- Twins Tomas and Aleksander Acherer grab top podiums steps
- Spain’s Nia Suardiaz lands back-to-back Surf-Freestyle titles
- Chris MacDonald crowned champion despite quarter-final exit
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 2024 – Jericoacoara, Brazil
Austrian twins Tomas and Aleksander Acherer launched themselves onto the world stage with a remarkable one-two in a dramatic closing day at the season finale at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil in Jericoacoara.
Seventeen-year-old Tomas Acherer scored a perfect 10 for a “world first” Double Backflip in the semi-final, when he dispatched the newly-crowned world champion, the US’s Chris MacDonald, and went on to win the Surf-Freestyle discipline.
“It was my first win, so I’m super-stoked that I did it after all the hard work,” said Acherer. “It’s even better that my brother is on the podium right next to me. It’s crazy. We’ve proved we can do it and I hope the winning continues.
Spain’s Nia Suardiaz won the women’s Surf-Freestyle competition, but was pushed hard by her countrywoman, Mar de Arce. The win gave 17-year-old Suardiaz four wins from four for the season and was the cherry on the cake of her consecutive world titles.
“It was a really exciting event,” said Suardiaz. “Mar [de Arce] had done a perfect Frontflip earlier. She couldn’t manage it in the final, but I was nervous. We’ve had four stops this year and I won all four. It’s amazing. For sure I’m going to train hard for next year. I feel the girls are coming for me.”
The fifth and final day of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil saw the deciding heats play out in the perfect kickers and strong breezes of the bay of Malhada, just around the point from Jericoacoara.
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