ISPO Autor
Andi Spies

Andi Spies is an experienced journalist who has been working in the field of action and outdoor sports for over 25 years. He is the founder of the content studio TEXTKOMMISSARIAT and publisher of the BLUE Surf & Travel Magazine. Andi is an enthusiastic outdoor sportsman and snowboarder from the very beginning, who swaps his splitboard for a surfboard or mountain bike in summer. He has been reporting on trends and developments in the sports industry as a freelance editor at ISPO.com since 2014 and was Editor at Large on the platform for two years.

More about Andi Spies also on his website.

Water sports
Susi Mai war professionelle Kitesurferin und leitet nun ihre eigene Event-Agentur.
Susi Mai – From Kitesurfing Pro to Successful Entrepreneur
Susi Mai is one of the most successful female kitesurfers in the world. After 16 years as a professional athlete, she has successfully gone from sports to a life as an entrepreneur. In our interview, she talks about the change, how she got to meet Tesla founder Elon Musk, and why she was one of the first 200 Twitter users.
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ISPO Munich
Nitro Snowboards was founded in 1990 in Seattle.
How Nitro Snowboards Plans for the Future
Company founder Tommy Delago is representing Nitro Snowboards at ISPO MUNICH 2017. In this interview he talks about the new hall concept POLYGON, the current state of the market, and YouTube campaigns.
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Gear
The Kingpin binding by Marker can be used for ascent and descent.
Kingpin Binding by Marker: Safety for Ski Tourers
Ski tourers often find themselves faced with the same problem: Their pin bindings are ideal for the ascent, but they’re difficult to handle on the descent. The pin bindings by Marker promise security. Here, Marker presents its binding.
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