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A Brief Introduction:


My name is Oliver Preisser and kiting is my greatest passion. Being a very good skier, I was looking for a new challenge at the end of 2005. Going downhill had become too boring for me. By chance, I discovered the nearby seamount Snowkitespot.
I was there the following weekend and immediately got hooked. Without further ado, I signed up for a Snowkite Race Workshop, conducted by my Swiss "foster father" Ivo Bryner, one of the best racers in Europe.


This resulted in my registering for the German Snowkite Championship 2006. I will never forget the well-intentioned threat, "if you don't sign yourself up, I'll do it for you". The German Championship was my first race and I came in 9th. In 2006, I took part in the last stop of the Swiss Snowkite Tour, where I came in 8th and that was the end of winter.
As we all know, the 2006/2007 season fell through almost completely, due to the miserable weather. Solely the Kitestyle at Lake Silvaplana took place. However, the conditions were pretty bad here too. We took our laps under good wind conditions, over parts that were pure ice. In the end I came in 7th. A mistake at the last barrel cost me a higher placing.
This season, I will be attacking in full. Equipped with good materials, it's up to me to make my advance and this is what I consider as being realistic.

Preliminary Dates 2007 / 2008:

07. - 09.12.2007: German Snowkite Open, Marienberg/Erzgebirge

Swiss Snowkite Tour 2008: www.snowkitetour.ch
29. - 30.12.2007: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 1. Tourstop Bernina Pass
12. - 13.01.2008: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 2. Tourstop Daubensee
26. - 27.01.2007: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 3. Tourstop Les Rousses, Frankreich/Jura
09. - 10.02.2008: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 4. Tourstop La Brévine, Jura
01. - 02.02.2008: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 5. Tourstop Fideriser Heuberge
15. - 16.03.2008: Swiss Snowkite Tour, 6. Tourstop Grimselpass

Greetings
Olli



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