Christophe Tack and Karolina Winkowska have won the double elimination finals of the PKRA Panama, in Nitro City.
Despite the initial choppy onshore conditions, dramatic performances finished off the double elimination under sunny skies and steady breeze.
With winds averaging 14-18 knots throughout the day, a short period chop made landings difficult and physically demanding.
Marc Jacobs managed to … More
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On day two of the Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) Philippines event, that will wrap-up the 2013-14 season, freestyle riders got their chance to throw down their powered moves in the opening men’s heats.
But after six heats in near-perfect flat-water conditions with winds that started out at 15kts to 18kts, the breeze dropped to the point where the judges had to abandon the seventh heat. A second attempt to re-run the heat later in the afternoon, an all Polish duel between Victor Borsuk and Przemyslaw Mikolay, suffered … More
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The Olympics, with its focus on obscure winter sports like curling and luge, might make you motivated to pick up a new hobby. But, if you don’t have access to a track to practice your skeleton run, or a shooting range to hone your biathlon skills, you might want to consider these five options. All of them are cooler than ice dancing.
Fat Biking
Fat bikes, which have extra wide, grippy tires for riding on snow, have exploded in popularity over the past couple of years, especially in places like the Midwest and Alaska. They’re goofy looking, but they make winter riding possible, and, more important, fun. According to … More
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