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January 31, 2012
GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) – It’s amazing what a bit of adversity can do…like motivating you for starters. Last year was a rough one for me on the ASP Tour. I was carrying a few injuries and getting used to a life that completely changed for me and my wife in having [...]
January 31, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Monday, January 30, 2012) – Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, may have failed to requalify for the ASP World Tour in 2012 but spectators will still get to enjoy his extraordinary talents when he lines up as a wildcard for the opening event of the ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro presented by [...]
January 24, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Tuesday, January 24, 2012) – The ASP Board of Directors has voted to ratify several refinements to the ASP World Tour and ASP World Rankings for the 2012 season. These changes will expand upon the December 2011 decision to suspend the midyear rotation for 2012, due to schedule constraints, and continue to provide [...]
January 23, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (January 24, 2012) – ASP Women’s World No.2 Sally Fitzgibbons remains confident she will be fully fit by the start of the Roxy Pro presented by Land Rover at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast on 25th February despite carrying several injuries. Fitzgibbons was on the Gold Coast this week nursing a fractured [...]
January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, has been considered an ASP World Title threat since his rookie year amongst the world’s best in 2001. The man came along at a time when surfing was beginning to blend traditional carves with aerials and the kid from Coolangatta had the complete package. [...]
January 20, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 20, 2012) – Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, has qualified for the ASP Dream Tour on three separate occasions. Seemingly against comprehension, Josh’s first two attempts amongst the world’s best didn’t go to plan and the incredibly-talented Gold Coaster failed to requalify. However, Kerr silenced all critics in 2011, putting in stellar [...]
January 15, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Monday, January 16, 2012) – ASP International has initiated a new Anti-Doping Policy for the world’s best surfers which will be activated for 2012 ASP World Title season. “This policy represents a consensus between our surfers, events and administrators in evolving the sport of surfing to a more professional level,” Richard Grellman, ASP [...]
January 11, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) – The ASP World Surfing Awards will draw the world’s best surfers to Australia’s Gold Coast once again this February, but this season’s gala event will be provided in an exciting new format this year with both surfers and fans participating in the awarding of athletes. New awards have [...]
January 9, 2012
COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, January 10, 2012) – The 2011 ASP Women’s World Tour saw the most impressive group of female surfing talent in the sport’s history put on one amazing performance after another, proving that women’s surfing has reached new heights, without question. Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, made history, dethroning Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 23, making [...]
January 9, 2012
SAN CLEMENTE, California/USA (Monday, January 9, 2012) – For most of us mere mortals, we’re lucky to get our hands on one new board a year…IF we’re lucky. However, members of the ASP Top 34 are different creatures altogether. These guys probably clock more barrel time, hang time and rail time in a single session [...]