Nia Suardiaz, after winning in the final of Surf-Freestyle in the Wingfire World Cup (Photo Jesus of Lion)

Pozo Izquierdo lived this Sunday with exciting endings with incredible maneuvers and jumps with which Nia Suardiaz and Christopher Macdonald got the Surf- Freestyle World Cup in Gran Canaria for Spain and the United States, respectively.

This victory is also the second that Suardiaz achieves, after showing that it is also the fastest rider of the Freefly-Slalom discipline races this Thursday. To these two titles is added the victory of another tariff, Mar de Arce, who conquered the throne of air with the wingfire in the first Big Air competition of this class that made it the first champion of the world of the modality.

This Sunday, Suardiaz reached the final after overcoming the Polish Agata Blach with a large total of 18.14 in the series, thanks to a large backflip valued at 8.67 points. Then, the tarifeña was lucid with different tricks of great difficulty during the final against one of its main rivals, the French Orane Ceris.

With regard to the male category, the title of Surf-Freestyle was the only one not left for France, as the American Christopher Macdonald won, with a great difference of points (6.54 exactly), the male final against French Axel Gerard.

Although Axel Gerard did not get the Surf- Freestyle World Cup this Sunday, Titouan Galea was getting it at Freefly- Slalom for France this Thursday while Julien Rattotti declared himself the world champion of Wingfire Big Air this Saturday.

During the male elimination rounds of Surf-Freestyle this Sunday, the stands of Pozo Izquierdo also again enjoyed the tricks of other Spanish Riders who remained at the doors of the semi-finals such as the Xavier Corr, the canary Ancor Sosa or the Catalan Jerome Cloetens.

The Spanish and French are the final winners of the simultaneous competition of the Red Bull Rockets, as they have been the highest-flying Riders, with a jump of 6.3 meters in the case of Suardiaz and 11.2 meters in the case of Rattotti. This test was held during the sleeves of the Big Air and Freestyle modalities thanks to a specialized app that measured the height of the jumps.

2023-07-15: Arce Sea and Julien Rattotti, Wingfire Big Air World Champions

The car beat his partner Nia Suardiaz, who retains a second meritorious position, followed by the Polish Agata Blach... in the male final, the second place was for the German Benjamin May, followed by French Titouan Galea

The Big Air Finals of the World Wingfire of Gran Canaria were lived at all levels, thanks to the more than 40 knots that raised the Spanish Sea of Arce and French Julien Rattotti to become the champions of the world of discipline of Big Air... with wingfire, a modality that has premiered in Gran Canaria, being also the only competition that is held from the international circuit of the GWA. During the final matches on Saturday morning, the world title remained in Spain in the female category, while in the male one the title went to France.

The male title has a French accent and the name Julien Rattotti, who became the first world champion of Big Air. It was a final of up and down between Rattotti and Benjamin May, in which the German, with its huge front loops, impressed the judges and got enough points. But Rattotti fulfilled and secured the title with a jump of 11.2 meters and 9.47 points in his last trick. The third place was for French Titouan Galea, who last Thursday became the champion of Freefly-Slalom of the GWA Wingfire World Cup Gran Canaria.

Well Izquierdo reserves the last day of competition to crown the best of the Surf-Freestyle discipline for tomorrow Sunday, with the semi-finals and the male final, in addition to rounds 4 and 5, semi-finals and female final, in which the final champions of the GWA Wingfire World Cup Gran Canaria 2023 can be made known in this modality.

During the day of this Saturday, when the 4, 5 and 6 rounds of Surf-Freestyle were held in the male category, the stands of Pozo Izquierdo again enjoyed the tricks of the Canary Riders of the championship, the majorist Ancor Sosa and the grancanary Liam Dunkerbeck, who did not pass from the 5 round as they fell against the French Noe Cuyala and Malo Guanolé. While the Catalan Jerome Cloetens, who eliminated the youngest of the competition, the Danish Benjamin Castenskiold, and the Tarifeño Xavier Corr, fell in the 6 round before the German Alan Fedit and the French Axel Gerard, respectively.

2023-07-14: Spanish Riders fly in the Wingfire World Cup in Gran Canaria

Sea of Mure in one of the jumps during the semifinal of Big Air Wingfire (Photo Jesus of Lion)

Well Izquierdo blew hard this Friday to raise the competing Riders to become the champions of the Big Air discipline world (high jumps) with wingfire, a modality that premiered in the world panorama in Gran Canaria, being also the only competition to be held from the GWA international circuit.

During this second day of Big Air, the first three elimination rounds and the semifinals of the modality were held, with the Spanish Nia Suardiaz and Mar de Arce, who will be measured this weekend next to the Polish Agata Blach by the world throne of the air, being classified above all.

During the semi-finals, the two Tarifeña athletes were shot flying on the Grancan beach, but it was Mar de Arce who surprised to win the manga against Bowien Van Der Linden (NED), the current world leader in Surf-Freestyle and third in Freefly-Slalom (as Big Air with wingfire premiered in Gran Canaria, there is no international ranking).

With regard to Nia Suardiaz, Mar de Arce said that "she is a great friend, with great potential," as she has been demonstrating throughout the championship. "I always sail here with windsurfing and with wing It's a totally different thing, but I'm full and sailing with this bandage, though very comfortable, "he added.

The final in the male category has French accent, as we will see Julien Rattotti and Titouan Galea again, who already proclaimed himself the champion of Freefly-Slalom of the GWA Wingfoot World Cup Gran Canaria this Thursday. Along with the French, the German Benjamin May also got the final pass with huge front flips and a total of 15.90 points.

Pozo Izquierdo has witnessed on Friday jumps up to 12 meters high that have left judges surprised with the intensity of the flights. However, the highest and well-landed flight was achieved by Titouan Galea with a count of 10.9 meters that give him a score in the elimination of 16.53 and a position in the final scheduled for this Saturday or Sunday, according to conditions.

For the time being, it is the Nia Suardiaz, the highest-flying rider in the female category, leading the simultaneous competition of the Red Bull Rockets with a jump of 6.3 meters in height. Suardiaz, who was crowned in the discipline of Freefly-Slalom this Thursday, in addition to leading the world ranking, hopes to become the leader in Surf-Freestyle (current number two), although she is also proving that she could be the world champion at Big Air.

2023-07-13: Nia Suardiaz wins the Freefly-Slalom World Cup for Spain

The Tarifeña rider led 12 of 15 Wingfire World Championship in Pozo Izquierdo, in addition to the world ranking of discipline
the king of the wingfire, the French, Titouan Galera, was crowned in the male category

The Grancan beach of Pozo Izquierdo lived on Thursday the second day of racing with Wingfoil of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran Canaria, reaching up to 30 knots of speed, speed that led to the victory in the discipline of Freefly-Slalom to the Spanish Nia Suardiaz, who maintained the leadership since it went out into the water, again reaching first in the final five of the seven elimination rounds.

Following the Spanish rider in the podium, the French Flora Artzner and Orane Ceris held the second and third positions respectively. Although Ceris is the direct rival of Suardiaz worldwide, it was Artzner who brought back the original competition of Tarifa during two of the races held.

The show in the Grancan waters

Even so, after winning in Gran Canaria, the Spanish has already accumulated three Freefly-Slalom wins from the GWA tour (previously in New Zealand and France), so it is very likely to conquer the next one in Fuerteventura.

From the Spanish fleet, Isabel Triviño managed to stay in the top 5, a feat for the tarifeña that premiered in the mode, followed by Mar de Arce in the sixth place, Elena Moreno as octave and Lucía Triviño in the tenth place.

In addition to the competitor of Fuerteventura, among the local Riders who competed in Pozo Izquierdo, the grancanary Ángel Granda highlighted on this second day as he first remained at the end of the last elimination, moving to the fifteenth position. Other Canarian participants were Jeremy Rodríguez (23), Liam Dunkerbeck (24), Aythami Rodríguez (27) and Marino Gil (30).

Male classification Freefly-Slalom
1.Titouan Galea (7.8)
2. Francesco Cappuzzo (10.4)
3.Alan Fedit (14.0)

Female classification in Freefly-Slalom
1.Nia Suardiaz 6.3
2.Flora Artzner 16.4
3.Orane Ceris 23.0

2023-07-12: 100 Riders in the First World Wingfire in Gran Canaria

The Gran Canaria PWA Windsurf World Cup 2023 brings together the Wingfire elite from tomorrow to the 16th in the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana... Gran Canaria will be the first place in the world to start Big Air discipline with wingfire, as well as proclaiming the class world champions

The World Cup of the GWA of Gran Canaria in Pozo Izquierdo until the next day 16, being the first time that the island is part of the World Wingfire Tour of the Global Wingsports Association (GWA)... where more than 100 athletes from more than ten countries will compete in which it will be the fourth stop of the Circuit.

Among the Canarian athletes who participate in this Wingfire World Cup, the recent champion of the B20 category of the Great Canaria Windsurf World Cup 2023, Liam Dunkerbeck, who stands out especially in the discipline of Freestyle, is again highlighted. Along with Dunkerbeck, he will again compete with the Marino Gil grancanary, who will probably show on Big Air. In addition, the grancanary Angel Granda, who already has experience at the Olympic level, will compete in Slalom.

In addition to the island's local riders, the best at the national level is the Xavier Corr, who will compete in both the Freestyle and Slalom mode. Among the female competitors, another tariff stands out in all the forms that Pozo Izquierdo, Nia Suardiaz, hosts.

2023-07-11: Wingfire World Cup starts with high jumps and magic tricks in Pozo Izquierdo

Xavier Corr in Freestyle

Well Izquierdo, on Tuesday, hosted the first day of the GWA Wingfire World Cup Gran Canaria, which started with the giers of the male category of Big Air flying high, this discipline being the great novelty of this sport.

During the Big Air male qualifiers, only nine Riders got the pass for the great discipline event, among which was highlighted the young majorist Ancor Sosa, who managed to win by just half a point... the German Benjamin May.

Along with Sosa and May, they have also qualified to compete in the big Big Air event, scheduled for this Friday, the French Camille Bouyer, Julien Rattotti and Alan Fedit; the Finnish Axel Gerard, the Dutch Chucho Nonnot and the Italian Giulio Gasperini.

During the first three rounds of the Freestyle mode, the steps of Pozo Izquierdo enjoyed the tricks of the younger, Ancor Sosa (Fuerteventura) and Benjamin Castenskiold (Denmark), who were only 15 and 13 years old, respectively. During the final of the last manga celebrated, the canarian competitor defeated thanks to the frontsides, a maneuver that requires quite technical and with which he added almost 21 points.