Wind Games are an annual tournament for
indoor skydiving
A vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is a wind tunnel that moves air up in a vertical column. Unlike standard wind tunnels, which have test sections that are oriented horizontally, as experienced in level flight, a vertical orientation enables gravit ...
, sponsored by
Windoor, a manufacturer of
vertical wind tunnel
A vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is a wind tunnel that moves air up in a vertical column. Unlike standard wind tunnels, which have test sections that are oriented horizontally, as experienced in level flight, a vertical orientation enables gravi ...
s. The event first took place in 2014 and has always been held at Windoor's facility in
Empuriabrava
Empuriabrava ( es, Ampuriabrava) is a community in the municipality of Castelló d'Empúries, in the Alt Empordà (Costa Brava, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain). It is located in the Gulf of Roses, surrounded by the Natural Park of the Ai ...
, Spain.
Wind Games includes solo, two-person, 4-person, dynamic, freestyle and speed events, all in a vertical wind tunnel.
Wind Games 2014 was held on January 17–18.
Wind Games 2015 was held on 23–24 January.
Wind Games 2016 was held on 21–23 January.
Wind Games 2017 was held on 3–4 February.
Kyra Poh Kyra may refer to:
Places
* Kyra, Cyprus, a village
* Kyra, Russia, a rural locality (''selo'') in Zabaykalsky Krai
* Kyra River, a river in Kyra, Russia
Given name
* Kyra (given name)
* Kyra (''Charmed''), a fictional character in the TV series ...
of
Singapore
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won the solo speed competition and also won gold in solo freestyle. A video of the third-place solo freestyle performance by
Maja Kuczyńska
Maja can refer to:
Places
* Maja, Croatia, a village
* Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia
** Maja railway station
* Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
* Maja River, a tributar ...
of
Poland
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went viral
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.
[Andrew Liszewski]
"We Should Definitely Replace the Olympics With These Badass Indoor Skydiving Wind Games"
Sploid, ''Gizmodo
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'', 7 February 2017 (video).
The Wind Games is presented by world renowned AirSports presenter
Regan Tetlow
References
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Annual sporting events
Recurring sporting events established in 2014
2014 establishments in Spain