PKRA News:

Airstyle World Championship in Germany

Recently approved by the IKA, the PKRA proudly announces the unveiling of a second World Championship discipline – Airstyle – for the event in Germany at the Beetle Kitesurf World Cup in St. Peter Ording.

This exciting new discipline will include old school hooked-in tricks such as board-offs, one-footers, and big airs. These maneuvers, which remain noticeably missing from the standard freestyle competitions, will enjoy a resurgence with the addition of this discipline, allowing riders the chance to compete at the World Championship level.

Overall impression judging will be implemented to determine winners of the Airstyle competition, which will take into account originality and hang time, as well as imagination. Providing judges and onlookers with the biggest and most exciting show possible, the Beetle Kitesurf World Cup will certainly deliver the ultimate venue for the unveiling of this action packed discipline, leaving spectators and even online viewers in awe.

This year will mark the 7th consecutive visit by the PKRA to St. Peter Ording for the world cup event, which promises to attract one of the largest audiences the 2012 PKRA tour has yet seen. In 2011, the event attracted riders from 22 countries, fighting for the world title and a piece of the 52,000 €. This year, this number is likely to increase with the additional discipline and another 52,000 € in prize money.

Hey, maybe you could convince Tripp and Matt to add this super de duper awesome discipline to Next years SSS..... You know, put the A in ASSS. Catchy!

why? doesn't make sense...both parts fill stadiums!

It rather would be nice to have an event like this on its own in Hatteras...perfect place for it.

And it would attract those people, who then go to the store and buy a new kite full retail and fill up their kite course.

Win win.

World championships! Ha ha ha! Sounds like an American event. In American World championship events, the term 'world' is meant to acknowledge Canadians who compete. Is the term 'world' in German events meant to acknowledge Swiss competitors? Ha ha ha!

sounds like you need wind...asap !

what is prize money for airstyle

Ha ha ha! Yeah!

I don't know...and who cares? Important is, that it is happening !

"who cares.." riders that don't live nearby, want to enter a "world championship' but have to shell out thousands of dollars to get there maybe.

like 95% of the freestylers?

I went to one event where I didn't pay on top...around the world.
You have that passion, or you don't.

But expect something between 5-10.000 Euro for the whole discipline, incl men and women.

Should be way more though...but I am sure next year will see way more.