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Formula Kite is the kitesurfing class chosen by World Sailing for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The class features a foil kite and a board with a hydrofoil. The equipment is not one-design, but instead competitors use their choice of approved production equipment. [ 4 ] The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) manages the class.
Representing Austria. Olympic Games. 2024 Paris. Formula Kite. Valentin Bontus (born 1 February 2001) is an Austrian kitesurfer. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the inaugural men's Formula Kite event, where he reached the finals and won the gold medal.
Formula Kite. World Championships. 2022 Cagliari. Formula Kite. Toni Vodišek (born 7 June 2000) is a Slovenian kitesurfer. Vodišek won the Formula Kite World Championship in 2022. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the inaugural men's Formula Kite event, where he reached the finals and won the silver medal.
United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was set to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, died in a diving accident.He was 18. Rice's father Darren Rice confirmed his son's death Monday to ...
Max Maeder. Singapore. Maximilian Maeder[ a ] OLY (born 12 September 2006) is a Singaporean Formula Kite professional athlete. [ 22 ] He is the reigning Formula Kite World, Asiad, Asian and European champion. He holds the distinction of being the youngest winner in any Olympic sailing class competition, achieving this at the age of 16.
Occupation. Ice Hockey player turned kitefoiler. Spouse. Jonas. Elena Lengwiler born Elena Bosshard (born 1 June, 1996) is a Swiss Ice Hockey player and a nominated kitefoiler for the 24 Olympics. She was fourth in the 2024 European championships and she represents Switzerland in Formula Kite at the 2024 Olympics.
The "Former Olympic Sailing Classes", together with their crews form an important and significant part of the history of sailing in general and Olympic Sailing in particular. These tables give an overview of the classes and when they were used for Olympic sailing.
Contents. Mafalda Pires de Lima. Mafalda Pires de Lima (born 14 April 1998) is a Portuguese kitefoiler. She has been sailing since the age of ten and when it was agreed that Formula Kite was to be an Olympic sport then she began to enjoy the difficult sport. She was Portugal's first woman kitesurfing champion.