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About the Tour
The WWS Overall Tour was created to restore focus to one of the most complete and demanding titles in water skiing — the Overall skier.
Launched in 2021, the Tour was built around a simple but powerful idea: reward athletes who can perform at the highest level across slalom, trick, and jump, not just one discipline. From the beginning, the Tour has brought together elite skiers, iconic venues, and progressive clubs across multiple countries, forming a truly international championship.
Each Tour stop awards equal prize money and points, placing consistent pressure on athletes throughout the season. Every buoy, every trick, and every meter counts — not just toward an event win, but toward the Overall Tour title itself.
As the Tour continues to evolve, its mission remains clear: to elevate Overall skiing on the world stage, support host clubs and partners who invest in the sport’s future, and provide fans with a clear, exciting pathway to follow the pursuit of the Overall Tour Champion.
2026 Tour Rankings
Final positions and points after all rules applied.
Men
1 |
Joel Poland
 GBR |
300 points |
2 |
Dorien Llewellyn
 CAN |
210 points |
3 |
Edoardo Marenzi
 ITA |
200 points |
4 |
Jake Abelson
 USA |
160 points |
5 |
Martin Kolman
 CZE |
150 points |
6 |
Thomas Daigle
CAN |
80 points |
7 |
Alexander Gschiel
 AUT |
60 points |
8 |
Bg Bickley
USA |
30 points |
Women
1 |
Kennedy Hansen
USA |
300 points |
2 |
Giannina Bonnemann Mechler
 GER |
240 points |
3 |
Alexia Abelson
USA |
130 points |
4 |
Brooke Boskus
USA |
110 points |
5 |
Nellie Allard
CAN |
110 points |
6 |
Zarhli Reeves
 AUS |
90 points |
7 |
Aliaksandra Danisheuskaya
USA |
70 points |
1) Why should you tune in?
If you ask any water ski fan around the globe, they will explain that skiing is truly a hidden gem sport. Slalom skiers slash through the water, projecting walls of spray over 30ft (10 meters) into the air, and then accelerate through the wakes with the same G-forces as a race car driver. Trick skiers twist and turn their bodies as fast and efficiently as they can through two 20 second passes in which they combine 6 flips, multiple spins, and tricks with the rope attached to their foot! Finally, Jump skiers hit a 6ft (180cm) ramp at speeds up to 70mph (113kph) and fly over 200ft (60-70m) through the air before landing back on the flat surface of the water below. Furthermore, with a smaller competitor field within each of the WWS Tour Stops’ finals, you will see all three of these disciplines rapidly over the course of only 3 hours. So, the real question is, why would you not tune in to watch the incredible action this sport and this tour has to offer?
2) How can you watch live?
Each tour stop finals will be covered by WWS TV so you can catch all the action from anywhere around the world! By clicking on the current tour stop’s EVENT PAGE, you can follow along from home or on the go with the live scores, videos, photos, and more as we post in realtime. A highlight video will be release soon within days of each event. Look forward to an event designed specifically for the viewer and watch thrilling water ski action lasting no more than 3hrs. Be sure to keep up to date with all tour news and dates both on the TOUR PAGE and each individual EVENT PAGE.
The schedule for the 2026 WWS Overall Tour will be as follows:
- Stop 1 - Granite Cup, July 10-11 (HIGHLIGHT SHOW)
- Stop 2 - Canada Cup, July 17-18 (HIGHLIGHT SHOW)
- Stop 3 - Austria Cup, August 08-09 (HIGHLIGHT SHOW)
- Stop 4 - Florida Cup, September 11-12 (LIVE STREAM + HIGHLIGHT SHOW)
3) What happened in 2025?
The 2025 WWS Overall World Tour delivered one of the most exciting and competitive seasons in the history of the sport. Four action-packed events, across three countries, showcased the very best overall skiers in the world and pushed the boundaries of performance, consistency, and athleticism.
4) Who's competing?
As the calendar turns to 2026, the stage is set for an even more dramatic season.
Joel Poland remains the man to beat. The four-time consecutive WWS Tour Champion enters 2026 riding an extraordinary streak—12 straight Tour stop victories—and shows no signs of slowing down. The question everyone is asking: who will be the one to stop him?
On the women’s side, Kennedy Hansen will look to prove that her breakthrough season was only the beginning. After capturing her first WWS Tour Title, Hansen now faces the challenge every champion knows well—defending the crown.
The field chasing them continues to deepen. Rising stars such as Jake Abelson, Tim Wild, and Martin Labra are pushing the pace, while Lexie Abelson returns healthy and ready to re-establish herself among the sport’s elite.
Meanwhile, the established contenders remain just as motivated. Giannina Bonnemann‑Mechler continues her steady rise back toward peak form following the birth of her son Luca, showing flashes of the dominance that once made her the woman to beat in Overall skiing. Dorien Llewellyn reminded the world of his capabilities in 2025, capturing the Overall World Title in Italy and proving that a return to world-record form is well within reach. Louis Duplan‑Fribourg, meanwhile, continues to strengthen his slalom performances and will look to convert his elite Trick and Jump consistency into breakthrough Overall victories—still being motivated by narrow defeats at recent World Championships and the loss of his 2023 Overall World Title.
With storylines building, rivalries sharpening, and the deepest competitive field yet, the 2026 season promises another unforgettable chapter in the evolution of Overall water skiing.
5) How does Overall work?
In an Overall event, skiers are scored based on each of their results in the 3 disciplines, Slalom, Trick, and Jump, meaning every buoy, every trick, and every inch/cm could be the difference between 1st or 2nd. In each of the 3 disciplines, the highest scoring skier is given 1000 Overall points, with every other skier’s score consisting of a percentage based on how close their score was to the leader. After all, 3 disciplines have been skied, the athlete with the highest collection of Overall points is the winner.
Over the course of each stop of the WWS Tour, the skiers will begin competing in the Preliminary Round, with the top 6 men and top 4 women in the Overall points rankings moving onto the final. Then, in the Final Round, all the finalists will wipe the slate clean and ski the 3 disciplines again, with the event winners being determined by the Overall points accumulation only within the Final Round.
6) Who's the winner?
Each event will consist of a preliminary and final round. The prelims will determine the running order for the finals. The individual event scores of the preliminary round will also count, along with the scores from the finals, towards the individual event bonus. The final round will be the sole determining round for the Overall placements and the tour points for each event.
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