In 2018 the GKA Kiteboarding World Tour staged a series of World Cup events that put the wow factor and spectators’ enjoyment at the heart of the action. Wild and dynamic performances took the best of all aspects of twin-tip freestyle kiteboarding and at the end of the season World Champions were crowned at an exciting high wind finale in Germany!
The essence of the tour is to find the most complete twin-tip rider out there, however the basis of each judging category primarily calls for as much height as possible. After that, the show comes down to each rider’s interpretation and how they want to display their vision for where an all-round show of explosive riding can go in the given conditions.
Tricks are judged over three categories.
Imagine Carlos Mario’s double handle-passes off big kickers in Cabarete mixed with Jesse Richman’s kite loop double half cabs. Picture the huge hang-time of Tom Hebert’s insanely high board-offs in front of thousands of people on the beach in Tarifa, up against the flow of Kevin Langeree’s massive inverted kite loop back rolls.
This tour brings together the world’s best riders to open all our eyes to what’s possible when inspiration from all corners of the twin-tip spectrum merge as one into Air Games.
Staged at some of the most iconic kiteboarding competition venues, classic kiteboarding conditions have ignited the imagination of people all over the world and at the same time inspired true kiteboarders, too:
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Find out more about the simple structure of professional kitesport competition here
An unusual final packed with sportsmanship! When Aleks Acherer broke his wing at the start of the heat, his brother Tom sacrificed his result giving his wing to Aleks to give him the best chance for the title! and it paid off 🫶🏼
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Jul 7
Head now over to YouTube and watch the full highlights of the 2025 GWA Youth World Championships, link in Bio!
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Jul 6
The seven-day event with over 90 young athletes from 13 different nationalities around the globe is coming to a close with the official prize giving.
The once-a-year GWA Wingfoil Youth World Championships has been a true showstopper, delivering solid action from the youngest competitors to the oldest allowed in the youth divisions.
They’ve shown that they’ve got all the tools and talent it takes to step up to the World Cup.
These are the results:
Surf-Freestyle
Girls U19
1st @marie.schlittenb64 🇩🇪
2nd @eulalie_thebault 🇫🇷
3rd @manondupe 🇫🇷
Boys U19
1st @aleks_and_tom.twins (Aleks) 🇦🇹
2nd @axl_gerard25 🇫🇷
3rd @nathan_tarifa 🇪🇸
Boys U16
1st @eziobastia 🇫🇷
2nd @hu83rt_prvt 🇩🇪
3rd @kalledinant 🇳🇱
Girls U16
1st @marie.schlittenb64 🇩🇪
2nd @eulalie_thebault 🇫🇷
3rd @enoha.laurent 🇫🇷
Boys U14
1st @sam.trck 🇪🇸
2nd Balthazar Caputo 🇫🇷
3rd Sandro Ginzinger 🇩🇪
Girls U14
1st Sofia Ginzinger 🇩🇪
2nd Victoria Antolín Banos 🇪🇸
3rd Lisa Zechner 🇦🇹
FreeFly-Slalom
Girls U19 overall (U16-U19)
1st @viola.lippitsch 🇦🇹
2nd @enoha.laurent 🇫🇷
3rd @helen.simonnet 🇫🇷
Boys U19
1st @sebastiano_zorzi_ 🇮🇹
2nd @arthur_thebault_971 🇫🇷
3rd @minibab83 🇫🇷
Girls U16
1st @enoha.laurent 🇫🇷
2nd @eulalie_thebault 🇫🇷
3rd @olivia_esp3 🇪🇸
Boys U16
1st @leon_rockz 🇬🇧
2nd @sachawaterpower 🇫🇷
3rd @freeliving8 🇩🇰
Girls U14
1st Anna Helies 🇫🇷
2nd Sofia Ginzinger 🇩🇪
3rd Lise Desbans Gascon 🇫🇷
Boys U14
1st @carl_glt 🇫🇷
2nd @benito_wolf_ 🇧🇷
3rd @malick_pagnotti 🇧🇷
Thanks to organisers, sponsors, crew and riders for making this stop happening!
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Jul 6
Meet our new 2025 GWA Youth Wingfoil World Champion U14 FreeFly-Slalom @anna__hel
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Jul 6
Meet our new 2025 GWA Youth Wingfoil World Champion U16-U19 FreeFly-Slalom @viola.lippitsch
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#wingfoilworldtour #gwacostabrava #gwayouth
#incostabrava #sustainabletourism #Catalunya2030 #GWAYouthWorlds #Wingfoil #CostaBrava2025 #BallenaAlegre #WingfoilCostaBrava #LaBallenaAlegre
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Jul 6