Olympic kitesurfing champion Valentin Bontus is starting again in Sardinia and has been preparing for a long time to defend his title in 2028. Why the 23-year-old must master the yo-yo perfectly and why he recently went on a walking day with Ö3 star Tom Walek two days later row.
“Just finished the gym,” Valentin Bontus moans into the phone from Sardinia. If you rest, you rust – this also applies to Olympic champions. Gold in Paris was an absolute highlight, but now after weeks of tributes and performances, the tough everyday life awaits again. Wetsuit instead of a tuxedo. “It fits perfectly, I enjoyed it. But now we have to get back to work,” says Bontus. And by that he mainly means coach Luca Bursic and the Italian Riccardo Pianosi, fourth in the competitions and current training partner. The Austrian left with 60 kilos of material: two boards, two foils, seven kites, three bars, a trapeze.
Source: Krone
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