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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.

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.

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.

Travers Grand Prix

October 4, 2024 – October 6, 2024

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

Schedule:

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.

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.

Watch: 2024 Waterski Pro Tour Recap | TWBC 2024 will be a year to remember in professional waterskiing. 14 events over 6 countries with 8 different winners and 5 first timers.

San Gervasio ProAm

July 5, 2024 – July 7, 2024

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

Schedule:

A Season Like No Other: Miami Pro’s High-Stakes Finish to the 2024 Waterski Pro Tour Ultimately, in the perfect scenario after 11 events, the season championship came down to the very last pass.

Watch: Miami Pro Slalom Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Catch all the action from the finals of the Miami Pro Slalom, the final event of the 2024 Waterski Pro Tour.

Brando Caruso Captures First Pro Win in Thrilling Miami Pro Slalom Finale Caruso, who became the 10th different winner in men’s slalom this year, emerged victorious against a field filled with world-class talent.

BOTASKI ProAm

June 28, 2024 – June 30, 2024

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

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.

Dano the Mano rocking a four buckle coast guard approved vest

“Wear the Vest or Wear the Blame”: Dano the Mano Calls Out Trick Skiing’s “Reckless” Culture “Drowning is real,” he warns. “Nobody thinks about it until it happens.”

Neilly Ross of Canada world trick record

Watch: Ross’s World Trick Record is Approved | IWWF Check out Neilly Ross’ World Open Women’s Tricks Record run of 11,380 points.

Monaco Slalom Cup

June 25, 2024 – June 26, 2024

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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Erika Lang sets a pending world trick record

Lang Strikes Back in Texas, Setting New Pending Record After Ross’ Feat Lang seems to have replicated Ross’ record-breaking run, learning and perfecting the sequence in the few days between the two events.

Life on the edge, episode 1, follows Freddie Winter, a world champion waterskier.

Watch: Freddie Winter Features in New Docuseries | MUUSH Winter recounts his rise to the world championships, how he almost died in a recent crash, and the positivity he's feeling around recovery.

Watch: King of Darkness Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Relive all the excitement from the finals of the King of Darkness, featuring head-to-head slalom and professional jumping under the lights.

K1000 Marrakech Pro

June 19, 2024 – June 20, 2024

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

Schedule:

King of Darkness Take A Bow: Jump Finale Shows What Water Skiing Can Be Professional water skiing at its core is a show, and King of Darkness exemplified this with perfect choreography.

Saturday night was wild.... @waterski_photography

Watch: Oxfordshire ProAm Behind the Scenes | HO Sports Bumpy conditions mixed with this being many of the teams first time skiing in the Night showed for some fun times and challenging sets!

Men's slalom podium at the 2024 Travers Grand Prix

Waterski Pro Tour Heats Up: Thrilling Finish Ahead After Travers Grand Prix After a full four years and ten months of only four male victors in pro slalom, earlier this year the floodgates opened.

Louisiana Night Jam

June 8, 2024 All day

Expect excitement aplenty as the world’s best jumpers battle it out under lights at Bennett’s Water Ski School in Louisiana.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Jump

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Schedule (5:30pm CDT):

Women’s Finals (5 skiers)
Men’s Finals (6 skiers)

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.

Quiz: Every Man to Jump 200 feet (60.9 meters) in 2024 30 skiers jumped over 200 feet at least once in a world ranking tournament in 2024.

Lake 38 ProAm

June 1, 2024 – June 2, 2024

Professional slalom skiing returns to Tallahassee for the 6th edition of the Lake 38 ProAm, presented by S-Lines.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Schedule:

2024 Travers Grand Prix: Final Highlights

Watch: Travers Grand Prix Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Catch all the action from the finals of the Travers Grand Prix, featuring professional men's and women's slalom skiing.

Nineteen-Year-Old Lucas Cornale Shines with First Pro Victory at Travers Grand Prix The Australian becomes the youngest male to win a professional slalom tournament this century.

Dane Mechler wins his first pro title at the Mastercraft Pro

Dane Mechler Clinchs First Career Victory at Mastercraft Pro The man widely considered to be the best current skier never to win a tournament exorcized these demons spectacularly on his return from injury.

Swiss Pro Slalom

May 5, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

The battle for the 2024 Waterski Pro Tour season championship in slalom kicks off at the idyllic Swiss Waterski Resort, broadcast live on TWBC.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Slalom

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Format: Best score of two preliminary rounds, straight final

Schedule:

8 am – First Qualifying Round
12 pm – Second Qualifying Round
4 pm – Finals
5:30 pm – Prize Ceremony

Watch: Mastercraft Pro Highlights | Waterski Pro Tour Relive all the excitement from the finals of the Mastercraft Pro, featuring the world's best slalom skiers and jumpers.

Watch: Botaski ProAm Behind the Scenes | HO Sports The Day finally had to come! Follow along Rob's journey to his First PRO WIN whilst Vlogging and his second of the year!

K1000 Marrakech Pro Site Closed Due to Local Backlash The Jbilet Mountains Watersports Complex, a man-made waterski facility in Morocco, has been shut down amid growing local opposition.

Swiss Pro Tricks

April 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The unique trick-only event returns for its second season in 2024, showcasing the best trick skiers in the world live on TWBC.

Events: Men’s & Women’s Tricks

Tour: Waterski Pro Tour

Format: Best score of two preliminary rounds, straight final

Schedule:

10:00 am – First Qualifying Round
12:30 pm – Second Qualifying Round
3:00 pm – Finals
5:30 pm – Award Ceremony