2009 ABC Female Athlete of the Year

Elaine Bio

Number of Tournaments Skied in the Past Year - 9

• Wisconsin Open

• Barefoot Chickfest

• Moo Cow Moonshot Jump Tournament

• Barefoot Worlds (New Zealand)

• US Nationals

• Shoto Best of Worst

• World Games (Taiwan)

• Footstock

• Cooler by the Lake

Number of International Tournaments Skied in the Past Year - 2

• Barefoot Worlds

• World Games

World Ranking 2008 World Standings List

• #1-slalom

• #1-jump

• #5-tricks

Medals at World Titles

• Barefoot Worlds (New Zealand) Silver- slalom, trick, jump, overall

• World Games (Taiwan) Gold- Overall

World Records - None

Confederation Ranking

• #1- overall

• #1- slalom

• #1- jump

• #2- tricks

Confederation Records - Pan Am does not record Confederation records

National Ranking

• #1- overall

• #1- slalom

• #1- jump

• #2- tricks

National Records

• Jump- 19 meters

New Personal Bests

• 14.8- slalom

• 2600- Trick

• 19 meters- jump

New Skills Learned

• Inverted jumping

• Toe turn

• Side slide

Contributions and Support to Their National Team

• Top female on US Elite Team

• Contributed team points in all 3 events

• Volunteers to help with various US Team fund-raising efforts

World Contributions to the Sport

Broke the men's lock on inverted jumping

National Contributions to the Sport

Elaine helps her family host several tournaments each year. You will find her doing everything from skiing and scoring to setting up equipment and hauling out the garbage.

Local Contributions to the Sport

Volunteer instructor at Wisconsin Waterski Expo

Promotion of the Sport

Elaine volunteers time each year to do a Barefoot Waterski Show in conjunction with a fundraiser for a local charity called "Beach Party at the Blue Moo". The event has attracted thousands of spectators and lots of local media attention.

New Skiers Introduced to Sport

Elaine operates a Barefoot Waterski school called The Blue Moo Barefoot Academy . Many of her students are beginners. As a skier who was herself a beginner not so long ago, she believes the success of her business, as well as the future of the sport, lies in attracting new blood. That's why the focus of her promotion is on beginners.

Officials Ratings Held

Assistant Scorer

Extracurricular Activities

• Basketball

• Snow-skiing

• Scrap-booking

• Weight-lifting.

Other important information

Elaine is currently in her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in business. Her current goal is to own and operate a sports based business prominently featuring Barefoot Waterskiing. Her current enterprise, The Blue Moo Barefoot Academy, will be the foundation of this business. Elaine believes her business and our sport will need to focus on attracting large numbers of new participants if we are to prosper in the future. Since 50% of all prospective new skiers are female, she thinks these prospects need more attention. Elaine hopes her success can help inspire other girls to give our sport a try. Hopefully her news-making inverted jumping will help send the message that bare-footing success is as attainable for girls as it is for guys.