Blazing semi-final
The first final of the 2025 season was a banger that put Zac Adams against Finn Flügel, Edgar Ulrich and Leonardo Casati. Adams opened big, with an 8.8 for a Kiteloop Frontroll Tic-tac, and kept up the pressure with his next move for 7.87. But he faded and slipped behind to end fourth.
The teenager Flügel bookended his heat with great tricks at the start and finish. His opening Contraloop Backroll Tic-tac earned 8.30, and he closed out his final with two seven-point tricks that took him to third place.
By contrast to his blazing semi-final, Casati struggled for rhythm in the final. He crashed his opening tricks, but started to build momentum and got 8.23 for a Kiteloop Frontroll Flip. His last two tricks, for 7.43 and 7.7, secured the second place by a fraction of a point.
France’s Ulrich started big and just went bigger. His opening 8-point plus tricks were just the appetiser for what was to come. The judges loved his handle-pass Kiteloop KGB and handed out a 9.5. He backed up with a 9.07 for a Kiteloop Frontroll Boardoff. The scores helped Ulrich to his first Big Air world cup win.
The anticipation was mounting by the semi-finals of the Big Air Surfboard contest. France’s Camille Delannoy was back after a break and seemed re-energised. He built his heat methodically and held the upper hand, stretching his lead with an 8.0 for Kiteloop Backroll Boardoff that saw him advance.
Keanu Merten kept in touch on the scoreboard with solid tricks and sealed his place in the final with a Kiteloop Frontroll Rodeo.