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Nia Suardiaz is the GWA Surf-Freestyle & FreeFly-Slalom World Champion 2023

Well done!

Nia Suardiaz’s performance has been so strong this year that she failed to win only once in the five GWA events featuring both Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines, and closed out world titles with a handful of competitions remaining on the calendar!

Well done Nia - we are super proud to have you in our team!

Only 16 year old Nia Suardiaz took her 5th win in the GWA Surf-Freestyle discipline and claimed her first Surf-Freestyle World Championship title with a victory at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Denmark, fought out amid the stunning backdrop of Hvide Sande’s dunes.

Nia: "It feels amazing to become world champion in Surf-Freestyle here. This was my goal since last year. I didn’t get it last year. I was second. I have been training a lot and my focus was way more on getting first. I was a bit nervous before the final, because I knew I’d be world champion if I won. So, I’m super-stoked.”

Also well done to Maria Behrens who finished 6th in Surf-Freestyle and 5th FreeFly-Slalom!

In the Mens Surf-Freestyle Stefan Spiessberger had a very good run and made the most of those very challenging conditions by finishing in a well deserved 5th. Also well done to Benjamin May in 9th and 6th in FreeFly-Slalom!

Women’s Surf-Freestyle

Results
1 Nia Suardiaz (ESP)
2 Bowien van der Linden (NED)
3 Orane Ceris (FRA)
4 Kylie Belloeurvre (FRA)
6. Maria Behrens (GER)

Stefan Spiessberger

Mens Surf-Freestyle

Results
1 Malo Guénolé (FRA)
2 Bastien Escofet (FRA)
3 Alan Fedit (FRA)
4 Chris MacDonald (USA)
5 Stefan Spiessberger (AT)
9 Benjamin May (DE)