By RTB
August 20, 2021
4 minute play
In this quiz, you have to name every winner of the Junior World women’s slalom title.
There have been seventeen editions of the Under 17 World Championships from 1986 to 2018. Only four countries have ever won this event. We have mentioned their country, along with the year of each Junior Worlds.
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By RTB
August 18, 2021
4 minute play
In this quiz, you have to name every winner of the Junior World men’s slalom title.
There have been seventeen editions of the Under 17 World Championships from 1986 to 2018. Men’s slalom is one of only two events, along with men’s overall, that has never been won by the same skier twice. We have mentioned their country, along with the year of each Junior Worlds.
Photo: Tiare Miranda
By Krista Crabtree
SKI Magazine
July 28, 2021
Excluding year-round skiers who summer in New Zealand or Chile (and are gluttons for bone spurs and ingrown toenails), carve-obsessed skiers like me get their fix behind a boat when the snow melts.
Full article at SKI.
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By RTB
June 22, 2021
8 minute play
In this quiz, you need to name the waterski sites with the most 10.75 meters run since 2010.
The list has fourty-one sites from all around the world. We have set the cut off at fifty slalom scores through 10.75 meters (39.5 off) in world ranking tournaments since 2010. The list is dominated by the USA, where 60% of 10.75s have been run. We have mentioned the country, as well as the number of scores through 10.75 in the mentioned time period.
Data updated as of May 1, 2021
By RTB
June 14, 2021
6 minute play
In this quiz, you need to name all the male skiers who ran 10.75m (39.5 off) or better in 2020.
The list has fourty-two skiers, all of whom ran 10.75 meters at 58 kph (36 mph) at least once in a world ranking tournament in 2020. Three skiers achieved scores into 9.75 metres (43 off). We have mentioned the number of times the pass was ran, as well as the country and top score in the mentioned time period.
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By RTB
5 minute play
In this quiz, you need to name all the female skiers who ran 11.25m (38′ off) or better in 2020.
The list has twenty-two skiers, all of whom ran 11.25 meters at least once in a world ranking tournament in 2020. Four skiers achieved scores into 10.25 meters (41′ off). We have mentioned the number of times the pass was ran, as well as the country and top score in the mentioned time period.
Image: Todd Ristorcelli
The term ‘Legend’ is overused in the context of sport. The word is often used hyperbolically, along with ‘icon’ and the acronym ‘GOAT’, to describe someone who has reached a high level in their field. The overuse has diluted the real meaning to the point of cliché. Of course, there are instances when the shoe fits: those described are remembered amongst the sports gods and their achievements talked about amongst fans for years after their retirement. The next generation of athletes, aiming to emulate these legends, are measured with regards to the titans that preceded them.
Read the full article at Waterski Journal
