{"id":44912,"date":"2018-01-30T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=44912"},"modified":"2023-02-02T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T11:22:41","slug":"kristian-schmid","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/experts\/kristian-schmid\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristian Schmid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h1 class=\"p1\">Kristian Schmid<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;43943&#8243; img_size=&#8221;70 \u00d7 70&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#3b3b3c&#8221; border_style=&#8221;&#8221; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 19pt;\"><i>Water Sports<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;43966&#8243; img_size=&#8221; 50 \u00d7 50&#8243; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Assenza di Brenzone &#8211; Italy[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#3b3b3c&#8221; border_style=&#8221;&#8221; thickness=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n<h3 class=\"p1\">This is me<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\">My first contact and my first experience with kitesurfing was in 2003, when I tried out kitesurfing lessons in Germany. 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