Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

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Nick Jacobsen
The winner’s words
"I just got to Dubai to shoot a project I have been working
on for quite some time now. Thank you so much
for all the kind words about King of the Air. Here is an
update on what went down: I went to Cape Town in the
middle of October 2016 to train for King of the Air and
to shoot with Cabrinha for the switch blade and all that
went really well. And just by riding every day in strong
conditions with the switch blade I chose to ride that
kite for the event. I felt comfortable on it and everything
about the switch blade just felt right. I had great expectations
about myself this year for King of the Air
because I really wanted to win it but I thought it was
quite impossible for me! I would just have been happy
to make it onto the podium. The day just went extremely
well and all of a sudden, I was in the finals against
two legends in the industry, two guys that I have always
been looking up to. I have been following Ruben
Lenten and Aaron Hadlow since they started, they were
my great inspirations. I know everything about them
and now we are great friends and it was so great to ride
with them. They are both Red Bull riders and I was with
them in the Red Bull finals so I was pretty stoked. When
I won it, I was so happy, it still hasn't sunk in yet and
it was a week ago. My main focus right now is this project
I am doing in Dubai so this whole thing with win-