The women of Big Air undeniably stole the show at Big Air Kite League’s latest competition in Cape Town. 12 serious, driven, and dedicated women traded in traditional kiting gender norms of bikinis and smiles for wetsuits, impact vests, and serious game faces. The crowd who came to see them compete was rewarded with women hucking their biggest and most aggressive tricks to date in properly windy Big Air conditions. No one held back. The women threw down massive tricks indistinguishable from the men, including not one but two queens attempting and landing the world’s first double loops for their division. After working individually and as a group for years to raise their collective skill level, the progression from women on this extreme side of kiting is undeniable. They train hard and kite harder to continue to push the ceiling higher for each other. And they don’t come to play…
THEKITEMAG ISSUE #51
WORDS: Kimmy Gustafson
PHOTOS: Miriam Joanna
WORDS: Kimmy Gustafson
PHOTOS: Miriam Joanna
