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GKA Gran Canaria 2019 – Day Three

Mikaili Sol wins at Playa de Vargas, in Gran Canaria. Check it all here! GKA Report: Mikaili Sol wins the GKA Gran Canaria! Saturday 15th June Report: Matt Pearce / All photos: Svetlana Romantsova / Video: Mint Grigas The riders battled their way through to the semi-finals yesterday on the second day of the GKA Gran Canaria in super challenging conditions. By the end of the day, round three was complete, so the eight male riders who’d made it to the semis were guaranteed a joint first place if no further heats were able to run. For the women however, they still needed to complete the semi-finals to get a result so the pressure is on today! Recap on the action from day 2 in the highlight video below and stay tuned for updates when the heats start rolling! CONDITIONS: 15+ knots. Riders on 11-12 metres HEATS BEGIN AT 19:00 WOMEN’S SEMI-FINALS 1 B. Kajiya / M. Sol / T/. Taabbel Event picks up where the riders left off yesterday and each competitor has two tricks on the board. Mika sticks a KGB for 7.97 – the highest women’s score so far. Bruna not far behind with a B2B (6.67) …

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GKA Gran Canaria 2019 – Day Two

On the second day of the main event only a few heats were completed at Playa de Vargas, in Gran Canaria. GKA Report: Friday 14th June Report: Matt Pearce / All photos: Svetlana Romantsova Yesterday the riders made it close to the semi-final rounds here at the GKA Gran Canaria after a full day of heats and now, on day two of the main event, they’re ready to get back into the action. The wind’s been keeping them waiting this morning, building up to 14-16 knots at points, but it’s not been consistent enough to get the heats rolling. Now the wind’s filling in though and the riders are on standby waiting for green light. First heat to run will be heat 15 – men’s round three. After men’s round three’s complete, the women will be up for round two. Check the heat order below. Conditions update 17:50: Riders out warming up on 12-13 metre kites Heats about to start HEATS BEGIN HEAT 15 J. Del Rosario / L. Cruz / L. Whaley / P. Martinez Luis Alberto Cruz leads from early on with a 317 for his first trick that earns him 7.3 points. The lightest rider in the …

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GKA Gran Canaria 2019 – Day One

GKA Gran Canaria 2019 got underway at Playa de Vargas. Find out all about the completed heats. GKA Report: GKA Gran Canaria begins EVENT BEGINS TODAY – 11:30 FIRST POSSIBLE START – UPDATES BELOW Thursday 13th June Report: Matt Pearce / All photos: Svetlana Romantsova The action gets underway this morning here at Playa de Vargas and we’re counting down to a first possible start as the wind builds. At this morning’s riders briefing the heat order was confirmed with the men on the water first in three and four man heats followed by the women who’ll be competing with two to three riders per heat. Riders will be judged purely on freestyle this morning, with the chance to do seven tricks per heat and the top four high scoring tricks counting towards their heat score. We’ll be updating you round by round once the heats kick off. MEN’S HEAT ORDER HEAT 1 J. Rodriguez R. Guillano G. Coccoluto HEAT 2 J. Burlando A. Rosslee V. Rodriguez HEAT 3 A. Guillebert N. Delmas A. Corniel HEAT 4 L. Casati J. Ouahmid M. Chabloz HEAT 5 L. Cruz J. Krikken L. Whaley HEAT 6 K. Mahmoud P. Martinez S. Teixeira HEAT …

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GKA Gran Canaria 2019 – Registration Day

34 riders registered for the GKA Gran Canaria 2019 at Playa de Vargas. The first World Tour event on the island is officially opened. Check here the report. GKA Report: Wednesday 12th June 2019 Words: Matt Pearce / Photos: Svetlana Romantsova 34 riders, 25 men and nine women, arrived at Playa de Vargas today to register for the GKA Freestyle World Cup Gran Canaria and to get a feel for the spot in pumping 25 knot + winds. Although Gran Canaria has already rightfully earned its place in windsurfing lore over the years due to the many events that have been held at the legendary Pozo, which is just a couple of kilometres from here, there’s never been a World Tour kiteboarding event on the island before now. That’s all about to change this week though, with a dependable looking forecast and the overall tour leads up for grabs at what’s still an early stage in the competitive calendar. The main event will run across the next four days from Thursday until Sunday and the judging criteria will be split between wakestyle / freestyle and big air depending on the conditions. This ‘open format’ gives the riders the chance to …

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