Wing Ceremony

The Wing Ceremony (also known as the Birdrider's Ceremony ) is an annual event held on Skyloft for students enrolled in the Knight Academy that consists of a competition and a formal ceremony. In the competition, the participants must mount their Loftwings and chase after a golden bird carrying a Bird Statue. The one who claims the statue first will be declared the champion and will take part in the ceremony with Zelda.

Competition
As Link, Groose, Cawlin and Stritch prepare to begin, Gaepora warns Groose to play fairly, as he is known for being a bully. When the event begins, the participants must dive off the ledge and call their Loftwings. After some maneuvering and occasional charging, Link will approach the golden bird. Members of Groose's gang push him away from it and begin throwing eggs so that their leader may win instead.

With some skill, Link comes near the bird a second time and claims the Bird Statue. He waves it around, eagerly waiting to show it to Zelda. Zelda suddenly shouts at Link and jumps off a ledge. Link worriedly rushes to catch her, and does so successfully without injury. She congratulates him on his performance and urges him to move on to the ceremony.