In a season full of firsts, the Waterski Pro Tour included a stop in Tomar, Portugal, just outside of Lisbon. The beautiful Portuguese countryside has never seen action like this before. Even the local mayor made an appearance, just to see it with their own eyes. There is one other thing that made this tournament extra unique: the slalom portion of the event only included women.

Of the athletes from each of professional waterskiing’s three disciplines, trickers have the greatest preoccupation with tournament scores. Whereas pro slalomers and jumpers are, on the whole, primarily concerned with the placement their scores bring them, a conversation with a pro tricker about their season goals will often center around breaking a certain trick point barrier, frequently the world record. 

The Waterski Pro Tour returned for its fourth season with a trick event in which the female ‘old guard’ underlined, capitalized and circled