Welcome to 2011!!

Yeah, already in 2011!! I have the feeling that time goes faster and faster everyday!! It's been great spending xmas with my family and friends. Actually I didn't have a very good end of year as I was ill in bed for a couple of days.
The last 4 days I've been in the mountains in Osseja (Cerdanya). It was a pitty that there was not a lot of snow yet, so I just chilled. Well actually I went running a couple of days and we were planning to climb the Puigmal but yesterday when we got up was snowing a little bit so we decided not to. I also had a day relaxing in a Spa after running a few kms in the morning. I really enjoyed some "fresh" air!!



Ah, I forgot to tell you! Tomorrow I'm flying to Fuerteventura, 20€ a return ticket from Barcelona!!!!BOOM!!

Back home for X-Mas!!

I can't believe It's already December; I got back to Barcelona not even a week ago and in a few days it's Christmas!!! It's nice being back home after 3 months in Brazil. I've missed my family and friends and what a better time to see them all than X-mas!! I've also missed a lot my little princess!! My kitty Set. She's been with my parents all this time, and it's funny that seems she is not my cat anymore, my nephews and nieces call it "granpa's cat" ;)
The trip back home was sweet, no delays and no damages on the bags, unbelieveble but true! Actually I'm still waiting for Iberia to pay for a broken bag since June!!
This is the X-Mas tree in Barcelona's Airport that shows Christmas time has arrived.

Anyway, a bit of relax and cold weather it's always nice, specially if there's enough snow to go snowboarding and snowkiting!
In the Coverage part of my blog you'll find a report from when I went to Vietnam this 2010 that has been published in the Spanish printed mag. Surfavela on its last edition.
So MERRY X-MAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to everybody! and be good if you wanna get some presents from Santa or from the Three Wise Men!!

WONW in Brasil

I guess you've heard about the sick event the guys from Liquid Force are running in Philippines, the WIND OR NO WIND event at CWC (http://www.windornowind.com/). I wish I was there right now to shred with them all, but I'm still in Brasil so I missed it this year.
However I decided I also wanted to enjoy my WONW event here in Brasil ;)
It seems as early winter is coming to Brazil too, very light wind today. I could only go into the water with my LF Havoc 12m and do a couple of tags. But then, BOOM, I had a buggy, a rope, an old bar, my lovely Bliss board and an entire lagoon for myself!!!
Here is the result, enjoy the ride!!

WONW in Brazil from Nuria Goma on Vimeo.

Interview in "Stance Magazine"

I just got interviewed for www.stanceplanet.com, Stance Kiteboarding Attitud, France. In there I explain how I decided to change my 10 years life working in a Bank to the freedom of being a Kitesurfer. In Stance they called "cojones"!!! hahahah, funny!

Check it out:
http://www.stanceplanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206%3Acojones-lesson-by-nuria-goma&catid=41%3Aarticles&Itemid=70&lang=fr

New video is online!

Hey! After two months here in Brasil I've edited a short video about me living here and what Freedom means to me, a word that could easily be replaced for the word kiteboarding in my world.
Check it out, I hope you enjoy the video!

My World from Nuria Goma on Vimeo.

Super Kite Brasil 2010

This last week end was held in Cumbuco, (Pico das Almas) the SUPER KITE BRASIL, a classic international kitesurf contest. I took part in both Course Racing and Waves, and the result couldnt' be better! I got second in both modalities. This was my 3rd year taking part in this competition but I had never manage to get into the top 3 since now.


In Course Racing, the Brasilian champion Nayara Licariao was the winner finishing first in all the racings. In wave riding I managed to get into the final after a not very brilliant heat due to the strong wind. But in the final, the wind dropped a little bit, and I was perfect on my LF Havoc 8m.
So probably this has been my last competition for 2010, the best year with the best results since I'm kitesurfing. I've been in the podium in the Kite Tour Asia, in the European Tour too, I was 4th in Thailand in the PKRA and I'm the Spanish Racing Champion 2010. And now I have to add my 2nd place in the Super Kite Brasil and the invitational I got for the International Kite Festival in China in August. I really think I could not ask for any better result in my first year as a professional kitesurfer.

I want to thank all my sponsors but specially Liquid Force, who supported me since the beginning and invited me to join since into the LF International Team.
I'm really motivated to keep training and to prepare the upcoming season 2011!
I'll keep you posted!

Brasil Kite Tour 2010 - Cumbuco

Today just finished the first stop of the Brazilian Championship. The event, sponsored by Volkswagen, was held in Cumbuco in a really nice spot betwen Cumbuco town and Cauipe Lagoon. It was a complete succeed as all the disciplines could be finished and the organisation, an example to be followed. I wish in Spain the events were half the one of this one.
For three days, the best riders from all the country and also a few foreigners competed to get the title. I'm very happy with my 2nd place in Course Racing, after the Brasilian champion Nayara Licariao, also one of the top 3 riders in the world championship ranking. A total of 7 races were completed, with 2 descards. I couldn't finish the last 2 due to a massive crash in the starting line at the end of the day. Fortunately, my three second places, one 1st and one 3rd, gave me a 2nd place in the overall ranking.
I also took part in Waves riding and I'm happy with my 4th place because it was a very close heat, and even I didn't win, I was satisfied with my performance.
So tomorrow I'll go back to Taiba to keep training. Next weekend is the Super Kite International competition also in Cumbuco. I hope to get as good results as in this competition!