Wind Games

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The WindGames
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Tournament information
Sport Indoor skydiving
LocationEmpuriabrava, Spain
Established2014
Broadcast Wind Games's channel on YouTube
Website www.windoor-realfly.com/en/windgames

The WindGames (formerly The Wind Games) are annual indoor skydiving competitions hosted by Windoor, an operator of vertical wind tunnels.

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History

The first WindGames event took place in 2014 at Windoor's indoor skydiving facility in Empuriabrava, Spain, where every event has been held since. The WindGames includes Vertical Formation Skydiving, 4-way Formation Skydiving, 2-way Dynamic, 4-way Dynamic, Solo Speed, Freestyle and Freestyle Junior. [1]

In January 2016, The WindGames became the first major international competition to mandate a routine performed to music in their first Freestyle event. [2] This integration of music is credited with transforming the discipline; within 36 hours, the performances from the event went viral, bringing the sport to a mainstream audience for the first time. [3] [4] The format's impact continued in subsequent years, as a new generation of flyers achieved similar viral success and maintained the sport's visibility in the public eye. [5] [6]

After an extended pause in events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The WindGames resumed in 2024. [7]

Events

YearDateCityVideos
201417–18 January Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
201523–24 January Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
201621–23 January Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
20173–4 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
20181–3 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
201931 January – 2 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
202030 January – 1 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
202423–24 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava
202530 January – 1 February Flag of Spain.svg Empuriabrava

Medalists

Vertical Formation Skydiving

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014Team 4 SpeedTransfertElement
2015Avalon Realfly Sion
2016SDC CoreAvalon Realfly SionTransfert
2017SDC CoreAmudyFlyspot Definition
2018SkyRidersEsercito4 amigos
2019Italy VFS TeamSkyRiders Flyspot VFSYcaro Speed
2020Full SpeedEsercitoWindoor Team
2024Windoor barcelonaVertical StormTop Top Quality
2025Flyspot SynapsesVFS WarriorsGrip

4-way Formation Skydiving

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014NMP PCH HayaBusaArizona Airspeed
2015NMP PCH HayaBusaArizona AirspeedGavroche
2016
2017NMP PCH HayaBusaWeembi LilleRealfly Sion
2018NMP PCH HayaBusaArizona AirspeedRealfly Sion
2019NMP PCH HayaBusaWeembi High RollersArizona Airspeed
2020NMP PCH HayaBusaArizona AirspeedSDC Rhythm XP
2024Aethers MedjayQatar TigersNFTO
2025Aethers MedjayNMP PCH HayaBusaTunnel Vision

2-way Dynamic

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014
2015
2016
2017WindobonoHurricane FactoryWindoor Warriors
2018VipersWindoor GBAspire
2019
2020
2024FanaticsDodosEaglets
20252WD WindoorWindoor's Warriors EagletsSiro Gravity Windwerk

4-way Dynamic

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014
2015
2016
2017Windoor D4WFriends 4 EvaGuns & Waffles
2018NemesisWindoor VengadoresWindoor Fighters
2019
2020
2024Kings of the SkyWindwerkEaglets Fanatics Arena
2025Windoor EmpuriabravaKings of the SkyGuardians of the Galaxy

Solo Speed

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014
2015
2016
2017Kyra PohCesar RicoJamie Arnold
2018Cesar RicoAndrzej SoltykNoah Wittenburg
2019
2020
2024James RogersAdrien GallotLewis Hard
2025Adrien GallotLewis HardCesar Rico

Freestyle

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014
2015
2016Leonid VolkovMaja KuczyńskaGuillaume Boileau
2017Kyra PohJakub HarrerMaja Kuczyńska
2018Kyra PohKaleigh WittenburgMaja Kuczyńska
2019
2020
2024James RogersEvelina KaluginaDaphny Morali
2025Daphny MoraliHarrison Noel MurdockJohannes Heptner

Freestyle Junior

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020Sydney KennettKai Minejima LeeMate Feith
2024Sofiya KorkhinaFuyuki KonoTacy Giacometti
2025Julia SchweizerMelania BociagaUliana Volynets

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The WindGames". Windoor Realfly. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "The musical rounds at the 3rd edition of the Wind Games catapulted tunnel flying into the public eye". SkydiveMag. 28 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Dawn, Randee (26 January 2016). "Wind Games winner will blow you away with astounding aerial dance moves". Today .
  4. ↑ "Maja Kuczynska: mucho más que un fenómeno viral". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Henrik Brandt, "Wind Games: Indoor skydiver goes viral with incredible freestyle routine", Daily Record , 6 February 2017 (video).
  6. ↑ James Dator, "Wind Games is the dopest, most beautiful sport you probably haven't heard of", SB Nation , 7 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Santos, Paulinha (19 September 2023). "The Return of the Wind Games!". skydivemag.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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