krueger waterski jumps at the MasterCraft Pro

Freddy Krueger to be Inducted into Hall of Fame | USA-WSWS Foundation Still actively competing, Krueger was eligible for induction after turning 50 on May 3.

2024 Oxfordshire ProAm

The European leg of the Tour concludes with a first time event as Oxford, England hosts the world’s top slalom skiers for the first time. The tournament will feature professionals and amateurs competing in a teams format, as well as finals under lights at night.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Schedule:

Friday
- Amateur Round 1
- Pro Round 1
- Amateur Round 2
Saturday
- Amateur Round 2 (cont.)
- Pro Round 2
- Amateur Round 3
- Pro Night Finals

Thomas Degasperi celebrates winning the 2025 San Gervasio ProAm

Italy’s Head-to-Head Showdown Ends in Fireworks | TWBC San Gervasio had some magic in the water in their 11th edition. PBs were being tossed around like it was nothing and the cut was as high as it’s ever been.

Ali Garcia reacts to a new personal best and qualifying for the finals at the 2025 San Gervasio ProAm

Garcia Breaks Through with Emotional Podium as Bull Sweeps European Leg After months of near misses, Ali Garcia found her form in Italy — matching her personal best three times in one weekend and proving she belongs among the sport’s elite.

Watch: San Gervasio ProAm Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Relive all the action from the head-to-head finals of the San Gervasio ProAm, Europe's longest running professional event.

2024 MasterCraft Pro

The Pro Tour returns to Central Florida for another edition of the MasterCraft Pro, showcasing live slalom and jump action on TWBC.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Jump

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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Thomas Degasperi wins the 2025 San Gervasio ProAm

Degasperi and Bull Triumph at San Gervasio Pro Am in One of the Tour’s Tightest Finals Thomas Degasperi and Jaimee Bull claimed victory in Italy after a weekend of dramatic head-to-head slalom battles.

A House Divided: Nautique Splits from the Pro Tour Fractured tours, softening prize purses, splintered sponsorships—and a question as old as the slalom course itself: who, exactly, is steering water skiing’s future?

Neilly Ross delivered a standout performance at the Portugal Pro, winning tricks, tying her slalom PB, and nearly breaking the world record.

Neilly Ross Steals the Show at Portugal Pro, Hones in on World Record Ross delivered a standout performance at the Portugal Pro, winning tricks, tying her slalom PB, and nearly breaking the world record.

2024 Travers Grand Prix

The Grand Prix at Sunset Lakes presents a unique blend of competition, featuring pros in slalom skiing, go-karting, and skeet shooting—a multifaceted skier favorite.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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2025 Portugal Pro: Final Highlights - Waterski Pro Tour Stop 6

Watch: Portugal Pro Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Catch all the excitement from the finals of the inaugural Portugal Pro, showcasing women’s slalom and tricks alongside men’s tricks.

Freddie Winter is interviewed after winning the 2025 Royal Nautique Pro in Rabat, Morocco

Morocco Delivers Drama, History, and Incredible Skiing at Royal Nautique Pro A downtown tidal river, shifting winds, and fast currents made Rabat one of the most compelling stops of the 2025 season.

Royal Nautique Pro highlights - professional waterskiing in Morrocco

Watch: Royal Nautique Pro Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Relive all the action from the Royal Nautique Pro finals, set against the stunning backdrop of downtown Rabat, Morocco.

2024 San Gervasio ProAm

The European leg of the tour continues with the 10th edition of the San Gervasio ProAm, the longest running professional event on the continent.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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Charlie Ross won the Monaco Waterski Cup in style

Monaco Debut Delivers Big Scores and Big Style | TWBC With world-class performances, a mixed-gender trick format, and a touch of Formula 1 flair, the first stop on the European leg of the Tour delivered both drama and spectacle.

Watch: Monaco Waterski Cup Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Catch all the excitement from the finals of the Monaco Waterski Cup.

The Relentless Reinvention of Will Asher In a sport where most of his contemporaries have long since moved on, he’s still here. Still evolving. Still building.

The Botaski ProAm is a qualifier for the U.S. Masters

2024 BOTASKI ProAm

The fourth professional tournament in 10 days, slalom and trick skiing returns to Spain for the BOTASKI ProAm, which has declined Pro Tour status again in 2024.

Events: Slalom & Trick

Schedule:

Friday, June 28
- Lake Cris (8:00am start)
  - Amateur Slalom
- Lake Pipo (8:00am start)
  - Junior Tricks Rd. 1
  - Pro Women Tricks Rd. 1
  - Pro Men Tricks Rd. 1
  - Pro Women Tricks Rd. 2
  - Pro Men Tricks Rd. 2
Saturday, June 29
- Lake Cris (9:00am start)
  - Pro Men Slalom Rd. 1
  - Pro Women Slalom Rd. 1
  - Pro Men Slalom Rd. 2
  - Pro Women Slalom Rd. 2
  - Junior Jump Rd. 1-2
- Lake Pipo (10:30am start)
  - Junior Tricks Rd. 2
  - Pro Women Tricks Final
  - Pro Men Tricks Final
  - Junior Tricks Final
Sunday, June 30
- Lake Cris (9:00am start)
  - Junior Slalom Head-to-Head Semifinal
  - Pro Women Head-to-Head Quarterfinal
  - Pro Men Head-to-Head Quarterfinal
  - Junior Slalom Head-to-Head Final
  - Pro Women Head-to-Head Semifinal
  - Pro Men Head-to-Head Semifinal
  - Pro Women Head-to-Head Final
  - Pro Men Head-to-Head Final
  - Junior Jump Final

Sergio Font leads the IWWF Trick Committee

IWWF Trick Committee Moves Toward Major Scoring Overhaul The IWWF is contemplating the first major scoring overhaul in more than 20 years—raising values for high difficulty flips and signaling a new era for trick skiing.

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.

How Much Is a Trick Worth? As the World Championships near, a battle is brewing over trick skiing’s broken scoring table — and whether the sport can evolve before it gets left behind.

2024 Monaco Slalom Cup

The busiest week in water skiing continues with slalom and trick action from glamorous Monaco.

Events: Slalom & Trick

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Schedule:

Tuesday
- Amateur Slalom Rd. 1
- Pro Women Slalom Rd. 1
- Pro Men Slalom Rd. 1
- Pro Women Tricks Rd. 1
- Pro Men Tricks Rd. 1
- Amateur Slalom Rd. 2
Wednesday
- Pro Women Slalom Rd. 2
- Pro Men Slalom Rd. 2
- Pro Women Tricks Final
- Pro Men Tricks Final
- Pro Women Slalom Final
- Pro Men Slalom Final

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Jake Abelson tricks at the Swiss Pro Tricks

It’s Official: Jake Abelson Sets Historic 13k Trick Ski World Record The IWWF has officially ratified Jake Abelson’s 13,020-point run from June 14, making the 17-year-old the first skier ever to break 13,000 in tricks.

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.

Women's trick podium at the 2025 BOTASKI ProAm

What Does It Take to Beat Erika Lang? Ask Neilly Ross Neilly Ross tied her own world record to edge Erika Lang in the BOTASKI ProAm final — delivering one of the most dramatic trick showdowns of all time.

2024 K1000 Marrakech Pro

For the first time ever, the Pro Tour travels to the African Continent for the inaugural K1000 Marrakech Pro, broadcast live on TWBC.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

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