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Watch: Junior U.S. Open Live Webcast This Weekend
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 24, 2021
The 21st Junior U.S. Open Water Ski Championships will be held Saturday and Sunday at the San Marcos River Ranch in Martindale, Texas. The two-round, world-record capability event will feature Junior Men/Junior Women (ages 17 to 21) and Boys/Girls (ages 16 and under) divisions. Some of the world's top junior water ski athletes will compete for titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall.
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Q&Ps Posted For U.S. U17 Can Am Water Ski Team
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 24, 2021
The qualifications and procedures for the U.S. U17 Water Ski Team that will compete in the 2021 Can Am Challenge are now available to view and download. The U.S. U14 Team for the Can Am Challenge will be selected based on the AWSA National Ranking List (12-month average) as of July 10, 2021 (seven weeks prior to the start of the tournament). The Tournament will be held Aug. 28-29 at Skyview Lake in Harmony, N.C. Each skier must be 16 or under as of Dec. 31, 2020. Athletes who have not previously been appointed to other international teams (Pan Am Championships or World Championship events) will be given preference for this Can Am Challenge team.
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18 Athletes To Receive Elite Athlete Development Grants
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 22, 2021
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports is pleased to announce that 18 athletes will be receiving $900 each as part of the organization’s Elite Athlete Development Grant program. USA Water Ski & Wake Sports received the funds from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in the form of a COVID-19 relief grant.
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Q&Ps Posted For U.S. U14 Can Am Challenge Water Ski Team
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 22, 2021
The qualifications and procedures for the U.S. U14 Water Ski Team that will compete in the 2021 Can Am Challenge are now available to view and download. The U.S. U14 Team for the Can Am Challenge will be selected based on the AWSA National Ranking List (12-month average) as of July 10, 2021 (seven weeks prior to the start of the tournament). The Tournament will be held Aug. 28-29 at Skyview Lake in Harmony, N.C. Each skier must be 13 or under as of Dec. 31, 2020. Athletes who have not previously been appointed to other international teams (Pan Am Championships or World Championship events) will be given preference for this Can Am Challenge team.
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Krueger Soars To King of Darkness Title
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 20, 2021
U.S. water ski athlete Freddy Krueger (Winter Garden, Fla.) won the 2021 King of Darkness title under the lights on Saturday night, soaring 229 feet on his first attempt in the men’s jumping finals. Krueger had earned the top seed for the finals after jumping 234 feet in Friday’s preliminary round. Chile’s Rodrigo Miranda placed second (224 feet) and U.S. athlete Taylor Garcia finished third (222 feet). The event was held at the Isles of Lake Hancock in Winter Garden, Fla., and featured a live webcast by The Waterski Broadcasting Company.
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Watch: Safe Sport Training Questions & Answers
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 18, 2021
Earlier this year, the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Board of Directors voted unanimously to require Safe Sport training for all adult active members 18 years and older beginning in 2022.
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Qualifications & Procedures Posted For U14 Pan Am Championships
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 15, 2021
The Qualifications and Procedures for the U.S. U14 Pan American Water Ski Championships Team are now available to view and download. The Pan American Water Ski Championships will be held Nov. 4-7 at Boca Laguna in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. The six-member team will be selected on approximately Aug. 26 (10 weeks before the start of the competition). Note: The Pan American Water Ski Championships is a 2020 event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed, thus the age category qualifications will remain as they were in 2020.
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Morilee U.S. Open Set To Return, Aug. 12-13
Scott N. Atkinson June 14, 2021
The U.S. Open is returning…and it is returning in conjunction with the 2021 GOODE Water Ski National Championships. The 24th Morilee U.S. Open of Water Skiing, presented by OJ Props, will be held Aug. 12-13 at Waters Edge in Wilmington, Ill. Held in conjunction with the 79th GOODE Water Ski National Championships (Aug. 8-14), the U.S. Open will boast the second-largest cash prize purse of the 2021 season, and it will be one of only two pro events to feature all three water ski disciplines for both genders, including the only overall cash-prize event of the season. It will mark the first time since 2016 that the U.S. Open is being held and the first time since 2003 (Santa Fe, Texas) that it is being held in conjunction with the GOODE Nationals.
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Safe Sport: Get To Know The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 09, 2021
At USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, we continue to focus on programs to keep our athletes safe. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Water Ski & Wake Sports has enacted enhancements to our Safe Sport policy and education requirements. These policies, referred to as the Minor Athlete Abuse Protection Policies and Guidelines (MAAPP), are developed from baseline policies created by the U.S. Center for SafeSport (the “Center”).
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Freddie Winter, Jaimee Bull Win Titles At Lake 38 Pro-Am
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports June 06, 2021
Great Britain’s Freddie Winter and Canada’s Jaimee Bull won the men’s and women’s slalom titles, respectively, at the 2021 Lake 38 Pro-Am slalom tournament, June 5-6, at Lake 38 in Quincy, Fla.