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Maeder and Kampman claim Sardinia Grand Slam and celebrate the KiteFoil world title
After topping the round 1 in Austria, both the Singaporian and the French gave encore at Sardinia Grand Slam Maximilian Maeder and Jessie Kampman are the 2024 KiteFoil World Champions. They claimed the title by securing victory at the Sardinia Grand Slam, the second...
Maeder-Mazella, a fierce battle on the wings of the mistral at the Sardinia Grand Slam
The Singaporean player reaches the final with two match points, but the Frenchman proves to be a tough opponent. A tight contest between Kampman and Lengwiler among Women, with Zukerman thIrd ahead of Italian Olympic athlete Pescetto Six races, five different winners,...
Rain and unstable winds: no races at Poetto beach. Kiteboarders share the best of Cagliari
The second day of the Sardinia Grand Slam, the final event of the IKA KiteFoil World Series, passed in vain as participants waited for the ideal conditions to race. Between chess games and conversations about beaches, food, and city sights, the day was filled with...
Gomez strikes, Maeder responds, Mazella takes the lead at the Sardinia Grand Slam.
Both the Frenchman and the Singaporean secured two partial victories each, but Mazella’s consistent performance in both the sea breeze and the mistral wind allowed him to finish the day in first place. Pianosi wins race 5 Consistency pays off, at least in the first...
From the Olympics to the Gulf of Angels: Sardinia Grand Slam welcome the kite champions
Cagliari hosts the second and final stage of the Kitefoil World Series from October 1 to 5. Olympic bronze medalist Maeder and French Kampman stand among the favorites. Back from the Olympics, Pianosi and Pescetto represent Italy as well as Boschetti, Laporte, Marx,...
Cagliari waiting for the Sardinia Grand Slam: Maeder and Kampman to defend the World Series lead
The Olympic rematch takes place in Sardinia with the second stage of the Kitefoil World Series next October 1st to 5th. Italian Olympic athletes Pianosi and Pescetto will take in the race, as well as Boschetti, Laporte, Marx and Paolillo The kiteboarding family is...
The dream blossomed in Cagliari finally comes true: the Olympic debut of kite is approaching
Since 2012, Cagliari and Sardinia played a key role in the approach of the discipline to its Olympic premiere on Sunday, August 4th in the waters of Marseille. Next October 1st to 5th, Cagliari will host the Olympic revenge with the Sardinia Grand Slam and the IKA...
Warp Speed duels in the gnarliest of Mistrals
The Mistral fully kicked in for day four of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia. The wind was pumping from 15 up to 22 knots, with some really hard gusts coming off the Sardinian shore. Everyone came back off the water with a big story to...
Vodisek and Moroz to enter Gold Fleet in the lead, Pianosi “king” of the mistral
Men's European champion Toni Vodisek and Women's reigning world champion Daniela Moroz finished the Opening Series of the Sardinia Grand Slam - Formula Kite World Championship (Olympic Class) in the lead on Thursday, October 13th. Twenty-five boys and as many girls...