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IKA Kiteboarding World Championships Sardinia – Day 6

by International Kiteboarding Association on 23 Oct 2016
Prize Giving - IKA Kiteboarding World Championships Sardinia Alexandru Baranescu
Sunny calm weather graced the skies over Porto Pollo Sardinia for the final day of competition, however since the competition had been completed the days previous, competitors had a great chance to check out the surrounding area and take in some of the beautiful scenery this country has on offer. Some riders chose to go swimming in the pristine secluded bays, whilst other simply enjoyed an ice cream on the beach.

Come afternoon it was time for the awards ceremony hosted in the neighboring town of Palau. The local council had set up a big stage in the village amphitheater where a few hundred people turned out to witness the prize giving, party and enjoy the local cuisine.



The awards ceremony commenced at seven o’clock and started with announcing the winners of the Porto Pollo Grand Slam.

The stand out being the amazing victory by young British rider Tom Bridge, riding against others many times his age Tom kept his composure and threw down the best backside 315 of the event which undoubtedly sealed him the deal. We’re really happy to see a young man like Bridge with so much talent competing and we truly think he has big things destined for his future in this sport!

The question everyone was asking for the night was which rider would be crowned the Big Air World Champion, as both Crathern and Martinez were tied on points totals for the year. Crathern had a first and a third result, whilst Martinez had a third and a first.



In the end it came down to the third and final point stated in the rules able to break a tie and that is; who ever placed highest in the most recent event would be awarded the title.

In this case it was Martinez who had placed highest in the last event so it would be Martinez who would be gifted the Big Air World Championship title!

Having also won the Freestyle World Championship, Martinez is not only the first ever Dominican rider taking a world championship title but also one of the very few winning titles in two disciplines (or tours) in the same year.



Crathern put in a huge effort this year, consistently wowing the crowds at events and generally flying the flag high for the Big Air discipline, so we must say a big thank you to Lewis for all his hard work! Both riders were no doubt just as deserving of the title.

As the ceremony wound down the food and wine came out and the music was turned up, riders and locals mingled, talking and dancing late into the night.

Thank you Porto Pollo for having us and gifting us with fantastic competition conditions and thank you to all the riders and staff who turned up and helped support and run this fine event! Until next time! Cheers.



2016 IKA Kiteboarding World Championships Final Results

Big Air Men:

First: Posito Martinez (DOM / Da Silva) - 1855 pts
Second: Lewis Crathern (GBR / North) - 1855 pts
Third: Marius Hoppe (GER) - 1830 pts

Big Air Women:
First: Bibiana Magaji (SVK / Flysurfer) - 2000 pts
Second: Franziska Otth (SUI / Naish) - 915 pts
Third: Ines Correia (POR / North) - 915 pts

Freestyle Men:
First: Posito Martinez (DOM / Da Silva) - 2040 pts
Second: Carlos Mario (BRA / Slingshot) - 2000 pts
Third: Youri Zoon (NED / Silingshot) - 1915 pts

Freestyle Women:
First: Estefania Rosa (BRA / Cabrinha) - 2615 pts
Second: Bruna Kajiya (BRA / Airush) - 1915 pts
Third: Annabel Van Westerop (ARU) - 1855 pts



Wave Riding Men:
First: Pedro Matoz (BRA / North) - 1000 pts
Second: Filippe Ferreira (BRA / F-One) - 915 pts
Third: Sebastian Ribeiro (BRA / North) - 855 pts

Wave Riding Women:
First: Ines Correia (POR / North) - 1000 pts
Second: Milla Ferreira (BRA / Cabrinha) - 915 pts
Third: Jia Lin Hou (TPE / F-One) - 855 pts

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