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Moomba Magic: New Champions Rise on the Yarra The 2025 Moomba Masters was a festival of breakthroughs and unexpected turns, a reminder that on the Yarra, past records and rankings often mean little.

2024 Nautique Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament

Joel Poland Makes His Return to the Moomba Masters It’s been five years since Poland last carved up the Yarra River, and his return makes an already electric event even more explosive.

Ryan Dodd leaves the dock at the 2023 Moomba Masters

Strong Field Confirmed for the 64th Moomba Masters The 2025 roster boasts an impressive lineup, including five of the six individual event world record holders.

MasterCraft King of Darkness

October 24 – October 25

We conclude the Waterski Pro Tour with the fan-favorite King of Darkness night jumping competition, where the champions of the 2025 season will be crowned.

Events: Slalom & Jump

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Freddie Winter 🏆MASTERS SLALOM CHAMPION 🏆

Banned, Broken, But Never Beaten: Winter Headlines Blockbuster Masters From milestone performances to long-awaited redemption, the 65th Masters was a showcase of resilience, risk, and razor-thin margins.

How Charlie Ross Became the Youngest Ever to Conquer 41-Off Slalom skiing's most exclusive club has a new name on its roster—and he’s just getting started.

Quiz: Every Man to Run 10.25 Meters (41′ off) The skier at the top of this list has run the pass more often than every other skier combined.

Travers Grand Prix

September 26 – September 28

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

Freddie Winter Returns to the Podium at Swiss Pro Slalom

At Swiss Pro, Winter’s Comeback Steals the Spotlight On Sunday afternoon Freddie Winter climbed back onto a professional podium for the first time since the crash that nearly ended his career.

Jen Craven’s The Skiers Reimagines Pro Water Skiing — Fictional Fame, Real Fun In a new novel, the world of professional slalom skiing gets the kind of glossy, tabloid-ready treatment usually reserved for tennis aces or Formula 1 stars.

Stream It and They Will Come? The 2025 Swiss Pro Slalom has been downgraded from the Waterski Pro Tour due to insufficient prize money, raising broader questions about the sport's future.

MasterCraft Pro

September 19 – September 21

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

Events: Slalom & Jump

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Watch: Rocketman: The Flight of Scot Ellis | Connelly Skis For over 30 years, Scot Ellis redefined water ski jumping — fearless, focused, and fast.

From Backyard Records to Global Stages: The Evolution of Pro Trick Skiing The Swiss Pro Tricks not only saw the best ever scores in a pro event but a confirmation that real competition brings out the best in top athletes.

Watch: Swiss Pro Tricks Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Relive all the action from the finals of the Swiss Pro Tricks, stop one of the 2025 Waterski Pro Tour.

California ProAm

July 18 – July 20

Beautiful Shortline Lake hosts the 23rd annual CA ProAm from July 18–20, featuring slalom and jump—but in a surprise move, it’s no longer part of the Waterski Pro Tour.

Events: Slalom & Jump

Robert Pigozzi slaloms at the Nautique Masters

What Happened to Robert Pigozzi? The Rise and Fall of a Slalom Prodigy At his best, no one skied quite like the strapping Dominican, once the shining star of world slalom skiing.

Chilean Great Announces Retirement from Professional Jumping After three decades of redefining the boundaries of South American water skiing, Rodrigo “Toti” Miranda is stepping away from the sport.

Quiz: Every Woman to Jump 50 Meters (164 feet) in 2024 Only one female skier scored over 55 meters (180 feet) in 2024, achieving this feat over 14 times.

San Gervasio ProAm

July 4 – July 6

The European leg of the tour continues with the 11th edition of the San Gervasio ProAm, the longest running professional event on the continent.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Swiss Pro Tricks to Open 2025 Waterski Pro Tour For the third straight year, the Swiss Pro Tricks will kick off the season, and if recent history is any guide, this Central Florida showdown won’t be easing into anything.

2025 Water Ski Season Calendar: Everything You Need to Know With events spanning four continents and hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money up for grabs, the 2025 season is set to be one of the most competitive yet.

Slalom skiing at the 2024 Under-17 World Championships

Quiz: Every Man to Run 10.75m (39.5′ off) in 2024 The list has 51 skiers, all of whom ran 10.75 meters at 58 kph (36 mph) at least once in a world ranking tournament.

BOTASKI ProAm

June 26 – June 29

The seventh edition of the BOTASKI ProAm returns in 2025 with professional slalom and trick events, but once again opts out of Pro Tour status.

Events: Slalom & Trick

Lang Chased a Record. Ross Chased the Boys. The Rivalry Is Just Getting Started While Lang quietly etched another pending world record, Ross made a scene in Monaco. And that might be the bigger story.

Erika Lang sets a new pending world record of 11,450

Erika Lang Reclaims Edge in World Record Duel with Neilly Ross On Sunday, at the Florida Inboards Open, Lang laid down an 11,450-point run—her best ever, and a new pending world record.

Quiz: Every Men’s Tricker to Score More than 12,000 points Half of the 14 men on this list have also tricked in excess of 12,500.

The European circuit kicks off with slalom and trick action from glamorous Monaco.

Monaco Waterski Cup

June 7 – June 8

The European circuit kicks off with slalom and trick action from glamorous Monaco.

Events: Slalom & Trick

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Poland Renews Calls for Trick Score Revision

Poland Renews Push for Trick Scoring Overhaul One of the sport’s most creative and technically gifted athletes, he has been increasingly vocal about the need for reform.

Trick skiing at the 2024 PanAmerican Championships

Quiz: Trick Skiers to Score More than 10,000 points in 2024 Although the list is dominated by men, there are three women on the list, two of whom tricked over 11,000 points in 2024.

Slalom skiing at the 2024 MasterCraft Pro

Quiz: Every Woman to Run 11.25m (38′ off) in 2024 A combined total of almost 300 11-meter passes were completed by female skiers throughout the season.

Fungliss ProAm

June 21 – June 22

Professional slalom skiing returns to Donmartin, France for this standalone event.

Events: Men’s Slalom