The best 16 surfers of the 2012 US Open of Surfing have been decided, in the small waves on offer at Huntington Beach Surf City USA. Kelly Slater roared back to life while posting an impressive win over Stuart Kennedy. Slater unloaded a two-turn backhand combo on a left breaking in to the pier to […]
Hi Everyone! Dog days of Summer mean hitting the gym and keepin’ in shape for when the big swell comes! Check out how Pro Surfer Anastasia Ashley get’s ready for the big surf days!!! Thanks Buddha SurfGuru… In this episode of Training Days, Pro Surfer Anastasia Ashley welcomes The NOC’s cameras to join her on […]
Skateboarding and wakeboarding have strong chances of being included in the 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants new sports and new audiences in the Olympic movement. In the history of the Olympiads, only two board sports have delivered medals: snowboarding and windsurfing. While kiteboarding seems to be making a debut in the […]
Carolina Borges Mendelblatt is under heavy fire after deciding to leave the 2012 Olympic Games, in the RS:X class. The Portuguese windsurfer born in Brazil sent an email to the Portuguese head of mission Mario Santos, explaining she was withdrawing from the RS:X competition for “personal and medical reasons”. Portuguese officials say she didn’t answered […]
Gabriel Medina, Felipe Toledo and Julian Wilson dominated the Round of 24 of the 2012 US Open of Surfing, in Huntington Beach Pier. Making the most out of two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves, Medina continued his unstoppable surf and signature aerial game to launch the highest score of the event so far, a 9.93, on […]
Wade Carmichael (Avoca, NSW/AUS) and Nikki Van Dijk (Phillip Island, VIC/AUS) have claimed the men’s and women’s ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series titles for 2012. Both surfers won multiple events and were clearly the standout surfers on their respective series’ and will now go on to compete on the ASP World Junior Tour.
Surf companies have been investing in the most expensive beach houses, on Oahu’s North Shore’s renowned breaks. In the last couple of decades, brands like Billabong, Rip Curl, Quiksilver and O’Neill have set their Hawaiian headquarters a few meters away from the world’s top class wave barrels. How much does it cost to own a royal […]
Gabriel Medina has set fire to the 2012 US Open of Surfing with a blazing performance at Huntington Beach. The Brazilian game boy made his technical airskills appear effortless to notch a 9.07 on the way to a 17.97 out of 20.00 heat total to advance to the Round of 24. “That was definitely a […]
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The video features silver medal winners TravelSIM Team Australia at the 2012 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Panama.