Sonchaux, Switzerland, 27 August 2018 – Despite fierce competition from his fellow paragliding aerobatics competitors, Spain’s Horacio Llorens, 35, impressed the judges with spectacular stunts this weekend and gained the top spot on the podium of the Acro World Tour Finals. The event took place on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the Sonchaux Acroshow. Adding this result to the others throughout the series Llorens also tops the overall rankings of the Acro World Tour 2018. The audience of the Finals, numbering 29,000, went wild as the elite pilots spun, stalled, and swung in their harnesses to perform the incredible feats such as deep spirals, infinity tumbling, helicopters, slides, flips and wingovers during the finals of this year’s competition. The final battle between Horacio Llorens and Rafael Goberna proved to be extremely tight. Despite a less precise landing, Llorens’ better technique and flight choreography allowed him to get the better of Goberna and win the competition. Thanks to his previous results throughout the series Llorens managed to top the overall rankings of the Acro World Tour 2018, ahead of Théo De Blic from France and Rafael Goberna from Brazil.

Final Ranking Sonchaux Acro Show 2018:
1. Horacio Llorens (ESP)
2. Rafael Goberna (BRA)
3. Victor Carrera (CHI)

Final Overall Ranking Acro World Tour 2018:
1. Horacio Llorens (ESP)
2. Théo De Blic (FRA)
3. Rafael Goberna (BRA)