Kite
from freesporttv
1 August 2023
The opening of the Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil opened with a bang. US-American Moona Whyte dominates the final and takes her second wave title in a row. Hawaii-based Moona Whyte (USA) again defeated the reigning Qatar Airways GKA Kite-Surf World Champion, 17-year-old Capucine Delannoy (FRA), in the final. It was a repeat of the tour’s first stop in Cape Verde in March, and with two wins from the five scheduled tour stops, Whyte is well on track to take the wo...
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 2023 - Day 1 Highlights
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Surfing
from freesporttv
3 August 2023
The day held to advance further through men’s round 3 until the wind dropped. A layday has been called for following day, so there is promised to be more action in two days. Cozzolino took the win with some big hacks in the pocket, with the day’s highest wave score so far of 7.03.
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 2023 - Day 3 Highlights
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Kite
from freesporttv
7 August 2023
The Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Brazil jumped back into life after two lay days with the men’s competition at Rio de Janeiro’s Saquarema break.
But difficult conditions—a combination of light winds and a huge swell—saw just four heats completed before the race director called a halt to the proceedings on day six as the breeze faded.
Some of the most experienced athletes, like Cape Verdean Matchu Lopes (SUI) and Charly Martin, from Reunion, coped well the huge 10-12ft faces and put s...
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup - Rio de Janeiro (BRA): Difficult conditions on day 6!
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Kite
from freesporttv
7 August 2023
The Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, moved up a gear as the contest got serious with the losing athletes sent packing after tough duels in the iconic Saquarema break.
But the top seeds doing battle in the pure surfing world cup showed their class in the epic conditions of double head-high faces and 15 to 18 knots of cross offshore breezes.
Cape Verdean Hendrick Lopes (SUI), Canada’s Reece Myerscough and France’s Clément Roseyro went to town on the wave faces in...
