Kitesoul Magazine #25 International Edition

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RACING
TwinTip Racing: Florian Gruber and Sofia Tomasoni on top of the world
Germany’s Florian Gruber was similarly thrilled to claim the
crown in the men’s TT:R Worlds division, his third successive
title. But his task had proved easier and his assured
performances in the high-octane TT:R discipline ensured
he dominated and could have sat out the final day and still
won.
“It might have seemed easy, but it’s always hard,” said
Gruber. “I had pretty clean racing most of the time and I
didn’t make too many mistakes, so I was pretty relaxed. But
for sure all the younger kids have got a lot better in the last
year because they’ve been training for the Youth Olympic
Games [YOG]. So, I really enjoyed it."
One of kiteboarding’s most exciting prospects, who Gruber
did not have to face, is the Dominican Republic’s Adeury
Corniel. He chose to compete in the TT:R Pump Kite Trophy
being run in tandem on the equipment that will be used at
October’s YOG in Argentina, where kiteboarding makes its
Olympic debut.
Corniel, the reigning TT:R Youth Worlds title holder, led the
men’s Pump Kite division from start to finish and rarely put
a foot wrong, winning almost every one of his races and all
the vital elimination round deciders.