COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Wednesday, August 15, 2012) – Last year’s Billabong Pro Tahiti runner-up Owen Wright (AUS), 22, has returned to French Polynesia fresh from fine-tuning his left hand tube riding in Bali, and is ready to repeat last year’s heroics. In 2011 Tahiti was a breakthrough event for Wright and was his first of three [...]
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, August 13, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals is excited to bring you the inaugural episode of our weekly news clip, the ASP Weekly Pulse. To keep our committed fans up-to-date with everything ASP we have developed a new media offering in the form of a weekly web clip. This clip [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Wednesday, August 1, 2012) – Firewire is proud to announce the signing of a long-term agreement with Sally Fitzgibbons, in support of her quest to win the ASP Women’s World Title. Sally has proven herself to be a top contender as World #2 for the past 3 years while winning 5 WT [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Monday, July 30, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, has put in a remarkable effort to finish third place in the 16th annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Championships in Hawaii. Parkinson, who is often touted as one of the fittest surfers on the ASP WCT, further proved his status as one of [...]
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Thursday, July 26, 2012) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, displayed a remarkable return to form this season to win her fifth ASP Women’s World Title one event shy of the culmination of the 2012 ASP Women’s WCT season. While many critics doubted Gilmore’s return to the top after a rocky 2011, Gilmore [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Saturday, July 21, 2012) – Surfing’s focus is often preoccupied on discovering surfing’s next big thing, a preteen super talent with Slateresque potential. But while the bulk of the surfing world searches for the next prodigy, incredibly-talented and polished surfers putting it all on the line on the ASP’s global circuit often [...]
COOLANGATTA, New South Wales/ AUS (Wednesday, July 18, 2012) – With a change in scheduling for the 2012 ASP WCT season, the world’s best surfers have a two month break between the Volcom Fiji Pro and the Billabong Pro Tahiti. So, what is one to do with so much free time? ASP Top 10 surfer [...]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Friday, July 13, 2012) – The next generation pushing the boundaries of progressive surfing are no strangers to injury. Yadin Nicol, Dusty Payne, Jadson Andre, Dane Reynolds and most recently Kolohe Andino, all aerial talents, have all sustained leg injuries while pushing their personal boundaries above the lip. Evan Geiselman suffered a [...]
SYDNEY, New South Wales/Australia (Thursday, July 12, 2012) – Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24, is currently competing at the Billabong Pro J Bay, an event he has absolutely dominated over the last few years. This year’s installment has been no different, with the South African powerhouse advancing to the Round of 16 where he will face [...]
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Wednesday, July 11, 2012) – Being a rookie is a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have the freshness, the hype, the excitement and a new approach to surfing. On the other hand, you have to deal with expectation, inexperience and the world’s best surfers going for broke in every heat [...]
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