Kitesoul Magazine #17 English Edition

66 Competitions
The snowkite feast at the 2017 World Championship at Roccaraso
Lots of supporters for an
event that everyone loves
A special thanks to all the sponsors and
partners who made possible the organization
of the event: the International Federation
IFKO for its professionalism and rigor; the
Municipality of Roccaraso which has been
supporting the organization of the event for
4 years; the Alto Sangro Skipass Consortium
which made it possible for all the athletes to
reach the race spots through their ski lifts; the
BCC bank of Roccaraso; the Pizzalto hotels;
Paradiso and Sportvillage for hosting some
of the athletes and journalists; the DMC Alto
Sangro hotels which offered competitive rates,
this way facilitating the participation of the
athletes. Also, the Guardia di Finanza Station
of the Soccorso Alpino of Roccaraso, which
oversaw the safety of the event; the Station of
the Carabinieri Forestale of Roccaraso. The
manufacturing companies, such as Flysurfer,
Ozone kites, HQ Powerkites for sending over
their best athletes; the new kitesurf website
Kiteordie and, in particular, Juan Gambino
and Mauro Berti for their professionalism in
relation to every aspect of the communication;
the MOO design company for the creative
direction; advertising Tesone for the printings
and set ups; the Lago d'Avoli restaurant for
offering such a special location for the awards
ceremony; the RRD athlete, Greta Menardo,
for representing the event; Gopro and Athena
distributions for the supply of the state of
the art cameras that allowed the working