Red Bull King of the Air

Red Bull King of the Air is an annual Kiteboarding competition. 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 Cape Town, South Africa, where it has been held annually since.[3] The competition regularly features the world's best kiteboarders. In 2018, the event was attended by over 7,000 people.[4]

YearWomenMen[5]
2003Susi Mai
2004Susi Mai
2005Susi Mai[6]Ruben Lenten[7]
2013Jesse Richman
2014Kevin Langeree
2015Aaron Hadlow
2016Aaron Hadlow
2017Nick Jacobsen
2018Kevin Langeree[8]
2019Kevin Langeree
2020 Jesse Richman[9]

References
  1. SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Kevin Langeree crowned 2018 Red Bull King of the Air champion". SurferToday.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Editor, Cabrinha (22 January 2018). "The Red Bull King of the Air 2018".CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  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. "Red Bull KOTA 2018 rider line-up".
  6. "Susi Mai – From Kitesurfing Pro to Successful Entrepreneur". Ispo.com.
  7. "Ruben Lenten about his kiteboarding career - windfinderblog". Windfinder News.
  8. "Red Bull King of the Air 2018 - Kevin Langeree is King". Global Kitesports Association. 13 February 2018.
  9. Kuschke, Jazz. "Jesse Richman claims his second Red Bull King of the Air crown". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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