Mikaili Sol (born October 30, 2004) is an American-Brazilian professional kiteboarder. She has held the title of Global Kitesports Association (GKA) Freestyle World Championship four times: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and the GKA Big Air World Champion three times: 2018, 2022 and 2023.[1][2] She is a seven time World Champion at 18 years old.[3]
Biography
editSol was born to an American mother and Brazilian father and is originally from Jericoacoara, Brasil. She started kitesurfing at eight-years-old. By the time Sol was 13 years old, she was a four-time Junior World Kitesurfing Champion and considered the "Brazilian Kite Prodigy" by the Kite Mag.[4][5]
In 2018, at 13-years-old, Sol competed in her first Professional Global Kitesports Association World Tour and won the Air Games World Title after winning all three Big Air venues of the GKA World Tour.[6] Later in the same year, 2018, Sol competed in the GKA Freestyle World Championship Tour and again won all three Freestyle stops to bring home her second World Title.[7][8][9]
In 2019, Sol finished her GKA World Tour with another win in the Freestyle discipline.[10] During the 2019 season, not only did Sol participate in the GKA Freestyle Tour, but also participated in the GKA Strapless World Tour stop in Prea, Brazil. Mika managed to throw down a perfect ten and take the win in this new discipline.[11][12]
In 2020, the GKA did not crown any World Champions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. However, the GKA hosted one Freestyle event in Isla de Guajiru, Brasil and one Distance Battle Virtual Event. Mika took the Freestyle win at both events and 2nd in the Strapless Distance Battle virtual event.[13][14][15]
In 2021, Sol won the World Championship title for the fourth time. Mika was the first female to land 317, a maneuver that combines a 540-degree rotation and double handle-pass, and the only female to land this trick in a competition. She not only landed it in the semi-finals but also nailed it in the finals and scored a perfect ten on both tricks.[16] Interview with Local Kiteboarding (LKB).[17][18][19] During 2021, Porsche and Mikaili Sol work together on the Taycan Cross Tourism.[20][21][22]
In 2022, Sol conquered World Titles in Freestyle and Big Air crowning her a six-time World Champion.[23][24]
2023, Mika took home the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air world title in June 2023 after winning the GKA Lords of Trams event in Bacares, France https://kitesurfingmag.com/finals-lords-of-tram-gka-big-air-kite-wod-cup-france-2023-results/ and the GKA in Tarifa, Spain https://www.andalucia.com/tarifa/kite-surfing/gka-big-air-world-championships-tarifa-2023.
Sol is sponsored by Duotone, ION, and Chameleon Sun.[25]
Titles
edit2023
edit- GKA Big Air Tour World Champion[26]
- 1st GKA Big Air World tour Barcares, France[27]
- 1st GKA Big Air World tour Tarifa, Spain
- 1st GKA Freestyle World tour Salinas, Colombia
- 2nd GKA Freestyle World tour Fuwairit, Qatar
2022
edit- GKA Big Air Tour World Champion
- GKA Freestyle World Champion
- 1st GKA Freestyle World tour Salinas, Colombia[28]
- 2nd GKA Freestyle World tour Neom, Saudi Arabia
- 1st GKA Freestyle World Tour Taiba, Brasil
- 1st Brasil National Championship
2021
edit- GKA World Champion World Champion
- 1st GKA Freestyle World Tour Cumbuco, Brazil
- 1st GKA Freestyle / Big Tour Tour Tarifa, Spain
- !st Brasil National Champion[29]
2020
editNo World Champion Crowned due to Pandemic.
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Event Isla de Guajiru, Brasil[30]
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air Distance Battle Virtual
- 2nd GKA Strapless/Wave Distance Battle Virtual
- 4th GKA Strapless/Wave World Tour Cabo Verde
2019
edit- GKA Freestyle/Big Air Tour World Champion
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Cumbuco, Brazil[31]
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Dakhla, Morocco
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Bel Ombre, Mauritius
- 3rd GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Fuerte Ventura, Spain
- 1st GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Gran Canaria
- 2nd GKA Freestyle/Big Air World Tour Leucate, France
- 1st GKA Kitesurf Strapless/Wave World Tour Prea, Brazil
2018
editSource[32]
- GKA Freestyle World Tour World Champion
- 1st GKA Freestyle Cumbuco, Brazil
- 1st GKA Freestyle Dakhla, Morocco
- 1st GKA Freestyle Akyaka, Turkey
2018
edit- GKA Air Games World Title World Champion
- 1st GKA Air Games Fehmarn, Germany
- 1st GKA Air Games Cabarete, Dominican Republic
- 1st GKA Air Games Tarifa, Spain
- 1st Junior Kiteboarding World Cup, Spain - under 15 Spain
2017
edit- 2nd WKL Trials Pro World Tour placement
- 1st World Kiteboarding League (WKL) Trials El Gouna, Egypt
- 1st Junior Kiteboarding World Cup - under 15 Spain
- 6th WKL Trials World Tour Leucate, France
2016
edit1st Junior Kiteboarding World Kiteboarding Championship under 17 France
1st Junior Kiteboarding World Cup - under 15 Spain
2015
edit- 1st Junior Kiteboarding World Cup - under 17 Spain
References
edit- ^ "Mika Hits Six While Coccoluto Completes His Destiny". Duotonesports. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Brazil | The Season Finals 2022". Kitesurfing Magazine. 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Cearense conquista sétimo título mundial de kitesurf e leva prêmio de melhor do ano". opovo.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Mikaili Sol: Brazilian Kite Prodigy". The Kite Mag. 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Editorial". KSURF Magazine.
- ^ "Air Games Finals 2018 – Brazilian Clean Up Operation". Global Kitesports Association. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Freestyle". Global Kitesports Association.
- ^ "Carlos Mário "Bebê" e Mikaili Sol levam os títulos do Superkite Brasil". Lance. 26 November 2018.
- ^ Wolff, Julien (18 October 2018). "Champion mit Zahnspange". Die Welt. WELT.
- ^ "GKA Freestyle World Cup Cumbuco 2019 Women's Finals". The Kiteboarder. 25 November 2019.
- ^ "GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Prea – The Finals: Women's Single Elimination & Men's Doubles Update". Global Kitesports Association. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Airton and Mikaili are the Ceara Kite Pro Champions!". Global Kitesports Association. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "GKA Distance Battle". Global Kitesports Association.
- ^ "GKA Distance Battle Strapless Freestyle Finals". Global Kitesports Association. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Brasileira de 15 anos vence campeonato mundial de kitesurf online". CNN Brasil.
- ^ "The GKA Kite World Tour Freestyle Finals Cumbuco 2021". Duotonesports.
- ^ "LKB Live #13 – Bate-Papo Com Mikaili Sol". Local Kiteboarding. 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Aos 15 anos, Mika Sol é teracampeã mundial e quer ser inspiraçao para mulheres no kitesurf". opovo.com. 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Mikaili Sol - Mindset". The Kiteboarder. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo completa expedição pelo Brasil". Inside EVs.
- ^ "Porsche se envolve no mundo do kitesurf". Folha do ABC.
- ^ "Primeira brasileira a ser campeã mundial de kitesurfe busca o tetra no Ceará Leia mais em". opovo.com. 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Cearense Mikaili Sol é campeã mundial pela sexta vez ao vencer Copa Kitley de KiteSurf". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Mika Sol, a estrela da Copa Kitley". O Estado CE (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Chameleon Sun faz parceria com a atleta Mikaili Sol". Vegan Business. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World Championships in Tarfia". Nautica News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Finals | Lords of Tram GKA Big Air Kite World Cup France 2023 – Results". The Kite Mag. 4 April 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Bryja, John (2022-03-06). "Manoel Soares and Mikaili Sol win!". Kitesurfing Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Mikaili Sol e Carlos Mário 'Bebê' vencem Brasileiro de kitesurfe na Taíba". Globo.com. 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Com apenas 16 anos, cearense Mikaili Sol se torna tricampeã do Superkite Brasil 2020". Brasil de Fato. 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Ceara Kite Pro". Secretaria do Esporte Juventude. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Mikaili Sol, a Mika, é tetracampeã mundial júnior de kitesurfe". Diario do Nordeste. 21 November 2018.
- "Female focus". KSURF Magazine.