Calgarian takes world snowkiting gold in Norway
原始发布日期： 2016-04-09 发布者：李方字变大 字变小
Some consider it the world’s toughest snowkite competition
The goal is to complete five laps around 20 kilometres which can take up to five hours in gruelling conditions like blizzards, extreme cold, challenging terrain and snow. (Håkon Mæland/Red Bull Content Pool) Calgarian Marie-Eve Mayrand has taken gold in the Red Bull Ragnarok 2016 world snowkite race in Norway and the competition was intense. What some consider the world's toughest snowkite competition draws 350 kiters from 30 countries. "It was not easy," Mayrand said. "The first lap took almost three hours. I started behind a lot of people and was downwind. It took me 15 minutes just to cross the start line. I made navigational errors and even got lost." This year the annual event was held on the icy mountain plains of Hardangervidda on April 1. The goal was to complete five laps around 20 kilometres which could take up to five hours in gruelling conditions like blizzards, extreme cold, challenging terrain and snow. Mayrand completed her second lap in 54 minutes, believed to be the fastest time ever for a woman on a snowboard. 
What some consider the world’s toughest snowkite competition draws 350 kiters from 30 countries. (Daniel Tengs/Red Bull Content Pool) Lack of wind can change everything. Mayrand ran the last few hundred metres to complete her third and final lap. In the snowboard category, only three women completed three laps while 11 finished only one lap this year. Despite the challenges, Mayrand is feeling pretty good. "It felt awesome to be the best in the world at snowboarding on that day among last year's winners and pro-riders that I admire and met there," she said. With files from Evelyne Asselin |
