Angry at television

“Unfortunately, that’s just annoying and sad”

Kite surfer Alina Kornelli was disappointed with the TV coverage of her sport at the Olympics.(Bild: GEPA pictures)

"We have such a cool and action-packed sport, celebrated our Olympic premiere - and yet we weren't shown on TV." Kite surfer Alina Kornelli was also disappointed by another aspect of the competitions in Marseille.

Kornelli, who competes for SC Kammersee, said in frustration: "What annoys me even more is that we are here to kite, to race. We sat on the beach for the most part, staying out of the sun. When you come here and then only complete six races in four days instead of 16, it's just annoying and sad. We would have had the chance on Wednesday because of the wind, I don't know why they didn't send us out again."

Alina Kornelli missed out on the medal race in the Formula Kite off Marseille by two points. She was annoyed that only six of 16 races could be held due to the weather.(Bild: © Sailing Energy)

The 24-year-old, who is in a relationship with German ice hockey player Markus Eisenschmid from EHC Red Bull Munich, also explained in Marseille's beach-mixed zone: "Our sport in general has suffered - it can only get better. We have such a cool, action-packed sport and it wasn't broadcast on TV. How can our sport get bigger like this? Commenting on her own performance, the kite surfer said: "When I look at the overall result, I would have hoped for more - also because I know I can do more. It's bitter that I didn't make it into the medal series by two points." That left her in eleventh place.