WaterSki Magazine

Check out pictures from the 2011 Katy Ski Jam in Katy, Texas, on October 14-15. On the podium were Nate Smith, Chris Rossi and Thomas Degasperi for slalom, and Freddy Krueger, Tom Asher and Mark Lane for jump...

With so many incredible water skiers and performances over the last 12 months, we knew it would be a challenge to award the best of the best. We started by methodically listing the accomplishments and scores of the most elite water skiers in the world...

We’ve already challenged newlyweds and a brother-sister duo. Now we’re putting longtime husband and wife Freddy Krueger and Karen Truelove to the test to see how well each one knows the other. What has been the biggest challenge for Karen to overcome? He says: She’s injured both ACLs (and had a C-section when she had Dash in March of ’09)...

Check out more than two dozen pictures from the Malibu Open, where Whitney McClintock, Will Asher, Natallia Berdnikava and Zack Worden took home their respective slalom and jump titles. WOMENS SLALOM MENS SLALOM WOMENS JUMP MENS JUMP 1...

D3 boasts a host of record-breaking athletes who dominate the world of three-event competition year after year. Scroll through more than a dozen images of 2011 record-holders Freddy Krueger and Natallia Berdnikava, 2011 Gold Rush champ Nate Smith, Girls champ Maykayla Haw, and powerhouses Billy Susi and Tom Brantley...

Watch your favorite pros in action during Militia's Sac-Town Gold Rush event, where the top skiers from around the globe battled for a shot at $55,000 in cash at Shortline Lake in Sacramento, CA, June 21-22...

Over time, the intense pressure and strain from frequent ski sessions can wreak havoc on your back. Although some might think back pain is simply an unfortunate fact of life for a top-level competitive skier, more than a few people have learned methods for lessening – and even overcoming – this age-old nemesis...

Check out the results from the 52nd Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament, which put Jon Travers, Karina Nowlan, Jimmy Siemers, Whitney McClintock, Freddy Krueger and Natallia Berdnikava at the top of the podium for slalom, trick and jump...

Let's take a look behind some of the athletes' thought processes as they prepare for the 52nd Masters Water Ski Tournament this upcoming weekend in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Mandy Nightingale really focuses on quality over quantity since her training time is limited...

Jamie Beauchesne // Photo: Bill Doster Today, competitive skiing is tougher than ever. Raw talent is no longer enough; you should fine-tune every aspect of your life to maximize potential. Just like you wouldn’t run a racecar with fuel from a 7-Eleven gas station, you shouldn’t put low-grade gas in your body’s natural engine either...

Katy, Texas, a suburb 20 miles west of downtown Houston will host the 2011 Katy Ski Jam Oct 14-15, 2011. The world’s top professional and senior tour water ski athletes will compete in traditional slalom ski and long-distance jumping events for $30,000 in prize money.

Freddy Krueger won the MasterCraft Boats London Night Jump for the second consecutive year on Aug. 21 at Liquid Leisure in Datchet, England.

Chris Parrish, Freddy Krueger and Rhoni Barton-Biscoff won the Open Men slalom, Open Men jump and Open Women slalom events, respectively, on day five of the 68th annual GOODE Water Ski National Championships at Waters Edge in Wilmington, Illinois.

Check out all the action from the 2010 Global Invitational, which the world's best water ski pros to Placid Waters in Allendale, Michigan, on June 26. Photos: Bill Doster

Watch all the action from the 2010 Global Invitational water ski tournament, which was held June 26 at Placid Waters in Allendale, Michigan. Check out video clips and interviews with some of the world's best skiers then watch the three night finals.