COOLANGATTA, QLD/Australia (Thursday, May 9, 2013) – The Sunshine Coast has produced more than a handful of Australia’s most talented surfers, but Nic Jones is different from the rest. The 18-year-old from Buderim is chasing competitive surfing careers on both longboards and shortboards and is currently competing on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series as [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 8, 2013) – Jordy Smith (ZAF), 25, appears to have entered his sixth year on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) more focused and fit than ever. Following an explosive performance at Bells, Smith’s brings his veteran experience to South America to this year’s Billabong Rio Pro. [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, May 7, 2013) – Nat Young (USA), 21, has made a serious impression while opening up his rookie year on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). Following his 13th place on the Gold Coast, Young’s road to the Final at Bells Beach launched him to No. 6 on the ASP WCT [...]
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Monday, May 6, 2013) – Glenn ‘Micro’ Hall (IRL), 31, may be competing in his first year on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), but he’s hardly a rookie. Like many ASP WCT veterans, Micro’s been breathing the life of competitive surfing for decades and now that he’s earned the right to [...]
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Thursday, May 2, 2013) – Yadin Nicol’s last six months have been a series of peaks and valleys. The Australian culminated a challenging 2012 ASP WCT campaign with an amazing run at the Billabong Pipe Masters, which included a perfect 10-point ride and a 5th place finish. Unfortunately, Nicol’s [...]
CARLSBAD, California/USA (Thursday, May 2, 2013) – Lakey Peterson (USA), 18, has had a busy start to the 2013. While competing in back-to-back events on the ASP Women’s WCT, Peterson launched her first movie, Zero to 100, which captures her life story. While competition and the new movie has surely kept her busy, the Santa [...]
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Monday, April 29, 2013) – John John Florence (HAW), 20, has officially withdrawn from the Billabong Rio Pro, the upcoming third stop on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT). The defending event champion was sidelined during the opening stop of the year with an ankle injury sustained on the Gold Coast. [...]
ERICEIRA, Portugal (Monday, April 29, 2013) – Tiago Pires (PRT), 33, is Portugal’s first qualifier on the elite ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) and “The Portuguese Tiger” has more than an ample following of passionate Europeans backing him amongst the world’s elite. In his sixth year as a member of the elite ASP Top 34, [...]
CARLSBAD, California/USA (Tuesday, April 23, 2013) – After injuring his ankle in February during an ill-fated air attempt during a Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast expression session, 2nd year ASP World Tour surfer John John Florence has been out of the water and rehabbing his ankle. For a guy who lives and breathes to surf, being [...]
ATLANTA, Georgia/USA (Thursday, April 11, 2013) – Reigning five-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 25, embodies power, style and elegance both in and out of the water. Gilmore has already become an icon at a young age, breaking barriers in the surfing world to reach out to a new audience. Recently, the Australian [...]
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