Saturday, 29 February 2020 19:06
Day 3 sees Long Distance competition completed in Togliatti
For the third day in the water area of the Kuibyshev reservoir, serious sports battles are unfolding. More than a hundred riders from Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Sweden participate in the final stage of the Snowkiting World Cup, which takes place in Togliatti. Every day, hundreds of colorful kite sails rise above the Zhiguli Sea. The first two days, the athletes competed in course racing and the expression discipline freestyle.
Thursday, 27 February 2020 21:50
Snowkite World Cup Togliatti - Day 1
IKA 2020 SnowKite WorldCup kicks off in Togliatti The first day of competition in Togliatti, Russia, kicked off today. In the morning there was some rain, but after the official beginning of the races at 11:00, the rain stopped and the sun was fighting with the clouds to manage to see the unfolding battles in the ice of the river Volga. The wind speed was almost perfect and the flat moderate terrain, allowed good speeds. In the youth class “JKS” the first three included Nelya Ochaeva (Novosibirsk), Anna Vaskova (Nizhniy Novgorod) and Savva Kilpio (Moscow).As the judge of the competitions…
Monday, 18 March 2019 15:09
IKA SnowKite World Champions crowned at Lake Silvaplana
Created with the vision to give the world's best snowkiters on skis and snowboards a platform to showcase their talent, the IKA SnowKite World Cup 2019 kicked off in Italy (Roccaraso) with the special discipline “Formula GPS”, followed by the biggest Snowkiting event this season in South Tyrol at the International Snowkite Open at Lake Resia. Just a weekend later the first IKA Snowkite World Cup in Russia took place in Tolyatti. Erciyes (Turkey) welcomed everyone in the beginning of March to race at the foot of the 4000m high volcano, culmunating in crowning the new IKA SnowKite World Champions…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 19:10
Silvaplana Is Getting Ready For The Grand Finale Of The Snowkite World Cup
From 15th to 17th March 2019, the Snowkite elite will meet for the Grand Finale of the "IKA Snowkite World Cup", and for the last event of the season: the "Swiss Snowkite Tour" in beautiful Switzerland - more precisely in Silvaplana.After a successful winter season, both series of competitions will enter the decisive final weekend. In the past few weeks, the World Cup has stopped in Italy (Roccaraso), South Tyrol (Reschensee), Russia (Tolyatti) and Turkey (Erciyes) and in the incoming week, numerous snow kiters and avid fans will be expected in Switzerland in anticipation for the Grand Finale.The "Swiss Snowkite…
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Monday, 18 February 2019 16:31
Perfect conditions kick off the racing season at the SnowKite World Cup & European Championships in Reschensee
rom 15 - 17 February 2019 Lake Resia was the host for more than 90 Snowkiters from all over Europe at this years second IKA Snowkite Worldcup stop with Florian Gruber (GER) being the dominating force in both ski course racing and long distance disciplines. The first day was all about the long distance race, where more than 70 Snowkiters fought to finish the course around the lake as fast as possible. After seven laps and approximately 50 km in 90 minutes Florian Gruber (GER) finished just before Felix Kersten (GER) and Pavel Kolabin (RUS) in the ski division. In…
Saturday, 10 February 2018 17:12
Wind and Snow. The Alto Sangro Ski Area gets ready for the 2nd stop of the IKA SnowKite WorldCup
The best riders in the world will compete in the mountains of the Alto Sangro ski area at SnowKite WorldCup from 14th to 18th February. The event is a part of a world tour promoted by IKA (International Kiteboarding Association), member of World Sailing, and in collaboration with FIS (International Ski Federation) on individual snowkite events. The disciplines will be CrossCountry / Long Distance and especially the GPS Formula. Using of the innovative GPS formula The leg of Roccaraso, in the Alto Sangro ski area, is organized by A.S.D Outdoor 360 and the snowkite school in Roccaraso, SnowkiteRoccaraso.com. The particularity…
Wednesday, 23 January 2019 11:02
Wind and Snow. The Alto Sangro Ski Area gets ready to kick off the 2019 IKA SnowKite World Cup Season
The best riders in the world will compete in the mountains of the Alto Sangro ski area at SnowKite WorldCup from 24th to 27th of January. The event is a part of a world tour promoted by IKA (International Kiteboarding Association), member of World Sailing, and in collaboration with FIS (International Ski Federation) on individual snowkite events. The World Cup discipline will be Formula GPS - a freeride competition format in which competitors collect points based on distance, height difference and area covered. The event will be accompanied by Course Racing and Long Distance if conditions allow. Using of the…
Monday, 29 January 2018 22:14
Lago di Resia provides perfect conditions for the kick-off to the 2018 IKA SnowKite WorldCup
From 26 – 28 January 2018 Lake Reschen played host for more than 80 Snowkiters from all over Europe at this years first IKA SnowKite WorldCup stop with Florian Gruber (GER) being the dominating force in both Course Racing and Long Distance disiplines.The first day was all about the Long Distance Race, where 81 Snowkiters fought to finish the course around the lake as fast as possible. After four laps and approximately 60 km in 1hrs and 39 minutes Florian Gruber (GER) finished just before Felix Kersten (GER) and Bruce Kessler (SUI) in the ski division.In the snowboarding division Ronny Bollhalder (SUI)…
Saturday, 30 December 2017 20:46
Inaugural IKA SnowKite WorldCup Series will feature Course Racing, Cross-Country and Formula GPS in three fantastic locations
The inaugural IKA SnowKite WorldCup will include the well proven snowkite events in Reschensee, Roccaraso (both Italy) and Ercyes, Turkey.The disciplines featured will be Course Racing (standard windward/leeward courses similar to sailing), Long Distance / Cross-Country (a long distance race making use of the geographical situations at the venue, including ascends and descends) and Formula GPS (a freeride race format where riders collect points depending of their use of the racing area, covered distance, altitude and other parameters).Freestyle exhibition events may be added depending on the snow and weather forecast.The aim of the SnowKite WorldCup is to give the world's…
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