one of the [kite surfing] competitors states, "...there's a chance it will be in the Olympics someday..." He even mentions how US sailing gets behind them and sponsors them.
It is interesting to note that kite surfing in France is not part of the sailing federation nor the surfing one. They are actually part of the parasailing federation. Nothing to do with sailing at all <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />