Sport
24 November, 2022
Davis wins world gold
THE region’s best barefoot water skier has returned with a neck donned in gold after Northern Region QLD Barefoot Club’s president Katina Davis competed at the recent World Masters Championship in America.
Katina has attended worlds previously as an independent skier in 2016 when it was held in Wisconcin, USA and again in 2018 in Ontario, Canada as a member of the Australian team in the senior division.
She was also meant to repre-sent Australia again in 2020 but the competition was cancelled two weeks before due to Covid.
This is the first World Masters Championship to be held and it was hosted in Texas, USA.
Katina’s main competitor at the titles was the US’s Teri Larson Jones who won Senior Womens at Worlds in 2016, a very talented barefooter with a good history of achievements.
However Katina was the skier to come out on top winning gold in her age division (over 55) in all events, tricks, slalom and jump as well as being named the overall winner and getting the main prize of best senior women overall.
Katina said the support herself and the other Australian skiers had for each other made the titles all the more enjoyable.
“It was a great atmosphere, our team cheering with the “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” chant and supporting each other on the water,” she said.
“We met some wonderful people, made some awesome friends, saw some terrific places and travelled, skiing in several of the southern US states – Louisianna, Florida, Texas and California.”
With her second world title performance now under her belt Katina is hoping to add another if the chance presents itself.
“If the opportunity arises again, I will certainly be aiming to compete,” she said.
“I am off to AOs now, then returning to train for the Open Worlds in Mulwala in February.
“In the meantime, you will probably catch me on the smooth water, early mornings, most days.”
