News Briefs – Page 349
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Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by...
Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by a Filipino. Nikko Pelaez, a 23-year-old artist and graduate of the archipelago's University of the East College of Fine Arts, won the Vans Asia Custom Culture shoe-design competition for 2018 with a design that borrows from myth. “Along with the ...
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Adidas and Prada are partnering on a collaborative line of...
Adidas and Prada are partnering on a collaborative line of sneakers. The announcement has been made on Instagram with the three accounts – Prada, Adidas and Adidas Originals – posting the same photo at the same time, all using the hashtag #Pradaforadidas, followed by the comment “Coming Soon.” The collection ...
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Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...
Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and snow goggles to its product range next year. Electric Visual Evolution, which is also based in Southern California, will design, develop, produce and distribute the new line. Both companies were the property of Kering when the luxury group owned Puma. ...
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At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three...
At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three variations of waterproof/breathable fabrics in its Gore-Tex Pro category, initially introduced in 2007. Called “Gore-Tex Pro most rugged technology,” “Gore-Tex Pro stretch technology” and “Gore-Tex Pro most breathable technology,” each will be optimized for a different use, enabling manufacturers to ...
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From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will...
From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will carry a lifetime warranty covering all material and manufacturing defects. Dynafit will repair faulty bindings free of charge or replace them with bindings of equal or higher quality. Normal wear and tear, improper use and damage from accidents are excluded. ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has...
Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has expanded its cooperation with Spark R&D, a producer of bindings for splitboards based in Bozeman, Montana. Splitboards Europe, an online retailer and an event organizer specializing in this hybrid snowsports activity, has served as Spark's warranty center for Germany and ...
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Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the...
Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the volunteers involved in the organization of the Biathlon World Championship, which will be held in Rasen-Antholz, in Italy's South Tyrol, on Feb. 12-23, 2020. The footwear model that the volunteers will be wearing is called Antholz GTX MID, named after ...
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Wilson has signed a five-year deal with the French Tennis...
Wilson has signed a five-year deal with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) for the French Open (Roland-Garros) and French tennis in general. The American brand of sporting goods will be taking over from Babolat as the official supplier of racquet strings and balls for the FFT. Wilson's balls will be ...
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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Adidas are extending...
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Adidas are extending their sponsorship deal through 2030. Adidas originally supplied the Spanish national team's jersey from 1981 to 1983. The present deal dates back to 1991. As recently as last June (see SGI Europe Vol. 30 N°19+20), Adidas was threatening to take ...
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An 18-year-old American tennis star, Amanda Anisimova, has signed one...
An 18-year-old American tennis star, Amanda Anisimova, has signed one of the biggest endorsement deals on record for a teenage sports champion. Although the exact figure is yet to be revealed, the long-term endorsement contract with Nike is believed to be similar to the Swoosh's deal with Maria Sharapova, which ...
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Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in...
Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in the category Excellent Product Design for the new Odin 3D Air Shell Jacket, which it is launching for summer 2020. In partnership with Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid), the Norwegian volunteer search and rescue team, the waterproof, windproof, and breathable ...
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UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for...
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for the Alpine Ski World Cup finals of the International Ski Federation (FIS), scheduled for Feb. 8-21, 2021, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Italian brand of technical apparel will be dressing the competition's staff in a special edition of undergarments, socks ...
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Florent Manaudou, who gave up swimming for the game of...
Florent Manaudou, who gave up swimming for the game of handball in 2016, is back in the water this year with plans to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Along the way he has secured a new deal with Arena, the swimwear brand that is already the sponsor of ...
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Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return...
Quiksilver and the World Surf League have announced the return of the Quiksilver Pro G-Land as part of the program for the 2020 WSL Championship Tour next June. The event is returning after 25 years, taking competitive surfers to one of the sport's most remote competitive spots: Grajagan Bay in ...
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Lululemon is going to partner with the World Surf League...
Lululemon is going to partner with the World Surf League (WSL) for the Women's Championship Tour finale at Honolua Bay in Maui. The high-end sports brand will support the final stop of the tour, the Maui Pro. Lululemon will be providing extra athlete preparation services, recovery zones for the surfers ...
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Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As...
Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As the official outerwear supplier of USA Triathlon, the Japanese apparel company will provide training wear and outerwear for members of the U.S. National Team, Toyota U.S. Paratriathlon National Team and Project Podium men's elite development squad. It will also outfit ...
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Canterbury, a brand of Pentland Group, has renewed its partnership...
Canterbury, a brand of Pentland Group, has renewed its partnership with the British & Irish Lions for the team's tour of South Africa in 2021. The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of selected players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The Lions go on ...
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Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the...
Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the U.S. Snowboard Team. The boardsports brand will outfit the snowboard cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams through the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. It will provide the athletes, both men and women, as well as coaches and support staff with ...
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Nike, the NFL and Fanatics have signed a new global...
Nike, the NFL and Fanatics have signed a new global partnership that extends Fanatics' exclusive consumer product licensing rights to manufacture and distribute all Nike NFL adult products worldwide. The new agreement is an upgrade to the deal they signed in 2018, which covered only the U.S.
