Kite ice skating
Encyclopedia
Kite ice skating, sometimes referred to as Para-skating or Para ice skating, is an ice-based sport using a large controllable kite
to propel ice
skater
s across frozen rivers, frozen lakes and other frozen surfaces.
Kite
A kite is a tethered aircraft. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind...
to propel ice
Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
skater
Skater
Skater may refer to:*Skating , various activities:** Skater or skateboarder - someone who practices skateboarding, i.e. someone who rides a skateboard** Skater - someone who rides with rollerskates...
s across frozen rivers, frozen lakes and other frozen surfaces.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCIlKyfa1Ok Kite ice skating example on YouTube