All Action Sports articles – Page 16
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Dynamite Distribution is the new distributor of Jones Snowboards in...
Dynamite Distribution is the new distributor of Jones Snowboards in Sweden
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Deeluxe has launched a completely waterproof snowboard boot with a...
Deeluxe has launched a completely waterproof snowboard boot with a breathable lining in partnership with Sympatex. Other new partners of Sympatex, which is launching a new logo, are Elkline, Kangaroos, Rockfall, Sherpa Outdoor, Stadium and Zajo
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APO, the French snowboard company run by Régis Rolland, is...
APO, the French snowboard company run by Régis Rolland, is coming up with a special dual binding for splitboards, developed together with Plum, a French manufacturer of touring skis
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Jones Snowboards, the company founded by Jeremy Jones and run...
Jones Snowboards, the company founded by Jeremy Jones and run by Xavier Nidecker, has announced an increase in its warranty on its splitboards from three to five years, starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 model year. The company has been producing solid snowboards for back-country terrain for four years. They are ...
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APO, the French supplier of snowboards, has signed up as...
APO, the French supplier of snowboards, has signed up as exclusive partner of a snowpark at La Clusaz, in the French Alps, for two winter seasons
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The 2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (VCTS) set a...
The 2013 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (VCTS) set a record for the largest audience to witness an action sports event, with more than 3.5 million people in a total of two million hours of webcast viewing. In addition, the Billabong Pipe Masters, the final stop of the specialty series ...
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After completing the previously reported sale of its snowboard subsidiary,...
After completing the previously reported sale of its snowboard subsidiary, Mervin Manufacturing, for $58 million, Quiksilver has used a portion of the proceeds to acquire the minority interests in its high-growth operations in Brazil and Mexico. It has also arranged a three-year, €60 million European credit facility with Eurofactor. ...
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Cate Campbell, the 21-year-old freestyle swimming champion from Australia, is...
Cate Campbell, the 21-year-old freestyle swimming champion from Australia, is joining Arena's Elite Team
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Quiksilver reports the sale of its snowboard manufacturing operations to...
Quiksilver reports the sale of its snowboard manufacturing operations to Extreme Holdings for an undisclosed amount of cash, as part of a profit improvement plan announced last May. The operations consist of Mervin Manufacturing and its Gnu and Lib Tech brands. Extreme Holdings is described as a company “advised” by ...
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APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching...
APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching a new generation of rear-entry snowboard bindings for the winter 2013/14 season
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Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories,...
Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories, is setting up a European office in the Swiss town of Malans. The company's new Icelantic Europe subsidiary is run by Rico Dürst, a Swiss marketing consultant who has worked for Trisport, Storm Sports and Outline Sports. He will be ...
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Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager,...
Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager, responsible for its new line of wetsuits. The former surfer and environmental activists has been working in product and marketing for Quiksilver for 20 years.
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Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard...
Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard brand by the same name, has become global brand manager of Jones Snowboards. Based in Switzerland, he will work closely with Jeremy Jones on product development, creative and global marketing initiatives. Jones Snowboards has also promoted Seth Lightcap to global ...
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Burton Snowboards appoints Bill Anderson as senior brand director...
Burton Snowboards appoints Bill Anderson as senior brand director
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Rip Curl has inaugurated a highly technical corporate surf shop...
Rip Curl has inaugurated a highly technical corporate surf shop of 180 square meters at Bidart, on the Basque coast of France. The offer concentrates on wetsuits and surfboards, including second-hand boards.
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Billabong has developed a limited edition of surfwear together with...
Billabong has developed a limited edition of surfwear together with Pukas Surf, the well-known Spanish distributor and retailer of surf products, for sale in selected stores from this month on
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Michael Tomson, 58-year-old co-founder of Gotcha surfwear, was arrested on...
Michael Tomson, 58-year-old co-founder of Gotcha surfwear, was arrested on May 1 after a traffic accident in Laguna Beach, California, on suspicion of cocaine possession and driving under its influence. Tomson was released by the police after posting bail of $100,000.
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Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born...
Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born in Maui, to its pro team of sponsored athletes
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Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo...
Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo through a side event in a former garage of the German postal service in Munich. The collection includes three snowboard boots and about 60 other items including snow goggles and a variety of garments. The Adidas snowboard team was presented ...
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Vans signs up Pat Moore, a snowboarder who placed third...
Vans signs up Pat Moore, a snowboarder who placed third in the Real Snow video contest at the X Games last year
