2020 King Of The Air Entry

November 18, 2019 / Kitesurf

It's that time of year again when riders are preparing their best material for their chance of being selected for a coveted spot at next year's King of the Air competition, known as the most prestigious big air kiteboarding contest in the world. Ozone UK team rider Oli Sweeney has been on the big air radar for a while and has been boosting huge with his own unique style and flair for mega loops. Having won first place at the King of the Exe in 2018 he has been training nonstop to make it into the elite KOTA squad, good luck!

Oli is riding the AMP, our user-friendly freestyle C-kite that gives him the confidence to go for it and progress his tricks and the TORQUE freeride/freestyle twin tip that delivers an explosive performance to reach those insane heights.

Follow Oli on Instagram

RED BULL KOTA HISTORY (from Red Bull's official site)

The very first Red Bull King of The Air ran at the hallowed windsurfing spot, Ho’okipa, on the Hawaiian islands of Maui in 2000. Back then the kites were raw, powerful, and relatively dangerous and the riders were all about throwing the biggest airs. As the equipment developed and became readily available to the public, kiteboarding was excitedly hailed as the ‘fastest growing watersport in the world’.

Around 2007/08, jaded with current kitesurfing competition formats, riders like Ruben Lenten began experimenting by going out in stronger and stronger 'storm force' winds on special equipment and seeing initially how high and how far they could go. As they became more comfortable in previously 'unride-able' winds, they began throwing 'mega loops' (sending the kite on a huge loop – often underneath them in the sky, often 40 feet up – and bringing it back round above their head to hopefully catch them before they land).

2020 EVENT RULES SUMMARY

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION
1) Registration: Red Bull King of the Air is an invitational event. Only the invited riders are allowed to enter the event competition.
2) Division of fleets:

QUALIFICATION ROUNDS:
? Top 14 (12+2wildcard) from Red Bull King of the Air Video Contest ranking (online video competition)
? Top 4 from Fly to Red Bull King of the Air Qualifier (worldwide Satellite Events circuit)

MAIN EVENT/FINALS:
? Top 6 from the previous years ranking of Red Bull King of the Air
? Top 6 from the ranking of qualification rounds.

Find out more about Red Bull's KOTA: https://www.redbull.com/za-en/events/red-bull-king-of-the-air

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

2020 King Of The Air Entry

Keep Reading

A Hydrofoil Day

IN THE SWISS ALPS

Ruben Lenten Gets Amp'd

Introducing the the AMP V1

Infinite Fun On The Infinity

Gunnar Biniasch in Flag Beach