Lake Norman will host a barefoot water skiing competition on New Year’s Day. Skiers of all ages will brave the cold water to show off tricks and test their endurance. Logan Harrington, 11, will be one ...

To most, New Year’s Day means spending the day in front of the television watching college football bowl games or recovering from the early-morning celebration. But for some, the first day of 2015 ...

Contestants travelled from New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida and North and South Carolina to ...

An 11-year-old profiled by WFAE this week has won the 2025 New Year's Day Barefoot Ski Challenge on Lake Norman. Logan Harrington, of Davidson, beat out six other competitors to become the youngest ...

A 16-year-old has returned from competing for Britain in barefoot waterskiing at the European championships in France. Jasper Poulton-Stowe, from Ashton Keynes, in Wiltshire, and who trains at ...

PERHAM, Minn. — Betsy Gilman last month finally won the gold medal she has been chasing for decades. Thirteen countries were represented at the World Masters Barefoot Championships that took place ...

At 40 miles an hour, their bare feet skim across the water. That's 50 percent faster than if they were on skis. Elaine and Shannon Heller of Alma Center have just started what their father hopes to be ...

More than 150 of the nation’s top barefoot water ski athletes will compete in the 30th annual Barefoot Water Ski National Championships, Aug. 13-18, at the Blue Moo in Alma Center.