Competitions

Only 6 weeks left till the 2016 acro competition season starts in Italy with the first World Cup event, the King of Brenta! For all pilots who are considering to participate, it is time to register now!
http://www.kingofbrenta.com/

After 3-3 runs in both solo and synchro cateogries at paragliding at the World Air Games 2015 in Dubai the competition is over! Really tight podium especially in the solo category with less then one point between the top 3!

Congratulations to the winners!

Click here for the final results!

All the participants of the World Air Games already arrived to Dubai and having their first training flights today at the Palm Dropzone! Snapshot by Pal Hammar Rognoy.

Tomorrow the synchro category will kick off with the first run at 16:00 local time!

See general schedule here:
https://www.wagdubai.ae/schedule.php

For the second time in paragliding aerobatics history our beloved discipline will be part of the prestigious World Air Games - which is like the Olympic Games for aerosports. Most selected pilots are currently out there having their last intense training sessions at home or places like Iquique (Chile) or Ölüdeniz (Turkey) before the comp kicks in on the 1st of December at the Palm Dropzone in Dubai. Click to see the list of the participating pilots.

The Nordic Championships started in Selbu - Norway (Fritt-Element) with a three days competition 3-5 August.
Using a winch boat gave the 15 pilots very good altitude, and 3 excellent runs.

Top 3 Fritt Element 2015:
1 place Emil Selin. SWEDEN. U-turn Blackout
2 place Hans Christian Aasen. NORWAY. AirG Emilie peace
3 place Pål Hammar Rognøy. SWEDEN. U-Turn X4
1 place women Linda Kits. SWEDEN. U-turn Blackout

Last weekend the first WorldTour was held at the beautiful Lago di Cavazzo in Italy. After 3 good competition days with 2 runs in Solo and Synchro the French Team took the whole podium in Solo.