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Even They Catch a Toe…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by wedge

…or a heal, or just fall over. But one thing is true, the more spectacular the tricks that are being attempted, the more spectacular the falls can be. So here are the likes of KSO, Small, Groen and many others … Continue reading →

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Extreme Skier Tries Out Footing

Posted on December 10, 2010 by wedge

This story from Chicago Now was forwarded to me Karen Putz who I previously mentioned on this site. Glen Plake, an extreme downhill skier innovator, recently visited Keith St. Onge at the World Barefoot Center to do some barefooting. Be sure … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at the WBC Women’s Week

Posted on December 8, 2010 by wedge

About 1 month ago (Nov 1-6), the World Barefoot Center run be Keith St Onge and David Small (both world champion barefooters) held a women’s week at their school. In a sport normally dominated by men, this week the school … Continue reading →

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World Barefoot Center Figure-8 Barefoot Championship

Posted on September 16, 2010 by wedge

Just wanted to pass on a few more details about the upcoming World Barefoot Center Figure-8 Barefoot Championship that’ll be taking place in Winter Haven, Florida on Saturday, October 16 on Lake Silver. The entry fee is $65 with registration … Continue reading →

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More Great Footstock Runs

Posted on August 27, 2010 by wedge

Here’s some more great runs from Footstock 2010. The first one features Jeremy Petrie (right) against Luke Bruckner (left) as Jeremy fights to maintain his grip on the handle, re-gripping it many times. Luke wins and goes on to take 6th. Jeremy … Continue reading →

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2010 Footstock Results – The Porn Star Wins!

Posted on August 23, 2010 by wedge

Based on the multitude of posts showing up on my Facebook News Feed, I’m pretty sure these are official… First place went to Mark “The Porn Star” Donahue who beat the legend Peter Fleck in a record breaking 5-1/4 Figure-8s’s … Continue reading →

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US Nationals Results

Posted on July 28, 2010 by wedge

In now somewhat old news that has been published everywhere*, Keith St. Onge and Elaine Heller won their respective Open Pro Divisions, both sweeping the titles in slalom (19.7 and 13.4), trick (12,450 and 3060) and jump (84 feet and 61 feet) … Continue reading →

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Worlds & Nats

Posted on August 18, 2009 by wedge

The main reason for a new post is my google alerts found a nice article on the Heller girls.  They recently competed at the World Games in Taiwan and did very well with Elaine taking the gold and Shannon the … Continue reading →

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Eau Claire Goes Fearless

Posted on February 13, 2009 by wedge

A group of footers from around the world gathered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin this past summer to some serous footers.  The list of footer includes the De Villiers, Chris Morrison, and Keith St. Onge.  In addition to the names you’d … Continue reading →

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Spring 2009 Wisconsin WaterSkier

Posted on February 5, 2009 by wedge

The new issue of the Wisconsin WaterSkier showed up in my mailbox today.  Flipping through the Official Publication of the Wisconsin Water Skiing Federation I was pleasently surprised to find several articles by barefooters for barefooters in it.  Typically you’re … Continue reading →

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