Forums > Kitesurfing General

Kiteboarding is confirmed an Olympic Sport

Reply
Created by INTHELOOP > 9 months ago, 23 Sep 2016
INTHELOOP
QLD, 1855 posts
23 Sep 2016 1:24PM
Thumbs Up

www.sailing.org/news/41018.php its confirmed. Unfortunately, its not foiling for the youth but TT racing at the YO in Buenos Aires and then high performance foiling will be at the Games in Tokyo. This will be announced early next year.Lets go!

simonp
213 posts
23 Sep 2016 12:45PM
Thumbs Up

Twin Tip Racing
How do you get to the upwind buoy when its sub 10 knots?

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
23 Sep 2016 3:20PM
Thumbs Up

Serious question.


Will the twin tippers be using C kites and boots?

Or will it be the people who race on foils, using custom racing twin tips and foil kites.




INTHELOOP
QLD, 1855 posts
24 Sep 2016 9:04AM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
Underoath said..
Serious question.


Will the twin tippers be using C kites and boots?

Or will it be the people who race on foils, using custom racing twin tips and foil kites.






Thats a good question mate. Right now it looks like it will be course racing ( windward/leeward) so foil kites and whatever boards go fast.

Absolutbeginer
QLD, 105 posts
24 Sep 2016 9:18AM
Thumbs Up

Or TT might refer to time trial.....

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
24 Sep 2016 8:08AM
Thumbs Up

Shouldn't this be in the windsurfing section

Peahi
VIC, 1481 posts
24 Sep 2016 8:56PM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
cauncy said..
Shouldn't this be in the windsurfing section


or the foil section (whatever happened to that fad)

Gfly
165 posts
25 Sep 2016 8:24PM
Thumbs Up

the Olympics is unwatchably boring, it's just a platform for countries and their propaganda machines.

Kiteboarding in the olympics is a bad bad thing.


bjw
QLD, 3686 posts
26 Sep 2016 8:01AM
Thumbs Up

Just when you thought the sport of kiting couldn't get any cooler..

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
26 Sep 2016 8:40AM
Thumbs Up

When SUP racing gets into the olympics I'm selling my TV.

Chris_M
2132 posts
26 Sep 2016 9:01AM
Thumbs Up

Gutted.

I still think the best spectator sport would be destruction derby last kite standing or high jump, but over a bar like the pole vaulters use.

Just invent a new genre for the olympics it'd be classic

Adam'KiteRepair
NSW, 331 posts
26 Sep 2016 2:38PM
Thumbs Up

Kiteboard x would be sick. Kickers in the coarse and the ability to "accidentally knock" an opponent

Ricardo1709
NSW, 1302 posts
26 Sep 2016 5:19PM
Thumbs Up

Twin tip racing -boring as bat**** unless you can fit razorblades to your kite tips and slash competitors lines and kites

Niggle1981
NSW, 23 posts
26 Sep 2016 7:13PM
Thumbs Up

Kite surfing in Olympics! Yes!

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
26 Sep 2016 9:57PM
Thumbs Up

Kiteboarding big air like pole vaulting is the the only windbag offering that would be mainstream Olympic TV ....Gold for the sport and everyone!



Subscribe
Reply

Forums > Kitesurfing General


"Kiteboarding is confirmed an Olympic Sport" started by INTHELOOP