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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A once in a lifetime barefoot skiing experience behind an airplane. Speed, precision, and courage on full display in stunning 4K.

Seven-time national barefoot skiing endurance champion Peter Fleck added another accomplishment to his resume when he won the 35th Annual Lake Norman New Year’s Day Barefoot Challenge. The event, held ...

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.