PKRA - Day Five - Barra Grande Kiteboarding Grand Slam

Competition got underway at 11:45 with the first heats having the pick of the conditions, flatter water and lighter wind saw the Men riding eleven meter kites whilst the Women on nine meters.

The Womens competition was fierce as all riders fought to better their positions. The Brazilian Vieira did well advancing two heats only to fall a little short against Novotna. Novotna also wouldn’t make it much further however loosing the next heat to Lammerts. Lammerts fought hard against Kajiya but sadly her kite deflated in a large crash leaving her far from shore and with little chance of winning the heat. Kajiya looked to be riding strong and continued that way against Wikowska, narrowly defeating her with a slightly better execution on a few key tricks. It would be a Kajiya Vs Pulido final, something that we haven’t seen this year on the PKRA. Kajiya didn’t have a great start to the final and it didn’t really seem to get any better, crashing out pretty hard on a few tricks. Pulido also had an average heat in the final, not riding as well as she had in the singles but doing enough to take the victory. With the win Pulidos world title hopes will be kept alive, she will now have to win the next two stops in China if she wishes to take it home.