BIG CRASH - Emotional finish in Fuerteventura! | Worldcup 5/5

[@jfdube6669]

Nico, this format is perfect, it is so exciting to watch, and your comments means a lot, also big thumbs up to Ben Proffitt with his description.

[@skipgonsalves81]

I love this format Nico. Especially for those of us accross the pond who can't watch the event live unless we get up in the middle of the night. Thank both you & Lars for capturing the emotions of an event so well. Capturing your, Pierre's & Bruno's emotional reactions is what makes your videos so good. I will not judge your reaction as I have not invested that level of time, effort & money into preparing for an event, but the fact that you were willing to show your reaction rather than hide it speaks volumes about your integrity.

[@andreslarrain2790]

Feed back is simple. You guys do an AMAZING job covering the event. It’s great to see your ups and downs of emotions and struggles. It’s great also to have a global view on the event. You really make this PWA events so fun to watch. But this format is perfect. 3-5 min recaps that PWA does are really too short for fans like us.

[@bob2787]

Great content as always Nico and Lars. I liked that you show the ups and downs during events. It gives us at home a real look at what happens off the water as well.

[@ivozwinkels2067]

great to be able to follow the event this way. looking forward to the next one. thanks nico and Lars

[@madziarII]

As always great job Nico and Lars. It was great to watch the excitement of the competition

[@cydffg4325]

Love the format, keep going 🤘

[@ArkaosM]

Really enjoyed these daily event videos and appreciate all the work put into these by the team!

[@momagic8912]

I love the honesty, great racing, great production & well done to all involved…epic!

[@dennis4377]

Love the recaps Nico! Thank you for also including the lows along with the highs!! You're a real one for that

[@valtersgerke5448]

respect nico, you did not win the event, but you won our hearts, i,m sure that 90% of the events fan club is watching your videos and not the official live streams. you add the human side to the event, you show the emotions and behind the scenes, so it encourages people to go and pick up their boards. dont worry bout the loss, because is something bad happens, something really good is coming. and i wanted to say thank you beacuse you somehow gave me windsurfing luck, as i started watchin your videos , i found a windsurfing board in the forest, i took it home, fixed it, fell in love with it. being the best windsurfer in the world takes not only the first place but the things you have brought to the sport. obviusly guys who won watched and learnt from your videos, how else whould they win. your the best, and i,m waiting for you to come to latvia. 🌊

[@VenhaVe]

Super Zusammenfassungen eines spitzenmäßigen Events! Danke dafür und viel Erfolg für die Zukunft!!

[@antoinehanekom4689]

Nico, i recall watching your physical fitness videos during covid. Your mental state and physical fitness is crucial when your body is pumping adrenaline. You asked for suggestions. ….Might be worth reviewing your physical / mental fitness program to build up and retain the energy you need. Mind you, easy for us to “ comment” as we sit on a couch wishing we could perform at half the level you guys do. Mega respect to you.

[@Nico_GER7]

Thanks, Antoine! All good. I’m pretty fit. Especially over 2-3 days full power. As you could see in Pozo I almost won the last elimination. I just think I got pretty good at squeezing the last bit of energy out of myself every single time. So I go to extreme level of exhaustions. So I would say both mentally and physically I’m doing quite okay. Obviously, one can always do better and that is my approach 😊

[@Takeprofit_1M]

@@Nico_GER7 Everybody of us couch potatoes would give up at least after day 1. This level of concentration to control the board on fin and foil is insane, I can imagine.

[@slickvisualpoetry]

@@Nico_GER7 The sad part for us is that social media, even if you have Lars, sucks energy. You need to balance this more than any other rider with your sports performance. There is only so much you can do.

[@antoinehanekom4689]

@@Nico_GER7 Supporting you all the way from Australia. Your channel has re-invigorated the sport for me. Would be awesome to see a PWA event down under.

[@slickvisualpoetry]

Focusing on one discipline would be an option as well.

[@sunosound]

Racing is racing, casualties are the part of the game. Push, push, push hard, we will see you on top on next events. Great content!!

[@blrunner]

best PWA coverage ever in my opinion, thanks!

[@YaminKnoll]

Wow what an epic event.🔥🔥 Thank you Nico for your behind the scenes and of course thank you Lars for always cutting those high quality videos over the night for us🤩🤩

[@dairyairman]

Great stuff! I appreciate that you continued with the interviews even when you were not in the best of moods. That really shows what racing is all about. I remember from my racing days that racing is mental as much as it is physical. Your videos really show that! I also want to say that Lars is getting better and better with his video camera work and his editing. These are the best windsurfing racing videos I've ever seen!

[@Juha74]

Good job Nico on the water in the race and with the videos. Such a fast-paced competition format is nice to watch on the couch at home 🙂

[@ainsleyisrael6603]

Thank you Nico, I have enjoyed all your coverage of the world cup so far. Better then the olyimpics.

[@julienarnaud5296]

Ganz grosses Live-Kino, Mega-Action von Top-Sportlern, ganz tolle Produktion von euch beiden, Nico und Lars! Und es motiviert mich als Windsurfer, eigene Grenzen zu challengen, wenn man bei den Pros sieht, was geht.

[@doctoreskizo8636]

Buenos días, Nico Prien, saber perder es igual que saber ganar... Felicidades a los ganadores, tenemos otro año para prepararnos y soñar con el viento, la mar, el equipo y cuidarnos para dar lo mejor de nosotros mismos...!!! Gracias a los que hacen posible el deporte de volar... Volar con el viento y la espuna... Todos vencieron... Espectacular.!!! Muchos los llamados, pocos los elegidos🏁🏁🏁Saludos, gracias, como no mencionar a Ben Proffitt, gracias por difundir y promocionar el más maravilloso placer... NAVEGAR.!!! ❤FUERZA.!!!

[@willemzuidersma4357]

Thank you Lars for the hard work

[@postiebren]

Love this format! The rawness of emotions be it win or lose or crash...... Thanks to you and Lars for taking us along for the ride 🙂 AND.....don't be so hard on yourself! You just got over being really sick.....at least you could compete still....

[@Duamanix1]

Great Job Nico, Great Videos from Fuerte 🎉

[@rcggijzen]

Best watersports content available today. Thanks ! And don't be too hard on yourself, you had some very good races as well and competition is tough. This side-gig you have as youtube-vlogger takes some energy and concentration as well. I don't see any other professional windsurfer put out content of the quality and quantity that comes even close to yours. I think that is probably more valuable than finishing on the podium.

[@sipio1758]

Thank you for the great reports from the event! Wish you more luck the next time!

[@LottevandenToorn]

Great job, thanks 4 all the work! I love the videos and the foiling ❤.

[@apbianco]

This is great other POV coverage of the PWA. Really appreciative of the amount of work this requires and the result is top notch. Keep it up!

[@h14turbo]

Amazing Nico! You did us all proud

[@localsailing]

Really nice format, I have enjoyed all your videos good recap of the event and as mentioned earlier in the comments, also good to see the emotions and behind the scenes stuff!! Keep it going!!

[@Jack-Windsurf]

I like this format! Can‘t wait to see the next day! Many thanks!

[@NikVumRhing]

Nico, Mandy thanks to you and your Team providing us such cool content! I would recomment that you continue the format 🤙

[@1NoHope1]

No need to change anything. Format is great and very exciting! Btw: Hope this one guy bought you a beer and excused himself for the crash ;)

[@Tobias1949]

I think the videos are as best as they can be. Nothing to change for me. I would be happy if you keep them coming

[@peterbuchholz9439]

Really like the format! Please keep it gong!

[@Carpsination]

Extrem starkes Event hat spass gemacht euch jeden Tag surfen zu sehen

[@user-es8qx5uj2h]

Really love these videos! Great coverage and really interesting !

[@sas6045]

It is very cool to watch all the actions. Please continue with videos. It is also very nice when the other riders are included in giving statements. The goal is to show one big community and to be nice to each other. After all you are all having an opportunity to windsurf in such an amazing places, don t forget that.

[@christophhinze2545]

The format is great, keep going :)

[@kz237]

Loved the racing and the reports. The sausage is awesome!

[@ghughes20]

Great series of vids Nico. Very entertaining racing.

[@martinbailly573]

Great contest, Mr. President keep the same format for the next events ! The slalom x was amazing and the foil slalom is always incredible racing ! Good luck in your next event and thank you for these amazing videos ! Cheers !

[@tadejpeckaj1151]

Great action, great videos. Keep it up!

[@erwindang3955]

Tough time ! m confident you’ll be on the podium sooner or later. Keep going !

[@davemanheimer4008]

Hang in there Nico You gave it your all!! Much respect. Hope to see you in Miami.

[@marcelgrondman1485]

Hi Nico, top videos. Much appreciated!

[@antonlgn5]

Super Event gewesen. Respekt an alle Athleten die neben Foil noch Slalom X durchgehalten haben🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@voodoochile64]

As an old competitor on a national level I totally recognise the thought processes, the ups and downs, and the frustration when a small mishap throws you out (or someone rams into you for no (apparently) good reason) . And that is one of the bitter characteristics of sailing. I haven't experienced it to this degree in any other sport. But then again, if you guys weren't this invested, you probably wouldn't be any good 🙂. I watched the races and I found myself wanting to see what you could improve in the jibes, how to avoid other sailors (and their unpredictability). But who am I to give advice, yes? What I am saying is that the experience of PWA racing is both engaging and very entertaining. It's like being there. And with your video diary of the interactions between the competitors it's really, really good sports entertainment 👍😃🏄‍♂

[@galensk]

Great format ❤

[@welleueberwelle934]

DOPE AF!

[@nigelw8575]

Great format Nico. Certainly not the result you were looking for but overall the speed and potential is there to take it to the big guns. Next one will be better!!

[@ronaldzwaagstra4443]

I am not a racer but this is amazing for windsurfing! It matches wave riding excitement!

[@6977202865]

Sarah Quita has done everything and won them all!! :P :P

[@NicolasKoopman-f8f]

Love the format!! Would be great to have some more insight on exactly what gear (for example foil details and board/sail choice) you use and why you chose it.

[@chatelinolivier2187]

Thanks Nico, Fuerteventura Freestyle and Slalom X were epic! My suggestions to make Winsdsurfing great again are the following: Slalom X is awesome with the dreaded sausage Freestyle action is awesome with the drone footage PWA is lacking a merchandise store with T-shits and Hoodies with some cool windsurfing logos POZO needs a Slalom X and freestyle contest Sylt needs a Slalom X and freestyle contest Some other great locations should be part of the PWA world tour like Alacati, Aruba, Bonaire, Cabarete and Brazil.

[@torn1975]

Good job! Keep it up.

[@robwilson4180]

The videos over the past week have been excellent and you are a great sailor, number 7 in the world! Its a lucky number so fingers crossed for podium finish next year! You need a Number 7 shirt, like those great football players, think Cantona, Ronaldo, Frigo! You have good company, keep up the good work.

[@Luigi-xy6gs]

Tx for sharing

[@urmastiirik]

Format is great, keep going. Really hope there will be more Slalom X next year.

[@bocianl2]

Good job with this video. Thank you :)

[@markoconnor680]

👍Seeing those Forteventura Hydrofoil board race events was exciting and delightful to watch, and both the races and commentary gave me an adrenaline boost and I wish that I'd been competing in the events myself.🏄

[@Team33Team33]

Oh well. It happens like you say, BUT he really should have come to say sorry. That being said, he was probably scared of having taken down MR Nico !!! Good sailing. Thanks.

[@lars_nor171]

If you and Lars have the energy to do this, please continue. Love these daily updates.

[@Nico_GER7]

You should see us right now 😂😂 ☠️

[@pabbergara]

The funny thing is that you guys almost crash AGAIN 😂😂 That would have been dramatic. Great videos. You make our days better and make us want desperately to get on the water. Thanks

[@windaddict]

Great video as always. Shame about the crash. Overall I feel like all you top guys respect each other and it seems to be a very friendly vibe. No negative competitiveness. (Maybe we just don't see it in the videos). Random question: I see you holding the board by the foil mast when going in. How do you avoid getting sunscreen on the foil mast? It often happens to me and it is probably not great for performance / could cause ventilation, right?

[@mintoxace5571]

100% agree Nico. If someone takes you out even if it’s an accident they should apologise. I’ve had the same situation racing slalom and called the guy out on the beach coz he didn’t even apologise. It’s bad sportsmanship to walk away and not apologise when you’ve screwed someone’s result.

[@futura591]

Super

[@Filip-cb6zf]

Good to see you after crash safe! I think to put some rider view will be great to make it really interesting!

[@hansheinke353]

I always enjoy your Videos and I really want that shirt 😂

[@emperem9122]

I have a craving for surfing right now

[@alessandro7629]

Hello Niko anazing job as usual keep going you and Lars. Bad luck on the last races but move on

[@frankwalker9539]

Great event Nico

[@xalslookfish6627]

We need a Nico Channel for every sport ;-)

[@pontussrassmusson4218]

Nico is good, nico is great

[@ridetheliger4176]

Keep going, Nico! Look into your nutrition to have stable, lasting energy! Thank you for the videos! Luck is not a factor, hope is not a strategy!

[@TugdualGrall]

Hi First of all thanks for sharing your race from the inside ! So much emotion The format is great I love the mix of find and foil. (Maybe more « speed runs » and chicanes Thanks again

[@thors1965]

It was a great week!

[@mariong4912]

please...go on with this content..🤙🤙

[@PrickelPit07]

What foil are you using? Secret 🤫?

[@Nico_GER7]

No secret! Neilpryde 🤙

[@CasWindsurf]

Some crashes look super scary😅

[@leowallage1319]

Excellent coverage again Nico and Lars. I appreciate and enjoy it very much. You asked for feedback. There was a lot of emotion towards the guy that crashed in to you. He lost control over his gear and did not do it on purpose. It destroyed your backwing and he should have come towards you, yes. But wasn’t it you who crashed in to someone else in one of the first eleminations? You had nowhere to go, was your reaction, but still… All of the emotion, being exhausted and disappointed out the event, was projected on a fellow competitor. On a channel you created, with a lot of followers… What does it look like in retrospective?

[@Nico_GER7]

It’s okay to have emotions. In fact I choose to have emotions. It would’ve been easy for me not to say anything, as I do most of the times. So, no projection. Just disappointed in disrespectful behavior. And then brushing it off with “we’ll talk about it over a beer” or “I don’t want to get emotional over it with you” is even more disrespectful. Might seem cool and professional for you, but shows zero character strengths and not owning the mistake.

[@leowallage1319]

@@Nico_GER7 thnx for responding

[@Nico_GER7]

@@leowallage1319 no worries. Always good to have a conversation and discuss arguments for each side

[@zameerpactyan]

I think this should continue by creating different divisions, for amateurs and for intermediates, at the end of the event all the pros can come and perform to motivate them and spend time with them

[@Westcoastwindsurf]

Great format, thanks for making these videos! Have you guys considered having fewer races per day but making them longer? This might be easier for the viewer to follow and make each race more significant. Just a thought…

[@vigolivenca]

It looks like other sailors are trying to crash into Nico just to to appear in his youtube channel :D

[@breizballa3218]

Is it possible to have wind speed and board speed added on screen? Great content. 👏

[@xavierbaldi4351]

Of course you should keep going. Great for all of us, to have all this good information. I would suggest only to keep music lighter. Specially when you speak and we want to understand all you tell. We are from all over the world with different English level 😢. Tks for this great work

[@windsurferjoris]

Hi Nico and Lars, thank you both for the very nice and honest coverage of the events ! You really felt you were 'there'a little bit as a viewer, with the ups and downs and the high octane action. Just my two cents: Slalom X is perfect, as it was in fuerte, awesome breathtaking coverage. I think slalom foil needs to be transformed a little bit, to make it more attractive for the viewer, i'm not sure how though, a more technical course with more transitions ? Nico, i think more duration-sports (cardio) could help you (think triathlon), and maybe nutrition which "lasts longer, and gradually releases its energy" ? Kind regards from the Netherlands ps. I'm sorry about the sailing incident between you and dutch guy and his reaction afterwards. So on his behalf here is the apology: Sorry, it wasn't intentional but i was scared after it and at the time i could not 'man up' and chose to run away from it.

[@JavierGonzalez-su8tg]

Great video, Nico!! Amazing work. I'm only missing the girls action. Other than this, it's a 10!

[@tuurvandenbroeck1230]

forgive the dutchie, he didnt mean to harm you. nice video, great content

[@Nico_GER7]

Of course, there’s always room for forgiving!

[@timcairns7672]

Last time someone cut me off during my bottom turn, i didnt yield to them enough space on the lip, they got hurt, they went to shore and told everyone i purposefully injured them, and since i didnt come to shore to check on them and have the necessary conversation, i looked bad. So i appreciate seeing this to reflect about that necessary interaction, and of couse, as long as you can keep your cool, that it doent lead to violence. Where is that like coach in an emergency?

[@ОлегПожарский-о1ч]

Это был крутой ивент

[@andreasjendretzke614]

Weiter so, genauso! (Vielleicht mehr von den Mädels?!)

[@kristinabelic1382]

Keep going

[@michelletran7852]

God arbejde Lars

[@joachimholtmann1922]

Mal Gewinnt man, mal Verliert man wie im waren Leben Nico Scheiß drauf, neues Rennen neues Glück ( & Können 😂) 🤙🏾🤘🏾🤙🏾

[@michelletran7852]

Sorry to see for the crashes.

[@looplessa1]

It can be pretty upsetting to be taken out by a competitor, but the other guy didn't mean to do it, something happened , he suddenly dropped off the foil. Chasing someone around on the beach is not worth it - just take a deep breath and leave it on the water.

[@alfovebraseth]

Feedback - great to watch - but I would like to mix the music lower in volume, it's difficult to understand commentary.

[@slogo8879]

All top athletes have bad days, ...great days are next! 👊🤙

[@WilfiePackwood]

Cant believe he didint even say sorry