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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.

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...

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...

The winners in the GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Dunkerque, in northern France, have been crowned after a difficult five-day competition when the fickle breezes teased the athletes but also sparked some big performances. Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya won the women’s competition on day two with stellar riding that takes her to the top of the rankings with just two more freestyle discipline stops remaining on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour.

Women`s long jump also proofed high quality with the win of Agate DE Sousa (STP), which took the win with 6,56 m (currently Pos. 4 in annual world ranking outdoors) before actual Asian Indoor Champion Sumire HATA (JPN) with 6,47 m and Magdalene ZEBROVSKA (POL) with 6,42 m. Men`s long jump was dominated from Cheswill JOHNSON (RSA) which took the win with 7,84 m, followed by two Brazil top Jumpers Gabriel Luiz BOZA with 7,81 m and Lucas Marcelino DOS SANTOS with 7,66 m.

Men`s pole vault title-defender Austin MILLER (USA) took again the win in the new annual world leading mark (outdoors) with 5,76 m. Second Chinese Top Vaulter Jie YAO with 5,71 m before Thai local hero Patsapong AMSAM-ANG, who equalized his Thai Record with 5,61m! Ladies Pole Vault showed a double win of Zuzanna PRAZAKOVA (CZE) and Anicka NEWELL (CAN) with 4,21m, third local hero Khabut CHONTHICHA (THA) with 4,01. Nice frame story: The Poles of NEWELL were denied for the flight from Canada, s...

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

The -Freestyle Pro Tour 2022 kicks off in April in its new season in Neusiedl am See, Austria – as usual with the best windsurfer all over the globe! With 9 events on the calendar across Europe and South America, this year is gearing up to be one like we’ve never seen before… The season teaser is getting us excited for Europe’s and America’s best freestyle windsurfing action!

Hunt had arrived in the Basque Country with a steely determination to reassert his dominance, following a humbling defeat to the sport’s new star, Constantin Popovici of Romania, at Stari Most. And the Brit’s smile was as wide as the Nervión as he emerged from the water to see he had edged ahead of Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes for the win. Fellow Brit, 17-year-old Aidan Heslop, defied his tender age to grab third and a place on the podium in just his second start as the youngest diver ever. R...

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland completed the perfect season in Bilbao, Spain, winning her seventh stop in a row to become the first Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series diver ever to go unbeaten all year. On the men’s platform, it was the familiar sight of England’s Gary Hunt celebrating in front of 27,000 fans who had gathered beside the Nervión river, following his fifth win of the season. Results Men 1| Gary Hunt (GBR), 398.95 points 2| Jonathan Paredes (MEX), 390.95 3| Aidan Heslop...

Iffland, who along with Hunt had secured the King Kahekili trophy with a stop to spare in Mostar three weeks ago, continued her record-breaking form to achieve a feat that no man or woman had managed before. The 28 year-old ‘dominator from down under’ has been untouchable from the 21m platform this year, and a fourth title in a row shows just how far ahead of her rivals she is right now. Canada's Lysanne Richard finished the day 27 points behind in second place, while Jessica Macaulay of En...

Congratulations to the French Aerobatic team on wheeling and tumbling their way to victory in both the team event and three of the other four programmes at the FAI World Aerobatic Championships, which took place from 22 to 31 August. French pilot, Louis Vanel won the Mixed and Men’s events, with star female pilot Aude Lemordant – also on the French team – taking first place in the Women’s competition. In the Freestyle programme, Robert Holland (USA) once again climbed to the top of the podi...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

In another commanding performance, 27-year-old Iffland not only bettered her own point record for an optional dive by a significant 13 points, but also received three 10s for a single dive – an absolute novelty in the women’s. It was not only the Australian who broke records in the competition from the city’s most significant landmark as second placed Jimenez improved the high score for a required dive on day one. With the slightest of margins ahead of fourth place, Belarussia’s Nestsiarava s...

The favorite team of Russian Ultraspecialist Dmitry Mityaev, triple world champion Luis Alberto Hernando and double Western States Endurance Run 100 winner Timothy Olson showed an impressive joint effort today, covering the 127km and 7600vm of the adidas INFINITE TRAILSc2019 in 13:04:27. This collective push earned them the frst of three gold medals at the innovative team relay event. At half past 5, after a battle against the sweltering heat of more than 30°C today, 127km and 7600vm, Dmitry...

From 27 to 30 June, the top stars of the international trail running scene will meet in the Gastein Valley to race side by side in relay teams of 3 for the adidas INFINITE TRAILS World Champions title. Although registration in all three race categories, women, men and mixed, is still ongoing, it is already evident that the innovative race mode is leading to extraordinary team constellations, promising exhilarating duels on the three relay loops. The progressive race format of the adidas INFIN...

When bare feet rise from the rocks, the world’s best cliff divers return to the World Series’ most classic location on the visually stunning volcanic island in the Portuguese Azores for the 8th year in a row. Those who want to stay in contention need to prove versatility, as 24 athletes will once again leap both from the rocks and the platforms in their battle for crucial championship points. Following a thriller in Polignano a Mare, which saw the champions Gary Hunt (GBR) and Rhiannan Ifflan...

The elite of long jump and pole vault came together in the city centre Innsbruck for the 15th Golden Roof Challenge. Their extraordinary arena: The historic area in front of the tourist spot Goldenes Dachl meaning Golden Roof. At this In-City-Event, the cheering spectators can follow the competition with the top-stars jumping in touching distance – contrary to the spacious athletics stadiums. The centrepiece of the contest is the “FlySwat”, the largest mobile athletics facility in the worl...

The elite of long jump and pole vault came together in the city centre Innsbruck for the 15th Golden Roof Challenge. Their extraordinary arena: The historic area in front of the tourist spot Goldenes Dachl meaning Golden Roof. At this In-City-Event, the cheering spectators can follow the competition with the top-stars jumping in touching distance – contrary to the spacious athletics stadiums. The centrepiece of the contest is the “FlySwat”, the largest mobile athletics facility in the worl...

England's Gary Hunt and Rhiannan Iffland of Australia stretched their lead at the top of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series standings with two wide-margin victories in Polignano a Mare. Last year’s champions keep on dominating the series after theirs victories in Polignano a Mare, where world’s top cliff divers took off from private balconies and were welcomed by 60,000 Italian fans. Securing her 14th victory in 20 events, Iffland remains unbeaten in her preferred location in the last thr...

In the place where houses rise from the rocks, Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland will look to continue her winning streak in the women's in the south of Italy, while men's leader Gary Hunt (GBR) will certainly have one eye on rising star Constantin Popovici (ROU), who broke the Brit's stranglehold in impressive style in the previous stop in Ireland. Thousands of passionate fans will once again fill every vantage point on land and sea to catch a glimpse of the 24 divers as they take to the platform...

Still buzzing from an epic competition in Japan, the world’s premier line-up of freeriders arrived in Golden B.C. just in time for more fresh snow and chilly temperatures, which set-up a top shelf contest full of huge performances at the second stop of FWT19. Famous for its powder and steep big mountain terrain, Kicking Horse’s “Ozone” freeride venue provided the perfect theater for the 2019 world title race to complete its second chapter. Former world champion, Marion Haerty (FRA) made her p...

Still buzzing from an epic competition in Japan, the world’s premier line-up of freeriders arrived in Golden B.C. just in time for more fresh snow and chilly temperatures, which set-up a top shelf contest full of huge performances at the second stop of FWT19. Famous for its powder and steep big mountain terrain, Kicking Horse’s “Ozone” freeride venue provided the perfect theater for the 2019 world title race to complete its second chapter. Jacqueline Pollard (USA) earned her first career FWT...

England's Gary Hunt and Adriana Jimenez of Mexico took a huge step in the fight for the King Kahekili trophy with crucial victories at the penultimate stop of the 2018 World Series in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Success at the historic Stari Most saw both divers leapfrog the current men's and women's leaders, Steven LoBue of the USA and Australia's Rhiannan Iffland, to head to the final showdown in Polignano a Mare, Italy, in two weeks’ time with a 20 point lead each. Czech Michal Navrati...

The 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the historic Stari Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina for penultimate stop as Gary Hunt (GBR) can make it a hat trick of wins in a wide open anniversary season on September 8 England’s record-winner Hunt continued his comeback with a back-to-back victory in Copenhagen last weekend and now eyes his third win of the season at the famous old bridge in Mostar. So far in five competitions from Stari Most, three for the men and two for the women, n...

Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England and Canada’s mum-of-three Lysanne Richard made an emotional return to form at the fourth stop of the 2018 World Series, both scoring stunning victories to put a difficult 12 months well and truly behind them. Hunt, who had faced the first crisis of his career due to a mental block, was back to his twisting best to grab a much-needed win ahead of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes in second place and American Andy Jones in third, while hat-trick chasing Steven...

Six-time champion Gary Hunt from England and Canada’s mum-of-three Lysanne Richard made an emotional return to form at the fourth stop of the 2018 World Series, both scoring stunning victories to put a difficult 12 months well and truly behind them. Hunt, who had faced the first crisis of his career due to a mental block, was back to his twisting best to grab a much-needed win ahead of Mexico's Jonathan Paredes in second place and American Andy Jones in third, while hat-trick chasing Steven...

Steven LoBue (USA) will be aiming to make it three wins in a row when the World Series returns to Sisikon, Switzerland for the first time in 8 years, after victories in Spain and Portugal put him on the cusp of becoming only the third man to achieve a World Series hat-trick after Brit Gary Hunt and Colombian legend Orlando Duque. Mexico’s Adriana Jimenez still leads the women, who will be making their debut in this location, ahead of record winner Rhiannan Iffland of Australia after two of fi...

24 athletes to prove versatility to stay in contention during 3rd stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on São Miguel, Azores, Portugal on July 14. When bare feet rise from the rocks, the world’s best cliff divers return to the sport’s origins on a tiny volcanic island in the Portuguese Azores for a record 7th time. Following a men's thriller in Bilbao, which saw British 6-time champion Gary Hunt still struggling and reigning champion Jonathan Paredes from Mexico powering to his firs...

High-scoring Kolanus (POL) starts Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series season in style while Mexico’s Jimenez grabs win in women's in the US. Poland's Kris Kolanus kicked off the anniversary World Series with an exceptional display of diving to take his maiden victory at Hell's Gate in Texas, powering past Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic in second and Brit Blake Aldridge in third. In the women's competition, Mexico's Adriana Jimenez just managed to hold off the swashbuckling challenge of...

The cliff diving elite celebrating its 10th season with the 2018’s first event at the Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. After a long off-season the cliff divers were extremely happy and nervous together to be back and dive from 27m respective 21m. All of the 12.500 spectators came on 800 boats and other floating devices like Kayaks and air mattresses to watch the spectacular action. They’re living the the typical boat life here in Texas at the Possum Kingdom Lake. Kris Kolanus from Poland won his...

Reigning champions Paredes (MEX) and Iffland (AUS) are ready for Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ landmark 10th season opener in Texas, USA, on June 2. The World Series comes off a shocker of a 2017 season where Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes dethroned six-time champion Gary Hunt (GBR) on the 27m platform and returns to the Lone Star State of Texas for the fifth straight year to celebrate a decade of pushing the limits of what’s physically possible. In the women’s, the Texas results from 2017 w...

Ride & Smile est un projet VTT 100 % féminin animé par Isabeau Courdurier. Cette fois ci les filles se sont retrouvées sur les sentiers hyper ludiques de Jeanne qui a organisé cette journée de ride dans la bonne humeur à Corbières dans les Alpes de Hautes Provence, pas loin de Forcalquier. Rideuses: ANNE LAURE CARLA FARINELLA ISABEAU COURDURIER - TEAM SUNN JEANNE FOULIARD MATHILDE BARTHELEMY - TEAM MASSILIA BIKE SYSTEM MATHILDE SAHUGUET MORGANE SUCH - TEAM AMG ROTWILD MTB RACING MU...

The pressure that comes with wearing the yellow jersey was etched onto the faces of Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini ahead of Stage 2 this morning – a demanding 106km/2000m course that would yet again favour the diesel engines of the marathon racers. A new-found sense of maturity is paying off for the exuberant duo who spent most of the day conserving energy and riding smart. Marathon incumbents and Prologue winners Nicola Rohrbach and Daniel Geismayr (Centurion...

The pressure that comes with wearing the yellow jersey was etched onto the faces of Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini ahead of Stage 2 this morning – a demanding 106km/2000m course that would yet again favour the diesel engines of the marathon racers. A new-found sense of maturity is paying off for the exuberant duo who spent most of the day conserving energy and riding smart. Marathon incumbents and Prologue winners Nicola Rohrbach and Daniel Geismayr (Centurion...

The pressure that comes with wearing the yellow jersey was etched onto the faces of Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini ahead of Stage 2 this morning – a demanding 106km/2000m course that would yet again favour the diesel engines of the marathon racers. A new-found sense of maturity is paying off for the exuberant duo who spent most of the day conserving energy and riding smart. Marathon incumbents and Prologue winners Nicola Rohrbach and Daniel Geismayr (Centurion...

On paper, Stage 1’s 110km/1900m course looked scripted for the marathon riders but as we discovered yesterday the Untamed African MTB Race is filled with surprises – and that’s exactly how the day played out. The racing set off at a blistering pace that was described as “dangerous” and “intense” by Karl Platt who struggled in early parts of the stage. Cross-country specialists Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing) entered the first water point in the lead followed cl...

You can’t win the Absa Cape Epic on the Prologue but you can prove a point – and that’s exactly what the Centurion Vaude combination of Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach did by winning yellow. Conditions couldn’t have been any better as the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Prologue kicked off on Table Mountain National Park for the first time in two years. With a somewhat technical course featuring washed-out corners and steep, tricky climbs the 20km route has been touted to favour the cross-country spe...

You can’t win the Absa Cape Epic on the Prologue but you can prove a point – and that’s exactly what the Centurion Vaude combination of Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach did by winning yellow. Conditions couldn’t have been any better as the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Prologue kicked off on Table Mountain National Park for the first time in two years. With a somewhat technical course featuring washed-out corners and steep, tricky climbs the 20km route has been touted to favour the cross-country spe...

You can’t win the Absa Cape Epic on the Prologue but you can prove a point – and that’s exactly what the Centurion Vaude combination of Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach did by winning yellow. Conditions couldn’t have been any better as the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Prologue kicked off on Table Mountain National Park for the first time in two years. With a somewhat technical course featuring washed-out corners and steep, tricky climbs the 20km route has been touted to favour the cross-country spe...

SNOWBOARD WOMEN Defending champion, Marion Haerty (FRA-1st Place) took the top podium spot with solid riding from top to bottom, sticking her entire technical line with confidence. Manuela Mandl (AUT-2nd Place) earned another 2018 podium with strong fluid riding, putting her in the number one position in the overall rankings. Anna Orlova (RUS-3rd Place) linked up multiple airs with smooth and confident riding for a solid result and overall ranking going into the upcoming finals in Verbier....

Fieberbrunn, Austria–March 9, 2018–The stakes could not get any higher: a world title race, qualification for the FWT finals at the Xtreme Verbier and the 2019 season all on the line today in the Austrian Tyrol, and the world’s top freeriders did not disappoint. With only two days of rest following a stellar competition in Andorra, riders in every category were on fire for “Crunch Time” in Fieberbrunn. SNOWBOARD WOMEN Defending champion, Marion Haerty (FRA-1st Place) took the top podium s...

FWT riders will soon descend the steep faces of Fieberbrunn, Austria for the critical fourth stop of the 2018 FWT during the competition weather window extending from March 9-15. They will be joined by young and talented Freeride Junior Tour (FJT) riders who will also be showcasing their skills at the Tyrolean freeride destination during parallel events taking place March 10-11. “Crunch time” is quickly approaching on the 2018 FWT season with only one more chance for riders to make the cut...

Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra–March 6, 2018 – With crunch time rapidly approaching in Fieberbrunn and crucial points on the line in the 2018 FWT, riders in every category threw down on the legendary Pyrenean freeride venue, "Basser Negre”. Recent snowfall in Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra and bluebird skies made for superb riding conditions and amazing performances to kick-off the European leg of the 2018 tour. Sammy Luebke (USA-1st Place), defending FWT World Champion was the rider to beat today...

In seven days, FWT athletes hungry for crucial points in the world title race will descend on the majestic Pyreneen peaks of Andorra, kicking off the European leg of the five-stop 2018 season. Local pro and Andorran freeride ski hero Dani Fornell-Prat (AND) will receive the local wild card and join the current roster of top freeriders. Following two action-packed competitions in Kicking Horse, Golden, BC, Canada, momentum is soaring as the FWT competitors begin to hone in on the road to the G...