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Lauriane Nolot
Born9 December, 1998
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Toulon
OccupationProfessional kite surfer
EmployerMeDirect Bank Malta
Known forworld champion at Formula Kite eg in 2024

Lauriane Nolot (born 9 December, 1998) is a French professional surfer. She has been the world champion at Formula Kite.

Life

Nolot was born in Toulon on 9 December 1998.[1] She grew up in Camps-la-Source. She has a degree from the University of Toulon. She started kitesurfing like her family at the age of 16.[1] She decides to follow the evolution of the sport and learn to kitefoil, which is kitesurfing with a hydrofoil under the board. She then joined Ariane Imbert's training at Hyères in kitefoil at 19 years old[1] while she studied for a master's degree in digital creation.[citation needed]

In 2021, Nolot became the French champion of France and she took the silver place at the 2021 European championships in Montpellier.[citation needed] In 2021 she took third place at that year's Formula Kite World Championships in Torregrande in Sardinia. However she was beaten by the British surfer Ellie Aldridge and Daniela Moroz who won the event.[2]

The following year, she became the European champion 2022 in Greece.[3] At the world championships in 2022 in Sardinia, she was beaten again by Daniela Moroz.[4]

She won the Test Event (rehearsal for the Olympic Games) in Marseille.[5]

Lauriane Nolot won the World Championships in August 2023 in Bournemouth and Ellie Aldridge took the silver.[6] There was a strong UK finish with third and fourth place also filled by British competitors, Lily Young and Katie Dabson.[7]

In November 2023, she was nominated by World Sailing for the title of Rolex Sailor of the Year (International Sailor of the Year), and she gained the title of Sailor of the Year from the French Sailing Federation in December. She is part of the Centre national des sports de la défense [fr] training centre near Paris.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lauriane Nolot - Voile Banque Populaire". www.voile.banquepopulaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ "America Wins But British Kite Foiler Ellie Aldridge Takes Silver at the 2021 Formula Kite World Championships". afloat.ie. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ "Lauriane Nolot en or, Jessie Kanpman et Benoit Gomez en argent à l'Euro de kitefoil". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Lauriane Nolot en argent, Axel Mazella en bronze aux Mon diaux de kitefoil". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ^ a b "Lauriane Nolot: an aviator elected Sailor of the Year". www.defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ "Poole sailor Ellie seals statement silver ahead of Olympics". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ "Meet the team: Ellie Aldridge". British Sailing Team. Retrieved 2024-07-05.