The TWBC Podcast

The search for the next site of the Waterski Open World Championships, the current state of the sport in the upcoming World Games and the recently imposed competition ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus are among the topics posed to the President of the IWWF Jose Antonio Perez Priego in this lively episode of […]

Fresh from his recent trip to the Moomba Masters in Melbourne, Australia Freddie Winter sat down with us at the TWBC Podcast to talk about the adventures at that event. He also summarized his 2021 season and outline his ambitions for the 2nd season on the WaterSki Pro Tour.

At the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine the TWBC Podcast had the opportunity to talk with World Overall Championship medalist Danylo Filchenko about the situation on the ground in his native Dnipro. Several weeks have passed since then so an update to the crisis was due and, fortunately, we were able to […]

A young talent in the high echelons of women’s slalom Ali Garcia is a hard worker not only on the water but also in the classroom. We find out more about her goals and exptectations for the upcoming season in this episode of the TWBC Podcast.

In a welcome return towards normalcy in the tournament waterski world the Moomba Masters will take place on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia starting in the 2nd week of March. With that in mind the TWBC Podcast took the opportunity to talk to Tournament Water Ski Australia chairman Grant Barnett about this event, along […]

Containing some explicit language this is Danylo Filchenko’s account of the Russian incursion into his native Ukraine from within his home city of Dnipro.  This World Overall Championship bronze medalist is also not shy about offering his opinion on the aggressors in this invasion and those who implicitly or explicitly support them. Donations to help […]

With Hanna Straltsova’s origins in the sport discussed in the first part of this episode the attention now shifts to what she has in mind for the immediate future with the upcoming 2022 season. Note: this episode was recorded before the U.S. Masters qualification criteria was released and under the assumption that she would need […]

In a challenging 2021 season Hanna Straltsova was a beacon of consistency in winning the majority of the women’s jumping events – on her way to claiming the first ever Waterski ProTour Women’s Jump crown. She also took podium finishes in both the Cable and Tournament Worlds’ as well, so it was high time that […]

In this concluding part of our two-part episode with Russell Gay, this discussion turns to the equipment he produces for the tournament water ski world. This included a deep dive into the Optimized rope, which has been a boost for those athletes looking for a more forgiving line at the elite level.

In this special two-part episode we talk to a world-class tricking athlete who has redefined the discipline both on and off the water. Listen to Part 1 as Russell Gay recalls his beginnings in the sport and his experiences with some of the world’s elite trickers in the halcyon days of tournament waterskiing.