THE NETHERLANDS BAREFOOT HISTORY

Robert Teurezbacher, Region EA and national champion

The first barefoot skiers in the Netherlands were Anton Berg, Charles Ramsey, Piet Slot and Ge Roerade. They learned barefooting by themselves in 1962 and build up the Interceptor Show to demonstrate barefoot waterskiing in the country. The oldest one from the four of them, Charles Ramsey was the most involved and consistent. He won the first barefoot competition ever held in Europe during summer 1968 in Cirencester, United Kingdom. Then he landed the first barefoot jump in Europe in 1969 and was crowned as the first barefoot national champion of the Netherlands in 1973. His wife Rita became an international judge and scorer and they both managed the organisation of international competitions in the early seventies. Then the first Region EA barefoot championships was held in 1976 and Charles was team member as well as his son Ian. Netherlands got the team bronze medal. In 1977, Jan Bouw got the first invidual medal at European level with bronze in the jump event. This same year, Robert Teurezbacher enter the national team and won the slalom and overall at Region EA championships, and Ian Ramsey the tricks title. The team won the silver medal, behind Great Britrain. In 1981, the Netherlands hold its first Region EA championships in Beekse Bergen, known for its famous cable ski.

Taken from a 1996 issue of NWWB magazine

Taken from the 1997 40th anniversary issue of NWWB magazine

Robert Teurezbacher won other medals at the international level, with a manificent sliver medal in jump at 1982 World championships in Acapulco, with a fifth place for the national team. The same year, his famous waterski and barefoot school Barefoot Etc was founded in Winterhaven, Florida. His supremacy in Europe reached its peak in 1984, when he won all 4 events at Region EA championships. His last completion at a World level were the 1986 World Championships and he reached the tricks finals. Then in 1987 he skied for Austria, his former country.

A new strong skier came from the Netherlands in 1987 with Evert Aartsen, who whon the slalom event in the Region EA championships held in its home club from Maurik. Evert entered the national team in 1983 and got its first national title in tricks during 1986 nationals. In 1989 and 1990 he was crowned in the jump event at Region EA championships and then the tricks title in 1992. Meanwhile, he broke European records twice in the tricks event, becoming the first European skier over 4000 points (4030 points in 1991). He landed his best jump - not yet inverted ! - during august 1989 with 21.4 m, keeping this EA jump record for nearly three years. At a national level, he won many national titles, including 16 overall titles. In 2004, he moved to Finland and then ski in the Finnish national team

Robert Teurezbacher during 1982 World championships

Evert Aartsen winning the slalom gold at 1987 europeans

In 1999, Irene Boven won slalom, tricks and jump at Region EA championships, the only international titles for the Netherlands in open women division. After year 2005, the Netherlands were less present on an international level, but new junior skiers like Matijs Zielmann and Rodney Molenkamp pushed the orange flag on the scene. Rodney is the son of Rob Molenkamp, former skier in the national team, then international judge and homologator and Region EA barefoot council chairman. Rodney won a bronze medal in tricks and an overall silver at 2010 World junior championships. In 2015, Rodney Molenkamp won the open tricks title at Region EA championships. The national team won two more bronze medals in 2016 and 2019 at Region EA combined championships. Meanwhile, junior girls Kimberly Smit (jump 2016) and Nikita Bierhuizen (jump and overall 2017) won anew gold medals at international level.

1997 national championships report from the NWWB magazine

Irene Boven

Rob Molenkamp

Rodney

Molenkamp Mathijs Zielmann

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL BAREFOOT CHAMPIONS

year place year place year place year place 1973 Bosbaan 1985 1997 Leut 2009 Lommel, BEL 1974 1986 1998 Brielle 2010 Maurik 1975 1987 Het Spui 1999 Brielle 2011 Lommel, BEL 1976 Bosbaan 1988 2000 Brielle 2012 Maurik 1977 Beekse Bergen 1989 Het Spui 2001 Brielle 2013 1978 Beekse Bergen 1990 Het Spui 2002 Oostvoorne 2014 Brielle * 1979 1991 2003 2015 Lommel, BEL 1980 Beekse Bergen 1992 Het Spui 2004 2016 ** 1981 Beekse Bergen 1993 Spuikanaal 2005 Stokkem, BEL 2017 Brielle ** 1982 Beekse Bergen 1994 Bosbaan 2006 Blauwe Meer 2018 1983 Het Spui 1995 Leut 2007 Lommel, BEL 2019 Fetzer See, GER 1984 1996 Spuikanaal 2008 Maurik 2020 no championships

* : "Dutch invitational" in 2014 ** : "Dutch open" in 2016 & 2017

START METHODS WINNERS

year open men open women 1982 Mols Twan 1983 Mols Twan Stevens Liesbeth 1984 Mols Twan no championships 1985 Aartsen Evert no championships

MEN'S DIVISION

year slalom tricks jump overall 1973 Ramsey Charles 1974 Bouw Jan 1975 1976 1977 Teurezbacher Robert 1978 Ramsey Ian 1979 1980 Teurezbacher Robert 1981 Teurezbacher Robert 1982 Teurezbacher Robert Ramsey Ian Ramsey Ian Teurezbacher Robert 1983 Teurezbacher Robert Ramsey Ian Teurezbacher Robert Teurezbacher Robert 1984 Teurezbacher Robert Ramsey Ian Ramsey Ian Teurezbacher Robert 1985 Teurezbacher Robert Teurezbacher Robert Ramsey Ian Teurezbacher Robert 1986 Hammink Peter Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1987 Smol Kick Hammink Peter Aartsen Evert Smol Kick 1988 Smol Kick Smol Kick Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1989 Aartsen Evert Smol Kick Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1990 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1991 Smol Kick Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1992 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1993 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1994 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1995 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert

Robert Teurezbacher

Evert Aartsen Kick Smol

MEN'S DIVISION

year slalom tricks jump overall 1996 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1997 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1998 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 1999 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 2000 Hammink Peter Smit Eddie Pootjes Jack Hammink Peter 2001 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 2002 Aartsen Evert Hammink Peter Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert 2003 Namink David Nolen Devin Nolen Devin Nolen Devin 2004 Aartsen Evert Aartsen Evert no jump Aartsen Evert 2005 Smit Eddie Smit Eddie Nolen Devin Nolen Devin 2006 Smit Eddie Smit Eddie no jump Smit Eddie 2007 Smit Eddie Smit Eddie Zielmann Mathijs Smit Eddie 2008 Zielmann Mathijs 2009 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Cohen Stanley Zielmann Mathijs 2010 Smit Eddie Van Hoewijk Joey Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2011 Van Hoewijk Joey Molenkamp Rodney Molenkamp Rodney Molenkamp Rodney 2012 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs no jump Zielmann Mathijs 2013 2014 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim 2015 Zielmann Mathijs Molenkamp Rodney Zielmann Mathijs Molenkamp Rodney 2016 Molenkamp Rodney Molenkamp Rodney Zielmann Mathijs Molenkamp Rodney 2017 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2018 2019 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim 2020 no championships

Devin Nolen

Rodney Molenkamp Tim Van Jaarsveld

Mathijs Zielmann Devin Nolen

WOMEN'S DIVISION

year slalom tricks jump overall 1982 Stevens Liesbeth 1983 Stevens Liesbeth Stevens Liesbeth - Stevens Liesbeth 1984 no championships in women's division 1985 no championships in women's division 1986 Stevens Liesbeth Stevens Liesbeth - Stevens Liesbeth 1987 Stevens Liesbeth Stevens Liesbeth - Stevens Liesbeth 1988 no championships in women's division 1989 Stuurman Martine - - - 1990 Boven Irene Boven Irene - - 1991 Boven Irene Boven Irene - - 1992 Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene 1993 no championships in women's division 1994 Boven Irene Boven Irene - - 1995 Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene 1996 no championships in women's division 1997 Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene Boven Irene 1998 no championships in women's division 1999 Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene 2000 Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene Boven-Staal Irene 2001 no championships in women's division 2002 no championships in women's division 2003 no championships in women's division 2004 Schockman Silvia Copini Carin - Copini Carin 2005 no championships in women's division 2006 no championships in women's division 2007 no championships in women's division 2008 no championships in women's division 2009 no championships in women's division 2010 no championships in women's division 2011 no championships in women's division 2012 no championships in women's division 2013 2014 2015 no championships in women's division 2016 2017 2018 2019 Smit Kimberly Smit Kimberly Smit Kimberly Smit Kimberly 2020 no championships

Kimberly Smit Nikita Bierhuizen

Irene Boven-Staal

JUNIOR BOYS DIVISION

year slalom tricks jump overall 2003 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs - Zielmann Mathijs 2004 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs - Zielmann Mathijs 2005 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2006 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs no jump Zielmann Mathijs 2007 Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2008 Zielmann Mathijs 2009 Van Hoewijk Joey Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2010 Zielmann Mathijs Van Hoewijk Joey Zielmann Mathijs Zielmann Mathijs 2011 Daalman Bart Daalman Bart Daalman Bart Daalman Bart 2012 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim - Van Jaarsveld Tim 2013 2014 2015 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim 2016 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim 2017 Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim Van Jaarsveld Tim 2018 2019 Aartsen Bas Aartsen Bas Aartsen Bas Aartsen Bas 2020 no championships

Mathijs Zielmann Bas Aartsen

Mathijs Zielmann

Tim Van Jaarsveld

Rodney Molenkamp

Mathijs Zielmann

SENIOR MENS DIVISION

year slalom tricks jump overall 2009 Smit Eddie Smit Eddie Cohen Stanley Smit Eddie 2010 no championships in senior men's division 2011 Smit Eddie Smit Eddie Cohen Stanley Smit Eddie 2012 no championships in senior men's division 2013 2014 2015 no championships in senior men's division 2016 2017 2018 2019 no championships in senior men's division 2020 no championships

Eddie Smit

Michel Velle

Eddie Smit

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL OPEN TEAMS

1976 1980 1984 1988 BOUW Jan COUWENBERG Louis AARTSEN Evert AARTSEN Evert RAMSEY Charles DOORAKKERS Eric RAMSEY Ian COHEN Chico RAMSEY Ian NANLOHY Oscar STEVENS Rob HAMMINK Peter THOMASSEN Henk RAMSEY Ian TEUREZBACHER Rob. POOTJES Jack VAN DEN BURG B. STEVENS Rob 1985 SAKKEE Arnold

1977 TEUREZBACHER Rob. STEVENS Liesbeth SMOL Kick

BOUW Jan 1981 AARTSEN Evert 1989 MULDERY Jan COUWENBERG Louis HAMMINK Peter AARTSEN Evert RAMSEY Charles MOLS Twan KELDER Fons AARTSEN Marcel RAMSEY Ian RAMSEY Ian POOTJES Jack COHEN Chico TEUREZBACHER Rob. STEVENS Rob RAMSEY Ian HAMMINK Peter THOMASSEN Henk TEUREZBACHER Rob. STEVENS Rob POOTJES Jack

1978 1982 TEUREZBACHER Rob. SAKKEE Arnold

BOUW Jan STEVENS Liesbeth 1986 SMOL Kick

RAMSEY Charles RAMSEY Ian STEVENS Liesbeth 1990 RAMSEY Ian STEVENS Rob AARTSEN Evert BOVEN Irene SCHMULDERS Peter TEUREZBACHER Rob. HAMMINK Peter AARTSEN Evert TEUREZBACHER Rob. 1983 POOTJES Jack AARTSEN Marcel

1979 STEVENS Liesbeth SMOL Kick HAMMINK Peter

BOUW Jan AARTSEN Evert STEVENS Rob MOLENKAMP Rob COUWENBERG Louis COUWENBERG Louis TEUREZBACHER Rob. POOTJES Jack DOORAKKERS Eric KELDER Fons 1987 SAKKEE Arnold

RAMSEY Charles MOLS Twan STEVENS Liesbeth SMOL Kick RAMSEY Ian RAMSEY Ian AARTSEN Evert 1991 SCHMULDERS Peter STEVENS Rob BRUGMANS Jules AARTSEN Evert TEUREZBACHER Rob. TEUREZBACHER Rob. COHEN Chico AARTSEN Marcel

HAMMINK Peter HAMMINK Peter

POOTJES Jack MOLENKAMP Rob SAKKEE Arnold POOTJES Jack SMOL Kick SMOL Kick

STEVENS Rob

1989-1990 national team : Arnold Sakkee, Jacques Pootjes, Kick Smol, Marcel Aartsen,

Rob Molenkamp, Evert Aartsen. Front row : Irene Boven & Peter Hammink.

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL OPEN TEAMS

1992 1997 2002 2011 BOVEN Irene BOVEN Irene AARTSEN Evert MOLENKAMP Rodney AARTSEN Evert AARTSEN Evert HAMMINK Peter VAN HOEWIJK Joey FRANKEN Kees AARTSEN Marcel NAMINK David VAN RAAK Just HAMMINK Peter LIESHOUT Jeremy NOLEN Devin 2012 POOTJES Jack SMIT Eddie SMIT Eddie MOLENKAMP Rodney SMOL Kick 1998 2003 VAN HOEWIJK Joey

1993 BOVEN Irene BOVEN-STAAL Irene VAN RAAK Just

BOVEN Irene AARTSEN Evert NOLEN Devin ZIELMANN Mathijs AARTSEN Evert HAMMINK Peter VAN DER ZEE Oene 2013 FRANKEN Kees KOOY Maurice 2004 no team

HAMMINK Peter LIESHOUT Jeremy NOLEN Devin 2014 SMOL Kick SMIT Eddie VAN DER ZEE Oene ZIELMANN Mathijs

1994 1999 ZIELMANN Mathijs 2015 BOVEN Irene BOVEN Irene 2005 MOLENKAMP Rodney

AARTSEN Evert AARTSEN Evert NOLEN Devin 2016 LIESHOUT Jeremy SMIT Eddie 2006 KEMPERS Niels

1995 2000 ZIELMANN Mathijs MOLENKAMP Rodney

BOVEN Irene BOVEN-STAAL Irene 2007 SNOEK Ivar

AARTSEN Evert AARTSEN Evert ZIELMANN Mathijs ZIELMANN Mathijs HAMMINK Peter HAMMINK Peter 2008 2017 LIESHOUT Jeremy NOLEN Devin no team no team SMIT Eddie SMIT Eddie 2009 2018

1996 2001 MOLENKAMP Rodney no team

BOVEN Irene NOLEN Devin VAN HOEWIJK Joey 2019 AARTSEN Evert SMIT Eddie ZIELMANN Mathijs SMIT Kimberly HAMMINK Peter VAN HOEWIJK Coen 2010 VAN JAARSVELD Tim

LIESHOUT Jeremy MOLENKAMP Rodney 2020 SMIT Eddie VAN HOEWIJK Joey no team

ZIELMANN Mathijs

2002 open team 1997 open team at Region EA championships

2019 national teams at Region EA championships 2015 national teams at Region EA Championships

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAMS

2000 2006 2011 2016 NOLEN Devin ZIELMANN Mathijs no team BIERHUIZEN Nikita

2001 2007 2012 SMIT Kimberly

NOLEN Devin ZIELMANN Mathijs no team VAN JAARSVELD Tim

2002 2008 2013 2017 NOLEN Devin ZIELMANN Mathijs no team BIERHUIZEN Nikita

2003 2009 2014 AARTSEN Bas

NOLEN Devin MOLENKAMP Rodney no team VAN JAARSVELD Tim

2004 VAN HOEWIJK Joey 2015 2018 ZIELMANN Mathijs ZIELMANN Mathijs BIERHUIZEN Nikita AARTSEN Bas

2005 2010 VAN JAARSVELD Tim 2019 VAN RAAK Just MOLENKAMP Rodney AARTSEN Bas ZIELMANN Mathijs ZIELMANN Mathijs 2020 no team

THE NETHERLANDS NATIONAL SENIOR TEAMS

2009 2012 2015 2018 Smit Eddie no team no team no team

2010 2013 2016 2019 no team no team VELLE Michel VELLE Michel

2011 2014 2017 2020 no team no team VELLE Michel no team

Eddie Smit

Joey Van Hoewijk and Rodney Molenkamp with

David Small Mathijs Zielmann

Bas Aartsen, Kimberly Smit &

Tim Van Jaarsveld

Michel Velle

BAREFOOT SKIERS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE NETHERLANDS

HOLLAND

Charles RAMSEY

National open team 1976-1979

International judge and homologator

Chief Judge at 1984 Region EA championships

Former World & EA barefoot council secretary

HOLLAND

Kick SMOL Born November 15, 1970

National open team 1986-1993

1988 Region EA slalom champion

National champion in slalom (1987, 1988 & 1991), tricks (1988 & 1989)

and overall (1987)

HOLLAND

Irène BOVEN-STAAL Born November 13, 1961

National open team 1990-2003

1994 & 1995 Region EA senior trophy overall winner

1995 Region EA Grand Prix series winner

1999 Region EA open champion in slalom, tricks and jump

HOLLAND

Robert TEUREZBACHER

National open team 1977-1986

Region EA open champion in slalom (1978, 1981 & 1984), tricks (1984),

jump (1980, 1983 & 1984) and overall (1978, 1982 & 1984)

Open jump silver medallist at 1982 World Championships

Join Austrian barefoot team in 1987

HOLLAND

Rob MOLENKAMP Born September 5, 1958

National open team 1990-1991

International judge and homologator

Chief Judge at multiple Region EA championships from 2002 to 2015

Former EA barefoot council chairman

HOLLAND

Evert AARTSEN Born September 1, 1967

National open team 1984-2002

Region EA open champion in slalom (1987), tricks (1992) and jump

(1989 & 1990)

Region EA tricks & jump record breaker

join Finnish barefoot team in 2004

HOLLAND

Kimberly SMIT Born in 1999

National junior team 2016 National open team 2019

2016 Region EA junior jump champion

2019 open national champion in slalom, tricks, jump & overall

HOLLAND

Tim VAN JAARSVELD Born in 2000

National junior team 2015-2017 National open team 2019

2012 & 2015 junior overall national champion

2019 open national champion in slalom, tricks, jump & overall

HOLLAND

Nikita BIERHUIZEN Born in 1999

National junior team 2015-2017

2017 Region EA junior jump and overall champion

HOLLAND

Rodney MOLENKAMP Born November 12, 1993

National junior team 2009-2010 National open team 2009-2016

2015 Region EA open tricks champion

2010 junior World barefoot championships medallist: silver

overall and tricks bronze

2015 overall open national champion

HOLLAND

Mathijs ZIELMANN Born May 8, 1993

National junior team 2004-2010 National open team 2004-2016

Overall junior national champion 2003 to 2010

Overall open national champion in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2012

HOLLAND

Eddie SMIT Born April 25, 1962

National open team 1995-2002 National senior team 2009

Open national champion in slalom & tricks (2005, 2006 & 2007) and

overall (2006 & 2007)

Overall senior national champion in 2009 & 2011