ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Water Ski World Championships

Hello, little one! Do you know what water skiing is? Well, it's when people / athletes go over the water on some skis. And the water ski world championships is when people from all over the world who are really good at water skiing come together to compete against each other to see who is the best in the world.

Each country sends their best water skiers to compete in different categories like slalom, trick skiing, jump skiing, and overall. In slalom, the skiers have to go back and forth around buoys as many times as they can without falling. In trick skiing, they do all kinds of fancy moves and flips on the water. In jump skiing, they have to go over a ramp and try to go as far as possible. And in overall, they have to do all three categories and get points for each one to determine who is the best overall water skier.

It's a really exciting event and people from all over the world come to watch and support their favorite skiers. The skiers have to be really tough, strong and skilful to be able to perform and compete at such a high level. And when the championships are over, the skiers who did the best win medals and get to feel proud of themselves for representing their country.