Katja Roose

Katja Roose (born 27 March 1981) is a Dutch female professional kite surfer.

Biography

Early life Playing with wind and water is something Roose grew up with. Her parents took her out sailing when she was just three weeks old. At her first body drag experience in 2001 she was hooked from the start.

2005-2008 In 2005, she competed in her first PKRA World Tour organised by the International Kiteboarding Association.

In 2013 Roose was on Pingtan Island in China where record breaking prize money and free accommodation had brought in 120 international competitors for the KTA final including local poster girl Chen Jingyue. Roose, the Thai Kitefoiler Fawn Jantawan and Kathrin Borgwardt made difficult competition throughout the week but Roose beat them.

Achievements Source:

2003 National Championships (freestyle) 2004 4th King of the Air, Ho‘okipa (freestyle) 2005 4th PKRA World Tour Brazil 5th overall PKRA World Tour (freestyle) 2006 PKRA World Cup (kite cross) 8th overall PKRA World Tour (freestyle) 2007 1st National Championships (speed kiting)^ 3rd overall PKRA World Tour (speed kiting) 2008 National Championships (speed kiting) European Championships (speed kiting) PKRA World Tour Port Saint Louis (speed kiting) PKRA World Tour Fuerteventura (speed kiting) Speed Challenge Lüderitz (speed kiting) 3rd overall PKRA World Tour (speed kiting) 2009 Open Belgium Championships (course racing) 5th World Championships (course racing) 4th European Championships (course racing) 4th Kite Masters (course racing)

2010 5th World Championships (course racing) PKRA World Tour Fuerteventura (course racing) Open Belgium Championships (course racing) 4th PKRA World Tour Sankt Peter-Ording (course racing) Overall Kitesurf Tour Europe (course racing) European Championships (course racing) 2011 Open Belgium Championships (course racing) PKRA World Tour Thailand (course racing) Open North American Championships (course racing) PKRA World Tour Sankt Peter-Ording (course racing) 1st National Championships (course racing)^ Kitesurf Tour Europe Italy (course racing) Kitesurf Tour Europe France (course racing) Overall Kitesurf Tour Europe (course racing) World Championships (course racing) European Championships (course racing) 2012 PKRA World Tour Mexico (course racing) PKRA World Tour Den Haag, Scheveningen (course racing) PKRA World Tour Hyères (course racing) World Championships Westerland, Germany (slalom)

^ = unofficial