BEST OF WINDSURF 2016: All highlights in review
NEWS
An eventful year 2016 is coming to an end – So let’s look back at the most spectacular events. The windsurfing season started with an exciting final at the Windsurf World Cup on Sylt. This was followed by the spectacular Olympic Games, where the windsurfers were finally allowed to participate after a lengthy debate in 2015. Definitely a season full of highlights and we have summarized the most sensational events here.
The highlights started with the Windsurf World Cup on Sylt, which this year attracted a particularly high number of visitors. With 225,000 visitors, this year’s event was the most successful event in the history of the World Cup Sylt.
The final winners of the Windsurf World Cup at a glance:
Freestyle:
- 1st: Jose „Gollito“ Estredo, 7th WM-Champion
- 2nd: Amado Vrieswijk
- 3rd: Adrien Bosson
Slalom:
- 1st: Matteo Iachia
- 2nd: Gonzalo Costa Hoevel
- 3rd: Julien Quentel
Waveriding:
- 1st: Alex Mussolini
- 2nd: Thomas Traversa
- 3rd: Jaeger Stone
Wind Foil:
- 1st: Antoine Albeau
- 2nd: GonzaloCosta Hoevel
- 3rd: Sebastian Kornum
Another highlight of the year was the participation at the Olympic Games, which was still highly controversial in the previous year. The ISAF International Sailing Association planned to replace traditional windsurfing with the Kitesurfing. After the windsurfers went to public, the plans were canceled. However, there was still no incomprehension, why not both discipline can be Olympic.
The windsurfing medalists in an overview:
Gold: Dorien van Rijsselberghe ( Netherlands)
Silver: Nick Dempsey (United Kingdom)
Bronze: Pierre le Coq (France)
STATEMENT
2016 war definitiv ein spannendes Jahr für alle Windsurf-Fans und wir freuen uns schon auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr 2017.
VIDEO
By loading the video, you agree to YouTube's privacy policy.
Learn more
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE THIS
[plista]