Leia em Português On an overcast Easter weekend in Córdoba, a trio of Ukrainians pulled off one of the great upsets in the history of water skiing—one that, for a moment at least, feels big enough to borrow language from beyond the sport. Three skiers against a full American roster. David and Goliath, if you like—but the kind where David doesn’t just land the stone, he has to keep landing it, over and over again, without ever missing. By the end of the 2026 Under-17 World Water Ski Championships, it was Ukraine—outnumbered, out-resourced, and, on paper, outmatched—standing on top. Not...Continue reading→

Leia em Português Water skiing and its modalities Water skiing is a sport in which an skier is pulled behind a boat by a rope over water, skimming the surface. The three major water skiing categories are: Slalom In slalom, the competitor has both feet on just one ski and must do a zigzag going around the buoys on the track. In a championship, what counts in the slalom race is the number of times the skier manages to complete the track. The winner is the skier who can clear the highest number of buoys at the shortest rope length....Continue reading→