Gizzeria builds to final showdown at Youth European
It’s been a week of steady breeze and near-perfect conditions off the Calabrian coast, and Gizzeria has put on a great show as host of the 2025 IKA Youth European Championships.
ApprofondisciIt’s been a week of steady breeze and near-perfect conditions off the Calabrian coast, and Gizzeria has put on a great show as host of the 2025 IKA Youth European Championships.
ApprofondisciThe men’s competition has moved into its decisive phase, with the top 22 riders now forming a gold fleet. After Saturday’s racing, only the top ten will qualify for the medal series and today, the pressure began to show, even on the frontrunners
ApprofondisciDay 2 of the Youth European Championships in Gizzeria saw fantastic conditions that gave the racing added pace. With the speed came plenty of racing incidents. Despite all the exciting action the riders who shone on day 1 also dominated day 2. The men’s two fleets and the women’s fleet each raced 4 times today.
ApprofondisciThe Hang Loose Beach Club in Gizzeria, Calabria is once again poised to welcome kitefoiling’s rising stars as the IKA Youth European Championships return to southern Italy from 30 June to 6 July.
ApprofondisciFortunes were won and lost as five days of racing came down to the last minutes of Sunday’s racing to determine which women and men would head to Monday’s top-eight medal series. With new stars and former winners in the mix, the European Championships are coming to a dramatic conclusion.
ApprofondisciScrappy racing in mixed up breeze kicked off the next stage of the championship as the leaders gave a masterclass in consistency while others dropped kites and places heading towards the medal series
ApprofondisciAfter a two-year hiatus, the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) made a spectacular return to the ice at the 2025 World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships, held jointly with the World Ice and Snow Sailing Association (WISSA) for the first time.
ApprofondisciAfter several active seasons in Europe, the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) is partnering with the World Ice and Snow Sailing Association (WISSA) to bring the Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships to the American continent for the first time.
ApprofondisciValentin Bontus and Ellie Aldridge soared to victory in the first ever Formula Kite races hosted at an Olympics
ApprofondisciThe island will crown the world champions of this discipline for the first time from July 9 to 13 at Salinas de Tenefé, where the global elite will compete for the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships 2024
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