Formula Kite European Champ - Bridge and Kalinina crowned Champions
by Markus Schwendtner on 8 Sep 2014
Under 21 - 2014 Formula Kite European Championships Markus Schwendtner
2014 Formula Kite European Championship - The final day of the 2014 Formula Kite European Championship was meant for medal races of the top ten competitors from men's and women's fleet, but the wind was too weak to run any races all day long. In the afternoon the official closing of the Championship took place.
Despite the wind speed that was varying between one and five knots, the day was anything but boring to the spectators at the beach. There was a wakeboarding contest, in which some of the competitors took part. Others packed their equipment and tried to catch the last sun rays. At five pm all officials, organisers and competitors gathered in front of Dune apartment building to celebrate the 2014 European Champions.
Magdalena Wegielnik opened the ceremony by thanking everyone for the great event and summarizing it shortly in her speech. After that, Olga Roszak-Pezala, representative of Mielno community, said a few words, followed by Markus Schwendtner, the CEO of the International Kiteboarding Association. They both expressed their contentment with the Championship and congratulated all the competitors and organisers.
Oliver Bridge (GBR, North) was crowned European Champion in three categories: men under 18, men under 21 and men open. The Vice-Champion's title in the open category went to Florian Trittel (ESP, TMV/Ozone). The last competitor to stand on the podium was Riccardo Leccese (ITA, ML/Ozone).
The women's division was won by Elena Kalinina (RUS, UC/Elf). Agnieszka Grzymska (POL, ML/Ozone), is the Women's Vice-Champion after the competition in Mielno and Tatiana Sysoeva (RUS, ML/Ozone) finished third.
2014 Formula Kite Europeans, Mielno, Poland from Bogodesign.net on Vimeo.
Final Results:
Under 18:
1. Oliver Bridge (GBR, North)
2. Alexander Bachev (BUL, UC/Ozone)
3. Martin Dolenc (CRO, UC/Ozone)
Under 21:
1. Oliver Bridge (GBR, North)
2. Florian Trittel (ESP, UC/Ozone)
3. Maks Zakowski (POL, UC/Ozone)
Masters:
1. Tomek Janiak (POL, RRD)
2. Viktoras Seputa (LTU, North)
3. Erwin Gruber (GER, TMV/Ozone)
Overall Women:
1. Elena Kalinina (RUS, UC/Elf)
2. Aga Grzymska (POL, ML/Ozone)
3. Tatiana Sysoeva (RUS, ML/Ozone)
Overall Men:
1. Oliver Bridge (GBR, North)
2. Florian Trittel (ESP, UC/Ozone)
3. Riccardo Leccese (ITA, ML/Ozone)
Complete Results:
Gold Flight:
|
Rank
|
Lycra
|
Seeding
|
Name
|
Sponsors
|
CT
|
CF1
|
CF2
|
F1
|
F2
|
F3
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
13
|
3
|
Oliver Bridge (U21) (U18)
|
North/North, Edgewatersports / Volvo /Meanline fins/ ION /
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
5.0
|
1.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
2nd
|
5
|
11
|
Florian Trittel (U21)
|
Temavento/Ozone, MOVISTAR; IFINS;
MALABAU
|
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
5.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
|
3rd
|
16
|
2
|
Riccardo Andrea Leccese
|
MikesLab/Ozone, COGUAkiteboardingSMFP-ColombiaKite
|
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
14.0
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
|
4th
|
1
|
13
|
Ivan Doronin
|
MikesLab/Elf, Z-fins; Eurostroi.ru;
Underwave
|
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
2.0
|
1.0
|
4.0
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
|
5th
|
10
|
1
|
Florian Gruber
|
UC/Ozone, Axis; Garmin; NP-Surf
|
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
4.0
|
9.0
|
2.0
|
33.0
|
33.0
|
|
6th
|
29
|
17
|
Julien Kerneur
|
Airush/Airush, Airush / billabong / FFVL / Taaroa
|
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
9.0
|
7.0
|
8.0
ARB
|
34.0
|
34.0
|
|
7th
|
49
|
7
|
Maks Zakowski (U21)
|
Temavento/Ozone, Ozone; Temavento; Blue Media
|
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
10.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
36.0
|
36.0
|
|
8th
|
34
|
4
|
Alejandro Climent Hernandez climent hernandez
|
Temavento/Ozone, Ozone - tema vento - meanline
|
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
19.0
DNC
|
2.0
|
12.0
|
37.0
|
37.0
|
|
9th
|
53
|
5
|
Blazej Ozog
|
North/North, Etisoft; Sunreef Yachts; VW Fota-Groblewski
|
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
5.0
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
47.0
|
47.0
|
|
10th
|
25
|
27
|
Alexander Bachev (U21) (U18)
|
UC/Ozone, Livity-Life and Freedom, RipCurl
|
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
19.0
DNC
|
11.0
|
8.0
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
11th
|
44
|
10
|
Jhon Mora
|
MikesLab/Ozone, Kitesurf Cayman; QSL; Mean Line fins; Ozone; CISC; Waterman
|
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
7.0
|
16.0
|
10.0
|
53.0
|
53.0
|
|
12th
|
35
|
12
|
Tomek Janiak (M)
|
RRD/RRD, RRD.it; BLUEMEDIA.pl; abcsurf.pl; N+1
|
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
8.0
|
13.0
|
60.0
|
60.0
|
|
13th
|
31
|
22
|
Martin Dolenc (U21) (U18)
|
UC/Ozone, Temavento;Ozone; Z-fins;jofa
|
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
8.0
|
14.0
|
9.0
|
61.0
|
61.0
|
|
14th
|
28
|
9
|
Andrea Beverino
|
MikesLab/Ozone, Ozone-Selin s.r.l
|
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.0
|
7.0
|
62.0
|
62.0
|
|
15th
|
36
|
18
|
Viktoras Seputa (M)
|
North/North, Adictus - Augma - Orivas
|
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
16.0
|
10.0
|
15.0
|
65.0
|
65.0
|
|
16th
|
22
|
37
|
Mateo Moreno de Alboran
|
MikesLab/Ozone, Mamut
|
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
11.0
|
12.0
|
16.0
|
71.0
|
71.0
|
|
17th
|
27
|
47
|
Denis Taradin (U21)
|
MikesLab/Ozone,
|
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
12.0
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
82.0
|
82.0
|
|
18th
|
42
|
74
|
Piotr Lenckowski (U21) (U18)
|
/North, Energa
|
|
18.0
|
18.0
|
15.0
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
85.0
|
85.0
|
Silver Flight:
|
Rank
|
Lycra
|
Seeding
|
Name
|
Sponsors
|
CT
|
CF1
|
CF2
|
F1
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
14
|
44
|
Max Feudoroff
|
Aguera/Ozone, MF1.TV
|
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
|
2nd
|
60
|
197
|
Maciej Czernicki
|
P1/Ozone, Pomorze Zachodnie
|
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
3rd
|
24
|
45
|
Erwin Gruber (M)(GM)
|
Temavento/Ozone, Exxtasy
|
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
6.0
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
|
4th
|
51
|
124
|
Ranno Rumm (M)
|
Temavento/Ozone, 4 ENERGIA; Surfshop.ee; Z-Fins; Kite Team Estonia; Eesti Lohesurfiliit.
|
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
1.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
5th
|
23
|
43
|
Toni Vodisek (U21) (U18)
|
UC/Ozone, HOTEL VODISEK KOPER; Z-FINS; ACCAEMME.NET; UC; GROOVE BOARDS
|
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
|
6th
|
15
|
999
|
Dor Zarka (U21)
|
North/Ozone,
|
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
8.0
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
|
7th
|
7
|
36
|
Igor Malenko (M)
|
Temavento/Ozone, Windrider
|
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
4.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
|
8th
|
21
|
176
|
Marek Rowinski(M) (GM)
|
Nplus1/Cabrinha, 24surf.pl; Freeway.com.pl
|
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
11.0
|
27.0
|
27.0
|
|
9th
|
6
|
999
|
Tomasz Baranczuk
|
North/RRD, Kite MoVi
|
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
|
10th
|
33
|
200
|
Madis Kallas
|
Temavento/Ozone, Skone Grupp OÜ
|
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
18.0
DNC
|
32.0
|
32.0
|
|
11th
|
61
|
999
|
Michal Ruszuk(U21) (U18)
|
RRD/RRD,
|
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
9.0
|
33.0
|
33.0
|
|
12th
|
19
|
999
|
Arkadiusz
Kusalewicz
|
Gaastra/Flysurfer, FLYSURFER Kiteboarding
|
|
15.0
|
15.0
|
7.0
|
37.0
|
37.0
|
|
13th
|
20
|
73
|
Ivica Dolenc (M)
|
Temavento/Ozone, Jofa doo
|
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
18.0
DNC
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
|
14th
|
17
|
223
|
Michiel Schittekat
|
North/Ozone, Ostend Kite Center
|
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
12.0
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
|
15th
|
2
|
999
|
Dvir Azulai (U21)(U18)
|
Aguera/North,
|
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
18.0
DNC
|
44.0
|
44.0
|
|
16th
|
9
|
151
|
Larss Abolins (M)
|
Stradi/Ozone,
|
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
18.0
DNC
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
17th
|
69
|
221
|
Mindaugas Jonikas
|
North/North, Self sponsored
|
+
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
18.0
DNC
|
52.0
|
52.0
|
Overall Results:
|
Rank
|
Lycra
|
Name
|
Sponsors
|
CT
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q5
|
Q6
|
Total
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
12
|
Elena Kalinina (U21) (U18)
|
UC/Elf,
|
|
1.0
|
(2.0)
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
|
2nd
|
18
|
Aga Grzymska
|
MikesLab/Ozone, West Pomerania; DobraMarina.pl
|
|
2.0
|
(3.0
RDG)
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
14.0
|
11.0
|
|
3rd
|
3
|
Tatiana Sysoeva
|
ML/Ozone,
|
|
3.0
|
(5.0)
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
5.0
|
21.0
|
16.0
|
|
4th
|
8
|
Jade OConnor (M)
|
Temavento/Ozone, Pure Magic Dublin.
|
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
5.0
|
(7.0)
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
25.0
|
18.0
|
|
5th
|
30
|
Anastasia Akopova
|
MikesLab/Ozone,
|
|
5.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
(6.0)
|
3.0
|
24.0
|
18.0
|
|
6th
|
32
|
Catherine Dufour
|
ML/Ozone,
|
|
(6.0)
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
6.0
|
32.0
|
26.0
|
|
7th
|
55
|
Bilge Ozturk (M)
|
Temavento/Ozone,
|
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
7.0
|
(9.0
DNC)
|
42.0
|
33.0
|
|
8th
|
4
|
Emile Mazeikaite (U21)
|
North/North, Neringos sporto mokykla
|
|
(9.0
DNC)
|
9.0
DNC
|
8.0
|
9.0
DNC
|
9.0
DNC
|
9.0
DNC
|
53.0
|
44.0
|
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