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Surfing
from freesporttv
5 June 2023
The opening of the GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarifa (ESP) starts with the Surfboard and Hydrofoil Big Air competitions. Swiss Camille Losserand manages the big surprise in the Surfboard discipline. Frenchman Charles Brodel defends his title from last year in the Hydrofoil Big Air discipline.
Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships 2023 - Tarifa (ESP) - Best of Day 1
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Kite
from freesporttv
4 April 2023
The GKA Big Air Kite World Cup 2023 season kicked off in Barcarès (FRA) from April 1st to 2nd. The event was 100% dedicated to the twin-tip Big Air discipline for a total of 24 men and 12 women from 13 different nations. The final offered challenging conditions for the riders and plenty of excitement for the spectators.
Lords Of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France - Final Day
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Kite
from freesporttv
2 April 2023
At the opening of the Lords of Tram GKA Big Air World Cup in Bacares (FRA) reigning world champion Mikaili Sol (USA)putting on an assured performance that saw her advance to the semi-finals in nuking conditions in the south of France. The 18-year-old multiple world title holder took no prisoners, throwing down massive mega-loops with back rolls as the wind headed towards 50 knots approaching the end of the day in Barcarès. But in a sign that the teenage prodigy may not get things all her own...
Lords Of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France - Day 1
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Kite
from freesporttv
2 April 2023
The first event of the GKA Twin-tip Big Air season is about to kick-off at the famous Lords of Tram event at Barcarès in southern France. Twenty-four men and 12 women are registered for the event, including most of the top names in Big Air kiteboarding, promising a spectacular show. The “green” light alert was given to the selected riders, telling them to get to Barcarès as the competition would begin at least three days later.The forecast strong Tramontana winds have shown up right on cue....
Lords Of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France - Training
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Ski
from freesporttv
21 March 2023
The final event of the FWT23 season is just moments away, as athletes fine-tune their preparations for the most well-known freeride competition around the world: the YETI Xtreme Verbier. The venue, as always, is the iconic Bec des Rosses, where the Freeride World Tour was born, and still calls home. This face offers brave athletes 450 vertical meters of intimidating terrain, with steeps exceeding 50 degrees in an intricate maze of technical features. It is the ultimate test for any freerider,...
Freeride World Tour 2023 - Verbier Pro (SUI) - Teaser
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Snowboard
from freesporttv
16 March 2023
Jonathan Penfield kept his consistent season alive with a fluid line to take the win. He aired into the approach of the Hoisl cliff, before taking a cross-court transfer at high speed. Jonathan then packed the lower section with clean airs and rode out to victory.
Winning Run Jonathan Penfield | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #4 - Fieberbrunn Pro (AUT)
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Ski
from freesporttv
16 March 2023
Arianna Tricomi claimed back what she has become accustomed to over the years, first place in an FWT event. She showed her true freeride skills up top, accelerating into an extremely technical zone with pace and confidence, and linked this with a trademark 360 in the lower section.
Winning Run Arianna Tricomi | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #4 - Fieberbrunn Pro (AUT)
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Ski
from freesporttv
16 March 2023
Andrew Pollard delivered a fluid run from top to bottom, starting with a cross-court 360 at pace above the Hoisl cliff, before sending it deep off the nose. He linked this with multiple features – including another 360 and some huge airs – to finish first. Maxime Chabloz completed an exhilarating run, full of high-speed tricks on the edge, to claim second, with Oscar Mandin finishing in third.
Winning Run Andrew Pollard | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #4 - Fieberbrunn Pro (AUT)
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Ski
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8 March 2023
The Freeride World Tour 2023 has its fourth stop in Fieberbrunn, Austria - as always with the best freeriders from all over the world! The first part of the FWT finals takes place in Fieberbrunn, where the athletes have to conquer the imposing Wildseeloder. This mountain is a real test of endurance even for the most experienced pros, and the athletes will certainly have to give it all.
The judging criteria at the Freeride World Tour are: Difficulty of Line, Control, Fluidity, Jumps & Techniq...
Freeride World Tour 2023 - Fieberbrunn Pro (AUT) - Teaser
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Other
from freesporttv
6 March 2023
Carlos Mario (BRA) showed the best performance of the men’s heat. Mikaili Sol (USA) was unbeatable once again at the women’s fleet. The crowd on site could follow world class kitesurfing with lots of big air combos at a wonderful beach in Salinas del Rey, Colombia.
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 - Day 4 Highlights Final Day
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Surfing
from freesporttv
6 March 2023
Third day of the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup in Salinas del Rey, Colombia: With three days in a row of solid, building wind, the crew is stoked on the conditions. Coming off an action-packed day yesterday, the judges and crowd are looking for another day of big tricks, interesting combinations, and one of the most powerful displays of strength and execution in kiteboarding!
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 - Day 3 Highlights
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Surfing
from freesporttv
3 March 2023
Second day of the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup in Salinas del Rey, Colombia began with the men's first heat - the seeding round - where the hungry competitors try to make a name for themselves. The tension was rising as the competitors were eager to get on the water. Jack Rieder (CAN) and Posito Martinez (DOM) were the two standouts of the Second Round and were among the riders that utilized the wave kickers the most. They also executed handle passes in both directions demonstrating excellent...
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 - Day 2 Highlights
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Surfing
from freesporttv
2 March 2023
On Day 1 the first heats of the women started off. In the first round, Nathalie Lambrecht wasn’t messing around, putting down four solid scores and taking the heat win over Alexandra Torres. In the quarterfinals, Estefania Rosa overtook Therese Taabbel securing her place in the semi-finals and Alexandra Torres laid down a huge S Bend Back 180 to beat out Matilda Roux. The highlight moment of the day, was Mikaili Sol who took home the top score, scoring a solid 8.0 for a stylish Hinterberger 5...
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 - Day 1 Highlights
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Snowboard
from freesporttv
18 February 2023
Michaela Davis-Meehan put down a huge run under pressure to take the win, but, unfortunately, it still wasn’t enough to make the cut. Michaela dropped first and sent two massive airs in the steep, exposed section of the course, boosting out with speed into some fast, powder turns.
Winning Run Michaela Davis-Meehan | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #3 - Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro (CAN)
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Ski
from freesporttv
18 February 2023
Megane Betend delivered a career-defining performance to take first place, ensuring she made the cut for a chance at the world title. Megane didn’t take her foot off the pedal with a fast and powerful display of freeriding, which included an insane triple drop into the finish line.
Winning Run Megane Betend | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #3 - Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro (CAN)
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Snowboard
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18 February 2023
Mexican rookie sensation Liam Rivera was the first to drop, setting the bar too high for the rest of the field to reach. Liam pointed it straight for the cold, deep pow, linking 360s in both directions to take the win.
Winning Run Liam Rivera | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #3 - Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro (CAN)
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Snowboard
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14 February 2023
After two explosive events in the Pyrenees, the tour heads across the Atlantic to the freeride haven of Kicking Horse, where athletes will have their final chance to lock in points before the cut. The event was postponed a month due to mediocre early season snow, but now the Canadian Rockies are ready with epic conditions awaiting the world’s best freeriders.
This year’s schedule boasts five stops in five different countries, with two finals events and a two-run format in Fieberbrunn, where...
Freeride World Tour 2023 - Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro (CAN) - Teaser
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Snowboard
from freesporttv
3 February 2023
Ludovic Guillot-Diat (FRA) took his first FWT win with an exhilarating run, leapfrogging him above the rest of the field to take the first spot in the overall rankings. Ludo navigated some exposure early in his run and sent it large off a cliff to exit, before stomping multiple airs and a huge backflip.
Winning Run Ludovic Guillot-Diat | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #2 - Ordino Arcalís Pro (AND)
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Ski
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3 February 2023
Another first time winner is the Austrian Valentin Rainer, he’s taking the Ski Men category victory home. Second place goes to Ross Tester from USA and coming in 3rd is current FWT champion Maxime Chabloz (SUI).
Winning Run Valentin Rainer | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #2 - Ordino Arcalís Pro (AND)
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Snowboard
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3 February 2023
The snowboard women category went off today, with all athletes delivering fluid, clean runs. Katie Anderson (CAN) made it two wins in a row, extending the gap in the overall rankings and making her the one to beat this season. The Canadian stacked her run with features and fluidity, throwing in a couple of grabs to bring in the freestyle element and a big air mid-run to show her freeride expertise.
Winning Run Katie Anderson | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #2 - Ordino Arcalís Pro (AND)
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Ski
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3 February 2023
Olympic & world champion in mogul skiing, Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN), the rookie on the tour wins the ski women competition at her second ever Freeride World Tour event.
Winning Run Justine Dufour-Lapointe | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #2 - Ordino Arcalís Pro (AND)
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Ski
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31 January 2023
The second stop of the Freeride World Tour 2023 will take place in Ordino Arcalís (AND) in the weather window from February 2nd to 9th. as always with the best freeriders from around the world! Thus, the FWT returns to the freeride Mecca of the Pyrenees. This venue has become a staple of the tour, and for good reason. The playful terrain offers opportunities for explosive action and creative freeride lines.
Freeride World Tour 2023 - Ordino Arcalís Pro (AND) - Teaser
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Snowboard
from freesporttv
30 January 2023
FWT21 runner-up, Katie Anderson (CAN), found a playful line, linking multiple airs and grabs with incredible board control, before cruising through the lower powder field with style.
Winning Run Katie Anderson | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #1 - Baqueira Beret (ESP)
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Snowboard
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30 January 2023
Michael Mawn (USA) took the win for the second consecutive year with a strong technical line. He threaded the needle at the top of the course, airing into a tight couloir, which threw him out at high speed into the face. He then sent multiple critical airs while maintaining complete control of the board under his feet.
Winning Run Michael Mawn | Freeride World Tour 2023 Stop #1 - Baqueira Beret (ESP)
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Surfing
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14 November 2022
Day 3 of the Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup in Taiba, Brazil was the third and final round of the Freestyle discipline with lots of technical tricks.
The new GKA Freestyle Kite World Champions 2022: Mikaili Sol (BRA) and Gianmaria Coccoluto (ITA).
New GKA Freestyle Kite World Champions 2022: Mikaili Sol (BRA) and Gianmaria Coccoluto (ITA) win in Taiba, Brazil
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Surfing
from freesporttv
11 November 2022
The women were up first and Bruna Kajiya got the day started with her ever impressive clockwork style. But it was women’s tour leader and reigning world champion, Mikaili Sol, who hit the alarm for what was to come, opening her account with a huge stalefish slim 5 and then a 317 on trick four.
In the men's race, Manoel Soares had the chance to win his first world title. As the draw would have it, he faced second ranked rider Gianmaria Coccoluto in that quarter final, as well as Valentin Ga...
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup 2022 - Taiba (BRA) - Day 2 - Best Of
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Surfing
from freesporttv
10 November 2022
The final freestyle stop of the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour season at Taiba got off to an incredible start on day one. The men took centre stage with all eyes on the five title contenders and notorious Brazilian wildcards who were in action in round three. It didn’t take long for the conditions to show their worth and for the competition firsts to start dropping. There’s no forgetting that there’s a world title up for grabs, with Manoel Soares and Mikaili Sol in the driving seats for th...
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup 2022 - Taiba (BRA) - Day 1 - Best Of
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Surfing
from freesporttv
23 October 2022
For all four riders (Gianmaria Coccoluto (ITA) / Juan Rodriguez (COL) / Arthur Guillebert (FRA) / Manoel Soares (BRA)) in the final, this wasn’t their cleanest performance, but that can of course be the result of the pressure in the final. There was no doubt though that Soares dominated the final and deservingly took the win. His best trick was the heart attack 7 he threw on trick three, scoring 8.73, right at the moment that the other riders in the heat were really starting to have words wit...
GKA Kite World Cup Neom (KSA) 2022 - Final Day 4 - Best Of
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Surfing
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22 October 2022
2021 World Champion Arthur Guillebert put on one of the best performances we’ve ever seen from him, not only locking Maxime Chabloz from the final, but he also kept the two in-form Brazilians at bay. Guillebert pulled out the highest heat score of the day in the second semi-final with all four of his counting scores in the high 8 point range. Current tour leader Manoel Soares is a definite contender here and followed Guillebert through to the final in second. The Brazilian stomped a 9 point s...
GKA Kite World Cup Neom (KSA) 2022 - Day 3 - Best Of
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Surfing
from freesporttv
21 October 2022
The second day of the Qatar Airways GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup in Saudi Arabia, Neom offered riders a real mix of conditions: A mix of very challenging winds in the morning, which gradually died down and became perfect freestyle conditions at the end of the day when the men's quarterfinal round was completed.
Making it through as top performers in the men’s division, we can’t look past the Brazilians Manoel Soares and Carlos Mario, clearly at home in these lagoon and warm wind conditions....
GKA Kite World Cup Neom (KSA) 2022 - Day 2 - Best Of
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Surfing
from freesporttv
30 September 2022
The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla had its third day of competition. Carew and Delannoy turn up the heat at just the right moment to defeat all comers in Morocco!
Re-joining the competition at the quarter final stage, this was always going to lead to a day of intense action. The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla is the first round for the Kite-Surf discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour that culminates in Brazil in December.
The Finals of GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla Day Three Highlights
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Kite
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29 September 2022
The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla had its second day of competition. This is day Men’s Round 5 and Women’s Round 4 were completed.
Brazilian Sebastian Ribeiro has given us several high 9 point scoring waves in his career. His round five heat performance was once again from the top drawer, with two high 9s. However, it was perhaps Mohamed-Ali Beqqali who delivered the individual high performance of the day as he fought back impressively through the losers round 4 to meet Gabriel Benetton i...
Who has made it to the quarter finals? - GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla Day Two Highlights
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Kite
from freesporttv
28 September 2022
Day one is complete at the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla 2022 and waves are definitely back on the agenda as 41 male and female riders from 15 countries assembled to battle it out at Westpoint in Morocco.
The opening rounds of the men's event saw conditions build through the day, peaking with an incredible wave ride by Sebatian Ribeiro, earning the highest score of the day: 9.0.
Watch the full, all-action highlight summary video now!
The GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla is the first...
Waves are back on the agenda! - GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla (MAR) Day One Highlights
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Surfing
from freesporttv
11 July 2022
Here are the highlights with incredible airtime and tricks of Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships Men's Twin-Tip competition from Balneario, Tarifa.
Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships - Strapless & Women's Twin-Tip Highlights
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Surfing
from freesporttv
6 July 2022
Here are the highlights with incredible airtime and tricks of Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships Men's Twin-Tip competition from Balneario, Tarifa.
The young guns in the big air scene met their icons; the riders that paved the way for the competitive extremity and popularity of big air kiteboarding. In the end a rising Italian star claimed his first World Championship title!
RESULTS: QATAR AIRWAYS GKA BIG AIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S TWIN TIP:
1. Andrea Principi (ITA) - Worl...
Qatar Airways GKA Big Air World Championships 2022 Tarifa (ESP) - Men's Twin-Tip Highlights
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Ski
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29 March 2022
FJT stop at Fieberbrunn was quite a hard contest for the youngsters. The performances of the riders were particularly inspiring. Here the winner U-16 Ski Men - David Tschurtschentaler with absolute legs of steel. Super nice and ambitious run.
Highlights of Freeride Juniors in Fieberbrunn - Freeride Junior Tour 2022
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Ski
from freesporttv
29 March 2022
FJT stop at Fieberbrunn was quite a hard contest for the youngsters. The performances of the riders were particularly inspiring. Here are the winning runs - super nice and ambitious runs.
Winning Runs of Freeride Juniors in Fieberbrunn - Freeride Junior Tour 2022
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Snowboard
from freesporttv
28 March 2022
The FWT Xtreme Verbier is always a special event and both Snowboard categories delivered a mind-blowing show this year!
Snowboard Highlights at Freeride World Tour 2022 Verbier
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Ski
from freesporttv
28 March 2022
The FWT Xtreme Verbier is always a special event and both ski categories delivered a mind-blowing show this year!
Ski Highlights at Freeride World Tour 2022 Verbier
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Ski
from freesporttv
28 March 2022
The GoPro moments from first person view are always spectacular! Here are the best of the Freeride World Tour competition in Verbier, Switzerland. The Freeride World Tour at its 5th stop. It took place in Switzerland at Verbier, (SUI), on Monday, March 26th 2022.
First person view of freeriding - Best GoProMoments at Freeride World Tour 2022 Verbier
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Ski
from freesporttv
28 March 2022
Carl Regner's smooth run in Verbier earned him the Focus Flow Rider award! The Freeride World Tour at its 5th stop. It took place in Switzerland at Verbier (SUI), on Saturday, March 26th 2022.
The Smoothest Run by Carl Regner - Focus Flow Rider – Freeride World Tour 2022 Verbier
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Ski
from freesporttv
22 March 2022
The Freeride World Tour has its Grand Final. It takes place in Switzerland at Verbier. It is the exciting showdown of world’s best freeriders who throw everything they have at this mythical mountain.
Everything is set for a spectacular final after the breathtaking stages at Baqueira Beret (ESP), Ordino Arcalís (AND), Kicking Horse (CAN) and the first final stage at Fieberbrunn (AUT). The evaluation criteria of the so-called runs of these extreme athletes include: Difficulty of Line, Control...
Freeride World Tour 2022 - Grand Finale - Verbier (SUI) - Teaser
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Ski
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18 March 2022
The Freeride Junior Tour returns to Austria to enjoy the incredible freeride playground of Fieberbrunn! The Freeride Junior Tour (FJT) has a highlight forthe freeride juniors on ski and snowboard. In challenging runs, the junior athletes show spectacular jumps and drops in the terrain as well as challenging lines through the deep snow. The future of Freeriding looks to be in safe hands with a continually impressive level of riding from Junior athletes.
Freeride Juniors ready to start in Fieberbrunn - Freeride Junior Tour 2022
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Ski
from freesporttv
17 March 2022
The GoPro moments from first person view are always spectacular! Here are the best of the Freeride World Tour competition in Fieberbrunn, Austria. The Freeride World Tour at its 4th stop. It took place in Austria at Fieberbrunn, (AUT), on Monday, March 14th 2022.
First person view of tricks and fails - Best GoProMoments at Freeride World Tour 2022 Fieberbrunn
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