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US Paragliding Team

The US Paragliding Team is a group of competitors selected to represent the US in the World Paragliding Championships that occurs every 2 years.

The competitors are selected based upon their ranking within the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association's National Team Selection System. As an amateur team we need your support. Donations are tax deductible and can be made at http://www.usparaglidingteam.com via Paypal.

14/09/2025

We’ve wrapped up the 2025 Worlds in Castelo with a hard fought 9th place! We’re also extremely proud that Alexia came in second place among women - just points from being world champion.

It was a very difficult competition in many ways, with challenging weather, tough launch conditions, and gear delays, and we’re proud of our team’s performance. Unfortunately Violeta broke her ankle on launch on the first day, but she is recovering and looking forward to being in the sky again soon.

Thanks to everyone who followed along, donated to help get us here, and who’s helping support US paragliding. Stay tuned for US Team trainings sessions for our donors this year!

25/08/2025

Our final US Worlds Team member for 2025 is Mike Lester!

, from Boulder, CO, spends most of his time relaxing on the couch. But the rest goes to paragliding! He is the current US national champion, 2x PWC task winner, One of very few Americans with a PWC podium finish, CO triangle distance record holder, 2024 Red Rocks comp winner, and can do a handstand for at least 5 seconds.

We are almost on the way to Castelo! Help push us over the starting line with a donation:
https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

22/08/2025

The US Paragliding Team thanks the Recreation Risk Retention Group for their generous support of our Worlds team! The RRRG was created a few years ago to provide risk management to US schools and members. Its sole focus is “liability insurance for recreational sports programs. That’s what we do. It’s all we do. We do it for the long term.”

It’s thanks to the RRRG that we can run events and competitions that prepare our pilots for the world stage - thank you for everything you do for paragliding in the US!

Donate here: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

20/08/2025

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If you can make a donation, big or small, it helps our team focus on flying when we get to Castelo! Thanks to everyone supporting us 🤝 🇺🇸 https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

19/08/2025

Our next pilot on the US National team is Violeta Jimenez, !

Violeta enjoys long flights on her Enzo and whatever cold beverage is available in the landing zone. She will celebrate 11 years of flying paragliders while at the World Championships this year. She lives in Seattle, Washington, and works in AI. Much like Batman, she changes from business wear to spandex when appropriate signs appear in the sky. This is her second time representing the United States at the Worlds, and she is proud that, for the second time, she will be one of two women selected outright for the team. She has won 7 World Cups and is currently ranked 2nd woman in the world.

Help us get to Castelo! Donate to the team here: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

14/08/2025

Next up on the US Worlds Team 2025: Alexia Fischer!

is the newest pilot and a rookie to the Worlds. Hailing from Seattle, WA, she started flying in late 2018 and did her first competition in 2021. Since then, she’s proven herself in the competition scene in the women’s category and overall with high-level, consistent flying. She has 2 Superfinal Women’s podiums – the only US pilot to do so, Women’s National Champion 2024 ( #2 Overall), and US league XContest winner in the female category 2 years in a row (2023, 2024). When she’s not racing paragliders or flying cross country, she’s racing sailboats, doing long bicycle rides, or hanging out with her dog Finnley.

Help us get to Castelo by donating here: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

12/08/2025

Meet the 2025 US Worlds Team, starting with the one and only Nick Greece!

, an Team Pilot, has been flying for 24 years and competing for 20. He has been a US National Champion twice, been on the podium at a World Cup twice, was part of a winning Superfinal Team Podium, Paragliding World Cup Americas Champion, and made the US National team four times. He was the first pilot in the US to fly 200 miles from the mountains and has held numerous site/state distance records. He is a board member and works for the Recreation Risk Retention Group to serve free flight in North America. He is also an advanced instructor and tandem instructor who runs , which creates a traveling community to adventure and fly in amazing places around the world with world class pilots and guides.

Help us get to Castelo by donating here: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

08/08/2025

The US paragliding team wants to thank Super Fly Paragliding for their generous donation to get us to Castelo! Super Fly needs no introduction - they are one of the top paragliding schools in the US, and also your source for great gear, repair and tuning, and thoughtful, deeply informed mentorship. If you’re thinking of learning to fly, adding a certification, or just want to sharpen skills like ground handling and high-wind kiting - they are the people to help you out! Not to mention the team are some of the coolest people you could spend a day on the hill with. 🤛

The basis of progression, whether your goal is more fun and more skill or high-level competition, is fundamental skills. Thank you Super Fly for everything you do for our community!

If you can help by making a donation, big or small, please do so here: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

18/07/2025

The 2025 Paragliding World Championships will be held in Castelo, Brazil this year and the US is sending a very strong team of veteran competition pilots! We need your help to make it happen. Please consider a donation to support our US National team. They have worked hard to get to this point, but we need your help with some of the expense that goes into the event, including supporting a team leader to help the team race for glory. Anything you can donate is greatly appreciated, and for those donating over $1000, you will receive a US Team Speed Sleeve like the uniforms worn by the US Team.

https://foundationforfreeflight.org/paragliding-world-championships/

28/06/2023

Today seems more stable than the forecast. Pilots have split some have gone the mountains some the flats.

Enes is high and alone on the flats enjoying amazing views from 9000 feet.

07/06/2023

As the 2023 FAI PG Worlds Championships come to a close, we would like to send a huge thank you to the Foundation For Free Flight for covering the US Paragliding Team’s entry fees this year, and for their continued support for paragliding and hang gliding in the USA over the years.

Founded in 1987 as a 501(c)(3) public charitable corporation, the Foundation is charged with the conservation of the sport’s flying opportunities for future generations. This includes site preservation, safety & education and supporting PG and HG competition. The Foundation raises money through tax-deductible donations. For more information, please visit their website: https://foundationforfreeflight.org/donate/

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