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 will warn Groose to play fairly, as he is known for being a bully. When the event begins, the participants will dive off the pier and call their Loftwings. After some maneuvering and occasional charging, Link will be able to approach the golden bird. Members of Groose's gang will push him away from it and begin throwing eggs so that Groose, their leader, can win instead.

With some skill, Link can come near the bird a second time and claim the Bird Statue. If the young hero gets it, he'll wave it around, eagerly waiting to show it to Zelda. Following this, Zelda will suddenly shout at Link and jump off the pier. Link worriedly rushes to catch her, and does so successfully without injury. She will congratulate him on his performance and urge him to move on to the ceremony. During the ceremony, Zelda gives Link the Sailcloth as the prize for winning the competition.