All Action Sports articles – Page 20
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Artec Snowboards has added the Swedish athlete Hans Ahlund to...
Artec Snowboards has added the Swedish athlete Hans Ahlund to its pro team.
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Ian Picano Gentil, a 14-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined...
Ian Picano Gentil, a 14-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined the team of Billabong athletes.
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Brit Surf Starts Anew
As of Jan. 1, the new national governing body for surfing in the U.K. is Surfing GB. The new board, led by Chris Thomson, wants it to start with a clean slate after allegations of poor management and various legal issues. Surfing GB replaces the British Surfing Association, which announced ...
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Oxbow has signed sponsorship agreements with two Scandinavian snowboarders, the...
Oxbow has signed sponsorship agreements with two Scandinavian snowboarders, the 27-year-old J.P. Solberg from Norway and the 22-year-old Kalle Ohlson from Sweden.
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Stephanie Gilmore is jumping ships. The 22-year-old Australian surf star,...
Stephanie Gilmore is jumping ships. The 22-year-old Australian surf star, who has been sponsored by Rip Curl until now, has signed a five-year endorsement agreement with Quiksilver, just as this brand launches its new global girls line for 18-to-24-year-old women. Gilmore won the top Women's ASP World Tour title in ...
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Evan Geiselman, the 17-year-old rising star of surfing, has joined...
Evan Geiselman, the 17-year-old rising star of surfing, has joined the athletes on Dragon's team.
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Longboard, the French brand of competitively priced surf-inspired clothing, will...
Longboard, the French brand of competitively priced surf-inspired clothing, will launch a capsule collection next year in cooperation with Kenzo Takada, the famous Japanese fashion designer. It is expected to be available in 800 French stores in the second half of April.
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Artec Snowboards adds Lisa Filzmoser to its pro team....
Artec Snowboards adds Lisa Filzmoser to its pro team.
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TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk...
TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk to be its new brand manager for Central Europe.
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Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins...
Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins from Queensland in the U.K.
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Philip “Flippy” Hoffman, one of the pioneers of big-wave surfing,...
Philip “Flippy” Hoffman, one of the pioneers of big-wave surfing, has died at the age of 80. He surfed in Hawaii in the 1950s, and then went on to be co-owner of Hoffman California Fabrics, which supplied printed fabric to companies including Ocean Pacific, Quiksilver, Volcom and Stussy.
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Surfdome.com, a leading online retailer of lifestyle products based in...
Surfdome.com, a leading online retailer of lifestyle products based in the U.K. is launching a fully interactive iPhone App that can be downloaded through the App store or via iTunes to place orders that can be delivered worldwide.
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Burton has released a new snowboard boot themed after Tron:...
Burton has released a new snowboard boot themed after Tron: Legacy, the 3D adventure movie. The boot is the result of collaboration between Disney Consumer Products and Burton Snowboards. It features holograms and a high-tech look and is part of the Raptor line, which the company called “a sick new ...
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Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who...
Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who won the ASP World Championships for three years in a row between 2002 and 2004, passed away at the beginning of this month after withdrawing from the 2010 Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, where Kelly Slater won his 10th ...
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The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of...
The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of the Oxbow team.
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Travis Parker, a professional snowboarder, has returned to the K2...
Travis Parker, a professional snowboarder, has returned to the K2 Snowboarding stable of athletes.
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Elan Snowboards is launching its Trick Tip Tour, offering kids...
Elan Snowboards is launching its Trick Tip Tour, offering kids of all ages a rare chance to pick up some tips from pro riders while taking new gear out for a test ride. A fully stocked Elan Snowboards test booth will serve as the designated meeting point for all Trick ...
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Burton Snowboards has launched a new online tool on www.burton.com...
Burton Snowboards has launched a new online tool on www.burton.com that allows riders to virtually create, view and remix their outerwear for the season. One of the features of the tool, called The Great Outfitter, is a “gallery” where riders can choose to show their original creations, eventually sharing them ...
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An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool...
An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool Shoes.
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Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to...
Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to Coniv Sports, a company run by Stefan Casanova that already distributes smaller snow sports brands like Flux, Never Summer and Icelantic. The former distributor, Harry Gunz, has moved into the bicycle business.
