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Julian Wilson wins the 2014 Billabong Pipe Masters

The samba party has just begun. Gabriel Medina takes the 2014 ASP World Tour, and he is the first ever Brazilian champion in the history of professional surfing. But Could Gabriel Medina back the 2014 ASP World Tour title with a victory in the Billabong Pipe Masters? The surfer from Maresias, São Paulo, put on […]

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Gabriel Medina wins maiden ASP World Championship Tour title

Gabriel Medina is the first ever Brazilian to claim a world surfing trophy. The history of competitive surfing has just added another flag to the list of champions. And it’s not easy to win a world title these days. Precisely 50 years after the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships won by Midget Farrelly and Phyllis […]

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Brad Domke, Oliver Bridge, Thomas Traversa and Amaury Lavernhe are "Athletes of the Year 2014" by SurferToday

SurferToday.com has announced the best wave riders of the year 2014. They have been inspiring our lives and pushing the limits of wave sports.They are the most talented surfers, kiteboarders, windsurfers and bodyboarders of our oceans in 2014.Their time is now.

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"The SUP Movie" follows Kai Lenny around the globe

Kai Lenny is the grand star behind “The SUP Movie”, a stand up paddleboarding flick directed by award-winning filmmaker Johnny DeCesare. Do you think it’s easy to get barreled at Jaws with a large and heavy SUP board? Ask young waterman Kai Lenny, and he explain the adversities of riding a moving bull with a […]

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Medina, Fanning and Slater: mind games before the showdown

Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater have met up before the start of the 2014 Billabong Pipe Masters to discuss the season so far and speak about their strategies for the title race. The truth is that title contenders play safe when it comes to revealing tactics for the ultimate showdown. But there’s one […]

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Harley Ingleby celebrates second ASP Men’s World Longboard Tour title

Harley Ingleby claimed the 2014 ASP Men’s World Longboard Tour title, in Wanning, China. The Australian longboarder defeated Phil Rajzman to confirm the second trophy of his career, in pumping, offshore wind influenced three-to-four foot waves at Hainan Island. Ingleby and Rajzman are past winners of the 2014 ASP Men’s World Longboard Tour but, this time, Harley managed […]

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Medina, Fanning or Slater? Pipeline decides

The Billabong Pipe Masters will decide the 2014 ASP World Tour champion. Only one of three surfers will raise the cup. Will it be Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning or Kelly Slater? At Banzai Pipeline, on the Oahu’s North Shore, everyone’s ready. It’s time to crown an event champion, in memory of Andy Irons, but it […]

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What is the meaning of Aloha?

The word “Aloha” has several meanings, and they all share a common Hawaiian origin, history and culture. So what does Aloha mean? History books are not clear when did the “Aloha” expression enter the Hawaiian vocabulary, but several sources date it back to the end of the 18th century. The official publications tell us that “Aloha” […]

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Stephanie Gilmore conquers sixth ASP Women’s World Championship Tour title

Stephanie Gilmore has claimed her sixth ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) title, in a dramatic showdown at the Target Maui Pro 2014, in Hawaii. After failing to advance into the semifinals, Gilmore splashed the water. She knew that she would have to wait to see if she could still be crowned world champion. Tyler […]

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Sharp performances ignite the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro

Professional skateboarder and surfer Kalani David, 17, posted the highest heat total of the 2014 Reef Hawaiian Pro so far, during the second day of competition, in Hawaii. David combined vertical turns, a free-flying aerial and critical positioning to win his Round 1 against Alex Smith, Santiago Muniz, and Lucas Silveira, with a score of […]

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