{"id":30669,"date":"2016-05-17T06:10:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T06:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=30669"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:36:40","slug":"mark-cafero-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/mark-cafero-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cafero \u2013 the little freestyle king"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEWS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hard to believe that this exceptional talent is only 16 years old! Born in New York, he lives now in the British Isles Turks &amp; Caicos. 3 years ago the freestyle pro discovered Kitesurfing for himself!<\/strong>Marks biggest success so far: he took the first place at the Youth Wind Vibes 2014. His goal is to get a wildcard for the Triple S Competition 2016 in Cape Hatteras. His extraordinary potential can be watched in the video below. His freestyle talent is unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Picture Source: Screenshot Youtube, Mark Cafero<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Alec Chizhik<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mark Cafero is definitively a freestyle king! And this with his sweet 16 years &#8230;. unbelievable!<\/p>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard to believe that this exceptional talent is only 16 years old! 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