Red Bull King of the Air

Red Bull King of the Air is the premier big air Kiteboarding competition featuring the best athletes from around the World. Riders are judged based upon the height of their jumps, variety of tricks, and style.^[1]

The competition began in 2000 at Ho‘okipa, a beach known for windsurfing in Maui, Hawaii.^[2] After an 8-year hiatus, the competition was relaunched in 2013 in Blouberg Cape Town, South Africa, where it has been held annually since.^[3] The event is attended by over 7,000 people per day.^[4]

Year	Women	Men 1st	Men 2nd	Men 3rd
2003	Susi Mai (USA)
2004	Susi Mai (USA)
2005	Susi Mai^[5] (USA)	Ruben Lenten^[6] (NED)
2013		Jesse Richman (USA)	Nick Jacobsen (DEN)	Sam Light (UK)
2014		Kevin Langeree (NED)	Ruben Lenten (NED)	Steven Akkersdijk (NED)
2015		Aaron Hadlow (UK)	Kevin Langeree (NED)	Jerrie van de Kop (NED)
2016		Aaron Hadlow (UK)	Jesse Richman (USA)	Kevin Langeree (NED)
2017		Nick Jacobsen (DEN)	Aaron Hadlow (UK)	Ruben Lenten (NED)
2018	Cape Town (South Africa)	Kevin Langeree^[7] (NED)	Liam Whaley (SPA)	Lewis Crathern (UK)
2019	Cape Town (South Africa)	Kevin Langeree (NED)	Jesse Richman (USA)	Liam Whaley (SPA)
2020	Vorupør (Denmark)	Jesse Richman^[8] (USA)	Nick Jacobsen (DEN)	Aaron Hadlow (UK)

References[]

^ SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Kevin Langeree crowned 2018 Red Bull King of the Air champion". SurferToday. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ Editor, Cabrinha (22 January 2018). "The Red Bull King of the Air 2018". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Kitesurfing, inMotion (20 December 2012). "Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town, South Africa". inMotion Kitesurfing.
^ "The Red Bull King of the Air". 10 January 2018.
^ "Susi Mai – From Kitesurfing Pro to Successful Entrepreneur". Ispo.com.
^ "Ruben Lenten about his kiteboarding career - windfinderblog". Windfinder News.
^ "Red Bull King of the Air 2018 - Kevin Langeree is King". Global Kitesports Association. 13 February 2018.
^ Kuschke, Jazz. "Jesse Richman claims his second Red Bull King of the Air crown". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

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[1] SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Kevin Langeree crowned 2018 Red Bull King of the Air champion". SurferToday. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[2] Editor, Cabrinha (22 January 2018). "The Red Bull King of the Air 2018". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[3] Kitesurfing, inMotion (20 December 2012). "Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town, South Africa". inMotion Kitesurfing.

[4] "The Red Bull King of the Air". 10 January 2018.

[5] "Susi Mai – From Kitesurfing Pro to Successful Entrepreneur". Ispo.com.

[6] "Ruben Lenten about his kiteboarding career - windfinderblog". Windfinder News.

[7] "Red Bull King of the Air 2018 - Kevin Langeree is King". Global Kitesports Association. 13 February 2018.

[8] Kuschke, Jazz. "Jesse Richman claims his second Red Bull King of the Air crown". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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