John_Soukos

@defiwind is a wrap! Big congrats to the team for a strong display double podium with fin & foil in the world’s toughest windsurfing race! • @pierremortefon - 3rd place 🥉🏆 - Fin category - Winner of Race 5 to finish the event strong 💪 . • @john_soukos - 3rd place 🥉🏆 - Open category - 2nd place overall in R5 also finishing the event strongly! • Top mention for @jimmythieme - 7th in Fin, solid result and his best Defi performance to date 👏. - Board used - Invictus Pro 98 • Congrats @caro.s202 - 1st place 🥇🏆 - Women 45+ • Amazing outcome this year with top conditions, thanks to the organisers and sailors who participated to make this the biggest event in the world! • Quote from Pierre - FRA-14 - “An event to live for ! Was not the easiest at the beginning for me with so many people around, but I kept the focus and pushed hard till the end - really happy to finish on the podium with a victory in the last race ! I used mainly the Invictus Pro 98 , fast and easy then also the 118 which was just flying over the 40km of the race !”. • Quote from John - GRE-198 - “What a week at the Defi Wind. Really stoked to finish the event on the podium in 3rd place (Open) at my first Defi, 2nd across the line in the last race was cool, racing against 1,400 competitors in one of the toughest and biggest windsurfing events ever, is something really special. After coming here two years ago and not getting a race due to no wind, this year gave us everything, up to 40 knots almost every day. Massive thanks to FMX for backing me!!! The Hyperion Pro 154 was on fire this week! Stable, easy & fast! I’m incredibly proud, grateful, and ready for what’s next.” • #fmxracing #fmxracing2026 #windsurfing #longdistance #performance

Η σεζόν μας ξεκίνησε και αυτό είναι ένα γρήγορο βίντεο με τις αγαπημένες μου στολές ION από το @surfmarket.gr Γράψτε μου στα σχόλια αν σας άρεσαν!!!

Η θερμοκρασία επιτέλους ανέβηκε… και ξέρετε τι σημαίνει αυτό Ήρθε η ώρα να μπούμε στο νερό! 🌊 Τα μαθήματα windsurf ξεκινούν και αν το σκεφτόσουν όλο τον χειμώνα… τώρα είναι η στιγμή! 📍Σας περιμένουμε στο @js_windsurf_center στο @karavi_schinias

Made it back home after the IFCA World Championship in Leucate, France 🇫🇷 Started the event strong, but early in the second elimination I crashed in the quarterfinals. A few mistakes from the committee right after that threw me off mentally, but I kept pushing through. After 4 eliminations, I finished in 7th place and I’m genuinely happy with that result. Now it’s time to get back to training and come back even stronger for the next competitions 💪 • • • • • #ifca #gre198

@ifca_class FOIL SENIOR 7th @john_soukos 🇬🇷 18th @cyril_evrard250 🇧🇪 A great start of the season for our guys They've once again demonstrated their incredible potential With hard work, better results will come.💪

That’s it for the winter training. We’ve put in a solid block of work to fully prepare for the upcoming World Cup in France. We had some great days on the water fine tuning our gear, train our jibes and starts. • • • 🎥 @thomasvisualcontent • • #gre198 #ned450

Excited to announce my collaboration with ION, powered by @surfmarket.gr already used the wetsuits and I feel really comfortable in them! Hitting the water everyday till my trip to France! The fit of the wetsuits are just perfect, so I’m all suited up and ready to go! • • • • • #gre198 #ion

The past few weeks in Greece have been all about putting in the work. Great training days to fully prepare for the upcoming season, starting with the World Championship in France. This past week we’ve also been focused on creating a new form of content together with @thomasvisualcontent something we’re really excited about. Stay tuned here’s a clip from one of those sessions. 🚁 @nik.kousounadis

SPONSOR CHANGE ‼️ One of the riders that really turned heads in 2025 - so much so he was featured in our “Breakout Riders of 2025” video - was John Soukos and today he announced that he’s signed with @fmxracing for 2026! Will he get his first podium in 2026? About the move, John said: “I’m really proud to officially announce my collaboration with FMX. I’ve always admired Finian Maynard, not only for his performance, but for his mindset, dedication, and the impact he’s had on the sport. To now be working with him and have his support is truly special and motivates me even more to keep pushing forward. I already feel 1 step closer to my goal, let the 2026 season begin!” Finian Maynard added: “We are really excited to welcome John Soukos to our international team! John has demonstrated strong progress over the past few years, consistently improving and positioning himself to begin to contend for the top places. At just 22 years old, his sailing future looks promising. This season, he will focus on foil slalom, perfectly timed with the upcoming arrival of our new board. In the meantime, John is training with the 158 hull from last year, featuring our fresh new graphics, in preparation for the debut of the new board in April. His first competition is set for @ifcaclass Worlds in Leucate soon after. We are motivated to see what John will achieve this season, best of luck! 💪 #pwaworldtour

Big news for this season! I’m incredibly excited to announce that, I’ll now be sailing for @fmxracing . This is a new chapter for me, and I couldn’t be more motivated to get on the water, push my limits, and represent the team. Grateful for the trust and support and let’s make it count 💪🏽💪🏽 “(Board note: this is the 2025 shape so the previous model but with the new graphics, been loving it, and now can’t wait for the new board arriving soon!)” #gre198 #fmxracing

Hey guys make sure to check out the 2 types of fins of @zeusfoils . Our priority is the development and to feel comfortable while sailing at your maximum speeds! Here are 3 hints you need to see before you get yours: 1) the handcrafted fin is softer that the cnc one and it generates more power. 2) the cnc fin is the most adorable option, ideal if you are just free sailing, or just joining the slalom mode. 3) the handcrafted fin is made to break your speed barrier and compete in high level slalom races. “We don’t just build slalom fins, we build confidence at high speed” Make sure to check all the options on our website, which you will find the link in my bio! #gre198 #zeusfins

Really missing some fin action in Fuerte… it’s been a while since the last time I went out for a session on the fin, so I decided to do a tbt when summer in Fuerte😝 • • • • • #gre198 #fuerteventura #laydownjibe