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Breanne Dodd was a regular on professional water ski podiums in the 2010s

Quiz: Women with the Most Pro Podiums without Winning an Event Since 2010

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Quiz: Women with the most professional podiums without winning an event since 2010

Breanne Dodd was a regular on professional water ski podiums in the 2010s

Image: Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada

By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name the female skiers with the most podium placements in professional tournaments, without finishing on top, since 2010.

The list has nine skiers, all of whom have finished in the top three at least three times since 2010, without clinching a title. The list is a mix of now retired skiers, whose last victories came before 2010, and current professionals, who are still battling for their first professional title. We have given you the skier’s country, event, and podium finishes in the mentioned time period.

Data updated as of January 1, 2024.

* Does not include her America’s Cup victory, as the event was not open to non-US skiers

Chris Rossi was a regular on professional water ski podiums in the 2010s

Quiz: Men with the Most Pro Podiums without Winning an Event Since 2010

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Quiz: men with the most professional podiums without winning an event since 2010

Chris Rossi was a regular on professional water ski podiums in the 2010s

Image: Radar Skis

By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name the male skiers with the most podium placements in professional tournaments, without finishing on top, since 2010.

The list has 15 skiers, all of whom have finished in the top three at least four times since 2010 without clinching a title. The list is a mix of now retired skiers, whose last victories came before 2010, and current professionals, who are still battling for their first professional title. We have given you the skier’s country, event, and podium finishes in the mentioned time period.

Data updated as of January 1, 2024

Slalom Moomba Masters

Quiz: Women with Multiple Moomba Masters Titles this Century

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Quiz: Women with multiple Moomba Masters titles this century

Slalom skiing on the Yarra River in Downtown Melbourne

Moomba Masters (image: DFW Waterski)

By RTB

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In this quiz, you have to name the women with the most Moomba Masters titles this century.

The list contains 12 skiers, all of whom have won at least two women’s Moomba Masters titles in this century. The list is topped by two of the most dominant athletes to ever take to the Yarra, with 10 wins apiece. We have mentioned their country, as well as their Moomba title’s this century.

Note: Night Jump and Overall titles were not included.

Moomba Masters Crowd

Quiz: Men with Multiple Moomba Masters Titles this Century

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Quiz: Men with multiple Moomba Masters titles this century

A packed crowd on the banks of the Yarra River watches the Moomba Masters

Water skiers compete in the annual Moomba Masters tournament on the Yarra River (image: GM Marine)

By RTB

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In this quiz, you have to name the men with the most Moomba Masters titles this century.

The list contains 13 skiers, all of whom have won at least two men’s Moomba Masters titles in this century. Surprisingly, no Australians make this list. We have mentioned their country, as well as their Moomba title’s this century.

Note: Night Jump and Overall titles were not included.

Jacinta Carroll has been unbeaten in professional competition since 2013

Quiz: Highest Winning Percentage in Women’s Pro Tournaments Since 2010

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Quiz: Highest winning percentage in women’s professional tournaments since 2010

Jacinta Carroll has been unbeaten in professional competition since 2013

Image: Tournament Water Ski Australia

By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name the female skiers with highest winning percentage in professional tournaments since 2010.

The list has 15 skiers, all of whom have a winning percentage of greater than 10% in a single discipline competing in professional events since 2010. We have set the cut off at least ten professional tournaments in each discipline. The skier at the top of the list has not lost a tournament since 2013. We have given you the skier’s country, event, and winning percentage in the mentioned time period.

Data updated as of January 1, 2024

British waterskier William Asher slaloming

Quiz: Highest Winning Percentage in Men’s Pro Tournaments Since 2010

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Quiz: Highest winning percentage in men’s professional tournaments since 2010

Image: Mommer

By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name the male skiers with highest winning percentage in professional tournaments since 2010.

The list has 13 skiers, all of whom have a winning percentage of greater than 10% in a single discipline competing in professional events since 2010. We have set the cut off at least ten professional tournaments in each discipline. Four skiers have winning percentages of 50% or better. We have given you the skier’s country, discipline, and winning percentage in the mentioned time period.

Data updated as of January 1, 2024

Scot Ellis Waterski Jumping

Quiz: Every Man Over 40-Years-Old to Jump 200 Feet (60.9m)

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Quiz: Every man over 40-years-old to jump 200 feet (60.9m)

Having No Difficulty In Keeping Up With Youth (image: The Ledger)

By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name all the male skiers over 40 years old who have jumped over 200 feet (60.9 meters).

The list has 14 skiers, all of whom belong to the exclusive club of men who have jumped 200 feet at least once in a world ranking tournament while over 40 years old. For the purposes of this quiz, age is measured in ski years, which means the skier’s age on January 1st of the year the score was achieved. You have three minutes to guess as many as you can. We have mentioned each skier’s country, as well as their year of birth, and top score achieved over 40.

Data updated as of October 31, 2023

Adam Sedlmajer Slalom Skiing

Quiz: Every Man to Run 10.75m, Jump 200′, and Trick 10,000 Points

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Quiz: Every man to run 10.75m, jump 200′, and trick 10,000 points

Adam Sedlmajer Slalom Skiing

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By RTB

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In this quiz, you need to name all the male skiers who have run 10.75 meters (39.5′ off), jumped 200 feet (60.9m), and tricked 10,000 points.

The list has 12 skiers, all of whom belong to the exclusive club of skiers who have performed each of these impressive feats at least once in a world ranking tournament. Containing some of the best overall skier of the last several decades, the skiers on this list have won a combined 13 world overall titles. We have given you each skier’s country, the year they ticked off the last of the three achievements, as well as their top scores across all three events.

Data updated as of October 31, 2023

Wade Cox is a 7 time US National Slalom Champion and now a Hall-of-Fame water ski inductee.

Quiz: Every Man to Run 10.75m (39.5′ off) in the 20th Century

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Quiz: Every man to run 10.75m (39.5′ off) in the 20th Century

Wade Cox is a 7 time US National Slalom Champion and now a Hall-of-Fame water ski inductee.

Image: Wake Scout

By RTB

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In this quiz, you have to name every man to run 10.75m (39.5′ off) in the 20th Century.

There were 36 men to run 10.75 meters before the turn of the century, from the first in 1988 right up until 1999. Two legends of the sport achieved the feat for the first time on the same weekend during the ‘Thrilla at Hydrilla’ in Palm Beach, Florida. We have mentioned their country, along with the year they first successfully completed the 10.75m pass.

Elena Milakova-Thomsen has held the world skifly record since 2002

Quiz: Longest Currently Held World Records

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Quiz: Longest currently held world records

Elena Milakova-Thomsen has held the world skifly record since 2002

Image: Swiss Waterski & Wake

By RTB

3 minute play

In this quiz, you need to name the skiers whose current world record has been held for the longest time.

The list has ten current world records, all set in 2015 or earlier. For the purposes of this quiz, we are including all IWWF records, including world records and world championship records. The list is topped by a ski fly record that has been unbroken for over twenty years. We have mentioned the type of record, score, and the date last set.

Data updated as of January 1, 2024