In any normal year the Red Bull King of the Air would have taken place recently in Cape Town. But South Africa shut their beaches due to Covid, and sadly the event had to be cancelled.
The list of competitors would have included the top three finishers from last year: Jesse Richman, Nick Jacobsen and Aaron Hadlow, plus Kevin Langeree, the winner of the Cold Hawaii Games last September, as well as video entrants chosen, from the biggest number of entries ever received, for their display of height, power, extremity, technicality and innovation. On the list were some of the regulars, plus a few talented newbies, and for the only female, Angely Bouillot, it would have been her second event (come on KOTA, bring us a women’s event!). We asked…