Red Bull King of the Air 2022 - Winner: Lorenzo Casati

[purdyd]

I must agree, truly amazing performance and control, not that many crashes! With this extreme riding…great show!

And guess what…strictly hooked rules

[roQer]

Interesting to watch: All other guys were changing to smaller kites before attempting double loops, not so Giel Vlugt who was hammering doubles right away. Those Aluula Rises must be something special.

[macguffin]

And guess what…strictly hooked rules

True, there was not a single high handle pass in any of the heats, was there? Lewis and Colin were expecting one every now and then while commentating, when a rider seemed to be working on his variety score, but then they'd rather switch kites and either go super big or go for double loops and s-loops.

[kitemancan]

And guess what…strictly hooked rules

True, there was not a single high handle pass in any of the heats, was there? Lewis and Colin were expecting one every now and then while commentating, when a rider seemed to be working on his variety score, but then they'd rather switch kites and either go super big or go for double loops and s-loops.

It's cause it was blowing strong as f***.

[macguffin]

And guess what…strictly hooked rules

True, there was not a single high handle pass in any of the heats, was there? Lewis and Colin were expecting one every now and then while commentating, when a rider seemed to be working on his variety score, but then they'd rather switch kites and either go super big or go for double loops and s-loops.

It's cause it was blowing strong as f***.

Hasn't stopped others in the past, has it? Anyhow, to me, it never felt like handle passes belong into such types of competitions as King of the Air anyway. I'd just have thought that e.g. Aaron Hadlow might be desperate enough to use them to try and counter double loops as far as the variety score was concerned.

PS: No need for further discussion of this point, as far as I am concerned.

[a99]

Thanks Kota organizers for improving video side with live drones footages! Must be more such views. Very great event this year! Please organize next year also live jump heights information!

[touch107fm]

Great comp. The new guys are taking it to the next level but ya miss the old guard!! Wish there was a masters class plus the main event.

[Toby]

Great comp. The new guys are taking it to the next level but ya miss the old guard!! Wish there was a masters class plus the main event.

To show what? Less exciting tricks?

[Toby]

Thanks Kota organizers for improving video side with live drones footages! Must be more such views. Very great event this year! Please organize next year also live jump heights information!

Yes, adding drone was great.

Only the close up camera from the beach was bad…very shaky, they need better wind protection. But they could also leave this out, because it only showed the rider riding along…for tricks they used the wider angle to see the kiteloops.

[hookedcook]

Great comp. The new guys are taking it to the next level but ya miss the old guard!! Wish there was a masters class plus the main event.

To show what? Less exciting tricks?

The cool thing about being young and pushing it, not caring about getting hurt, only thinking about today. For us older normal folks and the greats that have been doing this a while know it's not a sprint, it's a job, a career. Great to see these young guys pushing it to the next level