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NAME: Bernd Roediger HOMETOWN:Ho'okipa, Maui, HI DATE OF BIRTH: 06.10.1996 INSTAGRAM: @bernd_roediger
PROFIL: Bernd Roedinger has never set a world title as his goal. His dream came true when he won the Aloha Classics: He first competed at Aloha when he was 9, but for his dream he had to wait until the Aloha took place again after a break. He has learned windsurfing already at the age of 7 years. Since then he has been truly passionate about windsurfing.
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NAME: Bryan Metcalf-Perez HOMETOWN: Santa Fe, NM DATE OF BIRTH: 12.02.1987 INSTAGRAM: @bryan_us505
PROFIL: Bryan Metcalf-Perez is one of the most experienced windurfers in the US. The fact that he grew up as a skier inland, made it a challenge to become a professional windsurfer. But therefore he appreciates the combination of wind and water even more. He prefers to surf the Columbia River in Gorge, where the windsurfing scene is flourishing.
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NAME: Casey Hauser HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA DATE OF BIRTH: 23.12.1985 INSTAGRAM: @gordito_surfs
PROFIL: The Californian Casey Hauser had his debut in the PWA World Tour in 2013. Previously, he competed in various contests. For example, in 2012 he became Gorge Cup Men's Champion. In 2014, he qualified for the PWA Aloha Classics and finished 17th. Together with his wife Sarah Hauser, who is alos a successful windsurfer, he lives in Maui.
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NAME: Fiona Wylde HOMETOWN: Hood River, OR DATE OF BIRTH: 17.02.1997 INSTAGRAM: @fiona_wylde
PROFIL: Fiona Wylde has an astounding number of titles in her ealry 20s: SUP Racing World Champion 2016, US Windsurfer of the Year, top 3 in the World Paddle League, and more. Wylde says she does not try to force success, because in her opinion, that's how she becomes more successful. Nevertheless, she works hard on her goals.
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NAME: Florian Jung HOMETOWN: Saarbrücken, Germany DATE OF BIRTH: 12.12.1983 INSTAGRAM: @flojungdotcom
PROFIL: Florian Jung first stood on a board in Strasbourg on his uncle's old board. In an exchange stay on Maui, Jung learned to love windsurfing. After graduation, he received a professional contract from a German sponsor and since then he has been traveling ten months a year to compete in various contests.
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NAME: Graham Ezzy HOMETOWN: Haiku, Maui, HI DATE OF BIRTH: 04.10.1989 INSTAGRAM: @grahamezzy
PROFIL: Graham Ezzys greatest role model is his father and former windsurf pro David Ezzy. He taught him how to windsurf. At Princeton, Ezzy also studied economics to gain an acadmic degree. He wants to remain true to his surf style (to make moves in the line of the wave) .
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NAME: Ingrid Larouche HOMETOWN: Hood River, OR DATE OF BIRTH: 24.10.1976 INSTAGRAM: @ingridlarouche
PROFIL: Although Ingrid Larouche took part in competitions only at the age of 30, she could already win some titles. Windsurfing is not popular in her home country Canada, so she first discovered windsurfing in the US. Competitions push her motivation, because then she has a concrete goal in mind to work for.
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NAME: Jeyug "Jay" Lee HOMETOWN: Jeju Island, South Korea DATE OF BIRTH: 17.10.1984
PROFIL: Jay Lee celebrated his debut in the PWA 2015 at the Aloha Classics. His best result was 28th. The native Korean has meanwhile moved to the US.
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NAME: Junko Nagoshi HOMETOWN: Hyogo, Japan
PROFIL: Junko Nagoshi was born and raised in Japan. In the meantime, she lives on Maui. She is one of the most comitted windsurfers. No matter whether it is calm water or high waves, Nagoshi always gives her best. She already has a lot of experience. This is reflected in her thought-out surfing.
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NAME: Kai Katchadourian HOMETOWN: Bödö, Finland INSTAGRAM: @flykatcher
PROFIL: Kai Katchadourian is windsurfing for more than 3 decades. However, Katchadourian is also captain of the Simmer Style and drummer in a band. If he is not windsurfing, the Fin likes to snowboard. Katchadourian has been traveling to Maui for 32 years. First time he surfed at Pe'ahi was in 1993.
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NAME: Kevin Pritchard HOMETOWN: CA DATE OF BIRTH: 30.01.1976 INSTAGRAM: @pritchdog
PROFIL: Kevin Pritchard is a multiple world champion and former professional windsurfer. His biggest role model, then and now, is his big brother Matt. Now, Pritchard says, he does not have to prove himself anymore, he just enjoys surfing.
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NAME: Levi Siver HOMETOWN: Haiku, Maui, HI DATE OF BIRTH: 23.12.1980 INSTAGRAM: @levi_siver
PROFIL: Siver offers coaching and experience camps in various locations, e.g. on Maui. He says he loves sports more than ever now and tries to improve his level every day. For him, windsurfing has more to do with creativity than competition.
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NAME: Peter Garzke HOMETOWN: Kleve, Germany DATE OF BIRTH: 09.08.1968
PROFIL: Peter Garzke had his debut in 1991, although the first time he stood on a board was in 1979. He already has over 30 years of surfing experience. Today Garzke is a university lecturer at the University of Kleve. He organizes and directs sports classes for students there.
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NAME: Philip Soltysiak HOMETOWN: Markham, ON DATE OF BIRTH: 31.05.1987 INSTAGRAM: @philipsoltysiak
PROFIL: Philip Soltysiak is a multiple windsurfing champion. His parents first took him to windsurfing at a young age. However, training was always important to him. Therefore, he enrolled at the University of London in order to combine studying and his windsurfing career.
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NAME: Sarah Hauser HOMETOWN: Noumea, New Caledonia INSTAGRAM: @hauserlifestyle
PROFIL: Sarah Hauser is one of the few women who has the courage to surf at Jaws. In 2016, she released her film 'Girl on Wave' to get more attention for windsurfing. Hauser is married to windsurfing pro Casey Hauser. They live together on Maui.
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NAME: Tatiana Howard HOMETOWN: Haiku, Maui, HI INSTAGRAM: @tatianahowardmaffei
PROFIL: At the age of 16, Tatiana Howard traveled around the world on the Professional Windsurfing Tour. She makes it her goal to share her passion for water sports and is therefore often seen in magazines. Howard is the founder of 'The Butterfly Effect', a worldwide women's water movement. In keeping with the motto 'community instead of competition', she regularly organizes events for this purpose.
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NAME: Tyson Poor HOMETOWN: Orinda, CA DATE OF BIRTH: 17.01.1983 INSTAGRAM: @poor_tyson
PROFIL: If Tyson Poor does not travel the world, he prefers to spend his sommer months in Gorge and the winter time in Baja. His favorite windsurfing trick is the Tweaked Pushloop. Besides windsurfing, Poor likes to ride dirt and mountain bikes. The Californian also loves to fish.
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NAME: Uli Hoelzl HOMETOWN: Innsbruck, Austria DATE OF BIRTH: 03.02.1975 INSTAGRAM: @uli_hoelzl
PROFIL: Uli Hölzl is not only a professional windsurfer, but also a professional Snowboarder. In addition to snowboarding and windsurfing, she has completed two study programs (Pharmacy and Medicine) and is now a doctor. After a serious knee injury, Hölzl gave up her snowboarding career and focused on windsurfing.
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NAME: Wyatt Miller HOMETOWN: Berkeley, CA INSTAGRAM: @wyattmiller525
PROFIL: Wyatt Miller has been on the most US freestyle podiums. He started a non-profit organization 'Beyond Boardsports' and is now manager of 'Slingshot Windsurfing'. Recently he is very passionate about windfoiling.
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NAME: Morgan Noireaux HOMETOWN: Haiku, Maui HI DATE OF BIRTH: 22.10.1994 INSTAGRAM: @morganoireaux
PROFIL: Morgan Noireaux's biggest motivation is to windsurf in as many places as possible and to be able to develop further. Among the World Cup participants, it is said, that Noireaux always gets the best waves. This is probably due to his ability to observe and his good timing. After his first win at Aloha Classics, Noireaux has paused his studies to devote himself fully to windsurfing.
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