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‘Take home a national title': Saskatoon hosts Western Canadian water skiing championship
The Western Canadian water-skiing championship welcomed plenty of talent to Saskatoon over the weekend.
Hosted at the Saskatoon Water Ski Club, the event was an opportunity for the best in water skiing to try for a spot at the national championships in Edmonton later this summer.
'It's awesome, jumping is amazing. It's a sport like no other. There's a lot of adrenaline, and the flight time is just unreal. It's something that I'm honestly pretty addicted to now at this point,' said 22-year-old competitor Carter Lucas.
Home site advantage was certainly a bonus for those who train with the Saskatoon Water Ski Club.
'I'm doing a lot of work as an official and also as a skier. And I get to see all my kids that I coach and ski with every day,' Lucas said.
Fifteen-year-old Sophie Strilchuk is from Lloydminster but trains with the Saskatoon Water Ski Club.
'It was super fun, I had a great time, and I got a good score. It feels great, we have a home site advantage, and it makes it easier and more fun,' Strilchuk said.
Strilchuk added that the opportunity to share the love for the sport is always an enjoyable aspect of competition.
'It's just fun being in the air. I don't know, it's just like there's no other feeling like it,' Strilchuk said.
After this weekend, many water skiers will be preparing for the Canadian Nationals, all in the hopes of bringing home the title to Saskatoon.
'A lot of the people here are all going to be competing at nationals in a few weeks, and I'm really excited for that. A lot of good performances are coming up, and I'm hoping some of my kids and I can take home a national title,' Lucas said.
