▁for ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁was ▁organized ▁ten ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁pat ented ▁design ▁of ▁a ▁water ▁ski ▁which ▁included ▁carbon ▁fi ber ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁H ani ▁Aud ah ▁at ▁SP ORT ▁l abs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Its ▁first ▁inclusion ▁in ▁tournament ▁sl alom ▁ski ing ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Dis cipl ines ▁▁ 3 - event ▁tournament ▁water ▁ski ing ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁there ▁are ▁over ▁ 9 0 0 ▁san ction ed ▁water ▁ski ▁compet itions ▁each ▁summer . ▁Or lando , ▁Florida ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁compet itive ▁ 3 - event ▁waters ki ing ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Compet itive ▁water ▁ski ing ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁events : ▁sl alom , ▁jump , ▁and ▁trick . ▁ ▁Sl alom ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁become ▁as ▁ag ile ▁as ▁possible , ▁sl alom ▁water ▁ski ers ▁use ▁only ▁one ▁ski ▁with ▁feet ▁orient ed ▁forward , ▁one ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁Sl alom ▁sk is ▁are ▁narrow ▁and ▁long , ▁at ▁ ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁height ▁and ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁sk ier . ▁The ▁two ▁forward - f acing ▁bind ings ▁vary : ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁rub ber ▁or ▁thick ▁pl astic , ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁designed ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁snow ▁ski ▁binding ▁or ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁roll er ▁bla de ▁boot . ▁ ▁Sl alom ▁ski ing ▁involves ▁a ▁multi - bu oy ▁course ▁that