sure it introduces people to kiteboarding, but i really don't think its gonna inspire nearly as many people as say, a freestyle comp. I can't really speak to whether kiteboarding should or shouldn't be an Olympic sport, but I can comment on the effect of seeing the course racing last week in Corpus...

Noob from Colorado here. I'm just back from visiting family and windsurfing in Corpus Christi. Last Friday there wasn't enough wind to windsurf, so I went over to the kiteboard beach in town and watched the International Kiteboard course racing championships. WOW! Yep, I've caught the vision. Those ...