Sparks fly in insane Freestyle action on day 1 at GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup 2024
Sparks fly in insane Freestyle action on day 1 at GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup 2024
The action in the first rounds of the men’s and women’s contests on Cauipe’s iconic lagoon—with its mirror-flat waters and steady breezes—raised the bar high with a clutch of high-scoring tricks.
The season’s second stop in the Freestyle discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is vital for those with title ambitions, with the closing call in Qatar in less than a month’s time.
The women’s tour leader, Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya, who won the opening stop in Dunkerque, France, in August, had yet to take to the water when the opening day of action closed towards sunset.
But Kaya Lehmann (GER) has emerged from the GKA Youth ranks and burst onto the senior world cup scene, taking third podium spot in France. In Cauipe she landed a world first in competition, a Blind Frontroll to Blind for 8.0 points from 10, that helped her to a heat win.
The season’s second stop in the Freestyle discipline on the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is vital for those with title ambitions, with the closing call in Qatar in less than a month’s time.
The women’s tour leader, Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya, who won the opening stop in Dunkerque, France, in August, had yet to take to the water when the opening day of action closed towards sunset.
But Kaya Lehmann (GER) has emerged from the GKA Youth ranks and burst onto the senior world cup scene, taking third podium spot in France. In Cauipe she landed a world first in competition, a Blind Frontroll to Blind for 8.0 points from 10, that helped her to a heat win.