In intense wind and even tighter competition, Chris MacDonald and Viola Lippitsch topped the podium at Gran Canaria's Surf-Freestyle finals — setting up a season-deciding showdown in Fuerteventura.
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The 2026 season is underway. Cappuzzo and Suardiaz are FreeFly-Slalom winners after a wild opening event in Gran Canaria
Spanish island hosts FreeFly-Slalom season opener as Surf-Freestyle hits crucial stage
Second of back-to-back Canary Islands calls pivotal for Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom seasons
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup returns to Tarifa — and delivers four days of high-level Surf-Freestyle action, last-gasp scores, and title race drama on one of the tour's most iconic stretches of coastline.
Second stop of race for Surf-Freestyle crowns set to kick off in Tarifa with contests wide open
Big names down, new contenders rising — the 2026 Surf-Freestyle season opens in Leucate at the Mondial du Vent
Danish teenager Bejamin Castenskiold begins defence of crown while women's World Champion Marie Schlittenbauer is out through injury
Nia Suardiaz and Ancor Sosa claim victories at indoor World Cup thriller hosted by Boot Düsseldorf
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The Surf-Freestyle discipline includes the expression format where competitors surf waves or swells and perform air tricks using the given water conditions.
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The FreeFly-Slalom discipline is a competition format with a start and finish line, focusing on the FreeFly sections. Competitors must pump, glide or surf without the power of the wing in the FreeFly sections, combining those skills with technical Slalom elements.
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Competitors in the Wave discipline purely surf waves in any surfing conditions from cross offshore point breaks, to onshore beach breaks. No jumps on the way out are counted for the competitors score.
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The Big Air discipline is all about amplitude and air time. The biggest and most spectacular jumps will score the highest.
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Prize money
20.000€Status
End of the day
Surf-Freestyle Winners
Tomas Acherer
Viola Lippitsch
FreeFly-Slalom Winners
Francesco Cappuzzo
Nia Suardiaz
Prize money
25.000€Status
Upcoming
Winners
To be announced
Prize money
€15.000Status
Finished
Surf-Freestyle Winners
Malo Guénolé
Bowien van der Linden
FreeFly-Slalom Winners
Oscar Leclair
