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WKC Dakhla – Elite Championship – Day Four

Published 9th November 2018 by dannykater

 

WKC DAKHLA – ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY FOUR

3rd to 5th of November Qualifier Championships
6th to 10th of November Elite ChampionshipsThe penultimate day of the Elite Championship in Dakhla was blessed once again with ideal freestyle wind conditions. The competition commenced at 1pm, completing the Women’s Semi-finals and the Men’s Small Final.
Women’s Semi – Finals

Heat 7

Heat 7 was first in sequence. 14 year old Mikaili Sol from Brazil put on a strong performance that once again served to enhance her reputation as a top freestyle kiteboarder. With a very solid array of tricks, she received many high scores including a 9.4 KGB and a 9.73 Double Heart Attack. Francesca Bagnoli kept up a steady rhythm behind her, landing a powered Heart Attack scoring 8.6  points. She advances to tomorrow’s finals together with Sol.

Heat 8

Therese Taabbel performed solidly for Heat 8, as the landed a Slim Chance scoring 8.33. Although she crashed her last two attempts, she had accumulated a good lead and advanced into the final. Paula Novotna from the Czech republic joins her after also riding a consistent heat and gaining some high scores.

Men’s Small Final

Gianmaria Coccoluto from Italy was once again on fine form today, as he successfully landed trick after trick, including a powerful 317. Val Garat managed 4 solid tricks, and despite crashing several attempts, he landed a Slim 7 on his last trick to seal the deal. He finished the heat in second position. Arthur Guillebert followed a fraction of a point behind him, and Anthar Racca in 4th, after also riding well throughout the event.

Tomorrow the event comes to a close with both the Men’s and Women’s finals programmed for 3pm local time. Tune in to the live stream, or the live TV Broadcast on Bein sports.

High res images from the competition so far can be viewed here. 

WKC Media

The World Kiteboarding Championships came into creation in 2018 when the KRU (Kiteboard Riders United) felt that the World Tour needed to come back to the Athletes.

The World Tour is dedicated to the progression and improvement of World Championship events, to supporting the Athletes and creating a positive relationship between Freestyle Kiteboarding and its fans across the globe. With a series of high-standard events around the World, the World Kiteboarding Championships will bring you the very best in freestyle kiteboarding.

The WKC are the Freestyle World Kiteboarding title holders, and are fully sanctioned by the GKA and World Sailing.

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