Australian Show Ski Team Director Pete O’Neill said the USA team are the ones to beat at the championships which will be held on March 21 and 22 at the Mulwala Water Ski Club’s Max Kirwan Ski Park.
Pete has high hopes a home ground advantage will help them defeat the US who they came agonising close to defeating in Canada back in 2018.
“We may never get this opportunity again, so we hope the ‘one-percenters’ of having it in our own ski park and country will help,” Pete said.
“The USA are bringing an amazing team backed by an incredible depth of talent, funding and are handpicked from over 150 ski teams throughout the country. Belgium will bring their usual talented funny show and Canada will have a high intensity show that will be sure to thrill.”
The Australian team for the ‘exhilarating’ event will feature an incredible 22 local Mulwala Water Ski Club members, highlighting the depth and talent in local skiing. Spectators will have the opportunity to witness world class waterskiing throughout the championships.
“Just think of the best skiing you have ever seen on Instagram or YouTube, but this time designed to be in one choregraphed show...it’s funny, entertaining and exhilarating,” Pete said.
“Some of the skiing the Australian team will be doing scares me,” the multiple world barefoot champ conceded.
Mulwala Water Ski Club CEO Peter Duncan said the world championships is set to put the club and the local area further on the map, stamping its reputation as a world class club and facility.
“The club is in full swing to deliver a top world class event and will continue to show the world why it’s in a class of its own.
“We have invested over $500,000 out at the park which includes a $300,000 NSW state government grant,” he said.
“Thanks to the help of many volunteers, generous donations of equipment, labour and materials we will be on budget and on time.”
A new judge’s tower and viewing deck, meeting rooms, toilets, kitchen, shade areas, landscaping, grandstands, new gate entry, two new docks along with newly sealed roads have been added to the already world class facility.