wingfoil : 38 videos
Windsurfing
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23 September 2023
Opening battles of last wave stop in Morocco throw up surprises as top ranked men face fight for survival. The young Corsican rider Noé Cuyala opened the event and his own account in style. The 16-year-old took down Spain’s Xavi Corr and Cape Verdean Hendrick Lopes (SUI). Lopes had the misfortune to be shown the door in round two, though he will battle again in the Kite-Surf world cup. Title contender and Cape Verde event winner, Wesley Brito (CPV), continued the theme, with a big heat that s...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla - Day 1 - Highlights
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Surfing
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9 September 2023
Nia Suardiaz from Spain clinched her second world title in less than a week when she won the FreeFly-Slalom discipline at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark in Hvide Sande which gave her the coveted crown. The remarkable 16-year-old athlete was so dominant she has won four of the five FreeFly-Slalom stops on this year’s GWA Wingfoil World Tour. Barely four days ago she won the Surf-Freestyle contest in Hvide Sande, which gave her the world title even with two world tour stops remaining.
GWA WINGFOIL WORLD CUP DENMARK 2023 - DAY 5 FREEFLY-SLALOM HIGHLIGHTS
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Surfing
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8 September 2023
The opening rounds in the FreeFly-Slalom discipline at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark saw the tour leaders come out on top, putting them in pole position for wins in Hvide Sande.
Spain’s Nia Suardiaz slipped up in the first elimination round of the day when she could only manage a second place. It was only a temporary blip and she went on take the next six-from-six contests. An overall victory in Hvide Sande would land her the FreeFly-Slalom world title, doubling up on the Surf-Freestyle...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark 2023 - Day 4 FreeFly-Slalom Highlights
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Surfing
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5 September 2023
The Spanish teenager Nia Suardiaz clinched her first Surf-Freestyle world championship crown with a victory at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark, fought out amid the stunning backdrop of Hvide Sande’s dunes.
The 16-year-old wingfoil prodigy has swept all before her this year and closed out the title even as two Surf-Freestyle stops still remain on the GWA Wingfoil World Tour.
France’s reigning Surf-Freestyle world champion, Malo Guénolé, 18, kept himself in the race to retain his world tit...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark 2023 - Day 1 Surf-Freestyle Highlights
Surfing
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5 September 2023
The GWA Wingfoil World Tour 2023 will make its debut in Denmark with a Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom World Cup event from September 3-9. The event will be held in Hvide Sande on the North Sea coast, a town in central western Denmark nestled in the dunes of Holmsland. This is the fifth round of competition in both disciplines, with only two stops left to determine the champions. Spain's Nia Suardiaz has shown remarkable ability, securing consecutive victories in both disciplines in the Can...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark 2023 - Trailer
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Surfing
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22 August 2023
The Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine 2023 takes place from 21st and 27th of August with the world class of Windsurfer and Wingfoiler who compete at the Lake Silvaplana in the Engadin. The Engadinwind has developed into the world's most important and largest foil event. Olympic winners, world champions and European champions from the various foil classes will show windsurfing at the highest level on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland.
Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine 2023 - Teaser
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Surfing
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11 August 2023
Teenagers Nia Suardiaz and Malo Guénolé upended the form books when they lifted the crowns on the penultimate day of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Spain’s Suardiaz, 16, turned the tables and avenged her finals’ defeat at the first stop of the pure surfing wave tour in Cape Verde in March, when she was beaten by the US veteran, Moona Whyte. France’s Guénolé, 18, the current Surf-Freestyle world champion, was equally surprised to find himself top of the pile in...
Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 2023 - Finals
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Surfing
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22 March 2023
In the men’s final, local hero Wesley Brito (Cape Verde) starts with a big wave score right out of the gate, followed by an air 360 to add more pressure on his French rival Benoit Carpentier. He chases Brito and tries to level with his amazing start to the men’s final, however he ends up on Ponta Preta’s rocks instead and bursts his wing. Wesley Brito takes the win in an exciting final, while also proving to be the best athlete throughout the entire competition by getting the highest heat sco...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde 2023 - Final Day - Highlights
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Surfing
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21 March 2023
The world’s leading wingfoilers opened their accounts in a ground-breaking new surfing discipline in the first elimination rounds of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Few of the athletes, who were excited to be part of the innovative pure wave format, could think of a better spot than the legendary Ponte Preta break to begin the new chapter in wingfoil’s evolution. The right hand break poses challenges for the 31 men and 10 women, from 10 nations, including the young...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde 2023 - Day 2 - Highlights
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Windsurfing
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13 March 2023
At the GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand, the FreeFly Slalom final was held on the final day: Bastien Escofet (FRA) and Nia Suardiaz (ESP) were crowned the FreeFly Slalom winners for this first event of the season.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand - Final Day
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Windsurfing
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9 March 2023
On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing us to advance halfway through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind. Lilian Juppet started the day by scoring a solid 6.77 Front Flip, allowing him to advance to the next round. Camille Bouyer landed a clean Back Flip, also scoring him 6.77 and solidifying his lead into Round 2. Our current World Champion, Malo Guenole, scored the highest score of the day with his 6.8-point wave. Local...
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand - Day 4
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Windsurfing
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9 March 2023
Despite the forecast looking positive, the wind did not show up until 4pm for day two of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand. The day was filled with alternative activities, including a Tow-in Surf Foil competition where the top riders participated.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand - Day 2
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Windsurfing
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8 March 2023
The men’s seeding round consisted of 8 heats to determine the position of each rider in round 1. The conditions throughout the afternoon were certainly irregular as the AP flag went up several times, but with patience and determination, we managed to complete the full seeding round.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand - Day 1
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Surfing
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21 November 2022
After four action-packed days in Taiba at the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil, the decisive heats in the Surf Slalom competition were on the agenda.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Taiba, BRA, 2022 – Highlights of Day 5
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Surfing
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21 November 2022
After an epic climax to the Surf-Freestyle championship on Friday, focus shifted to the Surf-Slalom fleets on day four of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Taiba, BRA, 2022 – Highlights of Day 4
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Surfing
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21 November 2022
After two action packed days of competition of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil, the big business of day three on the men’s side was finding out who would finally take the Surf-Freestyle championship home!
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Taiba, BRA, 2022 – Highlights of Day 3
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Surfing
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18 November 2022
Rejoining the contest at the round three stage, every heat on day two was a battle to stay in the competition. Once again we had solid wind and waves that made for heats of high energy and entertainment. The World Championship titles left to be decided will reach their climax at this event, running in Taiba, 12 – 16th November. 33 men and 12 women signed-up for Surf-Freestyle, while Surf-Slalom saw an increase of 41 Men and 14 women who will battle it out around the courses later in the week.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Taiba, BRA, 2022 – Highlights of Day 2
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Surfing
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17 November 2022
Day One of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil bursts to life for the final round in Taiba. This is the final event of the year on the GWA Wingfoil World Tour for both the Surf-Freestyle and Surf-Slalom disciplines. The World Championship titles left to be decided will reach their climax at this event, running in Taiba, 12 – 16th November. 33 men and 12 women signed-up for Surf-Freestyle, while Surf-Slalom saw an increase of 41 Men and 14 women who will battle it out around the cour...
Pure Surf-Freestyle Conditions Matched by Hot Performances - Final event of GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Taiba, Brazil
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Surfing
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14 October 2022
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup had its second day of competition in Tarifa (ESP). Strong levante wind conditions allowed to complete rounds 1 and most of 2 for the men, alongside the women’s quarter finals. The strong wind combined with the top athletes created a brilliant display of freestyle wingfoiling throughout the day. Day 2 showed a true battle of the generations, as the more experienced wingfoilers did their best to stand their ground as a whole new fleet of young riders came in to give t...
Competition gathers Wingfoil Surf-Freestyle at GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa 2022 on Day 2
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Surfing
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13 October 2022
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup is delighted to be back in Tarifa (ESP) for the penultimate wingfoil event of the 2022 season, where 48 men and 15 women have registered to participate in this pure Surf-Freestyle event.
The opening day of the competition period at Bibo Beach delivered the opening throwdowns of the penultimate Surf-Freestyle showdown of the season on Wednesday 12th October!
Pure Wingfoil Surf-Freestyle at GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa 2022 on Day 1
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Surfing
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2 March 2022
What an amazing final day of action we saw at the Tarifa Wing Pro 2021, where 15 year old Riccardo Zorzi stormed up the ladder to win the Surf-Freestyle discipline. On the racing side, Mathis Ghio and Olivia Piana showed amazing focus and speed to win.
GWA Tarifa Wing Pro 2021 - Highlights Final Day
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Surfing
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2 March 2022
Day Three of the Tarifa Wing Pro was all about the tow-in action, as we ran an expression session in the waves whilst the athletes and crew waited for the wind to arrive. A total of 18 athletes signed up to participate in the tow-in competition, and we saw some amazing surfing from riders such as young gun Malo Guenole, Titouan Galea from New Caledonia, Kane de Wilde from USA and Italian Riccardo Zorzi. The crowds were lined up on Balneario Beach enjoying all of the action. Malo Guenole stole...
GWA Tarifa Wing Pro 2021 - Highlights Day Three
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Surfing
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2 March 2022
Day Two of the GWA Tarifa Wing Pro saw the near-completion of Men’s Round 3 for the Surf-Freestyle discipline. Several attempts were made to start to the Race discipline today, but due to several changes in the race-course, the final call was made to switch to the Surf-Freestyle discipline to try and advance further up the competition ladder. The judging criteria remained the same as yesterday, with the athletes given 12 trick attempts, and the top 3 tricks counting. Heats were 9 minutes in d...
GWA Tarifa Wing Pro 2021 - Highlights Day Two
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Surfing
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2 March 2022
The action kicked off early for Day One of the Tarifa Wing Pro 2021, where we completed the full Women's Surf-Freestyle Discipline crowning our new winner, Bowien van der Linden.
On the Men's side, Rounds 1 and 2 were completed.
GWA Tarifa Wing Pro 2021| Highlights Day One
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Kite
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11 December 2020
It was day 3 at the GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam here in Ilha do Guajiru and these are the highlights of men’s rounds 4 and 5 and women’s round 4! With stronger, gustier wind and more chop on the lagoon than yesterday, conditions were definitely a challenge for the riders today, but that did not stop them from showing the most impressive moves and highest scores we've seen in the competition so far!
GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam Ilha do Guajiru Day 3 Highlights | SuperKite Brasil 2020
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Kite
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11 December 2020
No heats were run today, but we have winners nonetheless – winners in the waiting game for wind, that is. The ladies were more than ready to battle it out in semi-finals and finals today, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Wind was too light to provide good conditions for our world class athletes, so after calling the first possible start for 9.30am but having to postpone the competition time and time again, the wind decided not to show up and the race direction decided not to run the competition to...
GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam Ilha do Guajiru Day 4 Highlights | SuperKite Brasil 2020
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Kite
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11 December 2020
It’s a wrap on Day 5 of the GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam here in Ilha Do Guajiru and we have got our Superkite Champions 2020!
In slightly lighter winds on this final day of the competition, the focus of the judges was on quality and attention to detail when it came to the execution of the tricks. The level of riding at this event was just out of this world with some of the highest overall scores ever achieved in a competition, and tricks never landed in a contest before.
Here are the...
GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam Ilha do Guajiru Final Day Highlights | SuperKite Brasil 2020
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Kite
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11 December 2020
Ilha do Guajiru delivers the goods for the first day of competition of the GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam 2020 with perfect wind and water conditions in the tidal lagoon in front of Hura Beach.
Vibes are high with all riders and crew as everybody tested negative for Covid in the morning in the compulsory test, meaning the event could be kicked off as planned. The organizers take pride in making sure all protocols are adhered to, the competition area is secured and access is only granted to...
Welcome to the GKA Freestyle Super-Grand Slam Ilha do Guajiru | SuperKite Brasil 2020 | Day 1 Highlights
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Kite
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11 December 2020
Athletes had a very early start today, as the competition had to be scheduled according to the tides of the lagoon to ensure optimal riding conditions.
First up were the men, and they were rewarded for getting up early with ideal conditions, flat water and steady wind so most competitors were on 11 to 13m kites.
Here’s what went down in Hura Beach today: youngest competitor of the event Davi Ribeiro placed second in his first heat of the day, and it really showed that the 12-year-old Brazil...
GKA Freestyle Super Grand Slam Ilha do Guajiru Day 2 Highlights | SuperKite Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
Day 3 at the GKA SuperFoil Brazil 2020 - Hydrofoil Surf event in Fortaleza. Today was finals day here at the SuperFoil Brazil event. Our athletes have battled hard the last three days, to get their place in the Finals and Mini finals. We’ve seen some incredible action on the water and in the air too, the last Rounds of the competition were just as thrilling. In the mini finals Titouan and Maxime battled for the third place podium finish. The heat was exciting to watch as both riders put on a...
GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle Super Grand Slam - Highlights Day 3 | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
Today we had the final day of competition here at the GWA SuperFoil Brasil 2020. We ran a Best Trick/ Best Surf Super Session Competition for our WingFoil athletes, it was the first expression session the GWA have run in Brazil. The first heat saw Dudu Mazzocato, Fabian Muhmenthaler, Yann Rifflet, Maxime Chabloz and Balz Müller head to the water. Balz and Maxime both rode well. Balz landed a blind to toeside 360 and surfed some nice waves, which he attacked with style. He advanced into the fi...
GWA Wingfoil Super Grand Slam - Highlights Final Day | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
Today was the last day of the GKA SuperFoil event in Brazil and what an event it has been! After so many months without competitions it’s been so good to get an international group of athletes together and back on to the water, and what a spot we have chosen for it! Fortaleza has surprised us all, and has certainly delivered the conditions needed for a Hydrofoil Freestyle event! Today we held the first ever GKA Hydrofoil Super Session in Brazil, with just one round in which to choose the winn...
GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle Super Grand Slam - Highlights Final Day | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
That's Day Two in the bag at the GKA SuperFoil 2020 Brazil. Good wind and nice waves have made for a great start to the main event. Getting through two complete rounds on the water and right into the semi finals in one day, we couldn’t have asked for more! The format for the elimination ladder in the SuperFoil Brazil event is a dingle elimination, which means the top riders from Round One are bumped directly into Round Three. In Round Two the runner up riders from Round One face each other, o...
GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle Super Grand Slam - Highlights Day 2 | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
The qualifiers for the GKA SuperFoil 2020 were run today in Fortaleza, Brazil. Day 1 of competitions started with heavy rain, which had cleared by midmorning, thankfully replaced by good wind and some moderate swell. Wind was averaging 15-20knots for most of the day. Format for the day was 5 minute heats, with 3 minute transitions in between. Judges were looking for perfect execution and technique, freestyle tricks and plenty of variety. It’s the first competition of its kind for the GKA and...
GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle Super Grand Slam - Highlights Day 1 | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
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8 December 2020
The Global Wing Sports Association is holding its first ever WingFoil event in Fortaleza, the SuperFoil Brasil 2020. On Day 1, it saw Balz Müller demonstrating that he is a master of not only freestyle, but at filling in his time in between tricks, with non-stop flowing dance-like moves on the water. The young athlete may come from a landlocked country, but today he proved that riding waves is no problem for a Swiss men. He performed outstandingly in both Waves and Freestyle, landing tricks h...
GWA Wingfoil Super Grand Slam - Highlights Day 1 | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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Kite
from freesporttv
8 December 2020
The Global Wing Sports Association is holding its first ever WingFoil event in Fortaleza, the SuperFoil Brasil 2020. On Day 1, it saw Balz Müller demonstrating that he is a master of not only freestyle, but at filling in his time in between tricks, with non-stop flowing dance-like moves on the water. The young athlete may come from a landlocked country, but today he proved that riding waves is no problem for a Swiss men. He performed outstandingly in both Waves and Freestyle, landing tricks h...
GWA Wingfoil Super Grand Slam - Registration Day Highlights | SuperFoil Brasil 2020
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