Keith St.Onge Barefoot

KSO and David Small Combine!

AJ — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:30:05 +0000

As of this week, Keith St. Onge and David Small have officially combined to create the World Barefoot Center (WBC). The new partners are the two top skiers in the sport today and together hold the past four World Overall Titles as well as all three world records for three-event barefooting, assuring that this exciting union will make a huge splash!

KSO Gear Shoe Skis NOW AVAILABLE!!

ksokso — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:52:35 +0000

KSO Shoe-Skis

KSO Gear Shoe Ski NOW AVAILABLE!!

Description:
This “KSO Gear” shoe ski is designed and skied on by World Champion Keith St.Onge. The 3mm short boot with Supra Tex reinforced heel and toe caps lay on a 3/8″ sponge rubber. This light weight shoe offers two unique features no other shoe has: Aqua Vented drain holes and a channeled cut groove that goes from heal to toe for added stability while skiing backwards! The neoprene booty is easy to slip on and allows a secure fit while skiing. This boot will also come off when caught for added safety! Don’t let your old strap or lace-up shoe injure you!

$120.00

On-Line Pro Shop coming soon!! Call (863) 877-0039 for all orders

Spring Ski School

ksokso — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:11:10 +0000

KSO’s Barefoot Ski School and staff have been extremly busy and we’ve enjoyed having students down from all around the country and world! We have two more busy months ahead of us at the ski school and then I’ll be on the road till the middle of Sept.
Some of the main tournaments I’ll be competing in this year will be the Ocalo Fig. 8, World Games in Taiwan, Eastern Regionals in Maryland, 3-Event Nationals in Wichita, KS and the National Fig. 8 tournament, FootStock.
Keep visiting KSOBAREFOOT.com because we have some new things to come!

KSO

Spring Ski School is filling up!

ksokso — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:34:06 +0000

I’ve been back in the states for a couple weeks now and have finally caught up on all my bills after being gone for over one month. We’re gearing up for spring ski school and have been receiving many calls even though the winter isn’t letting up in the Northern states! Everyone needs to start thinking about booking in even though your looking at white stuff outside your window because the weather has turned for the better in Sunny FL! Hope to see everyone soon! KSO

Back in the U S of A

ksokso — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:19:05 +0000

I have finally returned home after being gone for over two months and it feels good! Although, it’s going to take a week to catch up on all my mail and we’re getting ready for a busy spring ski school as well!
I leave in a couple days to be an instructor at Think Tank in Wisconsin but it’s a good time. I did a photo shoot for Waterskier the day after I arrived and I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t feeling up to it after flying for over 20 hours. haha
Again, it feels good to be back in the Red, White and Blue and looking forward to seeing everyone this spring and summer!

KSO

Heading back to the States

ksokso — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:26:52 +0000

I’ll be flying out of Newcastle, Australia today after visiting with one of my top sponsors, HeadZone! I’d like to thank owner, Mark Ellis for the great hospitality! I fly up to Brisbane to visit a long time friend Matty Griffiths for the evening and then fly out the following day. I’m not looking forward to the long trip back to the states but I’ve been gone for over a month so it’s time to get back to reality! I’d like to say Thank You to all my sponsors and to everyone that has supported me.

KSO

2009 World Overall Champion

ksokso — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:44:38 +0000

We had a great party after I was awarded my Overall Medal and the US Team and I flew out of Wellington, New Zealand at 4:30pm the next day. I flew to Brisbane, Australia and Phil Jarret and I drove down to Grafton were I’m doing a clinic for two weeks on the beautiful Clarence River. It’s going to be quite relaxing since we’re out in the bush as they say down here…Out in the country that is with many kangaroo’s hoping around.
The Championship hasn’t set in yet but I’ll let everone know when it does. I’d like to thank all my sponsors and everyone that has supported me in the past! This is a dream come true!

KSO

Summary of 2009 Barefoot World Championship

admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:32:59 +0000

Excerpted from USA Waterski

U.S. Athletes Win Gold At Barefoot Worlds

The U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team and the U.S. Senior Barefoot Water Ski Team each won overall team gold medals, the U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team earned the overall team bronze medal, and 15 U.S. athletes combined to earn 37 individual medals in respective events as the Barefoot Water Ski World Championships concluded Sunday at Lake Inspiration and Forest Lakes in Otaki, New Zealand.

For the second time, the biennial Elite (Open) Barefoot Water Ski World Championships was held simultaneously with the biennial Junior and Senior Barefoot Water Ski World Championships. The seven-day event featured more than 130 athletes from 13 countries. The Elite Barefoot Worlds took place for the 16th time, while the Junior Barefoot Worlds was held for the eighth time and the Senior Barefoot Worlds commenced for the sixth time.

Athletes participating as members of the U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team were: Ryan Boyd (Orlando, Fla.), Billy Brzoza (Coventry, R.I.), William Farrell (West Sacramento, Calif.), Elaine Heller (Alma Center, Wis.), Keith St. Onge (Winter Haven, Fla.) and Laura Szwed (White Lake, Mich.). The U.S. Elite Barefoot Water Ski Team won its 12th consecutive world team title. South Africa earned the silver medal and Australia claimed the bronze medal.

The U.S. Elite Team was led by St. Onge, who won gold medals in men’s slalom and overall, the silver medal in jumping, and the bronze medal in tricks. Brzoza earned the silver medal in men’s slalom; Heller earned silver medals in women’s slalom, tricks, jumping and overall; and Szwed earned bronze medals in women’s slalom and tricks.

For complete results of the Elite Worlds, click here.

Athletes competing as members of the U.S. Senior Barefoot Water Ski Team were: Adin Daneker (Olympia, Wash.), Andrea Eggert (Smyrna, Ga.), Mike Salber (Clermont, Fla.), Heather Towers (Venetia, Pa.) and Kevin Towers (Venetia, Pa.). The U.S. Senior Team won the gold medal, followed by Australia and New Zealand.

Salber won gold medals in men’s tricks and overall, and silver medals in slalom and jumping; Kevin Towers won gold medals in men’s slalom and jumping, and silver medals in tricks and overall; Heather Towers won the gold medal in women’s slalom, silver medals in tricks and overall, and the bronze medal in jumping; and Eggert won the gold medal in women’s jumping.

A handful of U.S. independent competitors also earned medals in the Senior Worlds. Teri Jones (Tucker, Ga.) earned the silver medal in women’s jumping and bronze medals in tricks and overall; Tenley Cederstrand (Tacoma, Wash.) earned the bronze medal in women’s slalom; and Jerry Kanawyer (Byron, Calif.) earned bronze medals in men’s slalom and tricks.

For complete results from the Senior Worlds, click here.

Athletes participating as members of the U.S. Junior Barefoot Water Ski Team were: Shannon Heller (Alma Center, Wis.), Jacklyn Kumlien (Janesville, Wis.), Jamie Kumlien (Janesville, Wis.), A.J. Porecca (Willowbrook, Ill.) and Lisa Pressendo (Port St. Lucie, Fla.). The U.S. Junior Team earned the bronze medal. South Africa won the gold medal and Australia earned the silver medal.

Heller earned silver medals in junior women’s slalom, jumping and overall; and Jamie Kumlien earned bronze medals in junior men’s tricks and overall; Porreca earned the bronze medal in junior men’s jumping. John Pressendo (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), competing as a U.S. independent, earned the silver medal in junior men’s slalom.

For complete results from the Junior Worlds, click here.

Final Results - World’s 2009

admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:38:34 +0000


			Kieth St. Onge has won his Second World Title!!!!

Final Detailed Results - World’s 2009

admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:40:12 +0000

Final Detailed Results for the 2009 Barefoot Open World Championships can be found here:

http://www.nzbwsc.co.nz/images/custom/open_worlds_09.pdf

For a summary of Keith’s Scores:

Slalom
Round 1    19.9
Round 2    20.4
Round 3    18.2
Place            1
Overall     1000

Tricks
Round 1    12450
Round 2    11350
Round 3     3100
Place            3
Overall     1000

Jump
Round 1    24.5
Round 2    23.7
Round 3    24.8
Place            2
Overall     936

Overall
Place 1
Overall 2935.85