Extremity TV ! http://www.extremity.tv fr info@extremity.tv 2008 All The Content Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:25 +0200 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:25 +0200 http://www.extremity.tv/Extremity.jpg http://www.extremity.tv http://www.extremity.tv/redbull-streetstyle-deutschland-finale-09 Videos Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:28:16 +0100 An amazing freestyle footbal compilation from the Red Bull Street Style. The best in the world competing in freestyle football trixx battles. Simply unbelievable... http://www.extremity.tv/redbull-x-fighters-09 Videos Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:51:46 +0100 Red Bull X-Fighters are freestyle motocross competitions contested in bullfighting arenas among other places. http://www.extremity.tv/lg-snowboard-big-air-london-09 Videos Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:50:51 +0100 The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup visits the British Capital for the second time for a fantastic snow presented by the world's best Snowboard Big Air artists http://www.extremity.tv/extreme-athlete-profile-kaj-zackrisson-et-sverre-liliequist- Videos Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:01:53 +0100 Kaj Zackrisson (born in 1973) is known as the Flying Squirrel on the big-mountain freeskiing tour. After one of the gnarliest falls / best recoveries of 2008, youll remember why this Swede has the skills to hang with the best in the world!! http://www.extremity.tv/whiteworld-f.c.-telemark-camp News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200 et lt;p et gt;Hosted by Ski Arpa, the Telemark Camp is designed for only 12 telemarkers - intermediate to advanced level required -, who will have the opportunity to enjoy the slopes of Arpa and its unique landscape over the Aconcagua. et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;In addition, workshops will be done every day in order to improve telemark techniques, knowledge and snow safety protocols. et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;The camp includes: et lt;/p et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;7 day of snowcat telemarking in Arpa Mountain Resort et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;28 snowcat runs (4 runs per day) et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;Snow safety workshops et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;2 guides (English, Spanish and French speaking) et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;Avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;Lunch pack on terrain et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;Lodging at Hostal Los Villares with breakfast and dinner et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;All transportation et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;p et gt;Price: US$ 1,950 et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;Booking at: et lt;a href= et quot;mailto:telemark@whiteworld.cl et quot; et gt; et lt;span style= et quot;text-decoration: underline; et quot; et gt;telemark@whiteworld.cl et lt;/span et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/a et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-european-freeski-open Videos Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:05:11 +0200 A results report and a compilation of the best moments from the European Freeski Open 2009 in Laax, Switzerland. The best of Europe met this year at Laax for some amazing moves. Extreme Sports at their best. http://www.extremity.tv/hawaiian-islands-vintage-surf-auction-july-17-et-18-2009 Agenda Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200 HONOLULU (June 2, 2009) - Little more than six weeks remain before the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, presented by Quiksilver, rolls out at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, July 17 et 18, and bidders are already scrutinizing auction lots online. Curator Randy Rarick has released an eclectic mix of 18 sneak peek items under his et quot;Peek of the Week et quot; selections that can be viewed online: www.hawaiiansurfauction.com . Auction Details: Viewing is free and open to the public. If you are interested in bidding for items you must register as a bidder.  Pre-registration is now open to those who want to become bidders.  The popular et quot;Antiques Roadshow et quot;-style appraisals will be back with a field of six experts on hand to give free valuations. Bring in your surf items on Friday, July 17th, between Noon and 4:00pm for a free appraisal. You never know, you may have something worthy for inclusion in the main auction that will take place on Saturday July 18th.   Friday July 17: Viewing from noon to 6pm, including et quot;Antiques Roadshow et quot;-style appraisals. Saturday July 18: Viewing from 10am to 4pm; silent auction Noon to 4pm; main auction starts at 5pm. Free viewing. Bidders must purchase a bidding number (information posted on the website). CONTACT: Randy Rarick, Event Producer Tel: (808) 638-7266 Email: surfpro@hawaii.rr.com http://www.extremity.tv/freeride-session-heliskiing Videos Thu, 28 May 2009 11:30:34 +0200 Pure freeride moments with MeltingSpot guys! http://www.extremity.tv/freeride-session-redbull-streetstyle-08 Videos Wed, 20 May 2009 17:50:50 +0200 An amazing freestyle football compilation from the Red Bull Street Style. The best in the world competing in freestyle football trixx battles. Simply unbelievable... http://www.extremity.tv/freeride-session-swatch-snow-mobile-2008 Videos Fri, 15 May 2009 13:29:29 +0200 Your adrenaline shot of the day is a sport that is considered the formula 1 of winter sports. But there are a few notable differences: you can't backflip on a formula 1. So watch this great compilation of the Swatch Snowmobile 2008 race: slams, jumps and crazy people driving!! http://www.extremity.tv/extreme-event-redbull-playstreets-2009 Videos Thu, 07 May 2009 16:51:14 +0200 Watch this amazing Xtreme compilation of the Best Moments from the Redbull Playstreets 2009 Big Air Ski competition in Austria. http://www.extremity.tv/teaser-lokal-prod-2009 Videos Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:05:03 +0200 Lokal Prod is a video production team that gathers various crews in Switzerland. We can find some of the best riders in Switzerland such as the brothers Evequoz, 10K, Severin De Courten or David Lambert. This teaser announces their third video. http://www.lokalprod.com/ http://www.extremity.tv/extreme-event-jump-and-freeze-09 Videos Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:35:39 +0200 One of the funniest and most Extreme competitions is back! Here is a compilation of the best and most extreme moments. Have Fun! http://www.extremity.tv/extreme-event-new-school-picknick Videos Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:34:43 +0200 An incredible ski Big Air competition!! Get your daily adrenaline rush with these amazing trix et huge jumps. Here are is a compilation of the best and most extreme moments from the competition!... http://www.extremity.tv/how-to-dress-for-extreme-sports-activities News Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200 et lt;p et gt; et lt;strong et gt;How to dress for extreme sports activities et lt;/strong et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Winter extreme sports are some of the most exciting extreme sports around. They tend to combine an element of danger with plenty of skill. Snowboarding is one of the most well known extreme winter sports and this is packed with exciting thrills and requires fantastic skill. Snowboarding tends to be very popular with the younger generation and has very strong connotations of danger and excitement. Other extreme winter sports activities that are growing in popularity include Ice climbing and Ice biking. et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;It is important to ensure you have the right clothing if you intend to do some extreme sports, particularly if they are winter sports. It is dangerous to wear inappropriate items when doing most extreme sports and the right gear will aid comfort and movement which is essential in sports such as snowboarding. et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;It is vital you keep warm. You should should ensure you have sufficient layers for extreme sports, it is usually recommended to wear around four layers of clothing. Ensure your fabrics are breathable so the layers do not become uncomfortable, this is particularly important for the first layer. The latest gear will use new fabric technology making it both breathable and waterproof. Ensure your clothing fits well, but is not too tight, as this will restrict your movement. You may also need to wear a fleece followed by an insulated jacket and trousers depending on the time of year you are doing extreme winter sports. It is important to have insulation handy as it is certainly a necessity in wind, rain and snow. et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;You should also stick to quality, well know brands that design particularly with extreme sports in mind. This can make all the difference between a wet, cold few hours in the snow, to a day of comfortable, warm and enjoyable skiing or snowboarding fun. Popular brands include animal clothing, Quiksilver, Santa Cruz, Rip Curl and O`Neill. Many of these brands also sell accessories you may require such as snow boots and gloves. You will also want to look stylish in the snow, these brands ensure the latest in fashion is combined with fabric technology to give you allround fantastic clothing. They are produce clothing that fits in with the lifestyle of extreme sports, if you et lt;span style= et quot;text-decoration: underline; et quot; et gt; et lt;a href= et quot;http://www.extremepie.com/animal et quot; et gt;b et lt;/a et gt; et lt;a href= et quot;http://www.extremepie.com/animal et quot; et gt;uy animal clothing et lt;/a et gt; et lt;/span et gt; you can choose from a range of tshirts, dresses and more that you can wear for extreme sports but also use for casualwear. et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/event-snow-fever-2009 Videos Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:31:20 +0200 Fieberbrunn ranks among the best free ride areas of Austria and once again, the area hosts one of the most prestigious Big Mountain competitions in the world. Amazing images and extreme attitude. Here are the Best Moments from the ski et snowboarding event. http://www.extremity.tv/event-red-bull-crashed-ice-2009 Videos Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:30:50 +0200 100% adrenaline pumping action!! The Red Bull Crashed Ice, a combination of hockey, downhill skiing and boardercross.. Includes crazy people going really fast and some impressive falls. Do we need to say more? Just enjoy this extremely extreme sport!!! http://www.extremity.tv/extreme-event-red-bull-snow-scrapers-2009 Videos Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:30:19 +0200 On the 5th of February 2009 Red Bull, unveiled the Red Bull Snowscrapers. 16 of the worlds most notorious riders including the likes of Terje, Travis Rice, Daniel Ek, Scotty Lago and Torstein Horgmo competed in this Big Air Snowboard competition, to a backdrop of towering New York residential blocks. http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-nissan-tram-face-2009 Videos Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:51:19 +0100 One of the best Big Mountain ski et snowboard events in the world is here!! As always the Best moments and results from the 2009 Nissan Tram Face competition to get your adrenaline pumping! Enjoy http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-big-mountain-pro-2009 Videos Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:27:57 +0100 Watch this ExtremityTV report and best moments from the Big Mountain Pro 2009 ski et snowboard competition. Just extreme... http://www.extremity.tv/du-gros-ride-avec-meltingspot News Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 et lt;p et gt;Envie d' et eacute;vasion ?... Rien de plus simple. Pour tous les fans de grosse peuf et de bonne ambiance, contactez et laquo; Meltingspot et nbsp; et raquo;. Pour tous ceux et celles qui ne connaissent pas encore cette association, je les invite et agrave; jeter directement un petit coup d' et oelig;il sur leur site. Pour le reste je me charge d'un bref r et eacute;sum et eacute; : et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;si vous et ecirc;tes fada de ski, de snowboard ou encore de toute autre mani et egrave;re d'aborder de la grosse neige, vous venez de trouver une bonne adresse. En effet, ce crew de riders aussi dou et eacute;s que sympathiques est toujours motiv et eacute; pour envoyer du gros dans des contr et eacute;es ou vous n'auriez pas forc et eacute;ment eu l'id et eacute;e de mettre les pieds. Que ce soit pour une semaine rando dans les fjords norv et eacute;giens ou encore pour une overdose de pow dans les contr et eacute;s ousbek ou kirghiz, ces sympathiques terreurs seront plus que ravies de vous faire profiter de vrais voyages, de vraies rencontres et surtout de gros ski. So... enjoy! et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et lt;span et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/span et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-tignes-airwaves-09 Videos Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:55:17 +0100 An incredible mountain multisport competition!! From Half Pipe to mountain biking, everything you need to get your daily adrenaline rush. Here are the Best moments and results from the 2009 competition! Enjoy http://www.extremity.tv/-event-arctic-challenge-09 Videos Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:54:07 +0100 One of the best big Air snowboard events in the world in the world created by Terje Haakonsen is back with a vengeance!! Starting out back in 1999, The Arctic Challenge has grown and is now established as one of the greatest snowboard events in the world, gathering some of the best riders in the world for competition and fun in arctic surroundings.Here are the best moments from the 2009 competition! Enjoy http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-red-bull-jungfrau-2008 Videos Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:31:50 +0100 The most incredible multisport race!! Start with bikes and add running, climbing, airplanes a lot of adrenaline and crossing a country from one side to the other and what you get is the Red Bull Jungfrau. Here are the Best moments and results from the 2008 competition! Enjoy http://www.extremity.tv/-the-show-adidas-sickline-2008 Videos Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:07:41 +0100 The best of the best participate each year in the Adidas Sickline 2008 kayak competition. Here are the results of the 2008 competition as well as an amazing compilation of the Best Moments. http://www.extremity.tv/xtreme-sports-athlete-profile-jeremy-jones- Videos Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:22:33 +0100 Jeremy Jones is known for freestyle snowboarding and jibbing. He began snowboarding when he was 13 years old and he has been a competitor since 1996. Watch this compilation of some of his amazing freestyle moves and enjoy why Jeremy Jones is who he is. http://www.extremity.tv/3eme-manche News Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;Encore elle...he oui...on ne se lasse pas de vivre les aventures de C et eacute;line. En plus, comme ce type d'opportunit et eacute; ne se produisent pas souvent, on l'a saisie au vol. trop bon...non. Perso moi j kiff. J'ai l'impression de vivre la comp et ecirc;te en live. Alors est-ce que cette troisi et egrave;me manche va lui porter chance. A vous de voir... et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;3 EME MANCHE et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et laquo; et nbsp;Stable mais surprenant. Je pars t et ocirc;t, 1 bonne heure avant l'air start. Mission r et eacute;ussir cette fameuse et quot;Diente et quot; ou je me suis plant et eacute;e hier. Et et ccedil;a marche! Je fais d'ailleurs un bon start, au milieu des 80 qui sont pr et ecirc;ts comme moi...mais un retour hyper basse...d et eacute;gout et eacute;e de mon plan et eacute; une fois de plus...c'est cruel! Et je gal et egrave;re quasi les pieds dans l'herbe du pied de et quot;Espinaso et quot; pour remonter et m'en et eacute;chapper environ 45 minutes plus tard! Inutile de pr et eacute;ciser que quasi la totalit et eacute; des pilotes s'est fait la malle depuis longtemps et sont hors de vue! On est 5 ou 6 et agrave; trainer encore par l et agrave;! Mais enfin un beau thermique qui me propulse au plafond env. 3300m et je pars pour faire la balise du d et eacute;co. Tout va nickel! Je conserve ma hauteur et fais un retour vers le Maguey en survolant le Penon! Youhouuh!! J'y crois carr et eacute;ment! Je survole le et quot;crazy thermal G spot et quot; qui me redonne facilement tout le gaz n et eacute;cessaire pour attaquer ma transition vers le Maguey...Je suis confiante... et ccedil;a ne dure pas... le vent de face d et eacute;truit mes bons sentiments et voila. Je ne sais plus quelle ligne prendre pour me sauver de cette fatale et finale d et eacute;gringolade. Dernier essai au ras des arbres du pied du Maguey....je suis alerte et et ccedil;a ne manque pas, je me mange le sous le vent d'une bonne bulle...grosse frontale et 10 min plus tard je m'entends et agrave; la radio report et eacute;e et quot;dans les arbres et quot;! On commence et agrave; me chercher alors que je suis bien et agrave; terre dans un champ quelques 50m en dessous! Je me jette bien sure sur la radio et les rassure ! Une petite marche et agrave; travers bois, un camion rempli de deux familles de Cero Gordo qui et eacute;taient de sortie et agrave; san Pedro qui me donne un et quot;rai et quot; de quelques kms et je croise m et ecirc;me une jeep que conduit Miguelito! Ouf sauv et eacute;e! Un retour facile et agrave; Valle! M et ecirc;me pas eu besoin du retriev qui s'occupe d et eacute;j et agrave; d'une autre pilote qui elle malheureusement s'est mise dans les arbres... et nbsp; et raquo; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et lt;span et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/span et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/freeride-session-red-bull-no-limit-vegas-09 Videos Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:54:56 +0100 Amazing compilation of the craziest stunts from the craziest adrenaline junkies! This is in short, the Red Bull No Limit Vegas, and what you are about to watch is the Best and craziest moments, of this year's edition. http://www.extremity.tv/event-oneill-surf-trip-08 Videos Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:46:13 +0100 The best moments of the O'Neill Surf Trip 08 competition. Amazing performances from amazing surfers. http://www.extremity.tv/le-monarca-paragliding-open News Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 et lt;table border= et quot;0 et quot; et gt; et lt;tbody et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/les-championnats-du-monde-de-parapente.-2520.jpg et quot; alt= et quot; et quot; / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div et gt;Pour tous les fans de parapente et plus particuli et egrave;rement les motiv et eacute;s du cross, nous vous proposons de suivre les tribulations de C et eacute;line Jacquemet durant diff et eacute;rentes et eacute;tapes de la Monarca. En effet, La Valle de Bravo commence et agrave; tourner plus que correctement d et egrave;s d et eacute;cembre et offre ainsi des conditions thermiques exceptionnelles pour cet open pr et eacute;misse des championnats du monde de cross. C et eacute;line a eut la gentillesse de nous poster ces news ce qui nous permet de vivre cette comp et egrave;te de l'int et eacute;rieur. Bonne chance et agrave; elle et bonne lecture et agrave; vous. Enjoy : et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; GC et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et quot;1er jour de compet ! et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Et voila ! En ce 4 janvier 2009, la Monarca est lanc et eacute;e ! et lt;br / et gt; Pr et eacute;c et eacute;d et eacute;e hier par l'habituelle session d'inscriptions et rentr et eacute;e des balises dans les nombreux groups...121 pilotes multipli et eacute;s par 2 voire 3... puis rendez-vous et agrave; 19h pour un briefing des plus s et eacute;rieux ! On a et eacute;t et eacute; bien cadr et eacute; et personne ne pourra dire qu'il ne et quot;savait et quot; pas puisque on nous attendait et agrave; l'entr et eacute;e avec une feuille de pr et eacute;sence ! et lt;br / et gt;Et enfin on nous a convi et eacute; et agrave; un repas de bienvenue des plus chaleureux. et lt;br / et gt;L'organisation tend vers la perfection !... et les moyens d et eacute;ploy et eacute;s pour assurer la s et eacute;curit et eacute; des pilotes incroyable (plusieurs ambulances, 2 h et eacute;lico dont 1 sur place, je ne sais combien de jeeps, mini-trucks et chauffeurs pour partir et agrave; notre recherche) ce qui va nous permettre de voler l et agrave; o et ugrave; en temps normal on oserait jamais s'aventurer et agrave; moins d' et ecirc;tre pr et ecirc;t et agrave; marcher plusieurs jours ! et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Ce matin, la bonne humeur est au rendez-vous sur le d et eacute;co. Briefing aux alentours des 11h. On est tous pr et ecirc;ts et on attend en observant ceux qui volent d et eacute;j et agrave; qu'on nous dise quelle course nous attend....78 Km et plut et ocirc;t un trajet qui m'apparait int et eacute;ressant puisque je d et eacute;couvrirai une zone de plaine que je ne connais pas encore. et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;La course se lance et agrave; 12h45 et se fermera et agrave; 16h30. et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Alors perso...! J'ai v et eacute;cu un magnifique vol ! Des conditions de r et ecirc;ve ! Taux d'ascension entre 2 et 6 m/sec mais quasi pas de turbulences comme j'ai pu les connaitre d et eacute;j et agrave; au penon! Des beaux petits cumulus qui s'alignent devant moi apr et egrave;s la 3 et egrave;me balise ! Base du nuage vers 3000m. Un paysage hallucinant que je pouvais contempler sans trop me pr et eacute;occuper puisque certains thermiques et eacute;taient on ne peut plus organis et eacute;s ! et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Alors oui un moment difficile juste avant la 2 et egrave;me balise...45 min de gal et egrave;re et agrave; des altitudes pas tr et egrave;s rassurantes vu le manque d'attero et agrave; disposition ! et lt;br / et gt;D et rsquo;une une bonne d et eacute;cision pour finalement prendre la mauvaise en fin de vol...et me voila coinc et eacute;e au point de retour au d et eacute;collage de d et eacute;part. Il est 16h10, derni et egrave;re tentative sous le vent du penon mais infructueuse. Et je vais poser au et quot;piano et quot; soit et agrave; l'attero officiel du penon ! et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Mais vraiment quel beau vol ! Et le temps de plier, de marcher jusqu' et agrave; la et lt;br / et gt;route et 5 min plus tard arrive le et quot;retriev et quot; ! Que veut-on de plus ? et quot; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; CJ et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/tbody et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/premiere-etape-de-la-coupe-du-monde-de-ski-freestyle News Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 et lt;table border= et quot;0 et quot; et gt; et lt;tbody et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;div et gt;Premi et egrave;re et eacute;tape de la coupe du monde de ski freestyle. (10 et 11 janvier 2009) et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt;Encore une fois, la station des contamines-Montjoie recoit les meilleurs freestyler du globe pour la premi et egrave;re et eacute;tape de la coupe du monde de ski freestyle. Ainsi, pour tout les amateurs de gros kikers, le second week-end de janvier risque d et rsquo;induire une grosse motive pour commencer cette saison de ski. Cette comp et eacute;tition et show exeptionel met au premier plan le ski cross. Les amateurs de gros flys ne serrons cependant pas l et eacute;s et eacute;s car la seconde journ et eacute;e de comp et ecirc;tition aura lieu dans le halfpipe. Cet event est donc, pour tout les amateurs de sensations fortes, un rendez-vous et agrave; ne pas manquer . et lt;br / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/tbody et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/stephanie-gilmore-claims-asp-womens-world-title News Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:57:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/gilmore_roxypro_asp-9424.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, scalped her second consecutive ASP Women's World Title today with an emphatic win at the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach, ripping through the three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) waves at Sunset Point to defeat fellow finalists Silvana Lima (BRA), 24, Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 22, and Nicola Atherton (AUS), 22. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Event No. 7 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women's World Tour, the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach proved the most decisive event of year, seeing shock eliminations on the final day before Gilmore soared to victory to claim the 2008 ASP Women's World Title. "I had no idea this was going to happen today when I woke up this morning," Gilmore said. "Sofia (Mulanovich) went down and then Layne (Beachley) went down and I found myself in the Final with a chance to clinch it. It feels unbelievable." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Lima, one of the form surfers on the final day, led from the outset in the 35-minute Final, posting two solid scores early on to net a 14.16 out of a possible 20. While waves were scarce during the Final, Gilmore found a walling righthander in the dying moments and tore it to pieces to attain an 8.50 out of a possible 10 and walk away with the victory and the 2008 ASP Women's World Title. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: ASP) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/c.j.-hobgood-wins News Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:54:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/cj_hobgood_dr-3779.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Florida's C.J. Hobgood, 29, won the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing in clean 20- to 30-foot wave face heights, making Hobgood the first goofy-footer in 11 years to win at Sunset Beach. Australia's Michael Romelese was the last goofy-foot to win at Sunset in 1997, he also won the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title the same year. On his backhand, Hobgood, who was the 2001 ASP World Champ, charged his way to victory, gnabbing the biggest wave of the 35-minute final. Hobgood was blown away by his first place finish and the massive waves. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;"It's perfect size and really clean. There was probably one or two sets a heat that were too big," Hobgood said. "Just some macking nuts waves out there." My usual experience out at Sunset is just getting worked pretty much. This ranks up there with my WT wins and everything else because I never totally pictured myself winning this contest so it ranks that much higher. "That just shows you what Sunset can do. You just roll the dice, go out and sometimes Mother Nature is good to you and other times it just beats you down. "There's four guys out there, but you never really see your competitors the whole time. It's Man versus Nature out there and that's what makes Sunset so challenging and appealing." Hobgood avoided Sunset's wrath and negotiated the giant walls of water beautifully, scoring an 8.5 and 6.5 rides to win the 6-Star Qualifying Series Event. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Australia's Tom Whitaker, 29, also surfed well in the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing and finished runner-up. Whitaker was in awe of the quality of surf Sunset Beach. "It's pretty much as dreamy as Sunset gets it's beautifully clean and really, really good sized," Whitaker said. "It's not too big and scary. It was just beautiful all day and I think I saw some of the best waves I've ever seen at Sunset. And, for the final day of the tournament to run in such good conditions it was really cool." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Sunset Beach local Marcus Hickman, 29, finished behind Whitaker in third place. He fell victim to poor wave selection, yet this was Hickman's best Vans Triple Crown of Surfing performance to date. South Africa's Jordy Smith, 20, finished in fourth place and never got in rhythm, breaking his board and injuring his right leg in the final. Smith has never finished lower than the quarterfinals at Sunset and this was his second finals appearance at the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing. Smith posted a 10-point ride earlier in the round of 32 by getting a tube. He also posted the highest heat score of the contest a 18.50 out of a possible 20 in the same round. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Event's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/the-20082009-ski-season-starts-in-style-in-meribel News Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:48:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/meribel_ski_freestyle_dr-1364.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;On Thursday 18 December 2008, the opening of the FIS Moguls World Championships (Dual Moguls) will be held in the resort of Méribel for the first time. It will take place in Méribel centre, at the Corbey stadium. All the world's best freestylers will be there to participate in this first international event for the season, in the heart of the Three Valleys. Many volunteers are helping Méribel for this unique event! Mogul skiing is spectacular. Skiers show their technique in the moguls but also their acrobatic skills as they have to make jumps that are more and more impressive. Competitors ski down a steep (28 to 32 degrees), 210 - 270 meters long slope covered by moguls and perform two different jumps on the way down. The event is made upon a qualification round and a final. Marks are given by a panel of 7 judges; 50% depends on the technique, 25% on the jumps and 25% on the speed. The Dual Mogul event is a parallel race where two skiers start at the same time, each with their own fall line. The winner of each race qualifies for the finale. Then the final determines the winner of this World Cup event. Fun and surprises are guaranteed! et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Event's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/kiteboard-pro-world-tour-final-results News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:43:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/kiteboard-pro-world-tour_richman_vyvey_au-7508.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;After four days of wind, the prize giving ceremony of the Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008 took place at the beautiful Hotel Atlas Essaouira et amp; Spa. The governor of Essaouira came to congratulate all the competitors for their show and thank the organizers for the success of the event. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Thanks to the amazing wind and wave conditions, we managed to complete three disciplines: Freestyle, Wave and Course Racing. The riders of the KPWT have reached a very high level. They are really astonishing on the water. Their performances really get better every season. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The Essaouira Kiteboard World Cup 2008, Final of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour, has been a huge success and there is no denying that we will come back next year with the KPWT caravan. Many thanks to the sponsors who support the event, to the riders who create the show and to the organizers who coordinate this beautiful event! et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;MEN FREESTYLE RESULTS et lt;br et gt;1. Jesse RICHMAN (US) et lt;br et gt;2. Leander VYVEY (BEL) et lt;br et gt;3. Antoine AURIOL (FRA) et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;WOMEN FREESTYLE RESULTS et lt;br et gt;1. Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) et lt;br et gt;2. Kristin BOESE (GER) et lt;br et gt;3. Marine SUDRE (AUS) et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Event's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/run-with-gravity News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:27:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/oneillevolution_08_oneill-4935.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;The O'Neill Evolution (Davos, 5-10 January 2009) is living up to its name more than ever for 2009, with the 6-star TTR event evolving to push the boundaries of freestyle snowboarding in a way never seen before. Inspired by the heights to which the riders fly in the world-class quarterpipe at The O'Neill Evolution every year, the idea of playing with and defying gravity has paved the way for its advancement. Ice sculptures will adorn the kickers and start gates of the new slopestyle course, live music from top bands will be integrated into the heights of the actual course, and its original evening-time format attracting thousands of spectators, ensure that as well as being one of the most challenging and creative events on the TTR World Tour, it is also about getting out there and enjoying the experience. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;One of the most obvious developments within the O'Neill Evolution is the introduction of a world-class 5Star slopestyle course, which will replace the halfpipe format and sit next to the world-renowned 6Star quarterpipe at the base of the Jakobshorn in Davos. O'Neill is excited to welcome back Claes Hoegstrom who will once again lend his expertise to the shaping and construction of the quarterpipe as well as to a slopestyle concept, focusing on flair and originality. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;O'Neill event manager Bernhard Ritzer said: "This year the O'Neill Evolution will live up to everything that we believe in here at O'Neill. It's about the riders and spectators enjoying a unique and fun experience, while at the same time we explore new ground in freestyle snowboarding through creativity and innovation. With the addition of an extraordinary new 4-feature slopestyle course, the riders will be encouraged to play in their surroundings more than ever." As one of only six 6-star TTR World tour events this year, and with one of the most inspiring setups on the tour as well as an impressive $100,000 prize purse and highly coveted TTR ranking points, the O'Neill Evolution continues attract the best riders in the world as one of the leading snowboard freestyle events on the planet. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Event's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/swatch-supports-the-2009-freeride-world-tour News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:16:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/freerideworldtour_dr-6429.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Since 2008, The Freeride World Tour has made sports history bringing together top international freeride skiers and snowboarders, men and women, competing at prestigious resorts around the world, battling for the World Champion title. For the second edition, the Freeride World Tour is honored to announce a new partnership with SWATCH as the Official Data Handler. Launched in 1982 by G. Nicolas Hayek, today SWATCH is a leading Swiss watch and jewellery maker and one of the world's most fashionable brands. With a strong presence in the world of sports for many years supporting action sports, SWATCH is very implicated in the development of Freeride competitions. SWATCH is also a partner of some of the best freeriders on the planet. The athletes of the "Swatch Outlaws Proteam" are strong-willed, charismatic riders mastering adrenaline driven sports. Some of them such as Kaj Zackrisson (SWE), Seb Michaud (FRA), Cody Townsend (USA), Phil Meier (SUI), Xavier de le Rue (FRA), Geraldine Fasnacht (SUI), Jeremy Jones (USA), Sverre Liliequist (SWE), Thomas Diet (FRA) among others will participate in the Freeride World Tour 2009, revealing the strong bond between SWATCH and these sports. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Freeride World Tour's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/skate-it-on-wii-and-ds News Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:40:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/skate_it_ea-467.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;The simulation skateboard game "Skate It" will be launched at the end of November. Designed for DS and Wii, the Wii compatible version has been eagerly awaited by gamers. Wii Balance promises sensations very close to the real thing. But if you don't have access to this accessory, it is still possible to experience stunts which are all as crazy as each other. The dual stick controls of Wii, Nunchuck and Wiimote are enough to control the characters; a unique opportunity to hurtle through the cities of the world, like Barcelona or Shanghai. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/arch-wins News Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:35:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/hannes_arch_red_bull_air_race__2008_red-b-4252.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Austria's Hannes Arch clinched the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a dazzling first place finish in Qualifying for Sunday's season finale in Perth that guarantees him at least eighth place and the minimum of one point he needs. Arch, who has an insurmountable 9-point lead over Britain's Paul Bonhomme, is the first European to win the title and follows in the footsteps of two Americans who won the previous three Championships - Mike Mangold (2005, 2007) and Kirby Chambliss (2006). 35,000 fans turned out in the Western Australian capital to catch the action with many watching from boats on the water. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Red Bull Air Race's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/nidecker-international-team-welcomes-andre-sommer News Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:17:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/andresommer_nidecker-9103.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Nidecker welcomes a new member in its international team, the swiss André Sommer. He made it from the Nidecker Swiss Team up to the International Team. And he deserves it, after good and constant results during the World Freeride Tour it was just a matter of time to lift him up. But this cosmopolitan guy is a lively one. He's from Bern, lives in Verbier and spends the European summer in Argentina riding deep powow. He's managing his own Snowboard School at Verbier and owns probably the smallest, but most unique chalet up there. Need an example? He grabbed neighbour Beckham's old Sauna spent a few days working on it and has now his own little outdoor wellness zone. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;And I'd say he'll need it; As a top ten finisher he's already qualified for the next World Freeride Tour 08/09. That means that there will be a few contest to chill after. Good luck dude! et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Nidecker's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/gilmore-wins-titles-in-peru News Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:01:00 +0100 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/gilmore-1720.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, reigning ASP Women's World Champion and defending event champion, collected her second consecutive win in Peru, defeating Silvana Lima (BRA), 24, to claim the Movistar Classic Mancora Peru presented by Rip Curl as well as the ratings lead on the ASP Women's World Tour. Event No. 6 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women's World Tour, the Movistar Classic Mancora Peru pres. by Rip Curl relocated from the primary venue in Mancora this morning to Piscina, an hour and a half south, where swell was running in the three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) range. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;After building momentum throughout the day, Gilmore peaked in the Final, posting the highest heat total of the event, a 16.10 out of a possible 20, with brilliant flair and power on her backhand, to claim her second consecutive event title in Peru. "I am so stoked right now," Gilmore said. "I love coming to Peru. The waves are always really fun and the people are so passionate about their surfing. I came here confident that I could get a result and to come out on top is just fantastic." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;After stumbling with an equal 9th at the last ASP Women's World Tour event in Sydney, Gilmore's win today sees the young natural-footer back on top of the ASP Women's World Tour ratings and on course to defend her ASP Women's World Title. "I think Sydney was good for me in that it motivated me to refocus on my primary goal which is to win another ASP Women's World Tour," Gilmore said. "Now that I'm ahead, I feel great, but I know there are still two more events and a lot can happen. I excited for Hawaii and am looking forward to a great end of the year." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The next stop on the 2008 ASP Women's World Tour is the Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach, Hawaii from November 24 – December 6, 2008. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: ASP) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/asp-world-qualification-series-last-results News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:38:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/canaries2008_asp-4328.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Congratulations to Nic Muscroft (AUS) and Jano Belo (BRA) for their wins in the Canaries and Brazil this week. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;At the La Santa Surf Pro on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Nic outpointed Hawaii's Kekoa Bacalso in the Final with fellow Aussies Phil MacDonald and Drew Courtney in equal 3rd. For Nic this is his second ASP WQS title, the other being last year in the Canaries also. Across the Atlantic in Brazil at the Maresia Surf International at Itajai, Brazilian Jano Belo has taken out his first ever ASP WQS win defeating Hawaiian Dustin Barca with Brazil's Marcio Farney and Japan's Masa Ohno in equal 3rds. Now to the Men's ASP WQS ratings and there has been a lot of major changes. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;MacDonald, Muscroft and Barca have moved into the Top 20 at the expense of Simpson, Monteiro and Paulino. The Top 3 remain unchanged, 4th is now Drew Courtney (AUS) jumping up from 11th and David Weare (ZAF) in 5th. The big movers upwards this week other than Drew were Gabe Kling 15th top 9th, Phil MacDonald 21st to 10th, Nic Muscroft 26th to 10th, Dustin Barca 25th to 14th, Kekoa Bacalso 44th to 22nd putting him a possible position to make the cut with another result like this one and Jano with his win jumped from 166th to 91st. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Unfortunate losers in the ratings were Marlon Lipke 6th to 12th, Michel Bourez 8th to 13th, Yadin Nicol 10th to 16th and Hizunome Bettero 12th to 19th. As you can see from the list below we now have 11 guys with over 11,000 points, which was the magic number a few months ago and I still feel they are safe. et lt;br et gt;The Top 15 qualifiers for next year's Dream Tour are as shown as there are no double qualifiers so the cut off for now is at Tiago on 10,750. With two ASP WQS 4-Star, two ASP WQS 6-Star and then the two Hawaiian ASP WQS 6-Star PRIMES left I don't think much will change from now on. The reason being is that at the 4-Stars, unless you win one of these, the points won't help as nearly everyone is carrying a low score to be replaced of around 1,000 points. For the 6 Star in Brazil and Portugal this is basically every ones last chance to make more points as in the last two Hawaiian big ones nearly all the Top 45 Men's Tour surfers and hot locals have entered and as usual expected to take all the top spots. Perhaps one or two other than them may get a Final but that's it. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Surfers carrying some low throwaways that could jump in the ratings are Simao Romao (BRA) and Kekoa Bacalso (HAW). Those inside the Top 15 that can jump also are Phil MacDonald (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS) and Dustin Barca (HAW). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: ASP) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/red-bull-air-race-world-championship-final-flies-to-australia News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:29:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/red_bull_air_race_redbull-2504.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Sunny Perth in Western Australia will host the final showdown of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on the 1st and 2nd November where the 2008 title will be decided between Austria's Hannes Arch and Britain's Paul Bonhomme. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Over 300,000 people are expected to flock to the banks of Perth's Swan River for the third year running to watch the eighth and final race of this year's Championship. The Red Bull Air Race runway will be set up at Langley Park, which was used as Perth's official airport back in the 1920's. Its proximity to the Swan River will give the pilots a fantastic view of the race track from their hangars. Australian Drew Searle, Aviation Expert at the Perth Red Bull Air Race believes that some subtle changes to last year's track design should make for interesting and unpredictable results. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;"We're splitting the quadro into two knife-edge gates and adjusting the positions of some of the Air Gates," said Searle. "This should result in a track that's much more about pilot judgement than just pure speed. I'm fully expecting the race to be very exciting in Perth. It's going to be a very difficult, fast, twisting and turning track which will require a refined race line. At this time of year the weather is a big player and winds are certain to affect the track. Taking all this into account, I reckon once again there could be a very interesting set of faces on the podium." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Last year it was France's Nicolas Ivanoff who stunned everyone with his first ever win in Perth but it was Mangold who captured the glory coming from two points behind Bonhomme to snatch the Championship in the closest final in Red Bull Air Race history. Bonhomme seemed to be on track through the first half of this season to make up for last year's disappointment, leading the 2008 World Championship by as many as six points at the half-way point, but he was overtaken by the consistent performance of Arch who moved ahead of Bonhomme at the last race in Porto. Arch now has a strong 9-point lead with 54 points ahead of Bonhomme in second with 45 points and Chambliss in third with 44 points. Arch just needs one point in the final race in Perth to win the title. Bonhomme can still win the title if he comes first in Perth and Arch finishes with zero points. Arch has worked hard to stomp out speculation that it is in the bag: "For me the championship is absolutely not over yet. There's still another race and I'll approach it like the others. After Perth I'll see where I am." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The Red Bull Air Race takes place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November, with Qualifying on Saturday and the Finals on Sunday. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: Red Bull's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/oneill-signs-big-wave-adventurer-mark-mathews News Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:24:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/mark_mathews_oneill-3675.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;There are waves on the fringe of existence that defy both logic and imagination. They break where the land is uninhabitable, where the elements are threatening, beautiful, raw and brutal. Where deep sea swells rear on underwater cliffs then fold in mighty explosions that shake the earth for miles, these are the very waves that Mark Mathews lives to surf. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;It gives O'Neill great pleasure to announce Mark as the latest addition to the global team. For years Mathews has been one of Australia's premiere monster slab (i.e: a huge barreling cavernous tubing wave) riding lunatics. When weather maps turn purple, odds are he's already booked flights to the centre of the storm, be it off the bitter Southern Coast of Tasmania or a chunk of reef 30 kilometers out to sea off Western Australia. His courage knows no boundaries. To surf the waves he loves is to risk life itself and requires the best possible equipment. et lt;br et gt;Says O'Neill Ambassador and Asia Pacific Marketing Manager, Rob Bain, "I feel proud to have Mark on the team because I believe he epitomizes the core essence of the real surfer. His quest to surf big gnarly barrels, has him drop everything at any time regardless of the consequences, and to me that is what surfing is really about." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;For his part, Mathews believes the relationship was inevitable. "I'm stoked to be part of the O'Neill family," he said. "Their basic philosophy towards surfing is to be the first people in the water and last out of it on any given day. For me to be representing a brand whose primary focus has always been to give people maximum time in the water, it makes perfect sense. That's basically what I live for, to be out there all the time so that I never miss the biggest and best waves that come through." et lt;br et gt;"He brings innovation to adventure in that he doesn't just ride the standard big wave spots to prove himself," adds Bain. "He's actually out there exploring, looking for the next big slab and constantly challenging himself for no other reason than he loves it. Our vision for O'Neill is to create cutting edge product, which allows our consumers to immerse themselves in the power of nature. I feel that Mark is the sort of person and athlete that lives what our brand vision is all about." et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Mathews, who also competes selectively on the ASP World Qualifying Series, will also be a key figure during the O'Neill Coldwater Classic Series (five WQS events held over four continents in some of the world's wildest and coldest locations - including Scotland, Tasmania, Canada, South Africa and Northern California). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;(Source: O'Neill's PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-11-sept News Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:04:22 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-11-sept-5361.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Billabong Girls Pro Rio Back On in Improved Conditions et nbsp;{mosimage} The Billabong Girls Pro Rio is back on this morning with the elimination Round 2 and potentially Round 3 running in improved, glassy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. et nbsp; Event No. 4 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, the Billabong Girls Pro Rio bore witness to some impressive surfing yesterday from veteran Megan Abubo (HAW), 30, and reigning ASP Women et rsquo;s World Champion and current No. 1 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, and today et rsquo;s action will see the high drama of the elimination Round 2. et nbsp; et ldquo;Conditions have improved this morning with cleaner surf in the three-foot (1 metre) range, et rdquo; Brooke Farris, ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour Manager, said. et ldquo;Round 2 is scheduled to kick off at 9am and with several surfers looking for a result here in Rio, there are certainly some crucial match-ups. Conditions permitting, we et rsquo;ll move into Round 3 following. et rdquo; et nbsp; Today et rsquo;s elimination Round 2 will host some dramatic match-ups as requalification hopefuls Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER), 26, Serena Brooke (AUS), 32, Nicola Atherton (AUS), 22, and Karina Petroni (USA), 20, all hope to avoid the dangerous equal 17th result. et nbsp; Opening up the elimination Round 2 will be Samantha Cornish (AUS), 27, up against De La Rosa Toro and Serena Brooke. et nbsp; Slater Posts Perfect Ten to Top Off Amazing Day of Action at the Boost Mobile Pro The standard of surfing at the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley was nothing short of electrifying today, but per usual, it was eight-time ASP World Champion and ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) who stole the show. et nbsp; With a 9.17 and 9.60 in his Round 4 scoreline, Slater had opponent Kieren Perrow (AUS) needing a combination of scores to beat him with half the heat to go. Still, with 20 seconds remaining, Slater pulled out all the stops and stamped his authority on the heat by posting the first and only perfect 10 of the event thus far. et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} et ldquo;I et rsquo;m not sure it was a 10 et ndash; it was a good ride though, et rdquo; Slater said with a smile. et ldquo;There was some bump on it, but I was able to get just steep enough in the pocket to get a vertical bang on it and I got that reverse at the end and stuck it. et rdquo; et nbsp; Slater surfed twice today, beating wildcard and former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia (HAW) in Round 3 and then Perrow in Round 4. His upcoming quarterfinal opponent Bobby Martinez (USA) was among a bevy of standout surfers today. et nbsp; Martinez made his heat with a 9.87 and 8.50 to find himself matched up with the Slater, the two-time and reigning Boost Mobile Pro Champion. The two recently went head to head in Fiji, with Slater victorious there, but barely. et nbsp; et ldquo;The surfing has been great, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;There was some really good surfing in the heat before mine with Bobby (Martinez) and Kai (Otton). Bobby just ended up out-classing him, so we et rsquo;ve got a rematch now. I et rsquo;m not sure how I want to approach it just yet et ndash; maybe just like that last heat. Lay it on rail. et rdquo; et nbsp; Slater et rsquo;s pick for form surfer of the event et ndash; Dane Reynolds (USA) et ndash; wowed again today and took out World No. 2 Joel Parkinson (AUS). Currently campaigning for a record ninth world title, Slater was obviously pleased about that, but isn et rsquo;t letting his guard down. Always the mathematician, he is already looking at et nbsp; how the ratings will change when the surfers start to drop their two low results et ndash; only 9 of 11 events count toward an ASP World Tour surfer et rsquo;s final tally. et nbsp; et ldquo;I think that it et rsquo;s a little tricky, because if you drop two results he et rsquo;s in fourth or fifth, so Bede (Durbidge) or Mick (Fanning) actually have better results if you take the top five out of the seven results we have so far, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;Joel has been the form surfer of the event. Him and Dane (Reynolds), Jordy (Smith) and Bede (Durbide) have really stood out as well. If I et rsquo;m able to make it through my Quarterfinals heat I et rsquo;ll either face Bede (Durbidge) or Dane (Reynolds) and that et rsquo;d be great. et rdquo; Slater lost to World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) in the Boost Mobile Pro final in 2006. Durbidge lit up Lower Trestles in a similar fashion today et ndash; eliminating fellow Aussie Luke Stedman when he posted a 9.17 and 9.40 to amass an 18.57 out of 20.00 heat total. et nbsp; et ldquo;It was a tough heat with Stedman, et rdquo; Durbidge said. et ldquo;He got that 8.5 and I knew I had to step it up a bit and I got that nine. He was still within striking distance. I got that last wave and just went for it. I was able to pull off that big turn off and I knew it would be a good score if I rode through it. Then Stedman needed a 10 and it took the pressure off a bit. et rdquo; et nbsp; Durbidge is still an outside title threat, and with a win, he could easily reclaim the world No. 2 spot. et nbsp; et ldquo;I'd like to get a win, et rdquo; Durbidge said. et ldquo;There are a lot of heats to go, but I'd love to get that feeling back of the win, but I'm just going to take it one heat at a time. It's just so fun out there. Trestles is just so rippable and you can really push your turns and I'm just going to take it one heat at a time. et rdquo; et nbsp; With five minutes to go, rookie Dane Reynolds (USA) needed a 4.94 to win his heat against Parkinson. He upped the anty with a last second wave to earn 9.33 and a spot in the quarters against Durbidge. et nbsp; et ldquo;That was the wave of the day and I really just had to ride it to get my score, et rdquo; Reynolds said. et ldquo;If I tried to get a five on the best wave of the day I probably would have fallen on the first turn. I just tried to ride it normal and ended up coming through with the huge score. et rdquo; et nbsp; Reynolds is now assured an equal fifth or better placing et ndash; his best result this year was a fifth at Bells Beach. et ldquo;I just hope it keeps pumping like this because I love Trestles, et rdquo; Reynolds said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;m surprised to get this far so I et rsquo;m not going to say I et rsquo;m going to make it further than my next heat because I just don et rsquo;t know. et rdquo; et nbsp; France et rsquo;s Jeremy Flores scraped his way into Quarterfinal 3 with a last minute victory against the tour et rsquo;s top rated Brazilian surfer, Adriano de Souza. et nbsp; et ldquo;I thought that last wave was going to close out when I took off, et rdquo; Flores said. et ldquo;It opened up though and I got the score. It was kind of hard to surf because of the sections, but it was so much fun. I felt good and I thought I wasn et rsquo;t going to do anything special because of my ankle because the more I surf the more it hurts, but it felt okay in that heat. Adriano (de Souza) has beat me twice this year, so it felt good to beat him. et rdquo; et nbsp; The Frenchman will meet reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) et ndash; who beat Taylor Know (USA) today et ndash; in the next round. et nbsp; et ldquo;Finally, I haven et rsquo;t passed the fourth round since Bells, et rdquo; Flores said. Now I get to surf against Mick (Fanning) and it et rsquo;s going to be so fun. If I win, I win and if I don et rsquo;t, I don et rsquo;t. To be able to go out and have fun and surf with your favorite surfers is the best thing in the world. et rdquo; et nbsp; The last two heats of Round 4 will be the first action in the water when the Boost Mobile Pro resumes. Heat 7 is a scorcher with Taj Burrow (AUS) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) both looking to secure a spot in the quarters. Heat 8 pits rookies Jay Thompson (AUS) and Heitor Alves (BRA) against one another to see who will exit the event equal 9th and who will go further; either way, their results at the Boost Mobile Pro will be personal bests for both surfers. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-10-sept News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:56:39 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-10-sept-7357.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The world et rsquo;s best surfers took to the skies at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lower Trestles today. World No. 2 Joel Parkinson (AUS) and ASP World Tour rookies Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) are one step closer to vying for a Boost Mobile Pro title courtesy of the airs they boosted today. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; Parkinson drew fellow Australian Dan Ross and was well in the lead when he opted to olley over his opponent while racing down the line in the last heat of the day. He added a big air that looked unmakeable at the end and was awarded a 9.93 that increased his lead and secured him a spot in Round 4. He now holds down the highest heat total of the event et ndash; an 18.83 out of 20.00. et nbsp; et ldquo;There were so many good air sections in that heat and I wanted to do one earlier but I considered more about winning, et rdquo; Parkinson said. et ldquo;There were a couple of good air sections on that last one so I just let it fly I guess. et rdquo; et nbsp; Parkinson won the Boost Mobile Pro in 2004 and having not tasted victory for awhile, would no doubt relish victory here at Trestles. Sitting just behind ASP No. 1 Kelly Slater (USA), Parkinson is in a position to stall Slater if he does well here. Adding big aerials to his more characteristic carving turns could be key in that. et nbsp; et ldquo;Trestles is probably the most high-performance wave in the world, et rdquo; Parkinson said. et ldquo;The swell is here, the waves are good and everyone is just going flying. Once somebody does something really good like Jordy (Smith) or Dane (Reynolds), you feel like you have to keep lifting bars. I et rsquo;ve tried not to think about that, but it et rsquo;s like instinct. et rdquo; et nbsp;Reynolds et rsquo; near-perfect 9.97 wave score, the highest single wave score of the event, helped earn him a heat win over Dean Morrison (AUS) and a berth in Round 4. Reynolds threw down a series of seriously critical turns and carves before topping the wave off with a big 360 air to get the score. et nbsp; et ldquo;I actually didn et rsquo;t think that wave was going to be that good, et rdquo; Reynolds said. et ldquo;Dean was asking me if I wanted it and I thought it was going to have too much shoulder to it. I figured I et rsquo;d go and give it a try and it ended up lining up really well on the inside. I really wanted to go out there and do some airs. I just want to have some fun and it seems to be the only way I can make heats, so it works out for me. et rdquo; et nbsp; Reynolds made it to Round 4 as a wildcard last year and, should he maintain his current form, looks like he could easily surpass that result last year. et nbsp; et ldquo;It et rsquo;s basically the easiest wave in the world to surf, et rdquo; Reynolds said. et ldquo;I think everyone looks pretty comfortable. As far as high performance surfing goes, it et rsquo;s really easy to display what you et rsquo;ve been doing. et rdquo; et nbsp; Smith looked like he was about to exit the event with his third 33rd (last place) of the season until he hijacked a last minute wave to earn a 9.93 and win the heat. Damien Hobgood (USA) was eliminated. et nbsp; et ldquo;I definitely needed that, et rdquo; Smith said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve been getting 33rd et rsquo;s like I et rsquo;ve been drinking water so I et rsquo;m just so happy to make it through to the third round. et rdquo; et nbsp; Unlike Parkinson and Reynolds, who both surfed their Round 3 heats late this afternoon, Smith showed his flair in Round 2. Only the first four heats of Round 3 were completed today. He et rsquo;s now ensured an equal 17th but has come into the event hoping to do much better. He hasn et rsquo;t made it out of Round 4 yet this year. et nbsp; et ldquo;I definitely need to get better than a ninth, et rdquo; Smith said. et ldquo;This year I et rsquo;ve had a shocker with boards and I et rsquo;ve made a lot of rookie mistakes. I et rsquo;ve been taking boards I et rsquo;ve never ridden before to places I et rsquo;ve never surfed before, which is stuff I shouldn et rsquo;t be doing. I should be prepared more before the contests, which is what I tried to do here. et rdquo; Boost Mobile Pro Wildcard Yadin Nicol (AUS) also aired his way into victory over three-time ASP World Champion Andy Irons (HAW) to slot himself into Round 3. Surfing in his third ASP World Tour event as a wildcard et ndash; he also had a spot in Fiji this year and last et ndash; Nicol nailed some signature aerial maneuvers to advance over Irons. et nbsp; et ldquo;You et rsquo;re not going to get the scores unless you go for it and I like surfing like that; I et rsquo;m pretty happy with how things went out there, et rdquo; Nicol said. et ldquo;Any result for a wild card is pretty big and I et rsquo;m stoked with how it went. I think I just got a better start. I don et rsquo;t think Andy found the waves he wanted. et rdquo; et nbsp; Nicol has drawn reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning in Heat 9 of Round 3. et nbsp; Bruce Irons (HAW) won the last ASP World Tour event in Indonesia and maintained that momentum to beat Aritz Aranburu (EUK) today. et nbsp; et ldquo;Compared to my last heat that was really good, et rdquo; Irons said. et ldquo;I had a bad board in my last heat so I went back to an old-faithful and the waves are good so I just went out and had fun out there. et rdquo; et nbsp; Irons has said that 2008 will be his last full-time trip on the tour, but his competitive edge seems sharper than ever. et nbsp; et ldquo;Definitely, winning is key, et rdquo; Irons said. et ldquo;But it's my last year so I'm just enjoying it and having fun. I'm getting married and having a kid so things are good. et rdquo; et nbsp; Californians Timmy Reyes and Taylor Knox avoided early elimination by surfing well and winning their Round 2 heats today et ndash; they et rsquo;ll now meet in Heat 10 of Round 3. et nbsp; et ldquo;I et rsquo;m glad to make it through that second round, et rdquo; Reyes said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve had some tough first rounds all year. I et rsquo;m used to performing at my best and this year I et rsquo;ve been fighting just to survive. Hopefully this event can break it all out for me. et rdquo; et nbsp; Another call on competition status will be made at 7am tomorrow and Round 3 is expected to resume with Heat 5 featuring Bobby Martinez (USA) versus Ben Bourgeois (USA).(source: www.aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-8-sept News Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:07:13 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-8-sept-988.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Cardoso and Pelizzarri Win Movistar O'Neill Pantin Classic in Spain et nbsp;{mosimage} Sunday, September 7, 2008 et ndash; et nbsp;William Cardoso (BRA), 22, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Movistar O'Neill Pantin Classic in three foot (one meter) waves defeating Michel Bourez (PYF) in the final man-on-man battle of the week winning 2000 valuable points counting for the international ratings. Cardoso, who defeated Bourez in tricky conditions, ended a week of high performance big wave surfing after posting some of the event's best scores for his maiden WQS victory. "I am over the moon right now and I am stoked to get that win," Cardoso said. "It was a week of great waves and I was just feeling good and relaxed. It ends up perfectly for me and today is a special one as I placed second in an event exactly a year ago and I wanted to better that." Cardoso, who will surf in the upcoming event next week, was impressive all week in the massive ten foot (three meter) waves and it was no surprise to see him grab the title today. "I like big waves and we had the biggest swell of the summer this week so I was definitely hoping to get a big result," Cardoso said. "I had a tough time this year with an injury that kept me out of the water for two months after an operation and this win definitely puts me back on track for the race. So stoked." et nbsp; The women's division saw Ornella Pelizzarri (ARG), 21, become the woman of the day clinching her maiden ASP WQS title after showing great talent in both massive and small waves throughout the event. Pelizzarri, who bested Justine Dupont (FRA), Amandine Sanchez (FRA) and Marie Dejean (FRA) in a 4-woman final, impressed with her power surfing on Day 1 of competition and found her way out of a tricky final to win "It was a great event as I love big waves and Day 1 was just perfect for me," Pelizzarri said. "I was happy to paddle out in consistent conditions and the support I get from my sponsors and family including the Beardmore family, made it a lot easier." Pelizzarri, who was surfing her first event in Pantin, leaves with 875 points and will be heading to Brazil's next Asp WQS 4-Star event confidently. "I am so stoked to get this win," Pelizzarri said. "I had a disappointng year and this victory is crucial for me. I will be focusing on gaining points to make sure I start 2009 with a good seeding." et nbsp; Justine Dupont Crowned 2008 ASP European Women's Champion at Pantin et nbsp;{mosimage} Justine Dupont (Lacanau, FRA), 17, clinched the 2008 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) European Women's title after placing second in the ASP WQS 3-Star Pantin Classic in Spain. Dupont, who who had to place third or better in the final to clinch the prestigious title ahead of Pauline Ado (FRA), came up with solid surfing posting an average of 15.00 points (out of a possible 20) per heat during the 3-day event. "I am so happy to get that title," Dupont said. "I was not really thinking of any ratings but I figured out that I could grab the regional crown when I made the final and it is just so good to make it. It is my best result on a WQS event and we had good waves so it is even better to win the regional championship in these waves." Dupont, currently No. 4 on the ASP European Women's Junior tour, will lead female surfing for a year in Europe and confirms her status as one of France et rsquo;s most promising surfers. "I am definitely starting to think of a career now but I will still keep my studies going," Dupont said. "Things have been going good for me and I am really enjoying my time competing." Dupont, who competes in both longboard and shortboard categories, placed second in the ASP Women's World Longboard Championships in 2007, and now rises as Europe's best female surfer following Lee Ann Curren (FRA) in ASP Europe's history. At 17 years of age, Dupont already stands with a prestigious career and should keep rising among surfing's elite. et nbsp; Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Off yesterday; Swell Forecast Looks Great The waiting period for the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley started yesterday, but event officials have opted not to run Round 1 at Lower Trestles (Ca) this morning. The waiting period for the seventh of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour stretches from Sept. 7-13, 2008. et nbsp; et ldquo;There are nice conditions this morning and the swell is about two to four feet and on the increase but we have a great window with four or five days of surf lined up that should be better than today, et rdquo; Contest Director Mike Parsons said. et ldquo;The main decider today was that there wasn et rsquo;t enough consistency. There are good sets every half hour but it wasn et rsquo;t consistent and we et rsquo;re expecting really good waves tomorrow through Friday. et rdquo; et nbsp;(source: www.aspeurope.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-6-sept News Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:47:29 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-6-sept-3680.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Chargers Take Control before Movistar O'Neill Pantin Classic Showdown et nbsp;{mosimage} The expected massive swell hit Pantin on Day 4 of competition and the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Women and Men's events faced some of the biggest conditions ever surfed on the European leg paddling out in eight to eleven foot (2.5 to 3.5 meter) waves to try and advance. It was more a battle against elements then opponents today as strong side-shore winds and rains made the setting even harder for some of the world et rsquo;s best qualifiers. In the men et rsquo;s division, Round 4 was wrapped up today as well as the first four heats of Round 5 and four men were able to advance through to the first man-on-man battles of the event at the end of the day, finding their way out of the 3-man-heat round. William Cardoso (BRA) and Patrick Gudauskas were among those getting through both winning their respective encounter with solid surfing and scores. Gudauskas, rated No. 4 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) ratings before the event, unleashed again mixing strong turns and progressive surfing including an impressive double-grabbed frontside air that gave him a 6.17 point score (out of a possible 10) to advance ahead of Luke Campbell (AUS). Campbell, who has not secured any big result this summer, is through to the first man-on-man battles and will be looking forward to grabbing the opportunity to make the Quarterfinals of a major WQS event. "It was pretty testing out there but I got the right ones and had a good heat," Campbell said. "I like big waves if there is enough potential so I will take whatever we get tomorrow but it is definitely a good event with waves." Campbell, who has been on the road for five weeks now following the ASP caravan, came up with confident and comitted surfing to secure his Round 5 ticket and remains in good form. "I have had close heats, got through a couple and I am stoked to make it further in this contest for sure," Campbell said. "I am a bit tired but all the travel is great, you meet people, see countries and it is always great to paddle out to do your job. I am looking forward to surfing tomorrow for sure." Campbell, known for his powerful assaults, followed the foot steps of morning top scorers with his strong forehand surfing and will meet William Cardoso (BRA) in Round 5. Experience and patience paid off as well on Day 4 of competition and former ASP World Tour surfer Yuri Sodre (BRA) was today's tactician posting the second highest heat result of the day surfing three waves only. Sodre, who is still chasing a good result in Europe since he landed a month ago, got one step further in the event. "I watched all day and I decided to stick to the outside and surf the righthander which usually gives more potential," Sodre said. "It was really windy and lots of water moving around and the main difficulty was to find the right spot. I remained calm and waited for the better waves which paid well. I already focused on my next heat and I hope I can keep the feeling right." Power surfers were once again advantaged using the bigger set waves to their maximum to set records and break top scores. Nic Muscroft (AUS) and Michel Bourez (PYF), who got through their Round 4 battle earlier in the day, waited for the bombs to secure some solid turns on the most critical sections of the righthanders and respectively ended up with 19.03 and 17.20 point heat results (both out of a possible 20), some of today's best scores. The women's division, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 3-Star event, got underway today and Round 1 was completed in smaller low-tide conditions, the girls still taking-off on some five foot (1.5 meter) waves and struggling to reach the line-up. Pauline Ado (Hendaye, FRA), 18, reigning ASP European Women's Junior champion and current ASP WQS Women's European Series leader, was a standout on Day 1 of competition posting a solid 15.50 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in Heat 3 to keep her closest ratings et rsquo; follower Caroline Sarran (Anglet, FRA) in a distance of the 2008 ASP WQS Women's European. Both will surf in the Quarterfinals when competition resumes. "It was hard to get through and reach the line-up," Ado said. "I started on the smaller waves in the middle of the beach but decided to move to the bigger ones halfway through the heat and I am stoked I got that 8.67 point ride. Some sets were pretty big out there." Ado, who is in position to grab her maiden regional crown, will try and keep the pressure away but will meet solid big wave female surfer and reigning regional champion Lee Ann Curren (FRA) in Quarterfinal No. 2. "I am not thinking of any title and I don't want to be under pressure," Ado said. "I am just ready to surf well and if I can get this title it will be great. We will see how things go but I am feeling good." All favorites made it to the Quarterfinals today, Fransisca Santos (PRT), Marie Dejean (FRA), Lee Ann Curren (FRA) and Argentina's second best scorer of the day Ornella Pellizzari (ARG). Both women and men will meet at 9 AM Saturday to make the call and witness some expected bigger waves. et nbsp; Boost Mobile Pro Starts this Weekend et nbsp;{mosimage} Despite being a rookie on the ASP World Tour, Dane Reynolds (USA), 22, will paddle out for his fifth instalment of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley this week. The event waiting period begins this Sunday, Sept. 7 and stretches until Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. Reynolds, who hails from Ventura, California, was granted wildcard entry into the Lower Trestles event in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 and will face Jeremy Flores (FRA), 20, and Heitor Alves (BRA), 26, in his first USA appearance since joining the elite ASP Top 45. Reynolds ruined the runs of 2007 et rsquo;s two top rated surfers et ndash; Australians Mick Fanning, 27, and Taj Burrow, 30 et ndash; at Lower Trestles last year, but is unassuming in his quest to shake things up at the high-performance venue this year. Currently rated World No. 26, Reynolds started off the year on the right foot, but was forced to withdraw from Fiji due to illness and then suffered unfortunate first round losses in South Africa and Bali. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et ldquo;It will be different this year because I et rsquo;ve already been on tour half a year and a couple of first round losses are going to hurt my confidence, et rdquo; Reynolds said. et ldquo;If anything my success last year will put more pressure on me this year, which makes it hard, but being on tour has been great. et rdquo; Fellow rookie Jordy Smith (ZAF), 20, also fared well as a wildcard entrant into the Boost Mobile Pro last year. Both Smith and Reynolds finished equal 9th at Trestles in 2007 and then went on to qualify for full-time berths on the ASP World Tour after topping the ASP World Qualifying Series. This year et rsquo;s wildcards are hoping to follow suit. Yadin Nicol, 22, currently sits sixth on the WQS while Brett Simpson, 23, finds himself in 20th place on that series. The top 15 surfers on the men et rsquo;s WQS qualify for the ASP World Tour at year et rsquo;s end. Former World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA), 35, is the third wildcard entrant in the event and has drawn eight-time ASP World Champion and good friend Kelly Slater (USA) in the first round.(source: www.aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-5-sept News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:08:48 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-5-sept-5614.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;It was another 25-heat marathon day and Round 3 was completed before seven heats of Round 4 were wrapped up taking the crucial event into business. With forecasts showing huge waves for the weekend, officials decided to use most of the solid but nontheless contestable conditions and power surfers could take control on Day 3 of competition. Big scores and top performances got the usual crowd et rsquo;s cheers all day and top seeds and big wave chargers took command setting the pace before tomorrow et rsquo;s much expected battles. Michel Bourez (Tahiti, PYF), 23, was much expected in the conditions that usually fit his power surfing and ended up winning Heat 18 of Round 3 with the second best heat tally of the event, an impressive 17.83 point result (out of a possible 20) including a perfect 10.00 point ride after finding one of the biggest barrels of the event so far. "I was pretty relaxed before my heat and I was ready to get a few of these big waves," Bourez said. "I found two good waves with that 10.00 pointer and I am stoked to have the opportunity to surf that kind of waves. The only difficulty was to get the right position with the strong currents pushing away from the peak." Bourez, former ASP European champion and possibly the next Tahitian to reach the ASP World Tour, impressed again with his confidence and comitment in the eight foot (2.5 meter) faces and will be a favorite when he paddles back out tomorrow against Pablo Gutierrez (ESP), Nathan Hedge (AUS) and Thiago Camarao (BRA). "I had a tough summer with no good result so far so I will just take it heat by heat and try to make my way as far as possible," Bourez said. "I definitely like big waves so I hope I can get the better ones and get through again." Clint Kimmins (AUS) followed Bourez out in the water and broke the Tahitian's record scoring a couple of impressive waves for a final 18.06 point combination et nbsp; (out of a possible 20), advancing ahead of French experienced surfer Patrick Beven (FRA). Kimmins, who has not secured any big results this summer, was at ease in the building swell posting a 9.33 point ride backed up with an 8.73 (both out of a possible 10) to advance. Round 4 got underway at 5 PM and the pressure rose fast as all qualifiers were battling it out for a Round 5 ticket where 24 men only have a chance to surf. From the 160 surfers entered in the event, we are down to thirty-four men remaining with five heats to go before the 3-man battles get underway. Adam Melling (Lennox Heads, AUS) answered the day's top performers in Heat 2 of Round 4 taming the heavy incoming tide sets with his custom made style to secure a near perfect 9.97 point out of a possible 10 to advance through to Round 5 ahead of current WQS No. 4 Patrick Gudauskas (USA). "There were a few big ones closing out but the right corner of the beach was offering some better quality waves and I tried to stick there," Melling said. "I had some good ones out there so I am pretty happy but I got pulled over on a few ones and it is kind of heavy when you are below." Melling, who had a strong start this year with several big results including a runner-up finish in the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime O et rsquo;Neill Highland Open in Scotland, will be looking forward to getting through a few more heats to get back on track of a possible ASP World Tour qualification. "I don et rsquo;t want to put any pressure on myself so I am relaxed and going heat by heat," Melling said. "I just want to go home with a good feeling. I lost in very close heats in the last couple of events and I would like to leave Europe not too bumped." Most of the favorites managed to make their way today and Europe's current leader on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Tim Boal (FRA) got through his opening heat as well, keeping his good roll going today. The Gudauskas family saw all three of its representatives make it to Round 5 as well, Tanner and Dane joining current clan leader Patrick in tomorrow's action. "It was pretty fun out there today and we are stoked to be through," Patrick said. "I got smashed pretty hard on one of the last waves of my heat but it is really good to eventually get bigger waves. I cannot wait to see what tomorrow looks like." Patrick has virtually qualified for next year's ASP Top 45 getting over the 11200 point range after his runner-up finish in Portugal last week and will meet with youngest brother Tanner in Heat 2 of Round 5. et nbsp;(source: www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-4-sept News Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:37:08 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-4-sept-7994.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title Race Heats Up at Billabong Girls Pro Rio The ASP Top 17 will return to Brazil this coming week to prepare for the Billabong Girls Pro Rio, event No 4 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, and with the race for the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title in full swing, the performance levels are sure to be heightened in the playful beachbreaks of Barra de Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. et nbsp; Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, reigning ASP Women et rsquo;s World Champion and current ratings leader on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, is back on top following last week et rsquo;s victory in France and is eager to keep the momentum going at the Billabong Girls Pro Rio. et nbsp; Gilmore, who made ASP History last season as the youngest-ever and only rookie to ever claim an ASP World Title, is keen to defend her crown in 2008, but the prodigious natural-footer is focusing on the competition in Brazil before worrying about the title. et nbsp; Gilmore will battle lethal Hawaiian Melanie Bartels, 26, and the winner of this week et rsquo;s ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star event in Rio this week in the opening round when competition commences. et nbsp; Layne Beachley (AUS), 36, has enjoyed improving results all season, beginning with a 5th on the Gold Coast followed by a 3rd at Bells before securing a runner-up finish in France to rocket up to her current position at ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 3. et nbsp; Beachley will face veteran Hawaiian Megan Abubo (HAW), 30, and 2008 Dream Tour rookie Karina Petroni (USA), 20, in Round 1 of the Billabong Girls Pro Rio. et nbsp; The waiting period for the 2008 Billabong Girls Pro Rio runs from September 10 - 18, 2008. et nbsp; et nbsp;Cardoso Tames Solid Conditions on Day 2 of Movistar O et rsquo;Neill Pantin Classic et nbsp;{mosimage} Day 2 of the Movistar O et rsquo;Neill Pantin Classic was treated to a full day of action with twenty heats taking place in testing five to eight foot (1.5 to 2.5 meter) waves taking the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event into the top seeded surfers et rsquo; round with big names getting their start in the event. William Cardoso (BRA) took top honours again winning Heat 5 of Round 3 with the second best heat tally of the event so far including the best wave score, respectively 16.56 points (out of a possible 20) and a near perfect 9.73 (out of a possible 10) to advance. Cardoso, a power surfer from Brazil, was at ease in the testing eight foot sets and defeated defending champion and current ASP WQS No. 9 Marlon Lipke (DEU) to secure his spot in Round 4. The opening clash of Round 3 saw last week et rsquo;s ASP WQS 6-Star runner-up Patrick Gudauskas (USA) come up with some of the most impressive surfing of the day posting a 7.83 point ride out of a possible 10 after landing an eight-foot high floater on one of the set waves. Gudauskas, who is rated No. 4 on the international ratings, finished second though after Reunion Island born surfer Christophe Allary (REU) went from fourth to first in the last minute with the highest singl wave score of the event so far, an impressive 9.57 point ride et nbsp; after busting a huge double-grab frontside air. Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), 23, the best local surfer ever who currently sits 44th on the ratings, was much awaited for his start in the only local event of the year and handled the pressure pretty well getting a confident second place to advance behind ASP WQS European No. 3 Glenn Hall (IRE). Zubizarreta, who is looking to better his overall 7650 point total, has all chances to shine at his home break of Pantin and will be a serious contender for the crown if he reaches the finals where massive crowds are expected.(source: www.aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-3-sept News Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:06:31 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-3-sept-8400.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Round 1 was completed and 10 heats of the second round were done today offering some excellent and promissing levels of surfing. With less entries than on the previous events, proceedings got into serious clashes straight away and some renowned names who have already shined this summer in Europe had their go on Day 1 of competition. Wiggoly Dantas (BRA), 18, who won the ASP WQS 5-Star event in England and placed equal 9th in the ASP WQS 6-Star contest in Portugal last week, lost no time to remind his opponents of his good form and improving surfing. Dantas, who arrived a month ago out of the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Top 100, now sits No. 55 and will once again be a potential giant killer when he reaches Round 3. "It is good to have some consistent waves and be able to have fun competing," Dantas said. "It was hard in the last event but I was stoked to make it that far. It looks like Pantin is going to be big and today was already solid enough to get some scores so it is really good." Dantas, who posted an excellent 9.33 point ride out of a possible 10 in his first encounter of the day, managed to get through Round 2 after placing second in Heat 8 of Round 2. Dantas was not the only Brazilian to shine on Day 1 of competition as fellow coutryman and current WQS No. 10 Pedro Henrique (BRA) came up with two strong performances winning both his heats after starting in Round 1 due to a late entry. Henrique, who placed equal 9th in Portugal last sunday, was on fire in the consistent surf and will be looking for another keeper for his ratings et rsquo; total in Pantin. "I am so stoked to already have these two heats out of the way," Henrique said. "I was not planning to come here but I decided to enter while in Portugal knowing I was risking a shocker in first round but it is done now. It seems like we are going to get some solid waves this week so it is event better. "Henrique, who is surfing in his fifth main event in a row, remains in good form and ready to face top seed and WQS No. 4 Patrick Gudauskas (USA) for his next battle. "I train hard to be ready for all these events and I am feeling good at the moment," Henrique said. "We are used to surfing many events around the world all year but it is hard to remain in good form. You have to be careful with your food and keep up the motivation but everything is fine for me." The building swell came in with the high tide and some five foot (1.5 meter) waves broke at the end of the day giving powerful and heavy weight competitors all the scoring potential to show their skills. Powerhouse Eric Rebiere (FRA), 29, a former ASP World Tour surfer and longtime WQS campaigner, chose the righthand option to post a couple of solid scores including an 8.67 point ride to finish first of Heat 8 with a 16.67 tally (out of a possible 20). "I am pretty stoked to get scores and waves that suit my surfing well," Rebiere said. "I just went out there confidently with one goal, to make it through until Saturday as the forecast shows some 10 foot (3.5 meters) waves coming in. I am more and more focusing on big waves and if it can happen during a contest it is even better." Rebiere, who will now meet WQS No. 21 Leigh Sedley (AUS) in Round 3, is looking forward to the upcoming events of the year and especially the Hawaiian showdown where he will be at ease in the bigger waves. "I have been training hard every day and I feel fitter than ever," Rebiere said. "I am totally focused and ready for some big contests so I will take it heat by heat confidently. The World Qualifying Series (WQS) is not an easy tour and it is a long way until the end but I am enjoying my time." Jay Quinn (NZL), Tanner Gudauskas (USA) and William Cardoso (BRA), were among those qualifying as well today and will be back at 9 AM tomorrow for Day 2 of action. Thirteen heats were ran today at Pantin and tomorrow will be a very long day with a minimum of 24 heats scheduled. et nbsp; (source: www.aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-2-sept-08 News Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:02:31 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-2-sept-08-6006.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; UK - Britain is set to host a World Cup snowboarding event for the first time. The International Ski Federation has confirmed a World Cup big air will take place in London on 25 October. It will be staged on a specially-built ramp at Battersea Power Station and top boarders including British number one Dan Wakeham will compete. The London big air will kick off the northern hemisphere season. FRANCE - Surf the streets with Original Longskate !! Les Longskates Originals font partie de ce que l et rsquo;on appelle les carving boards : c'est- et agrave;-dire que ce sont des et laquo; Longboards Skate et raquo; qui recr et eacute;ent les sensations du surf et du snow gr et acirc;ce et agrave; la maniabilit et eacute; et et agrave; la sp et eacute;cificit et eacute; de leurA d et eacute;couvrir sur Private-Surfshop du 2 au 8 septembre. Running from 2 to 8 September, check out the Private-Surfshop sale of Longskates Originals. et nbsp; US - The WWA's most prestigious event of the year, the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra, opens at its new location this week, Wednesday, in downtown Oklahoma City's Oklahoma River. Supra announced their excitement to take this event to the next level back in February and have since created even more unique activities during the Worlds and after hours. New elements added to this year's event include Demo Days and the Dinner of Champions Red Carpet Awards Banquet co-sponsored by Kicker and OJ Props. Demo Days, co-sponsored by Waterski Boats of Dallas will offer spectators the chance to test drive or ride behind a Supra Launch 24SSV. PARIS, France - Nozbone pr et eacute;sente dans le cadre du projet Playtime de Betonsalon le Benchmark Contest le Dimanche 14 Septembre et agrave; 14h. Sur le spot de la BNF et agrave; savoir sur le parvis de la Fac Diderot dans le 13 et egrave;me, il s'agit d'un best line contest. Les 3 meilleurs se partageront un Prize Money de 500 euros offert par Nike Sb ainsi que de multiples lots offerts par LRG, 5 Boro et Monsieur T. Buvette, Bonne ambiance et pelouse disponibles sur place. Part of the Playtime project, Nozbone presents the Benchmark Contest on Sunday 14th September at 2pm... this will be at the BNF on the square of the FAC Diderot in the 13th arrondisement et ndash; a et ldquo;best line et rdquo; event. The top 3 will share a winners et rsquo; pot of et euro;500 offered by Nike Sb; and there et rsquo;ll be other goodies offered by LRG, 5 Boro and Monsieur T. et nbsp; Surfing The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz, and Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event, already stands as one of the most important events of the 2008 ASP European Pro Surf Tour. Zarautz, the famous surf city of the 90s, came back on the ASP WQS calendar in 2007 with a successful 3-Star rated event won by local hero and current ASP Top 45 member Aritz Aranburu (EUK). From September 9 to 14, The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz will gather for the first time in a decade the world's best qualifiers and give the Basque Country its first main World Qualifying Series event. The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz will end six weeks of intense action along Europe's idyllic coasts and see potential ASP World Tour qualifiers rise on the international ratings before the WQS takes a three-week break. With both ASP European and international ratings' points to be clinched, the 5-Star event will bring momentum and pressure among the best surfers in the world. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/phil-macdonald-wins-buondi-billabong-pro-in-portugal News Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:39:48 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/phil-macdonald-wins-buondi-billabong-pro-in-portugal-7752.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; MacDonald, who jumps from No. 31 to 14 on the ASP WQS international ratings, will now be looking forward to requalifying for the ASP World Tour. MacDonald, a renowned big wave surfer, impressed today in the small conditions defeating Brett Simpson (USA), Che Stang (USA) and Eneko Acero (EUK) to make the final, before securing his first main WQS victory against new ratings et rsquo; No. 4 Gudauskas. "I placed 2nd many times in my career but to eventually win a big event is just amazing," MacDonald said. "It was one of the smallest contests in a long time but a win is always a win and I am stoked I finally got the boys to hold me up in the air and get that feeling at last. It was a tough contest, kind of nerving testing with the tricky waves all weekend." MacDonald, who ended up winning with a 14.50 point heat score (out of a possible 20), got the better waves in the 30-minute final posting an 8.00 point ride halfway through the battle before using his priority over Gudauskas to get away with the title. "I could have surfed better but there was not a lot of options out there and I just got that good wave," MacDonald said. "I manged to get a few turns together for this 8.00 point score and in these conditions I knew there would not be many more good enough waves." MacDonald, who got back on the WQS after failing to requalify through the ASP World Tour last year, had a slow start since the WQS got underway in January but now stands with two serious results in a row et ndash; an equal 9th in Hossegor and a 1st here et ndash; and is in position for a possible requalification. "I was not really into it when the year started and I did not want to put any pressure on myself," MacDonald said. "With these two good results I guess I will start thinking of the possibility to make it back on the Dream Tour but I would need a couple of big scores still. I will see how things go." Gudauskas, the Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal runner-up, went through several tough heats as well today defeating the event et rsquo;s high scorer Heitor Alves (BRA) in Semifinal No. 1 before failing in the final. Gudauskas, who brought solid surfing on his backhand at Pedra Blanca, got a promissing 7.00 point ride right at the beginning of the duel but was not able to get any good enough back-up score. "I was so excited to make another final after the one in Florida in January but the waves were tricky and it was not an easy heat," Gudauskas said. "Phil (Macdonald) got that one excellent wave and with inconsistency of the swell there was not much I could do. I am still stoked." Gudauskas, who won valuable 2188 ratings et rsquo; points for his 2nd place finish, leaves Portugal ranked No. 4 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) and has got one step closer to a 2009 ASP World Tour inception. "I have had a great year so far and this result will hopefully get me closer to the ASP World Tour," Gudauskas said. "I am looking forward to the next event because it can be pretty consistent and I love surfing big waves in general. I cannot wait to get through all this and make it to Hawaii where I love to surf. It will a close finish but I am defintely ready for it." Europe had one representative in the final four of the ASP WQS 6-Star event with experienced competitor Eneko Acero (EUK) placing equal 3rd after losing to MacDonald in a close heat by a mere 0.07 difference. Acero, who had not made the finals of a main events in year, came up with great on-the-rail surfing and good tactics to advance through to the semifinals defeating rench surfer and favorite Tim Boal (FRA) in the Quarterfinals. "The conditions were very hard to surf and I tried hard but someone has to win and this time it was not me," Acero said. "I haven et rsquo;t been in the Semifinals of a 6-Star event for years and it will be a great confidence boost for the next events." Acero, a longtime ASP WQS Top 50 member, will be looking forward to Pantin where he has had several excellent runs in the past ten years. "I won the event several times in Pantin and I am stoked to head there with that result unde rmy belt," Acero said. "What Europeans are currently achieving on tour is just great and to see Aritz (Aranburu) among the ASP Top 45 is a great motivation. It took time but it seems like we are definitely there and ready." Placing equal 5th in the event were Patrick Beven (FRA), Tim Boal (FRA) and outsiders Che Stang (USA) and Wiggoly Dantas (BRA). Boal, who jumps from No. 8 to 5 after his result at Ericeira, now stand as Europe et rsquo;s and France et rsquo;s best chance towards the ASP World Tour. Patrick Beven (FRA), longtime WQS Top 50 competitor and a leader in the European contigent, lost to Gudauskas in Quarterfinal No. 1. Beven, who had defeated light weight athlete and current ASP WQS No. 10 Pedro Henrique (BRA) earlier in the day, could not find any good potential wave and leaves Portugal with 1625 points. "I have had a tough year so far and I am slowly coming back and getting the feeling right," Beven said. "I did good at the beginning of the leg in Newquay and this second result is definitely big for my confidence. I was close to getting through that one so I am disappointed but I will take it for sure." Beven, who had a strong finish last year with a win the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime event in the Canary Islands, will be looking forward to the next events he will attend confidently. "I felt at home here staying with Tiago (Pires) and his family here and this week was great for my confidence," Beven said. "We have been helping eachother a lot and Tiago gave me some advice to deal with the waves and the peak here. It took me to the Quarterfinals so I am pretty happy." The ASP caravan will now move to the ASP WQS 5-Star event at Pantin in Spain and 156 surfers including all top finishers of the Buondi Billabong Pro will attend the competition for valuable points on offer. (source: www.aspeurope.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/gilmore-wins-2008-rip-curl-pro-mademoiselle News Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:35:23 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/gilmore-wins-2008-rip-curl-pro-mademoiselle-5355.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Event No. 3 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle was treated to two full days of action, culminating in the stunning Final between the two Australian icons. et nbsp; Gilmore exercised discretion in the Final, slotting herself in picturesque French barrels and executing critical turns to net a solid 16.66 out of a possible 20 while her compatriot Beachley searched for waves that didn et rsquo;t offer sufficient scoring potential. et nbsp; et ldquo;I was fortunate to get those few waves out at the beginning that allowed me to get a few maneuvers in, et rdquo; Gilmore said. et ldquo;It was really tough out there et ndash; really fast and racy and not easy to get scores. et nbsp; Unfortunately for Layne, she wasn et rsquo;t able to find a wave she could really open up on. et rdquo; et nbsp; Despite a disappointing 9th place finish in the season opener at home on the Gold Coast, Gilmore has since rebounded, claiming her second event win in a row and rocketing into the ratings lead in the race for the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour. et nbsp; et ldquo;I et rsquo;m absolutely fired up, et rdquo; Gilmore said. et ldquo;I had a bit of a wobbly start to the year, but I et rsquo;ve had two really good events in a row and to be back on top is an amazing feeling. It et rsquo;s my second year on tour and I et rsquo;m looking to defend my title. I et rsquo;m excited to be where I et rsquo;m at heading into the next few events. et rdquo; et nbsp; Beachley, former seven-time ASP Women et rsquo;s World Champion, was disappointed that she was unable to pull out the win, but her runner-up finish moves the phenomenal natural-footer from 5thrd on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour rankings, putting her well within striking distance of the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title. et nbsp; to 3 et ldquo;I et rsquo;m really proud of Steph et ndash; she et rsquo;s been the form surfer all event and she deserved the win, et rdquo; Beachley said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;m just happy that I can still hang with the young girls and to finish in the Final and move up to third is a great place to be heading into the back half of the season. et rdquo; et nbsp; Lee Ann Curren (FRA), 19, winner of the Rip Curl Pro Junior and wildcard into the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle, was in sterling form all event, first upsetting former ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour No. 1 Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 25, and then taking down Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 22, in the Quarterfinals before falling short against Beachley. et nbsp; et ldquo;Winning the ASP Pro Junior event the other day and gaining entry into the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle was one of the best wins of my career, et rdquo; Curren said. et ldquo;To be able to compete against the best girls in the world and to finish third is the best finish of my career. I wish things could have gone the other way in that heat but they didn et rsquo;t and I am still very, very happy to finish third. et rdquo; et nbsp; Silvana Lima (BRA), last year et rsquo;s ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 3, shoots up to ASP World No. 6 from 11 with her equal 3rd place performance, despite falling short to eventual winner Gilmore in the Semifinals. et nbsp; et ldquo;There wasn et rsquo;t anything I could do out there, et rdquo; Lima said. et ldquo;Steph (Gilmore) got two waves and there wasn et rsquo;t really anything else that came through. I et rsquo;m still happy with a 3rd and I feel like I et rsquo;m surfing good so I et rsquo;m happy with my finish here and the next event et rsquo;s in Brazil so I et rsquo;m happy to head home. et rdquo; et nbsp; The next stop on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour will be the Billabong Girls Pro Rio from September 10 et ndash; 28, 2008. (source: www.aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-29-august News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:25:57 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-29-august-62.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Curren Upsets Mulanovich and Gilmore Flares at Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle et nbsp;{mosimage} SEIGNOSSE, France (Thursday, August 28, 2008) et ndash; The opening day of the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle, event No. 3 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, was treated to a full day of action, with the first three rounds of competition completed in improving three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves at Les Bourdaines in the Southwest of France. et nbsp;Lee Ann Curren (FRA), 19, winner of the Rip Curl Pro Junior and wildcard in the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle, created the upset of the day, eliminating defending Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle champion and current ratings leader on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 25, in Round 3 today. et nbsp; et ldquo;I am just overwhelmed right now, et rdquo; Curren said. et ldquo;Sofia (Mulanovich) is one of my favorite surfers and to beat her at home in front of everyone is really special. It et rsquo;s something I will always remember. et rdquo; et nbsp;Curren put the pressure on her Peruvian opponent early with strong forehand rides before closing the door with a crowd-pleasing 8.00 out of a possible 10. et nbsp; et ldquo;I wasn et rsquo;t really nervous, et rdquo; Curren said. et ldquo;I have nothing to lose out here and I et rsquo;m just happy to be in the competition surfing against the best surfers in the world. I am just trying to have fun and do my best out there. et rdquo; et nbsp;Curren will face current Australian powerbroker Jessi Miley-Dyer, 22, in Quarterfinal 2 tomorrow. et nbsp;Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, reigning ASP Women et rsquo;s World Champion, took top honors today, netting the highest heat total of the event, a 19.50 out of a possible 20, including a perfect 10 for a phenomenal forehand hack-to-fin-slide followed by a critical closeout re-entry. et nbsp; et ldquo;I was able to nail a pretty solid turn at the start and the wave stood up for me long enough to cram another turn there on the end section, et rdquo; Gilmore said. et ldquo;The conditions out there this afternoon are fast righthanders which really suit my surfing so that et rsquo;s good for me. et rdquo; et nbsp;With the elimination of Mulanovich from Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle competition, Gilmore stands to gain some ground on the Peruvian in the hunt for the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title. et nbsp; et ldquo;I was out in the water when I watched Lee Ann (Curren) take out Sofia (Mulanovich) and that fired me up a bit, et rdquo; Gilmore said. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s good as it allows me to gain a little ground in the ratings and hopefully I can keep going here in France. et rdquo; et nbsp;Gilmore will face off against current ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 11 Jacqueline Silva (BRA), 29, in Quarterfinal 3 tomorrow. et nbsp;Miley-Dyer, current No. 9 on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, missed the opening event of the et rsquo;08 season, but has since rebounded, securing a 5th at Bells before climbing to current No. 2 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS). et nbsp; The young Australian continued her momentum today, winning both her Round 1 and Round 3 heats in impressive form. et nbsp; et ldquo;I was injured for the first event of the season but I think it was good in a way in that it made me sit back and really appreciate what I do and really want to compete again, et rdquo; Miley-Dyer said. et ldquo;I was able to get a fifth at Bells, and I think this season I et rsquo;m just working on being more consistent in terms of my results. et rdquo; et nbsp; Usual Suspects Set the Pace on Day 3 of Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal et nbsp;{mosimage} ERICEIRA, Portugal (Thursday, August 28, 2008) et ndash; Top seeds took control of the ASP World Qualfying Series (WQS) 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal today posting big scores and impressive performances in the good three to four foot (1 to 1.2 meter) waves on offer at Ribeira d et rsquo;Ilhas, main venue of the 2008 edition. From power carves to floaters, the level displayed definitely pushed the event to its world class standard and fourty-eight men only remain in reach of the prestigious title and the valuable 2500 ratings et rsquo; points going to the winner. The international field of competitors managed brought impressive levels and it was current ASP World Tour member Heitor Alves (BRA) who ended up with the highest ride of the event so far, a near perfect 9.87 point wave (out of a possible 10) to advance and make his intentions clear. "I am very happy to get through that heat because it was not an easy one," Alves said. "The waves were perfect, clean, long and offering great potential so I went for the maximum comitment and it paid off." Alves, a rookie on this year et rsquo;s ASP World Tour, will soon catch up with all Dream Tour campaigners in California and hopes to leave Europe with solid confidence as the learning so far among the elite has not been easy. "I am learning on every aspect of my surfing and it is hard sometimes," Alves said. "I feel like I have improved competing against the world et rsquo;s best surfers and am really feeling good and fit. I cannot wait to get next round going." The Brazilian contingent suffered sevral losses though and their No. 1 representative Leonardo Neves (BRA) had to leave the water in third position after losing to Billabong wildcard holder Ruben Gonzalez (PRT), a well know leading European on the continent. The beach of Ribeira d et rsquo;Ilhas slowly filled up throughout the day with all people excited and ready to support the local boy and 2X Buondi Billabong Pro champion Tiago Pires (PRT), current No. 27 on the ASP World Tour. Tiago Pires, a.k.a Saca, 27, watched he conditions all day getting ready for his start as the public was starting to go off. Pires, who ended up winning his heat with an excellent 15.50 point heat score (out of a possible 20), opened the battle with a 9.00 point ride setting the pace in the first two minutes before securing a good enough back-up score to advance in front of cheering crowd. "I had a shocker last year at the beach break and I am stoked we got the opportunity to come back here this year because this place is really like my backyard," Pires said. "I was a bit stressed because I really wanted to get this one out of the way. I waited all day, did not have lunch and the longer the day is the hardest it is to deal with the pressure. I am pretty happy." Pires, who will be much awaited in the et ldquo;arena et rdquo; of Ribeira d et rsquo;Ilhas when Round 4 resumes tomorrow, brought excellent surfing and seems to be keeping his good roll going since he defeated 8X ASP World Champion kelly Slater (USA) in the last Dream Tour event. "I am feeling good at the moment but I did not surf as good as I wanted," Pires said. "I know the wave really well and I know where to post the better turns and throw big sprays of water. It went well today in the end so I hope I keep going in the event. Surfing in front of your crowd is just amazing, especially at this place where it feels like you are in a stadium." Pires will go for an unprecedent third final here this week and will have massive support if he keeps up the good work. From Yadin Nicol (AUS) to Brett Simpson (USA), including Michel Bourez (PYF), Marlon Lipke (DEU), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Tim Boal (FRA) and Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), most of the big names were in excellent form on Day 3 of competition and Irish surfer Glenn Hall (IRE) finished the day ahead of the pack with the highest total of the Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, a 17.00 point tally (out of a possible 20). "I am pretty happy and feeling good right now after that score," Hall said. "I usually manage to get through a few heats here every year so I am confident. That location is good with big swells and I hope tomorrow does not drop too much because it gets very tricky under three feet." Hall, an Australian surfer who now flies the Irish flag in the ASP WQS Top 100, has settled in Europe last year and is looking forward to building up a strong reputation on the European tour. "All Europeans on tour are very nice to me and I definitely feel good when I travel across the continent to compete," Hall said. "I was in Ireland recently and I am stoked to be representing the country now. There are plenty of kids surfing there and it is great to show the way."(source: www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:28:17 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-7610.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Lee Ann Curren Claims the ASP Grade-2 Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle et nbsp;{mosimage} SEIGNOSSE, France et ndash; Lee Ann Curren (Biarritz, FRA), 19, claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle yesterday at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse. Curren, who defeated Justine Dupont (FRA), Pauline Ado (FRA) and Marie Dejean (FRA) in a 100% French final, took the best out of the good hollow four foot (1.2 meter) waves in the seventh event of the season. Lee Ann Curren, reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s champion, who advanced through four heats in two days to reach the final encounter, won with a low 11.50 point score tally (out of a possible 20) after getting through three rounds in a row in the solid conditions. Posting a good 6.75 point ride (out of a possible 10) en route to victory, Curren led the final all the way to the end. With this victory, Curren wins the precious wildcard to compete against the ASP Top 17 in the Rip Curl Pro et nbsp; Mademoiselle, Stop No. 3 of 8 on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, and et nbsp; jumps to 2nd on the regional ratings. Runner-up Justine Dupont (Lacanau, FRA), 17, put an excellent effort in her final battle but was unable to find the scores needed to claim the title. Dupont posted a low 6.10 point heat tally (out of possible 20). Dupont is now No.4 one the ASP Junior ratings and increases her chance of qualifying for the 2009 ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) in Narabeen, Australia, where the end-of-the-year regional Top 2 will surf. Pauline Ado (FRA), 17, who was very consistent this year, placed 3rd in the final and remains well in position on the regional ratings. Ado will still be chasing big results if she wants to stay in the race with ratings' leader Alizee Arnaud (FRA). Arnaud, 18, could not counter fellow French surfers Lee Ann Curren and Justine Dupont and was eliminated in Semifinal 1 finishing with an unusual low 2.60 point heat tally (out of a possible 20). Arnaud will need a big result in the last Pro Junior in Carcavelos next October to secure her leading place in the regional ratings. Europe et rsquo;s best under-21 competitors will meet next at Carcavelos in Portugal from October 17 to 19 for an ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior, final event of the 2008 ASP European Women et rsquo;s Pro Junior tour. The ASP Top 17 will meet today, August 28, for the kick off of the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse. et nbsp; et nbsp; Excellent Swell Hits Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, Top Seeds to Surf Tomorrow et nbsp;{mosimage} ERICEIRA, Portugal et ndash; The expected excellent swell made its way to Ericeira for Day 2 of the Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal with some of the bext conditions of the year giving all Round 2 competitors some great scoring potential. Some four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves broke all day over the reef of Ribeira d et rsquo;Ilhas and athletes put on a show of powerful carving surfing and serious commitment to take advantage of the 100-meter rides on offer. Another twenty-two heats were held today Round 2 and a couple of Round 3 heats coming to an end and giving names of the last 96 competitors still in contention for the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star event. Top seeds will paddle out tomorrow from 7.30 AM and similar slightly smaller waves should be peeling for the show. Young guns and WQS experienced campaigners came up with great performances giving the crowd a series of exciting clashes battling it out for a spot in the top seeded surfers et rsquo; round. Gavin Roberts (ZAF), who has been surfing around the world for several years as a competitor, secured the ride of the day in Heat 18 posting an excellent 9.50 point wave (out of a possible 10) on his forehand putting together five solid re-entries up to the inside section. et nbsp; Slater Sets His Sights on Fifth Boost Mobile Pro Finals Berth in Five Years{mosimage} et nbsp; The upcoming Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley may be the closest thing eight-time ASP World Champion and ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) has to a home court advantage on the ASP World Tour. Held at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California from September 7-13, 2008, the et nbsp;seventh of 11 events on this year et rsquo;s ASP World Tour is the only elite tour stop in the continental U.S.A. et ndash; Slater hails from Florida. et ldquo;Trestles is probably [the closest thing I have to a home break on tour], et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;It is the only mainland U.S. event and it's been probably the most consistent event year to year for me. I've loved Trestles since I was very young. et rdquo; Slater has featured in the Boost Mobile Pro final for the last four years, winning in 2005 and 2007 and finishing second in 2004 and 2006. Having claimed four of six events on this year et rsquo;s ASP World Tour, it is quite likely that Slater will win an unprecedented 9th ASP World Title in 2008. (source: www.aspeurope.com) et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/excellent-conditions-projected-for-start-of-rip-curl-pro-mademoiselle News Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:09:09 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/excellent-conditions-projected-for-start-of-rip-curl-pro-mademoiselle-5779.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The first Dream Tour women et rsquo;s event since the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach last April, the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle will see the race for the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title reignited, and while frontrunners Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 25, and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, will be the favorites, a bevy of hard-charging females are looking to make their move in the picturesque French beachbreaks as well. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;Amee Donohoe (AUS), 27, current No. 4 on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, has been prepping in Europe since competing in the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event in Portugal earlier this month, and is hoping that her time in France will pay dividends at the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve been in Europe a long time and hopefully that preparation pays off for me, et rdquo; Donohoe said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve been sick the past couple of days because of the water I think, but I et rsquo;ve gotten plenty of surfs in and my boards are feeling good so I et rsquo;m hoping for another result here in France. et rdquo; Donohoe will face Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), 22, and Julia De La Rosa Toro (PER), 26, in Heat 2 of Round 1 when competition commences. Layne Beachley (AUS), 36, former seven-time ASP Women et rsquo;s World Champion and current ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 5, is a four-time past winner in France and will look to awaken her own ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title campaign at the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve had great success in France in the past but the last time I won here was back in 2002 so I et rsquo;m definitely hungry for another victory, et rdquo; Beachley said. et ldquo;France holds so many special memories for me and the waves really suit my surfing. It et rsquo;s been a fair break since the first two events of the season and things can really start turning for people here at this event. et rdquo; Beachley will square off against current ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 6 Megan Abubo (HAW), 30, and 2008 Dream Tour rookie Nicola Atherton (AUS), 22, in the opening heat of Round 1 when competition commences. Atherton, current No. 11 on the ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, is eager to return to competition after the interim and is approaching the remainder of the season with renewed vigor. et ldquo;It feels like a brand new start, et rdquo; Atherton said. et ldquo;During our Dream Tour interim, I took some time off from the WQS to focus on my surfing and equipment. I was also able to let some niggling injuries heal and get fit. It was the longest break I have had in four years. I used the time to refresh myself and get organized. et rdquo; Atherton, in her rookie year amongst the world et rsquo;s best, is hoping to improve upon a season-high 9 place finish (Gold Coast and Bells) in France and kick off her requalification campaign for 2009.th et nbsp; et ldquo;I haven et rsquo;t had any solid results thus far and I am really hoping to get off to a strong start in France, et rdquo; Atherton said. et ldquo;I think punchy beachbreaks can be a strong point for me. It et rsquo;s what I grew up surfing. So far this season, the events have been really fun, but the waves have been pretty small and inconsistent. I et rsquo;m just looking forward to catching more waves in my heats and surfing at my peak. et rdquo; The Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle will be the first event of 2009 in which all 17 of the world et rsquo;s best female surfers will be in attendance, with the 18th spot being filled by the winner of today et rsquo;s ASP Grade-2 Rip Curl Women et rsquo;s Festival Pro Junior. Surf-report.com, official forecasters for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle, are calling for surf to remain in the four-to-six foot (2 metre) range tomorrow before dropping in the following days with calm winds projected until the weekend. The waiting period for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle runs from tomorrow, August 28, through September 1, 2008.(source: aspworldtour.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-27-august-08 News Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:21:11 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-27-august-08-3193.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; FRANCE - The French WakeSurfing association (AFWS) has organized a big et nbsp; wakesurf contest called et ldquo;the Teisseire King of the lake 2008". The King of the lake 2008 will be held over 2 days, 6 et amp; 7 September on the beach of Angon-Talloires on the edge of Lake Annecy near Gen et egrave;ve, Switzerland. Three boats (super air nautique 230) will be at the disposition of the riders to make it possible for each to express and show his talent. OZ - some of the biggest names in international snowboarding are making their way down under to the Burton Australian Open Snowboarding Championships, which will take place from September 1-5, 2008 at Perisher Blue resort in Australia. The Australian Open is the second event of this season et rsquo;s Burton Global Open Series (BGOS), the world et rsquo;s most prestigious series of global competitive snowboarding events playing out in six countries where the top male and female champions claim a title worth USD$100,000. The Australian Open is also a 5Star event on the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. et nbsp; FRANCE et ndash; la vente de KS Beachware et nbsp; est ouverte chez Private-Surfshop jusqu et rsquo;au 1ere septembre. Running until 1st September, check out the Private-Surfshop sale of KS Beachware. et nbsp; SOUTH AFRICA - the International Ski Federation held a meeting in Cape Town where a few unexpected guests showed up et mdash; South Africans. The country has one ski resort at Tiffindell in the Eastern Cape Mountains. Covered in manmade and natural snow, the resort on 9,845-foot Ben McDhui has two runs et mdash; one is just over 4,000 feet long, the other covers just more than 2,600 feet. The vertical drop is about 922 feet. But for a die-hard group of riders, Tiffindell is a rallying point as they work to gain international recognition. 94 riders and 32 freestyle skiers competed in three events the recent National Snowboard Championships at Tiffindell, most hinting that that the four-day event, now in its 15th year, is more about "the vibe" than the competition. The goal for the riders is twofold: to improve despite a major geographical disadvantage and to spread the gospel of snowboarding, which is as much about lifestyle as it is about riding. South African snowboarders could be from anywhere in the world, blasting music, wearing European and American brands, and high-five... but there are some obvious differences: when the winners of the skier's slopestyle event are called, the names are a mix of two local languages et mdash; Xhosa and Afrikaans. And in South African snowboarder slang, guys are "bru" or "oke" and girls are "dollies." SKYDIVING et ndash; what et rsquo;s the difference between ordinary skydiving and extreme skydiving: during this free fall period, extreme skydivers will try to perform various feats - they may get together with others to create patterns in the sky, rather like synchronised swimmers in the water; some people have been known to get married during the dive - talk about falling for each other! And one intrepid individual who called himself only Jonas, actually got tattooed during the free fall. How extreme can you get? et nbsp; Surfing Here are The top 5 Favorite Pre-Surf Songs of Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 20, current ASP Women et rsquo;s World No. 2: - et ldquo;Multiply et rdquo; in minor key by Jamie Lidell. et lt;br et gt;- et ldquo;A Distinctive Sound et rdquo; by Gotye. et lt;br et gt;- Tracks 9 through 12 by Hotel Costes. et lt;br et gt;- et ldquo;We Don et rsquo;t Walk et rdquo; by Paper Scissors. et lt;br et gt;- et ldquo;This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed et rdquo; by Mars Volta. et nbsp; The surfing world has lost one of its greatest icons this last weekend with the passing of Californian Jeffrey et ldquo;Midget et rdquo; Smith. A decorated and long-time competitor, shaper and ASP judge, Smith embodied all that was right in the surfing world and his dedication to the sport in the water, the shaping bay and the judging tower go unparalleled in surfing history. RIP. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/charles-martin-and-alizee-arnaud-take-billabong-pro-junior News Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:55:20 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/charles-martin-and-alizee-arnaud-take-billabong-pro-junior-7297.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Alizee Arnaud (FRA), 18, dominated the event until the final where she bested Justine Dupont (FRA), reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s Champion Lee-Anne Curren (FRA) and Canelle Bulard (REU) in the tricky two foot (0.5 meter) waves on offer at Ericeira. Arnaud, who won two events this summer already, came up with some great comitment and on-the-rail surfing to take her second consecutive win after the one in France et nbsp; a week ago. "So stoked to win again," Arnaud said. "The waves were really too small but still contestable and it made the final very hard as all four of us wanted to get the better rides. I secured first place right at the beginning but it was very close all heat and it was not an easy one." Arnaud, who had won her first ASP Pro Junior title at Ericeira three years ago, will once again have her name on the trophy and confirms her rise among Europe et rsquo;s leading regional competitors. "I am focused on the Top 2 finish to make it to the ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) in Narabeen," Arnaud said. "The ASP Europea title would be great off course but it is not really my main goal so I will stay focused on my surfing and training and see what happens." The Billabong Pro Junior brought some of the most dramatic upsets of the year in the men et rsquo;s division and Charles Martin (GLP) was the one to come out ahead of the four-day event where an amazing level was displayed by both international and regional surfers. Martin, who was the only one to counter the event et rsquo;s top scorer Wiggoly Dantas (BRA) in the final, wins his maiden Pro Junior title and eventually reaches the highest rank in an under-21 event. Martin, who defeated Dantas, Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) and Reubyn Ash (GBR) in the final, bettered his runner-up finish in the last event in Lacanau with good surfing and solid tactics. "It was a long final and I felt under pressure," Martin said. "The 35 minutes were really long after I took my two best waves in the first five minutes and I was just sitting there watching the others surf and trying to stick to them for the priorities. I am stoked to get that title." Martin, ASP World Junior No. 3 in Narabeen last January, missed several event this year due to school obligations but has jumped back to No. 16 on the regional ratings in four events only. After placing equal 17th in the ASP WQS 6-Star in Lacanau two weeks ago, Martin is looking forward to compete in the upcoming major World Qualifying Series event. "I have been on a good roll so far with a final in Lacanau, a 17th in the WQS, now this win," Martin said. "Things are going my way and it is so good to make it through that many heats. I cannot wait to paddle back out next week and try and get another good result." Placing runner-ups in both divisions were Justine Dupont (FRA) and Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) respectively in the women et rsquo;s and men et rsquo;s events. Dupont, 17, a great competitor who rides both longboards and shortboards, has been among the regional top contenders for a year only and slowly rises with solid results and consistency event after event. "The conditions were really difficult and it was all about tactics," Dupont said. "I tried to battle as hard as I could but the waves just went to Alizee (Arnaud). It was a good event with a great day yesterday and the level was high so I am happy with the result. It is my best result this year so I am pretty satisfied." Berasaluce, 19, was surfing his thrid final of the year and once again missed the win failing to counter Martin et rsquo;s assault in the final battle of the event. Berasaluce, who placed 4th on the ASP European Junior ratings last year, still secured an important result today that will count towards his Top 5 goal that would give him a qualification for the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong World Junior Championships next January. "I did not catch the better waves during the final and I was not able to show my best surfing," Berasaluce said. "I even had an interference penality so I am pretty stoked to still get a second place. It is excellent for my Top 5 goal and I will be waiting patiently for the final event in Portugal in October." The Buondi Billabong Pro, an ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star event, will start Tuesday and last until August 31.(Source: aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-21-august-08 News Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:55:11 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-21-august-08-4398.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; OLYMPICS - Both the women's favorite, Britain's Shanaze Reade, and the eventual first seed, Frenchwoman Anne-Caroline Chausson, crashed but did well enough to take the top positions going into the final of eight rider races. Unfortunately the final has been postponed for 24 hours due to torrential rains. FRANCE et ndash; la vente de surfwear de Redemtion et nbsp;est ouverte chez Private-Surfshop jusqu et rsquo;au 25 ao et ucirc;t. Running until 25th August, check out the Private-Surfshop sale of surfwear of the Redemtion brand. et nbsp; Surfing Rip Curl Pro pres. by Sprite Wraps up Round 1, Top Seeds to Surf Thursday et nbsp;{mosimage} It was a short day of competition on Day 3 of the waiting period of the Rip Curl Pro pres. by Sprite as four heats only were done this morning getting the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime event to its second round. Dion Atkinson (AUS), 22, runner up in the ASP WQS 6-Star event in Lacanau and WQS No. 18 before coming to Hoseegor, was in top form in Heat 24 of Round 1 finding his way out of the tricky testing six to eight foot (2 to 2.5 meter) waves on offer to advance through to Round 2. Atkinson, who posted an impressive 17.33 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) dominated his battle and will meet some serious opponents when Round 2 resumes including ASP World Tour surfer Neco Padaratz (BRA), Australia et rsquo;s wonderkid and Rip Curl wild card Owen Wright and Jean Da Silva (BRA). et ldquo;It was pretty fun down there, et rdquo; Atkinson said. et ldquo;I am in a very good shape since the Lacanau Pro last week. I just tried to surf my best in these messy conditions today and it worked out well. I had a few good waves so I am stoked I got through. et rdquo; Atkinson, who secured his best result to date in Lacanau, nows stands as a favorite among the world et rsquo;s best qualifiers. et ldquo;I am not thinking of any ratings, et rdquo; Atkinson said. et ldquo;I am still young and it is still a long way to the end of the year so I am not worrying about the qualification yet. I just want to have fun and keep surfing good. et rdquo; Also advancing today was French talented rising competitor Vincent Duvignac (FRA) who managed to get away with a win ahead Shaun Ward (USA) and secure his ticket for another heat against top seeds Drew Courtney (AUS), Rhys Bombaci (AUS) and Marco Polo (BRA). et ldquo;It was pretty testing out there and I am stoked I found that big score, et rdquo; Duvignac said. et ldquo;I feel at home here so it is good to get a heat out of the way and get another chance in the event. et rdquo; Mike Losness (USA), who surfed first heat this morning coming straight from his excellent equal 3rd place in Lacanau last sunday, was able to get the pressure off him and secured another win. Losness, who sits No. 43 on the international ratings at the moment, was an outsider in Lacanau but has become the et ldquo;Giant Killer et rdquo; and will face a serious resistance when he comes up against current Top 5 WQS member Patrick Gudauskas (USA) and former ASP World Tour surfer Yuri Sodre (BRA). et nbsp; et nbsp; ASP Top 17 Fire Back into Action at Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle The ladies of the ASP Top 17 will spring back into action in the coming weeks, invading the high-performance beachbreaks of Hossegor, France for the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle running from August 28 through September 1, 2008. et nbsp;Event No. 3 on the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle will see the world et rsquo;s best female surfers don the competitive jerseys for the first time since March, kick starting the remaining part of the season as well as reigniting the hunt for the highly-coveted ASP Women et rsquo;s World Title. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/rip-curl-pro-called-off-tuesday News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:22:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/rip-curl-pro-called-off-tuesday-6580.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The huge swell washed away the mobile tower during the night and water came all the way up to the dunes behind the event site, and it will be a long day of hard work fixing all the damage. Weather and swell forecasts show a promissing change from tomorrow and the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime event should be back ON tomorrow morning in solid but clean six foot (2 meter) waves, off-shore winds supposed to be blowing the next couple of days as well. Four heats remain to complete Round 1 and top seeds, including former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia (HAW), current ASP WQS ratings' leader Nathaniel Curran (USA) and top European representatives Miky Picon (FRA), Aritz Aranburu (EUK) and Tiago Pires (PRT), should be paddling out with the contest rashguard on tomorrow. All competitors and officials will meet at 7.15 AM tomorrow Wednesday, August 20, to assess conditions and hopefully get things going. et nbsp;(Source - www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/rip-curl-pro-pres.-by-sprite-kicks-off-with-big-scores-and-excellent-surfing News Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:56:47 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/rip-curl-pro-pres.-by-sprite-kicks-off-with-big-scores-and-excellent-surfing-1581.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The Rip Curl Pro, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Prime event, got twenty heats of Round 1 out of the way in good quality three foot (one meter) waves despite the light on-shore winds blowing over Seignosse. et nbsp; {mosimage} Several heats featured big scores and great performances for the kick off of the prestigious Rip Curl Pro, fifth of eight only ASP Prime rated events this year. With more points than usual 6-Star events counting towards the end-of-the-year ratings, all Round 1 surfers went big today not losing any time to set the pace and make intentions clear. Jadson Andre (BRA), currently on the rise among the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) campaigners, was the man of the day winning Heat 9 over European soldiers Jose Maria Cabrera (CNY) and Miguel Ximenes (PRT) with an impressive 18.40 point heat tally (out of a possible 20). "The waves were tricky out there and I just looked for better potential ones," Andre said. "It kind of came my way then I tried to get a couple of big airs and completed them so it gave me some big scores." Andre, who got in the spotlights in the ASP WQS 6-Star in Japan last month, is slowly rising with his impressive progressive and fast surfing and will be a potential giant killer when Round 2 resumes. "I had a good result in Japan and it boosted my confidence pretty good," Andre said. "This event is a Prime one and there are many points to grab so I hope I can get things going well tomorrow." Andre, who will face ratings et rsquo; Top 15 member Yadin Nicol (AUS) and fellow Brazilian Odirlei Countinho (BRA), was not the only one to impress the ASP judges and several European surfers including local competitor and former ASP European Junior champion Joan Duru (FRA) were among those advancing today. Joan Duru (FRA), 19, came up with excellent power surfing in Heat 10 to advance in first position with ASP European WQS ratings et rsquo; No. 2 Romain Laulhe (FRA) and secure a spot in Round 2, the top seeds et rsquo; round. "I was a bit stressed before that heat but once in the water I just let go," Duru said. "I was feeling comfortable and the waves were fun so I just pushed my turns really hard. I have been surfing some really good boards that bring me enough speed so I am trying to get airs and radical manuevers." Duru, currently rated No. 62 on the ASP WQS, has had two big results on tour this year including an equal 9th in the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime event in Scotland and will be looking to grab more points in front of his home crowd this week. "I really want to make as far as possible here," Duru said. "When you compete at home you just feel relaxed and you get boosted by the public and cheerings. It really makes a big difference." Duru joins fellow French representatives Romain Cloitre (REU), Tim Boal (FRA), Miky Picon (FRA) and Michel Bourez (PYF) in Round 2. Placing second to Duru was current ASP European WQS No. 2 Romain Laulhe (FRA). Laulhe, 23, who placed equal 17th in 2007 here at Les Bourdaines, managed to best Shaun Burrell (USA) and Clint Kimmins (AUS) and will have another chance to shine tomorrow. et ldquo;I was kind of shaky before that heat because I really want to do good here, et rdquo; Laulhe said. et ldquo;I have had several good results here and I wanted to get through that one. Clint (Kimmins) and Shaun (Burrell) are excellent surfers and it was not an easy one. et rdquo; Laulhe, who won the ASP WQS 4-Star in France last April, placed equal 25th in the Lacanau last week and seems back in good form after several shocker Round 1 eliminations in Durban, et nbsp; Huntington Beach and Newquay. et ldquo;It has been good this year but I just need to get more consistency, et rdquo; Laulhe said. et ldquo;It is tough to travel all year and remain in top form at every event you go but you have to step up and keep the flow. I hope I can have a good one in that 6-Star Prime. et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;The Rip Curl Pro gathers the world et rsquo;s best surfers including eleven elite ASP World Tour surfers and all current WQS ratings et rsquo; leaders. Remaining Round 1 competitors will meet at 7.15 AM (GMT+2) at Seignosse. Some massive six to eight foot (2 to 2.5 meter) waves are expected to come through the night and officials for conditions to remain contestable. et nbsp;(Source - www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-18-august-08 News Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:44:02 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-18-august-08-1385.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Ala et ccedil;ati PWA World Cup et ndash; Final Day{mosimage} et lt;br et gt;The Terminator returns on judgment day: Bjorn Dunkerbeck sails to victory in race eleven, crowning him the event winner on the final day of competition in Ala et ccedil;ati. In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Valerie Ghibaudo wrapped up the event with a second in race eleven, having already done enough to take the event title. et lt;br et gt;With tensions mounting on the final day of competition, the ensuing last race of the event would prove to be make or break for Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North) and Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), who sat just 0.4 of a point apart at the top of the score sheet. For Albeau to rob Dunkerbeck of the event lead, he had to place in the top six, and beat Dunkerbeck in the final race. Likewise, for Dunkerbeck to take the event title, he et rsquo;d have to place higher than Albeau. In a warm up for the race final, Albeau and Dunkerbeck were pitched against each other in the semi finals. The resulting brawl saw Albeau gain a psychological boost when he crossed the line in second, two places above Dunkerbeck, however it was Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) that commanded the heat. et lt;br et gt;Coming down to the wire, the event title now hinged on the critical race final, with the winner quite literally taking all. As the green flag went up, Dunkerbeck seized the early advantage with a perfectly timed start. Off the pace, Albeau ran into problems when he caught a bag around his fin. The resulting drag left him towards the back of the pack, and stuck in dirty wind. In contrast, Dunkerbeck, who seemed to be thriving under the pressure, screamed ahead of his nearest rival, Peter Volwater (F2, North). By the fourth mark, Dunkerbeck was half a reach ahead, meaning the final straight was a mere formality en route to claiming the event title. et lt;br et gt; et nbsp; Nathaniel Curran Wins ASP WQS 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro in France et nbsp;{mosimage} Nathaniel Curran (Ca, USA), 24, won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro Sunday in wind-blown two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves after defeating Dion Atkinson (AUS) in an exciting 35-minute final closing six days of great action at the famous French town of Lacanau Ocean. Curran got one step closer to his ASP World Tour qualification today leaving Lacanau with an impressive 1500 point lead on the international ratings. Curran, who ended up winning in the last five minutes of the final battle after chasing Atkinson all the way, brings the crown back in the family after older brother and former ASP World Tour surfer Tim Curran (USA) clinched it nine years ago. et nbsp; Alizee Arnaud Claims ASP Grade-2 Kana Miss Cup Junior event in Hourtin Alizee Arnaud (FRA), 18, won her second event of the season Sunday after defeating top regional under-21 female surfers Pauline Ado (FRA), Lee-Ann Curren (FRA) and Canelle Bulard (FRA) et nbsp; in the final of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Kana Miss Cup Pro Junior. From the four girls who made the final, three of them have already won an event this year and Arnaud is the only one with two wins under her belt. Arnaud, winning the 30-minute final with a 15.17 heat result (out of a possible 20), was a standout throughout the 3-day event that witnessed some good quality three foot (one meter) waves for its first edition as a Pro Junior event only. Arnaud, despite winning two events thus far, still stands second on the regional ratings - she will have to keep up the pressure on reigning ASP European Women's Junior champion Pauline Ado who jumped back into 1st place after finishing runner-up in the Kana Miss Cup. et nbsp; Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-15-august-08 News Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:50:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-15-august-08-4591.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Ala et ccedil;ati PWA World Cup et ndash; Day Four {mosimage} et lt;br et gt;Antoine Albeau wins two out of the day et rsquo;s three races as he mounts his attack on event leader, Bjorn Dunkerbeck who is just clinging onto the event lead by 0.7 points ahead of Albeau, and Williams sits in third, 10.2 points behind Albeau. In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Valerie Ghibaudo extends her event lead with two more race wins, taking her tally to six wins out of eight races and stands five points clear of her nearest rival, Jaggi, with Fauster sitting seven points behind Jaggi in third. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; UK - The hugely successful Amazing Machines weekend returns to LEGOLAND Windsor this 13-14 September to wow guests with an array of action-packed activities, from thundering monster trucks to inline skaters. Team Extreme(r), the UK's only professional extreme sports display team, will make their debut at Amazing Machines with two spectacular shows performed on an 11 foot high half pipe. Experience the power and skills of skateboarding, controlled flips of inline skating and BMXers catching an incredible 12 foot of air above the ramp! Learn the skills and techniques from the shows by attending the special coaching sessions, teaching young people how to ride and skate safely. USA - with $25,000 on the line, the 2nd Annual Malibu Pro Team Challenge offers one of the single biggest event purses in the sport of wakeboarding. This three-part competition - boat pass, rail jam and double-up contest - will feature some of the top pro riders in the world riding for their prospective board manufacturers, a shot at the "winner-takes-all" prize and bragging rights as the best team in wakeboarding for the next 12 months. The Pro Team Challenge will take place this weekend 16-17 August at the Silver Lake Executive Resort in Eatonville, Washington, just South of Seattle. OLYMPICS - London 2012 organizers announced the replacement site for its mountain biking course, after the original one was deemed too easy. Organizers said Monday that the new venue will be at Hadleigh Farm, about 60 kilometres east of London. It covers an area of 2.25 square kilometres that includes two major hill areas, separated by a valley which will create the technical climbs. The course will be near the 700-year-old medieval ruins of Hadleigh Castle. et lt;br et gt;Surfing Barrels and Off-Shore Winds Bless Top Seeds on Day 3 in Lacanau et nbsp;{mosimage} Top seeds and barrels attracted massive crowds for Day 3 of the ASP WQS 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro and it was another marathon day with 25 heats wrapped up in clean four to five foot (1.2 to 1.5 meter) waves. Nathaniel Curran (USA), current international WQS ratings' leader, opened his French campaign with a win in Heat 5 and could leave the water relieved despite a low 8.40 heat tally (out of a possible 20). Curran, younger brother of former ASP World Tour surfer and 1999 Lacanau Pro champion Timmy Curran (USA), managed to find his way out of the tricky fast-breaking conditions and will surf in Round 4 tomorrow. Curran, who now bears the "man-to-beat" status, was relaxed after his heat and is looking forward to his much anticipated Round 4 battle against former event winner Shaun Cansdell (AUS), former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia (HAW) and current WQS top surfer Chris Davidson (AUS). Positionning and wave choice were the keys to success today and some perfect rides were scored by Australians Yadin Nicol (AUS) and Nic Muscroft (AUS). Yadin Nicol (AUS), 22, was on fire and came up with the most impressive performance of the day posting a perfect 10.00 point ride right after a near perfect 9.33 pointer (both out of a possible 10) to end up with the highest heat result of the Sorruz Lacanau Pro at this stage. The clean and solid waves pleased the Hawaiian crew usually at ease in hollower and faster conditions - former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia (HAW) surfed and advanced with fellow Hawaiian Dustin Barca (HAW) after finding some of the best barrels of the day.Garcia, rated No. 8 coming to France, is on a quest to requalify for the ASP World Tour he left several years ago, and seems unstoppable thus far. Chasing three big results to replace his low throw-away scores, Garcia will be a serious opponent to any competitor. The European contingent was in good form as well and ASP World Tour rookie Tiago Pires (PRT) confirmed his Round 2 solid performance with another win today against serious contenders Luke Dorrington (AUS), Brett Simpson (USA) and Jihad Khodr (BRA). Pires will surf with fellow European Tim Boal (FRA) in Heat 2 Friday, while other European Round 4 qualifiers Romain Laulhe (FRA) and Charles Martin (GLP) will respectively surf in Heat 10 and 4. Major upsets occured during this day of action and several favorites including much awaited Europeans Lipke and Bourez suffered early losses. et nbsp; Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/watersports-comps-update News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:43:57 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/watersports-comps-update-7413.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Ala et ccedil;ati PWA World Cup et ndash; Day Three et nbsp;{mosimage} et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Kevin Pritchard hands the event lead to Bjorn Dunkerbeck after a shock exit in the quarterfinals of race five. Meanwhile, Valerie Ghibaudo continues to cement her position at the top of the women et rsquo;s rankings after a day of perfect first place finishes. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The third day of competition started out with the completion of race four, which had been whittled down to the finals on the previous day. First to hit the race course was the men et rsquo;s losers final, which got off to a nervous start after Jimmy Diaz (Starboard, North), local Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard) and Patrick Diethelm (F2, North) all false started. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Taking the reins of the under strength heat, Gabriel Browne (Mistral, MauiSails) led from the start to take a decisive victory ahead of Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet, NeilPryde) in second. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Moving onto to the final, and disaster struck for Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) on the first reach et ldquo;I went too downwind towards Finian at the gybe, and my clew hit his mast causing me to fall in et rdquo;. The mistake left Albeau languishing at the back of the pack, and despite an effort to climb back up the ranks; he crossed the finish line in tenth position. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;At the front of the pack, Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North) dialed into the conditions, opening up a massive lead before finishing the race a solid half reach ahead of his nearest rival, Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra) in second. Filling out the remaining podium position was Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC), who managed to hold off a sustained attack from Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde), who had to settle for fourth. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s losers final of race four, Lee Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra) struggled to match her form from previous events, despite finding herself at the front of the fleet. She stood her ground to take the win, and eleventh overall for the race, with Australian Annika Gillgren (Severne) crossing the finish line behind her in second, and twelfth for the race. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the winners final, Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) had her foot firmly on the throttle as she negotiated the four buoy downwind course. On the finish line she was rewarded with the victory almost an entire reach ahead of the chasing pack. Padding out the all-French podium was Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North) in second, and fifteen year old Morane Demont (Starboard, Severne) in third. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;After a fifteen-minute break, the men et rsquo;s fleet hit the race course for the start of the fifth, and most surprising race of the event so far. The first shock came early on, when event leader Pritchard failed to advance from his quarterfinal. The implications of the blunder means Pritchard drops from the event lead, and the result may well come back to haunt him as the event progresses. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Not helping his cause, Diaz also stuttered in his quarter final, finishing in seventh position. Resultantly he made a premature exit from the elimination. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Moving on to the semi finals, the next upset came when top ranked racer Williams finished in a disappointing eighth position, leaving him to make up for the mistake in the losers final. In the second semifinal, Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) narrowly missed out on a place in the final after being edged out of contention by Dennis Littel (F2, MauiSails), who claimed the last remaining qualifying position. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Saving the biggest upset until last, the winners et rsquo; final witnessed a spectacular error when seven of the ten finalists were disqualified following a mass false start. Included in the mix up were Pieter Bijl (Fanatic, NeilPryde), Peter Volwater (F2, North) and Costa Hoevel. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The ensuing rerun of the race gave spectators the rare sight of a three-man heat, comprising of Dunkerbeck, Albeau and Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer). The bout started out fairly evenly, but after the second mark it was Dunkerbeck and Albeau who et rsquo;d taken the reigns of the heat. A final blast to the finish saw Albeau hold on to his lead, leaving Dunkerbeck close behind in second, and Van Der Steen in third. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the losers final, Williams extended his run of poor form when he false started, as did Julien Quentel (Starboard, NeilPryde). The pair were disqualified, leaving Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra) to take charge of the rerun and claim eleventh place for the race. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The women et rsquo;s fifth race followed a more predictable path, with all the big names advancing from the semi finals without upset. Taking their seats in the race final, Ghibaudo showed she was keen to replicate her performance from the previous race. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;One reach was all she needed before there was a gap between her and the chasing pack. Familiarly, it was Karin Jaggi (F2, North) who fronted the assault on Ghibaudo, but the domineering French racer showed her mettle, extending her lead all the way to the finish line. Jaggi was left to take second, and Poland et rsquo;s Marta Hlavaty (MauiSails) finished in third. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s losers final, Gillgren battled her way to the front of the fleet to take victory ahead of Korzitz in second. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The day also made inroads to the sixth men et rsquo;s and Women et rsquo;s race. The situation in the men et rsquo;s fleet has grown evermore interesting after Dunkerbeck, Pritchard and Williams failed to qualify for the final, leaving the door open for Albeau to reclaim his position at the top of the event standings. (source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan) et nbsp; et nbsp;Favorites Dominate Solid Tricky Waves on Day 2 of Sooruz Lacanau Pro et nbsp;{mosimage} The second day of the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro witnessed some tough action today with Heats 1 to 20 of Round 2 being completed in messy solid four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves at Lacanau. The challenging conditions made it hard for competitors to post big scores but fourty men still managed to secure a ticket for Round 3 and join the event top seeds starting Thursday. From recent event winner Wiggoly Dantas (BRA) to favorite and ASP World Tour member Tiago Pires (PRT), including Sam Page (AUS) and former Dream Tour surfer Jarrad Howse (AUS), most of the big names were able to get away with at least a second place in their respective battles, enough to make it through to the next encounters. Tiago Pires (PRT), 26, a rookie on this year et rsquo;s ASP World Tour, was much awaited for his start in the Lacanau Pro and paddled out in Heat 3 to try to get the pressure off him. Pires, who just came back from Indonesia where he placed equal 3rd, was in good form and ended up winning the 4-man battle with solid surfing. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-11-august-08 News Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:31:03 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-11-august-08-6324.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; USA et ndash; Billings, Montana: a selection of the world's top freestyle riders are set to flip and fly at the Big Air Bash Wednesday. A combination of snowmobile, four-wheeler, and dirt bike riders will be part of the show held at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. The difference between the X-Games qualifier and this show, is that at demos - like the Big Air Competition - riders are free to ride without the pressure to perform. This year's freestyle show promises an attempt at setting a record in the United States - a dirt bike, four-wheeler, and snowmobile simultaneous backflip. SOUTH AFRICA et ndash; it et rsquo;s intriguing the fascination South Africa seems to be developing with adventure sports such as BMX, Skateboarding etc. Most major towns have submitted plans for an et ldquo;Extreme et rdquo; centre of some description as a social tool: the Orlando Towers in Soweto plus the extreme complex that was originally developed as part of the original olympic bid; eThekwini Skateboard Park is on the cards, as are similar ideas in PE and Cape Town; the Brightwater Commons bowl is constantly buzzing and apparently the Edenvale Sports Club has also developed a BMX track to try to attract additional visitors to make use of the facilities. There et rsquo;s such a small (but growing) extreme sports culture yet government and town planners seem to be embracing this as a way for the community to get together, interact and get some exercise while having good clean fun... good news! et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp;TURKEY - for the fourth consecutive year, the Mediterranean et rsquo;s premier sport and music festival, the Pegasus Airlines Surf et lsquo;n Sound, will be held at one of Europe et rsquo;s finest windsurfing locations in Ala et ccedil;ati, Turkey. Pegasus Airlines is the proud title sponsor of the event, and their et ldquo;Flying Horse et rdquo; logo will adorn the sails of the legendary PWA windsurfers. et lt;br et gt;The 5th stop on the 2008 PWA Slalom tour will be organized by Sportworks, on behalf of the Turkish Sailing Federation and under the specified conditions laid down by PWA for its elite level ratification, with the best men and women et rsquo;s racers worldwide competing for the enticing et euro; 45K prize purse. et lt;br et gt;Amongst the top names lured to Ala et ccedil;ati are current tour leader and World Champion, Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), former World Champion and tour runner up, Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC). Current number three, Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North Sails), alongside hungry rivals Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North Sails) and Peter Volwater (F2, North Sails), all of whom will be keen to stake their claim in the scintillating title race. et lt;br et gt;They'll be joined by the very the best in the women's game, such as tour leader Karin Jaggi (F2, North Sails), who et rsquo;ll be trying to fend off advances from the likes of tour number two, Lee Korzitz, and 2007 runner up Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft). et lt;br et gt;Homegrown talent will also represent the host nation. The best Turkish Women windsurfers such as et Ccedil;agla Kubat (Starboard, North Sails), Lena Erdil (Loft Sails) and G et uuml;l Tercan will compete alongside Turkish stars and PWA regulars Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard), Enes Y et #305;lmazer (JP, NeilPryde), and Ali Palamut et ccedil;u in the men et rsquo;s fleet. et lt;br et gt;Pegasus Airlines Sport et lsquo;n et rsquo; Music Festival will also host a plethora of musical activities during the event, with Power FM et rsquo;s DJ et rsquo;s spinning tunes day and night. Adding to the colorful backdrop, the AXE girls will be on hand to keep the crowd pumped up should their energy levels falter. et lt;br et gt;The PWA World Cup will start on 11th August with registration, and end on 16th August with a medal and closing ceremony. On 15th Surf et rsquo;n Sounders will enjoy the DJ Funky C, and on the closing day of the World Cup, after the medal ceremony there will be a Punch concert at the competition area. Surfing Wiggoly Dantas Claims 2008 ASP WQS 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters et nbsp;{mosimage} Sunday, August 10, 2008 et ndash; Wiggoly Dantas (Ubatuba, BRA), 18, won the Rip Curl Boardmasters in association with Relentless today, claiming his maiden ASP World Qualifying Series title in testing four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves at Fistral Beach after defeating Pablo Paulino (BRA) in a 100% Brazilian final. et nbsp; Wiggoly Dantas (BRA) was the fittest surfer today winning four heats in a row against some of the world's best surfers including WQS Top 25 surfer Leigh Sedley (AUS), Chris Davidson (AUS) and David Weare (ZAF) respectively in Round 5, Quarters and Semis, finsihing his run with an impressive 16.40 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in the final. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; OLYMPICS et nbsp; - in 1920, Olympic gold medalist and father of modern surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, first petitioned the International Olympic Committee to include surfing as part of the Antwerp Summer Games. The Hawaiian icon, who swam to victory in the 100-meter freestyle at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympics and performed countless "surfriding exhibitions" for crowds from Long Beach to Australia, wanted the ancient Polynesian art of wave riding to be showcased for the world to see. Eighty-eight years later, competitive surfers remain on the outside looking in for the opportunity to represent their countries and their sport at the most prestigious international athletic competition in the world. Will it ever happen? Well, Surfing is already recognized as a legitimate sport by the IOC and is currently listed among some 30 "International Sports Federations" not included in the Olympic Games. Snowboarding and BMX racing were introduced as "disciplines" of previously established Olympic sports [skiing and cycling, respectively]. This allowed lobbyists for these sports to avoid the long process of applying for a completely new Olympic sport. Apart from sports politics, Surfing's idiosyncrasies have also conspired to keep it out of the official games. To begin with, surfing is entirely dependant on natural variables: waves, as well as favorable winds and tides, are needed to showcase the sport in an ideal fashion, yet the majority of potential host cities are nowhere near good waves. The potential dominance of just a few nations -- namely Australia, Brazil and the U.S. -- is yet another potential sticking point for the IOC in admitting surfing to the Olympics. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update-10-august News Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:17:01 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-10-august-9612.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Pupo Wins ASP Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior in France et nbsp;{mosimage} Miguel Pupo (Sao Paulo, BRA), 17, claimed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Oakley Pro, his maiden title in front of a massive French crowd at Lacanau Saturday. Pupo, who came all the way from Round 1, put on a show in the 30-minute final, taking the best out of the clean three to four foot (1 to 1.2 meter) waves to defeat Marc Lacomare (FRA), Thomas Fok Cheong (REU) and Charles Martin (GLP). Pupo, who advanced through seven heats during three days of intense action to reach the final encounter, won with a solid 17.16 point score tally (out of a possible 20) after getting through three rounds today. Posting an excellent 9.43 point ride (out of a possible 10) en route to victory, he led the final all the way to the end. Pupo, who placed equal 3rd in the ASP Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior in Ubatuba, Brazil, last May, qualifies for the Oakley Global Challenge Final which will take place from October 7 to17 in Bali, Indonesia. Runner-up Marc Lacomare (FRA), 18, current No.2 on the ASP European Junior rating, was confident during the event and reached his goal as his 2nd place gives him a wildcard in the Oakley Global Challenge as well. Lacomare has been very consistent this year with two victories thus far including the ASP Grade-3 Rip Curl Pro Junior in Portugal and the ASP Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior in San Sebastian and placing equal 5th in the ASP Grade-2 Island Pro Junior in Sopelana last week. Thomas Fok Cheong (REU), 19, got a second consecutive excellent result reaching the semifinals to grab a 3rd place in the final. Fok Cheong got through six rounds but was unable to find any good enough scores to grab the crown. Charles Martin (GLP), ASP World Junior No. 3 and competing in his first event this summer due to school obligations and a recent injury, finished 4th in the final after displaying solid surfing in Quarterfinals and Semifinals. Martin, who knows he cannot hope for any Top 5 finish this year, entered the event to have fun and get back to competition. Europe et rsquo;s best under-21 competitors will meet next in Portugal from August 21 to 24 for the Billabong Pro Junior, Stop No. 7 of 8 on the ASP European Pro Junior tour. et nbsp; Weare Leads Remaining Rip Curl Boardmasters Contenders to Showdown et nbsp;{mosimage} The expected new swell hit Fistral Beach Saturday and the ASP WQS 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters restarted in consistent three foot (one meter) waves, with strong winds and heavy showers making the conditions tough for the 24 competitors still in contention on Day 5 of competition. The 2008 Champion will be crowned Sunday. Eight heats only were completed and 16 surfers were able to make their way through to the One-to-one match-ups starting from Round 5. Big scores and important results happened today and David Weare (ZAF), Rip Curl Boardmasters winner in 2006 and currently rated No. 5 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), managed to post an impressive 18.00 point heat score (out of a possible 20), the best result of the event thus far. Weare, who won the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime in South Africa in April and placed equal 3rd in the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime in Scotland, is on a quest to requalify for the ASP World Tour where he spent a year in 2006. et nbsp;(source: www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:55:03 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-7389.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Gudauskas And Huscenot Control Day 2 of the Oakley Pro Junior in France et nbsp;{mosimage} Another day of intense action at the ASP Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior with all Round 3 remaining heats and Round 4 being completed in consistent four to five foot (1 to 1.5 meter) waves at Lacanau in France. Chasing the precious crown, all junior surfers displayed their best surfing to advance through to Round 5 which will feature eight 4-man battles when competition resumes tomorrow morning. Tanner Gudauskas (USA), a 20-year-old Californian phenomenon, put on a show today posting an excellent 9.50 point ride (out of a possible 10) and solid 16.17 and 16.83 heat point tallies (out of a possible 20) respectively in Round 3 and Round 4. "It was hard down there", Gudauskas said. "It is windy and kind of big so I just tried to stay on my board. I got lucky to get a bomb and make the difference with my contenders and to advance trough to next Round." Gudauskas, who claimed an impressive victory at the ASP Grade-2 US Open of Surfing last month at Huntington Beach, surfed in the Oakley Pro Junior from Round 1 winning all his encounters. Gudauskas seems in a very good form and will be one of the most serious contenders in Round 5. "I will try to make the final", Gudauskas said. "There are very good kids here so I will take just one heat at a time, and hopefully win the wildcard. This year, I am much more focused on the ASP WQS tour with my brothers Patrick and Dane." Maxime Huscenot (REU), 16, current ASP European Pro Junior ratings leader was much-anticipated for his start in the Oakley Pro Junior and ended up winning Heat 4 easily. Posting an impressive 18.24 point heat score (out of a possible 20) including a near perfect 9.57 (out of a possible 10), Huscenot set the pace and will once again be a a potential winner in the event. "I am stoked to advance through to Round 5 with such a big result", Huscenot said. "My brand new board is very quick and perfect for these hollow waves. I felt very comfortable in the water and I was able to make many moves on every single wave." Huscenot has been the most consistent surfer on tour this season with two semifinals and a win thus far, and remains confident to get the regional crown and a possible ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) qualification. "It is hard to stay ahead on the ratings", Huscenot said. "I was stressed in the first events this season but I am feeling relaxed at the moment and want to keep any pressure away." Huscenot will meet Pascal Van der Mast (NED), Ormand Rangi (NZL) and Marcos San Segundo (PRT) in Heat 2 of Round 5. Thomas Fok Cheong (REU), 19, managed to adapt to the tricky sand banks of Lacanau and et nbsp; put on a strong performance getting through to Round 5 with two wins today. "I am over the moon et raquo;, Fok Cheong said. "I didn et rsquo;t hear my scores in the water because of the wind and rain but put several good turns together and it feels really good to keep going." Cheong, who got in the spotlights after defeating ratings' No. 1 and No. 2 Huscenot and Marc Lacomare (FRA) in Sopelana last week, does not feel any pressure so far. Fok Cheong will be among the last 32 men in contention tomorrow. "I will try to surf my best and go as far as possible", Fok Cheong said. "Following my results in this Pro Junior, I will maybe take part in the one in Ericeira but I am very focused on studying at the moment." Fok Cheong will surf in Heat 5 tomorrow with fellow Reunion Island born surfer Kieren Bulard (REU) who displayed very good surfing since the beginning of the competition. All 32 competitors will meet at 8.30 AM tomorrow, Saturday, August 10, and the Oakley Pro Junior could be crowned by the afternoon. et nbsp; Rip Curl Boardmasters Called Off for Day 4 The swell dropped to two foot (0.5 meter) and with a new swell coming in for the weekend, surfers and officials decided to have a lay-day for this fourth day of the waiting period. Twenty-four men remain in contention for the ASP WQS 5-Star crown and pressure is defintely on those already in position for an ASP World Tour spot. Consistent four to seven foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves are expected to break at Fistral Beach from Saturday afternoon so Sunday et rsquo;s showdown should be epic. Rains and winds will come though with the new swell and testing conditions will make it tough for the last competitors. (source: www.aspeurope.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-8-august-08 News Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:56:42 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-8-august-08-9304.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; OLYMPICS - the start of racing in the windsurfing events at the 2008 Olympic Regatta is only days away so here is a quick look at the contenders and the hopefuls. The hopefuls are those who have an outside chance of performing above their normal expected level. One could say that Chris Sieber (AUT) who won the gold medal in Sydney 2000 was a et lsquo;hopeful et rsquo; because, although everyone knew he was a good sailor, no-one expected him to makie the podium. The contenders are those who have medalled in major events in the last quadrennial and thus have an established track record on which we can base our predictions Men Hopefuls Ben Barger (USA), Mariano Reutemann (ARG), Zac Plavsic (CAN), Andreas Cariolou (CYP), KIng Yin Chan (HKG), Fabian Heidegger (ITA) Men Contenders Julien Bontemps (FRA), Nick Dempsey (GBR), Nikos Kakalamanakis (GRE), Shahar Zubari (ISR), Tom Ashley (NZL), Przemyslaw Miarczynski (POL), Joao Rodriques (POR) Women Hopefuls Jessica Crisp (AUS), Irina Konstantinova-Bontemps (BUL), Wai Kei Chan (HKG), Olga Maslivets (UKR) Women Contenders Faustine Merret (FRA), Bryony Shaw (GBR), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Barbara Kendall (NZL), Zofia Klepacka (POL), Marina Alabau (ESP) et nbsp; UK et ndash; Skate-o-Rama: considering the previous let-down of the competitions being cancelled on the 5th July, and the fact that the weather was yet again trying to stall the event, there was still an excellent turn out of competitors and with a very high standard of skateboarding. et nbsp; There were just enough under 16 et rsquo;s to hold that comp and an ample amount of over 16 et rsquo;s to showcase their talents. et nbsp; Disappointingly though there were no girls at this years comp, which was a huge shame as there were some fantastic prizes donated by Nikita. et nbsp; Andy Wood from Endemic Skateshop ,Huddersfield, donned the judging hat again this year with the help of his co-judge Ian Illingsworth; competitors gained marks for their execution, ability, difficulty, variety and style of tricks. et nbsp; All in all, four out of the five comps went ahead. et nbsp; The under 16 et rsquo;s got to compete head in a five minute jam sessions whilst the over 16 et rsquo;s got to compete in two sets of runs lasting two minutes each. et nbsp; The Best Trick comp saw skaters of all ages compete in a ten minute jam session. et nbsp; Some of the crowd had been eagerly anticipating local Joseph Moore to try and pull something that little bit special in this comp, but moments before it started he ended up hopping over to the ambulance crew. et nbsp; The final comp of the day was the mini game of SKATE which saw skaters battle it out in two groups, with the winner of each group going head to head in a final round to be crowned the overall champion. Commentary on the comps this year was stylishly given by Geoff from Rubicon skateboards, who had travelled a fair distance (twice) to come to help out. et nbsp; Geoff kept the crowd and skaters entertained despite the fact that the range on the PA was very restrictive and in order for him to see what on earth was going on, we had him sat in the back of a flatbed van so he could get a decent view, improvisation at its best! There was brief BMX demo by the local bikers who showed off their skills and got some serous air out of the ramps. et nbsp; Then it was finally time to announce the winners and dish out the prizes, these were; Under 16 et rsquo;s 1st et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Gary Dawson et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; 2nd et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Thomas Gledhill et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; 3rd et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Toby Clayton et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Over 16 et rsquo;s 1st et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Joseph Moore 2nd et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Eamon Croghan 3rd et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Christian Warkins et amp; Jude Matthews SKATE et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Nathan Windsor Best Trick et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; Eamon Croghan with a Nollie Noseblunt slide et nbsp; Surfing Paulino Leads International Contingent Through to Round 4 of Rip Curl Boardmasters et nbsp;{mosimage} The swell had ped during the night and Day 3 of the Rip Curl Boardmasters in association with Relentless saw twelve heats take place in good three foot (one meter) waves today at Fistral Beach. From the fourty-eight competitors who paddled out for Round 3, twenty-four only remain in contention for the prestigious ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star crown and the winner's valuable 2000 ratings' points. et nbsp; Pablo Paulino (BRA), 2X and reigning ASP World Junior Champion, closed Round 3 with the highest heat score of the event thus far to defeat Rip Curl team rider Matt Wilkinson (AUS), Eric Rebiere (FRA) and Luke Cheadle (AUS). Many different nations will be represented when Round 4 resumes as Europeans, Brazilians, Australians, Kiwis, South Africans and one American managed to advance today. The European contingent saw three of its ten representatives only get through Round 3 today, Marlon Lipke (DEU), Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) and Patrick Beven (FRA) all winning their respective wins with solid performances. et nbsp; Oakley Pro Junior Kicks Off in Testing Conditions in France et nbsp; {mosimage} The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior got underway yesterday at Lacanau in France in consistent but messy three to four foot (1 to 1.2 meter) waves at the central beach and Rounds 1, 2 and 4 heats of Round 3 were completed finishing in a stormy weather. With the favorites not surfing before Rounds 3 and 4, unknown surfers and locals were able to enjoy their time out before big names start firing tomorrow. Ormand Rangi (NZL), 20, competing in Europe for the first time this summer, was the most consistent competitor throughout the day getting through three heats and posting the best score of the day, a good 13.80 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in Round 3. Jason Polydor (FRA), 17, last local competitor still in the event, was the crowd's favorite today and advanced through to Round 3 despite a low 3.60 point heat tally. The waiting period of the Oakley Pro Junior runs until Sunday, August 10th and all competitors will meet today at 8 AM to check the conditions and get things going if possible. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/chambliss-upsets-brits-at-london-red-bull-air-race- News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:45:51 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/chambliss-upsets-brits-at-london-red-bull-air-race--606.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Austrian Hannes Arch came third on a rainy, windswept afternoon. Bonhomme et rsquo;s lead at the top of the championship was slashed to two points at 38 and with just four races remaining the World Series is once again wide open. et ldquo;It felt great out there, et rdquo; said Chambliss, who is now in second place in the championships behind Bonhomme with 36 points ahead of Arch in third, also on 36 points. et ldquo;The conditions had smoothed out a bit so I was as aggressive as possible. et rdquo; Chambliss has won two of the last three races after beating Bonhomme in Detroit. Bonhomme was disappointed but after a cup of tea said: et ldquo;It was a classic case of trying too hard. et rdquo; The blustery conditions caused upsets across the board: Bonhomme, who has felt the pressure of his home race all weekend, had an uncharacteristically error-filled run, hitting one of the Air Gates that mark out the course before abandoning his run. et ldquo;When things aren et rsquo;t going right you should just stop, et rdquo; he said. His arch rival Mike Mangold also hit an Air Gate, destroying the American et rsquo;s chances of winning for a second consecutive time in London where a total of 60,000 enthusiastic spectators over the whole weekend enjoyed precision flying just metres above the water against the backdrop of The O2 and Canary Wharf. The U.K. crowd expected great things from the British trio of Bonhomme, Steve Jones and Nigel Lamb after each performed well in the previous Red Bull Air Race in Rotterdam. Jones managed to snatch just a championship point in the Point One round in London. Lamb ended up in 5th place. Arch was pleased to narrow the gap at the top despite his blunder in the semi-finals that cost him his chance of a first career win. et ldquo;I had a chance to be first today but this is the game we play, et rdquo; he said. Both Chambliss and Arch welcomed the increased competition in the upper echelons of the World Series standings. et ldquo;It definitely makes the championships more interesting, et rdquo; said Chambliss. et ldquo;I am happy to see that. It et rsquo;s too bad for the Brits though as nobody wants to fall out in their home country. et rdquo; The next race takes place in Budapest, Hungary on 19th and 20th August. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/nat-young-et-josh-giddings-win-gromsearch-santa-cruz News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:40:21 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/nat-young-et-josh-giddings-win-gromsearch-santa-cruz-4792.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; This was the last event of the season on the West Coast to qualify for the coveted spot into the Rip Curl Gromsearch Championship held at Salt Creek in September. The winner of each division of the Championship wins a trip to Australia. Not only that, but they also are invited to compete at the WCT Bells Beach Easter Classic with other Grom Search finalists. GromSearch has seen some awesome talent, including past winners Stephanie Gilmore, Ben Dunn, Mason Ho, Matt Wilkinson, Jessi Miley-Dyer and Alana Blanchard. So for this last event the stage was set and the pressure was on for any last hopes of getting in the Championship final. Both Nat Young and Josh Giddings needed to get either 1st or 2nd in the event to qualify for Championship. Their game plan was simple. Get the best waves, go vertical, and put everything into it. Ultimately the game plan worked and proved to be the key to their respective wins. Local resident Nat Young was the favored surfer in the 18 and under division having won the Oakley Pro Junior at Steamers Lane earlier this year. The surf was fun with a 2-3' south swell, good conditions, but somewhat trying with the long intervals. When the waves did arrive they were rippable, shoulder high perfect right handers at Pleasure Point. With the long lulls patience and agressiveness were the skills that were both needed to get the waves with good scoring potential. Nat was able to stay calm, cool and collected and grabbed the best waves and put on a blistering display of vertical backside surfing to put the hammer down to win his division. It might of helped that Josh stayed with Nat for the event and picked up a few neccesary pointers to strategize for the contest and achieve his impressive win. He won all his heats and took the final over USA Surf Team member Colin Moran in a tight fought final. In the end, the event is a great precursor and steppingstone for all these groms to surf a competitive format at a venue like Santa Cruz. Most likely, in a few years they will be battling it out at Steamers Lane in the WQS O'Neill Coldwater Classic. 18 and under Winner Nat Young 14 and under Winner Josh Gidding et lt;br et gt;Congratulations! (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:39:14 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-1288.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Fistral Beach Delivers Fantastic Surf for Rip Curl Boardmasters Top Seeds et nbsp;{mosimage} The Rip Curl Boardmasters had some of the best waves of the year yesterday at Fistral Beach - Round 2 of the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star finished in fantastic five foot (1.5 meter) clean waves. Twenty-four heats were completed and all top seeded surfers started their 2008 Boardmasters campaign in what will be remembered as one of the greatest days of surfing in Europe. Drew Courtney (AUS), 29, Seed No. 3 in the event and rated No. 8 on the ASP WQS ratings coming to Newquay, stood out as he posted an excellent 9.00 point ride (out of possible 10) en route to winning Heat 5 with a solid 16.50 point heat result (out of a possible 20). Courtney, who will be attending all upcoming events, is focused on an ASP World Tour qualification for 2009 and will have to string some big results together to secure his spot. Top seeded competitors took control of Round 2 - Robson Santos (BRA), 21, who left the ASP Pro Junior tour at the end of 2007, was in excellent form for his start and came up with an impressive 17.10 point heat result (out of a possible 20) including a 9.27 point ride reward from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) judges. Heavy showers and changing winds made it tough for crowds to settle down at the beach but lots of people still stood at the water's edge, enjoying the stunning show on offer. The outgoing tide brought hollower waves and current European leader Marlon Lipke (DEU) was able to display solid surfing to advance through to Round 3 to face David Weare (ZAF), Txaber Trojaola (EUK) and Danilo Costa (BRA) when competition resumes. Lipke, who secured back-to-back equal 5th places in California and Japan's ASP WQS 6-Star events, was rated No. 17 before the Rip Curl Boardmasters and is on the rise towards a possible end-of-year Top 15 finish that would give him a ticket for the ASP World Tour. One of the major upsets came with former ASP Top 45 touring surfer Shaun Cansdell's (AUS) elimination by Abdel El Harim (MAR). et nbsp; Solid Swell Expected for ASP Grade-1 Oakley Pro Junior Kick Off et nbsp;{mosimage} The Oakley Pro Junior, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Men's and Women's Pro Junior event will start today at the Central Beach of Lacanau, France, home of the oldest professional surfing event in Europe. Oakley Pro official forecasters Ocean Surf Report predict consistent four to five foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves for the start of the fourth event of the summer that will be decisive towards the end-of-the year regional ratings. A 115-surfer field is attending the 15th edition of the ASP Grade-1 Pro Junior event during five days of stunning action in the South West coast of France. The 2008 Oakley Pro Junior winner will get a precious wildcard into the top seeded surfers et rsquo; round of the ASP WQS 6-Star Sooruz Lacanau Pro, 12-17 August, to try to create some upsets against the ASP et rsquo;s World Qualifying Series (WQS) top campaigners. The ASP Grade-1 Women et rsquo;s Oakley Pro Junior will run on Monday, August 11 and features current top under-21 female surfers from Europe including local rising competitor 16-year-old Justine Dupont (FRA). Fourty athletes are entered to try to conquer the crown and recent Sopelana event winner Aliz et eacute;e Arnaud (Capbreton, FRA) will be one of the favorites. Arnaud, Oakley Pro Junior defending champion, will meet reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s Junior champion Pauline Ado (FRA), ratings et rsquo; leader Johanne Defay (FRA) and local outsider Fanny Brice (FRA). et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-6-august-08 News Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:45:11 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-6-august-08-1433.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; OLYMPICS - China et rsquo;s first-ever Olympic summer games also marks the first time BMX athletes can go for the gold in the world et rsquo;s most prestigious athletic event. Forty-eight BMX cyclists will bring the sport from its humble dirt track origins in Orange County, Calif., all the way to the Laoshan Mountain track in Beijing. BMX racing is different from other Olympic cycling events in several key ways: the races last less than a minute, the bikes are small and low to the ground, and the racers must wear protective gear over their faces, heads and joints to protect against likely collisions. SINGAPORE - water sports organisations are in a jam after receiving advise about unhealthy water quality at two popular areas. The National Environment Agency (NEA) warned on Wednesday that the waters off Pasir Ris Beach and in Marina Reservoir are unsafe for those sports where total immersion is likely. These include wakeboarding, waterskiing and swimming. Even sports with less water contact are affected. Kayaking, canoeing and dragon boating, for example, require capsize tests, where athletes must swim back to shore with boats in tow, among other things. High levels of a type of bacteria normally found in the faeces of warm-blooded animals were present in the two areas and could cause illnesses such as diarrhoea and conjunctivitis. USA - X-Jam came to Reno, Nevada, as part of Hot August Night's but it ended a week early. The X-Jam was meant to include motocross, extreme sports, hot cars and headliner bands, but, 48 hours after it started, the event was over. Vendors and folks at the Sands Regency say one by one the performers cancelled, finally the security pulled out and the sands had to end the first X-Jam. et nbsp; Surfing The 27th edition of the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star Rip Curl Boardmasters in association with Relentless kicked off yesterday with Round 1 being completed in consistent three foot (one meter) waves at Fistral Beach in the famous British surf town of Newquay. An international field of 48 men paddled out to try to advance through to Round 2 and join the event's top seeded competitors who will get their turn out at sea tomorrow morning. Today's thrilling action came from Australian brothers Luke and Brent Dorrington (AUS) who respectively posted the highest heat result and second highest wave score of Day 1. Luke Dorrington (AUS), 23, easily dominated Heat 8 to defeat Thiago Camarao (BRA), Chad Compton (USA) and local top junior surfer Reubyn Ash (GBR) with an impressive 17.73 point heat result (out of a possible 20) including a 9.00 point ride (out of a possible 10). Brent Dorrington (AUS), Luke's two-year younger brother, will be one to watch tomorrow as well after his performance in Round 1. Brent, 21, came up with excellent surfing in the low tide conditions putting together powerful turns and progressive moves to secure a 9.50 point ride (out of a possible 10) en route to winning Heat 10. The upset of the day came when former ASP Top 45 member and Newquay local Russell Winter (GBR) was eliminated in Heat 6 by former top European junior surfer Rafael Ayme (REU). Winter, who broke his arm three months ago, was surfing in his first contest since the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime O'Neill Highland Open and lacked good enough waves. et nbsp; {mosimage} et nbsp; Most of South Africa et rsquo;s top surfers aged 20 and under will be amongst the 136 competitors at Victoria Bay in the Southern Cape from Thursday to Sunday this week for the fourth of five stops on the 2008 Billabong Junior Series. With the series set to crown its 12th annual champions in September, all but a handful of the top contenders in the Pro Junior (U20), U16, U14 and U12 age categories will be jockeying for positions in the Vic Bay event and ratings points on the leaderboard. et nbsp; et nbsp; Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-1-august-08 News Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:53:10 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-1-august-08-3768.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;UK - Newquay is set for Europe's biggest surf, skate and extreme sports bonanza: the Rip Curl Boardmasters surf and music festival. Set in Watergate Bay, as the crowning jewel to the week-long surf, skate and extreme sports bonanza, this is the music festival combining the best in indie, rock and dance music with up and coming live acts and bands.Topping the bill are Groove Armada, The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend and the Makers, The Zutons, Audio Bullys, Morcheeba and Glasvegas. Dates: 4-10 August et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; USA - Roller derby is one of the fastest-growing extreme sports in the U.S. and is characterized by spectacular full-body blocks, multi-body pile-ups, and thrilling speed skating. A game is called a et ldquo;bout, et rdquo; and it is comprised of two 30-minute periods. During each period, ten women (five from each team) arm themselves with quad skates, countless months of training, and BAD attitudes to line up for consecutive two-minute 'jams, et rdquo; during which time skaters race and block each other to victory et mdash;or defeat. USA - Snowmass to debut new mountain bike race - the inaugural 12 Hours of Snowmass will be at Snowmass Village on Sept. 14. The 7-mile course at Snowmass will feature 1600 feet of vertical gain. Riders can choose to ride solo, in teams of two or three, or on an open team of up to eight riders. Categories also include a ski patrol team, a bike shop team and a chance to race for the title of et ldquo;Clydesdale 12 Hour Solo World Champion. et rdquo; The proceeds from the new race benefit the Aspen Youth Center and Extreme Sports Camp, both non-profits that help adolescents. The drop-in youth center is a refuge for local youth throughout the school year and during the summer, offering a variety of games and activities as well as outreach programs for grades 4-12. Extreme Sports Camp provides summer camp experiences for children with autism. et nbsp; Surfing Lipke Ends up 5th in Billabong Yumeya Pro in Japan and Goes No. 17 on Ratings Marlon Lipke (DEU), 23, the only touring German surfer among the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS), secured the best European result in the ASP WQS 6-Star Yumeya Billabong Pro Tahara after losing to Brazilian Jadson Andre (BRA) in Quarterfinal No. 4 for an equal 5th finish. Lipke, who was just coming back from the Honda US Open of Surfing where he already reached the Quarterfinals, was in top form all week and managed to secure a second consecutive excellent result that will definitely be a keeper on his 2009 ASP World Tour qualification quest. Gaining eleven ranks on the overall ASP WQS ratings, Lipke now leads the European contingent rated No. 17 and is well in position to keep any Dream Tour hopes alive. Veminardi and Arnaud Take Island Style Men et rsquo;s and Nikita Women et rsquo;s Pro Junior Crowns Medi Veminardi (REU) and Alizee Arnaud et nbsp; (Hossegor, FRA) respectively won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Men et rsquo;s and Grade-1 Women et rsquo;s Pro Junior events Sunday at Sopelana in the Basque Counrty, after a four-day long event that saw big upsets and major ratings et rsquo; points taken for the regional title race. Medi Veminardi (REU), 18, won the Island Style Men et rsquo;s Pro Junior after defeating local Basque surfer Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) in a Man-on-Man 30-minute final posting a good 14.00 point heat score (out of a possible 20). Veminardi, who got through three heats yesterday with victories over underdog Thomas Fok Cheong (REU) in Semifinals and Justin Delanne (FRA) in the Quarters, built his confidence with consistency and heat tactics en route to the final where he waited for a last minute 7.50 point ride (out of a possible 10) to catch his maiden ASP Pro Junior title. et nbsp;Veminardi, who moves up from No. 4 to No. 3 on the regional ratings, remains well in contention for the crown and 384 points away only from fellow Reunion Island born surfer and current leader Maxime Huscenot (REU). The ASP Grade-1 Nikita Women et rsquo;s Pro Junior saw Alizee Arnaud (FRA) secure her first win this season after defeating Johanne Defay (FRA), Ravi Bailleux (FRA) and Fanny Brice (FRA) in an all-French final. Arnaud, who was injured for a couple of months this year, put on an exceptionnal performance in the final posting an impressive 19.20 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) to clinch the crown and move up in the ratings. et nbsp; {mosimage} Bruce Irons Wins 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search et lsquo;Somewhere et rsquo; in Indonesia Bruce Irons (HAW) beat Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) et nbsp; to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search in rifling four-foot (1.5 metre) lefthanders et lsquo;somewhere et rsquo; in Indonesia. Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search saw a marathon day of action capped off by a stunning barrel shootout finale between the young Hawaiians. Irons, who took down reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) and Dream Tour sophomore Ben Dunn (AUS) en route to his Finals berth, came from behind in last 10 minutes of the event, grabbing an 8.33 and a 9.33 to scalp his first ASP World Tour victory. Irons keeps the family monopoly of Rip Curl Pro Search events, joining older brother Andy, who has two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006, 2007) under his belt already. et nbsp; et nbsp; Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:29:12 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-3239.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Pressure Rises as Island Style Pro Junior Champion will be Crowned Sunday Day 3 of the ASP Grade-2 Men et rsquo;s and Grade-1 Women et rsquo;s event brought another spectacular show at Sopelana in the Basque Country today, and tomorrow et rsquo;s finals will feature the Nikita Women et rsquo;s Pro Junior final and the Island Style Men et rsquo;s Pro Junior Round 6 then Man-on-Man Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Both male and female under-21 competitors displayed some excellent surfing today, former ASP European Women et rsquo;s Junior No.2 Alizee Arnaud (FRA) taking control of the women et rsquo;s division while Damien Chaudoy (REU), currently et nbsp; Men et rsquo;s ratings et rsquo; No. 8, was setting pace before tomorrow et rsquo;s showdown. Alizee Arnaud (Hossegor, FRA), 18, who is coming back from an injury that kept her out of the water for a couple of months, was hungry for victory and dominated both of her encounters with solid heat results including the event et rsquo;s best score thus far, an impressive 16.50 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in Semifinal No. 2. France et rsquo;s domination in the women et rsquo;s division saw some solid resistance with local Basque and promissing competitors stepping up on their home lands of Sopelana. Garazi Sanchez (EUK) and Leticia Canales (EUK) respectively reached Semifinals No. 1 and 2 but were not able to counter other French qualifiers Fanny Brice (FRA) Joahnne Defay (FRA) and Ravi Bailleux (FRA). In the men et rsquo;s division, favorites took the best out of the consistent three foot (one meter) sets rolling in at Sopelana today and all current ASP European Junior ratings et rsquo; Top 5 will surf in tomorrow et rsquo;s Round 6. Damien Chaudoy (REU), 18, rated No. 8 coming to Stop No. 5, made the day with an exceptional performance when he bested current ratings et rsquo; leader Maxime Huscenot (REU) in one of the highest scoring battles of the year thus far. Chaudoy, who ended up winning with a 17.57 point heat result (out of a possible 20), has had several solid results and will be looking to reach his first final when competition resumes Sunday Jatyr Berasaluce (Sopelana, EUK), last year et rsquo;s ASP European Junior No. 4 and rated No. 3 before the Island Style Pro Junior, and Igor Muniain (EUK), were the only two local survivors to advance and surf on the final day. Berasaluce, who lives at Sopelana, will have the crowd et rsquo;s support tomorrow and will be aiming at his maiden ASP European Junior title. et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; Rip Curl Pro Search Round 4 ON at Primary Venue et lsquo;Somewhere et rsquo; in Indonesia Round 4 of the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search, stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, will begin at 9am in excellent four-foot (1.5 metre) waves at the primary venue, et lsquo;somewhere et rsquo; in Indonesia. Today will see the highly-anticipated match-ups of Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Joel Parkinson (AUS), Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Bruce Irons (HAW), Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Chris Ward (USA) among others. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;(Source: aspworldtour.com) et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/oneil-clothing-premieres-new-movie-the-life News Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:08:08 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/oneil-clothing-premieres-new-movie-the-life-7117.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et ldquo;The Life et rdquo; is directed by Jamie Brisick and takes a behind the scenes look at the lives of seven extraordinary surfers with the likes of Jordy Smith, Timmy Reyes, Roy Powers, Cory Lopez, Ian Walsh, Tamayo Perry and John John Florence, as they travel the world in search of finding the perfect wave and pursuing their dreams. et ldquo;The reality of pro surfing is that it et rsquo;s not all epic waves and champagne victories. It et rsquo;s extremely taxing on mind, body and spirit, and to endure, the top athletes are forced to dig deep within and extract that inner Superman. et lsquo;The Life et rsquo; follows seven unique surfers as they attempt to do exactly this, et rdquo; said Brisick. et ldquo;Amongst the sea of surf film projects today, et lsquo;The Life et rsquo; stands out as a unique surf documentary, that captures the essence of seven truly diverse athletes, et rdquo; said Steve Ward, Vice President of Marketing and Executive Producer, et ldquo;O et rsquo;Neill set out to produce a film that chronicles the behind scenes look at what professional surfers endure to live their dream. et rdquo; The movie will be embarking on an east coast tour in August. Visit www.oneill.com to be up-to-date on all O et rsquo;Neill events, promotions and happenings. (Source: O et rsquo;Neill) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:18:56 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-1406.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Silva Wins ASP WQS 6-Star Billabong Cascais Girls Festival in Portugal Jacqueline Silva (Florianopolis, BRA), 29, et nbsp; et nbsp; clinched the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Women et rsquo;s 6-Star Billabong Girls Cascais Festival in solid five to six foot (1.5 to 2 meter) waves at Guincho Beach in Portugal yesterday, Friday, defeaing fellow Asp Women et rsquo;s World Tour campaigner Rebecca Woods (AUS) in an epic 40-minute final. Silva was the most consistent surfer in the event and takes her first win this year, her last victory being in the ASP WQS 5-Star event in Newquay almost day for day a year ago Silva posted several excellent scores throughout the two-day competition including a 9.50 point ride (out of a possible 10) and an impressive 17.00 point heat tally (out of a possible 20), respectively best wave and second best heat result of the event. et nbsp; et nbsp; {mosimage} French Surfers Steal The Show on Day 2 of et nbsp; Island Style Pro Junior Yesterday, Day 2 of the Island Style Pro Junior saw the French contingent strike hard today and see almost all of its representatives secure a birth into tomorrow et rsquo;s top seeded surfers et rsquo; round. Both men and women divisions ran today and the event will move to the weekend with all current top regional surfers getting their start when competition resumes. et nbsp;In the women et rsquo;s division, the ASP Grade-1 Women et rsquo;s Nikita Pro Junior, ten French athletes managed to advance through to the quarterfinals led by 2007 ASP European Junior No. 4 Alizee Arnaud (FRA). With crucial ratings et rsquo; points to be taken at Sopelana, the favorites are chasing a qualification for the ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) where the regional top 2 will have a spot. Aliz et eacute;e Arnaud (FRA), 18, was one of the standouts when she posted an excellent 16.60 point heat tally (out of a possible 20), the best heat score of the day, including an impressive 9.33 point ride (out of a possible 10). Meanwhile, in the ASP Grade-2 Island Style Pro Junior, 32 surfers advanced through to Round 4 joining all "big names" who are expected to start firing tomorrow. The French led the show with Yann Martin (GLP) securing the highest result of the day. Martin, who has had a good run on this year et rsquo;s tour, put on a strong performance in Round 3 ending up with an excellent 15.16 point heat tally (out of a possible 20), the best performance of the day in the men et rsquo;s division. et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} Rookie Pires Bests ASP Ratings Leader Slater in Rip Curl Pro Search Round 3 Earlier today Somewhere in Indonesia et ndash; Tiago Pires (PRT), 2008 Dream Tour rookie and current No. 39 on the ASP World Tour ratings, caused a sensation by eliminating eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader on the ASP World Tour, Kelly Slater (USA), from Rip Curl Pro Search competition in Round 3, with a come-from-behind victory over Slater. et nbsp; Needing a 7.16 in the dying moments, Pires watched a priority-holding Slater take the first wave of the set, leaving the European to pig-dog an incredible backdoor pit for an 8.40 and the win. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/red-bell-air-race-lands-in-london-again News Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:58:31 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/red-bell-air-race-lands-in-london-again-2321.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Over 50,000 spectators attended the global motorsport et rsquo;s competition in 2007, lining the banks of the river to watch the world et rsquo;s best pilots race against the stunning backdrop of the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf and the Greenwich Peninsula which is dominated by one of London et rsquo;s most recognized landmarks, The O2.The London race track is very technical and features more Air Gates (23) than any other race this season, making for a demanding course that will require pilots to be on constant alert to avoid penalties.At the midway point of the 2008 season, Britain et rsquo;s Paul Bonhomme retains a commanding lead with 35 points, having won three of the last four races, followed by Austrian Hannes Arch (29 points) and American Kirby Chambliss (27 points). Last year, American Mike Mangold won the London race, a victory which helped propel him towards the championship title. Bonhomme just missed out on becoming World Champion in 2007 and is determined not to let that happen again. Despite his 6-point lead, he et rsquo;s not even thinking about ordering the champagne. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s not over yet, et rdquo; he said. et ldquo;Any one of the 12 pilots could still win the race. I et rsquo;m not going to relax one bit. et rdquo;The recent race in Rotterdam saw two British pilots on the podium. Bonhomme, from Cambridgeshire won the race and Steve Jones from Gloucestershire had his first podium of the season coming in third, a great result for the British pilots ahead of London.The London Red Bull Air Race will be a carbon neutral event and has the backing of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, as well as the Metropolitan Police and the boroughs of Greenwich, Newham and Tower Hamlets et ndash; all of whom are looking forward to bringing an international sporting event to this area of the Capital. The Mayor of London said: et ldquo;I am delighted that the Red Bull Air Race is returning to London. Last year's race, set against some of the capital's most iconic riverside architecture, was a major success and this year promises another exhilarating aerial competition. et rdquo;Check out the video of last year et rsquo;s Red Bull Air Race Swiss leg. et nbsp;(Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-1-august-08 News Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:39:28 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-1-august-08-6109.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; UK - following the washed out first run last et nbsp;month, don et rsquo;t forget the skate-o-rama show must go on et ndash; tomorrow, Saturday 2nd August. BMX racers start from a high drop and then attempt to be the fastest to negotiate their way around tracks featuring funky jumps, banked corners and other obstacles. Eight riders compete in each heat of the Olympic BMX races, which are held on a track usually around a quarter-mile (350-370 meters) long. That means a good rider will take only about thirty seconds to get through the course. The Laoshan BMX Venue is rippled with jumps, one huge berm down the stretch from the start and three smaller berms. There are 48 slots for BMX athletes - 32 for men and 16 for women. Only three men and two women from each of the top countries will qualify. Four initial heats are run with the starting field of 32 male riders and 16 in the women et rsquo;s event. The top four finishers in each heat then move up to the next level. This means there are four rounds in the process to determine who et rsquo;ll be on the podium. et nbsp;{mosimage} Happy Birthday - Tecare has just passed its first anniversary with its original cosmetic products on the market. The company was the idea of a young Parisian, Blandine Chemouni, a chemical engineer and extreme sport enthusiast who decided to mix her training with her passion. Blandine realised there was a need for such products as the riders had to take care of their appearance and their corps before, during and after the effort. You can meet Tecare at the Lacanau Pro Surf, later this month: 7-17 August. et nbsp; et nbsp; Surfing The Island Style Pro Junior, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-2 Men's and Grade-1 Women's event, got underway yesterday at Sopelana in the Basque Country. The event got lucky with consistent two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves for its second edition et rsquo;s kick off; Women et rsquo;s Round 1 and Men's Rounds 1 and 2 were completed. Thomas Chamula (REU), 18, a newcomer on the regional tour, was the day et rsquo;s standout when he posted a solid 15.76 point heat tally (out of a possible 20), the highest result of the day including an excellent 8.83 point ride (out of possible 10). SOMEWHERE, Indonesia (Friday, August 1, 2008) et ndash; After assessing conditions throughout the day, event organizers at the Rip Curl Pro Search have called the remaining six heats of Round 2 on this afternoon, starting at 2pm local time at the primary venue, et ldquo;somewhere et rdquo; in Indonesia. First up with be 2008 ASP World Tour rookie Dane Reynolds (USA) up against seasoned Dream Tour veteran Daniel Wills (AUS). The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) WQS Women's 6-Star Billabong Cascais Girls Festival enjoyed a great opening day of stunning action at the beach of Guincho in Cascais, Portugal. Some consistent four to five foot (1.2 to 1.5 meter) waves and beautiful weather allowed officials to run 28 heats and reach the much awaited one-on-one Quarterfinals that will feature four duels when proceedings resume. Current ASP Women's World Tour campaigners put on sensational performances to defeat all European competitors in the event today and reach Quarterfinals of the ASP WQS Women's 6-Star event. Rebecca Woods (AUS), rated No. 9 on the ASP WQS Women's ratings going into Stop No. 9 of 14, was the most consistent competitor throughout the day posting several excellent scores including an impressive 17.00 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in Round 2. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/comp-for-the-freeride-crown-to-begin News Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:01:51 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/comp-for-the-freeride-crown-to-begin-749.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The quiet town of Saalbach Hinterglemm will turn into a freeride mecca for four days as the who et rsquo;s who of the international freeride community gets together: superstars like Canadian Ben Boyko, who won the 2007 Crankworx Slopestyle in Whistler, or Lance McDermott (GBR), overall winner of the Qashqai Challenge 2008, et bdquo;Chopper et ldquo; Grant Fielder (GBR), big mountain rider Pierre-Edouard Ferry et nbsp;(FRA), as well as the style kings Timo Pritzel (GER), Alex Reveles (USA), Phil Sundbaum (USA), Benny Korthaus (GER) and Trond Hansen (NOR). Also Europe et rsquo;s shooting stars Martin Soederstroem (SWE) and Sam Pilgrim (GBR) who cleaned up at nearly every international contest will be at the start. Sam Pilgrim just won the Roof et rsquo;n Slopestyle in Avoriaz two weeks ago. Last but not least, the German and Austrian freeride stars will participate in the adidas Slopestyle, including Joscha Forstreuter (GER), Marius Hoppensack (GER), Carlo Dieckmann (GER), Niels Peter Jensen (GER), Amir Kabbani (GER) and Niki Leitner (AUT). Fourty invited freeride pros from 13 countries will compete on Saturday, 2 August 2008 for the sought after title and total prize purse of 30,000 US dollars. They will be joined by the winners of the Sponsoree Ticket2Style rookie qualifier, that will already take place on Thursday. Mountain biking legends Hans Rey (SUI) and Richie Schley (CAN) will be in front of the camera without bike this time et ndash; they host the Freecaster Webcast Show which will broadcast live from the adidas Slopestyle and the adidas Rock Jam. International Panel of Judges This year et rsquo;s jury of the adidas Slopestyle is as top class as the field of riders. Head Judge Aaron Lutze (USA), a professional trials rider himself and creator of et bdquo;Match Videozine et ldquo; and the et bdquo;Summer of Shred World Tour et ldquo;, has contributed to and launched the careers of many stars in the freeride world. "I am really looking forward to being the head judge for the adidas Slopestyle, et ldquo; Aaron says. et bdquo;It was a huge honour to be asked to head up the results for what will undoubtedly be one of the most important events of the year. The adidas Slopestyle has always been such a huge part of the mountain bike contest scene, and it seems that every time the event comes around, a new star is launched into the freeride world et ndash; like Andreu and Lluis Lacondeguy from the previous event. After looking at the course drawings, it looks like the riders should be able to really throw down on this course. It's going to be great for the crowd to be watch, and extremely difficult for me and my panel of judges!" et lt;br et gt;Chris Van Dine (USA) who is a member of The Cut team will support his fellow countryman as a judge. Van Dine has gained plenty of experience judging at international freeride events. Third member of the panel of judges is Vincent Saccomani (FRA). The filmmaker and creator of the French community website insidemtb.com has already judged at the past two adidas Slopestyle Contests. Tony Brey (GER), filmmaker and chief editor of the German ski et amp; mountain bike magazine Bergstolz, who is better known as et bdquo;Mr. Northshore Bavaria et ldquo; completes the panel of judges. For Tony it will be the first assignment as judge, but his well trusted by the riders. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/surfing-events-update News Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:41:50 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/surfing-events-update-6472.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; BOAL LEADS EUROPEANS at HUNTINGTON BEACH Tim Boal (Anglet, FRA), 24, placed 2nd to winner Nathaniel Curran (USA) last sunday in the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star US Open of Surfing, his best result of the season so far. Boal, who failed to clinch his first major ASP WQS title in the tricky one to et nbsp; three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves, was the best European in the event and jumped from 40th to 18th on the ASP WQS international ratings with his result. Joan Duru (FRA), Marlon Lipke et rsquo;s (DEU) and Michel Bourez et rsquo;s (PYF) excellent results. et nbsp;Duru, 19, ASP European Junior Champion in 2006 and possibly Europe et rsquo;s most promissing young surfer, secured one of the best results of his career in California placing equal 5th after he lost by a mere 0.10 point to former ASP World Tour campaigner Gabe Kling (USA). et nbsp; et nbsp; BILLABONG CASCAIS GIRLS FESTIVAL STARTS et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; The Billabong Cascais Girls Festival, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women et rsquo;s World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star event, starts today at the beautiful beach of Guincho in Cascais. Consistent waves in the three to five (1 to 1.5 meter) waves are forecast for Day 1 of competition which will give all competitors the opportunity to get their first heat out of the way. Serena Brooke (AUS, Megan Abubo (HAW), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) and Karina Petroni (USA), current elite ASP Women et rsquo;s World touring surfers, will be leading the 60-women field in the event and are seen as favorites. All looking to clinch their first victory this season, they will face a hungry pack of current WQS campaigners including reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s Champion Lee-Ann Curren (FRA) and reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s Junior Champion Pauline Ado (FRA). et nbsp; et nbsp; TOP SEEDS IN CHARGE AT THE RIP CURL PRO SEARCH ROUND 2 et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} The 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search returned to its primary venue, et lsquo;somewhere et rsquo; in Indonesia, earlier today for Round 2 of competition which saw top seeds dominate the pulsing six-foot (2 metre) lefthanders before conditions deteriorated in the early afternoon. Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search saw 10 surfers eliminated today before inconsistency forced event organizers to call competition off for the day. Bede Durbidge (AUS), current ASP World No. 3, saw off lethal wildcard Owen Wright in one of the more incendiary heats of the day. Wright secured an incredible forehand barrel for an impressive 9.63 out of a possible 10 only to have Durbidge answer immediately with a 9.63 of his own for a deep tuberide followed by two powerful backhand blasts. Bobby Martinez (USA), current No. 9 on the ASP World Tour, put on an impressive tube-riding display this morning, eliminating dangerous wildcard, and the only other surfer to win an ASP World Tour event in 2008, Bruno Santos (BRA). Adrian Buchan (AUS), current No. 10 on the ASP World Tour, was another goofy-footer to excel in today et rsquo;s conditions, netting and impressive 17.90 out of a possible 20 to eliminate 2008 rookie Dan Ross (AUS) from Rip Curl Pro Search competition. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/slater-leads-asp-top-45-into-unchartered-waters News Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:49:39 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/slater-leads-asp-top-45-into-unchartered-waters-8124.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Event No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search bore witness to the world et rsquo;s best surfers attacking a venue that many had never surfed before, all the while putting in some of the most electrifying Round 1 performances of the season. Kelly Slater (USA), eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader on the 2008 ASP World Tour, continued his dominating form today, posting the day et rsquo;s only perfect 10 for an incredible double barrel on a solid eight-foot set. et ldquo;This is my first time ever surfing out here, et lsquo;somewhere et rsquo;, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve seen it a bit on a few videos and I watched it this morning a little bit on the high tide, but my heat was my first session out there. The wave is so good and you can just sit as deep as you want on the foam ball and it seems to let you out no matter what. et rdquo; et nbsp; Slater, who has won four out of five events thus far on the 2008 ASP World Tour, posted the day et rsquo;s highest heat total of a 19.17 out of a possible 20, putting the ASP Top 45 on notice for the remainder of the event. et ldquo;I et rsquo;m taking it all heat by heat, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;m just cruising in Indo with some good friends and the waves are good so I et rsquo;m having a great time here. Hopefully we et rsquo;ll be back at this spot in two days for Round 3. et rdquo; Slater et rsquo;s incredible performance turned supernatural when, after netting his perfect 10, the Floridian phenom collected a 9.17 out of a possible 10 for an unbelievable switch-foot barrel that stunned onlookers and fellow competitors alike. et ldquo;I got a pretty good barrel out the back and then I faded my bottom turn as much as I could before pulling up into that section and I knew I would have to switch stance to make it a good score, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;When I did that, I lost all my speed and the barrel closed over me and I was able to reset and get under the lip before coming out again. Best switch-foot wave I et rsquo;ve ever had. et rdquo; Andy Irons (HAW), former three-time ASP World Champion and two-time defending champion of the Rip Curl Pro Search event (2006, 2007), was in sensational form today, netting an impressive 18.40 out of a possible 20 to advance past opponents Dane Reynolds (USA) and Dan Ross (AUS). et ldquo;It et rsquo;s beautiful and wally out there and the waves are just draining all the way across the reef, et rdquo; Irons said. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s such a beautiful place and it et rsquo;s so nice to surf with just two other guys. I et rsquo;m really happy to be here. et rdquo; Irons, currently sitting No. 8 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, could potentially gain some ground on this season et rsquo;s ASP World Title race with a solid result in Indonesia, but the Hawaiian is taking a relaxed approach to this year et rsquo;s event. et ldquo;I et rsquo;m just happy to be here and it feels good to get the first heat out of the way, et rdquo; Irons said. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s great to be here in Indonesia with my beautiful wife Lindy and all my friends. I et rsquo;m just cruising and taking it all in. et rdquo; Joel Parkinson et nbsp; (AUS), current No. 2 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, matched Irons et rsquo; impressive heat total of an 18.40 out of a possible 20 today, blending fantastic backhand re-entries with inpressive tube-riding. et nbsp; Parkinson netted excellent scores in the opening minutes of the heat, putting opponents Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Bruno Santos (BRA) in combination situations early on. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s really good out there right now and the waves just seemed to come to me, et rdquo; Parkinson said. et ldquo;I got a couple of solid scores at the beginning and that set me up really well. The waves just seemed to come to me throughout the remainder of the heat, but Bruno (Santos) got that bomb and I had to go back to work there at the end. et rdquo; Parkinson has had a remarkably consistent season in 2008, finishing no worse than equal 5th all year, but the current ASP World No. 2 understands that a victory in the next few events will be paramount to his 2008 ASP World Title campaign. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve had a solid year so far, but Kelly has just been untouchable basically, et rdquo; Parkinson said. et ldquo;Myself and the rest of the boys really need to step it up and win an event here to gain some ground on him. et rdquo; Mick Fanning (AUS), reigning ASP World Champion and past winner of the Rip Curl Pro Search (2005), is currently sitting at No. 4 on the 2008 ASP World Tour and survived a hard-fought Round 1 heat today against veteran Dream Tour campaigner Taylor Knox (USA) and lethal wildcard Owen Wright (AUS). et ldquo;The waves out there are great, but it just went lully towards the end of the heat and none of us could really get any waves, et rdquo; Fanning said. et ldquo;There have still been some amazing heats today and I really hope the swell hangs around. et rdquo; Bruce Irons (HAW), current No. 19 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, put on an incendiary performance this afternoon, collecting an impressive 9.77 out of a possible 10 to advance past Taj Burrow (AUS) and I Made Garut Widiart (IDN). et ldquo;The waves are really fun out here and these are the kind of waves I like surfing, et rdquo; Irons said. et ldquo;I was just cruising around out there and picking off fun ones. et nbsp; That 9-something had a really good bowl on it and I hope the waves stick around for the rest of the comp. et rdquo; Surfline, official forecasters for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search, are calling for today et rsquo;s solid Southwest swell to maintain through tomorrow before gradually fading throughout the day. Event organizers will reconvene at 7am tomorrow morning for a possible 7:30am start for Round 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Search et ldquo;Somewhere et rdquo; in Indonesia. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-30-july-08 News Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:27:40 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-30-july-08-7313.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp;What is a Hare Scramble? Off-road motorcycle racing, hare scrambles are conducted on marked courses over rugged natural terrain. Events are run for a designated number of laps or for a prescribed race time, typically two hours. Competitive riders not only need to be fast, but also physically fit enough to maintain a race pace for hours at a time. Since hare scrambles are conducted on closed courses, operator licenses aren't required and the machines do not need to be licensed for street use (UK). Check out the Red Bull Hare Scramble video et nbsp;MALAYSIA - THE Water Sports Complex at Precinct 6, Putrajaya, will be the venue for the 5th leg of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series from 7-9 November. The event will be held in Malaysia after Dubna (Russia), Hacienda Bay Beach (Egypt), Singapore and Chandigargh (India). The last venue will be Doha (Qatar). With the sport(s) gaining momentum the aim is to increase from 6 events to 10 in a season. It et rsquo;s the first time in the country that top ranked men and women competitors will take part in disciplines like the Slalom, Shortboard and Jump.OLYMPIAN BMX - groups of eight race on a 1,150-foot course, on small bikes that have one gear and 20-inch tires. Riders start on the Beijing course shooting down an 8m ramp, racing over 20 jumps et mdash; the longest being 10-11m et mdash; and several straightaways and three hairpin curves. Ten metres wide at the start, the course narrows to five metres in spots. The race is fast, lasting 40-45 seconds.UK - Felixstowe hosted its second Xtremefest sponsored by SkiSurf last et nbsp;weekend. Among the attractions was a skateboard half-pipe competition, a display from the MAD mountain bike team, a synthetic ice rink, a climbing wall, Human Gyroscope, bungee run and rodeo surfboard. et lt;br et gt;Riding the real waves was the UK Windsurfing Association who performed slalom racking and tricks. et nbsp;SurfingSOMEWHERE, Indonesia - the swell has arrived and Round 1 of the Rip Curl Pro Search will began at 10am local time. et nbsp;Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search awoke to solid six-to-eight foot (2 metre) swell this morning and event organizers will look to run Round 1 in its entirety before the day is through. et nbsp; et ldquo;We et rsquo;ve relocated to our secondary site today because the surf is absolutely macking at the primary site, et rdquo; Neil Ridgeway, Rip Curl Pro Search Event Director, said. et ldquo;Our secondary site et ldquo;somewhere et rdquo; in Indo is cooking right now with waves coming through in the six-to-eight foot (2 metre) range and when the tide drops, we et rsquo;re all expecting some amazing waves to start coming through. et rdquo; et nbsp;Today will see eight-time ASP World Champion and current No. 1 on the ASP World Tour Kelly Slater (USA) face off against Timmy Reyes (USA) and winner of the Rip Curl ISC Padang Cup Komang et ldquo;Gogo et rdquo; Suijaya (IDN), as well as reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) battle Taylor Knox (USA) and wildcard Owen Wright (AUS). et nbsp;2007 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year Jeremy Flores (FRA), Jay Thompson (AUS) and Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) will be first up when competition commences. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp;Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA) won the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O et rsquo;Neill to take the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) ratings lead. The win marks Curran et rsquo;s first major event victory and his first time at the top of the ASP WQS ratings. Curran beat France et rsquo;s Tim Boal (Hossegor, FRA) in one-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Huntington Beach Pier. His ASP 6-Star victory saw him defeat a field of 192 competitors at the biggest WQS event in North America and the most attended event in professional surfing. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;Oxbow is pleased to confirm the organization of the 2nd step of the Oxbow World Longboard Tour 2008! This time, under ASP judgment, the top 48 riders will have the chance to fight for the world title on the historic wave of San Onofre in San Clemente, California from the 4-9 November 2008.2007 reigning ASP European Women's champion Lee-Anne Curren (FRA) is the last European and French representative in contention for the prestigious US Open of Surfing crown, one of the most coveted titles. Curren, who now faces current ASP Women's World Tour leader and former ASP Women's World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER), is on her first year on "the Grind" and aims at an ASP Top 17 qualification soon.Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/somewhere-in-indonesia-for-start-of-rip-curl-pro-search News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:40:16 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/somewhere-in-indonesia-for-start-of-rip-curl-pro-search-9268.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Surfline, official forecasters for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Search event, have indicated that the region in Indonesia is expected to see solid surf in the double-overhead to triple-overhead range from a Southwest swell on the opening day of competition, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. et nbsp; Kelly Slater (USA), eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader on the 2008 ASP World Tour, has won an impressive four out of five events this season and is eager to get the Rip Curl Pro Search event underway should the swell deliver. et nbsp; et ldquo;It et rsquo;s always exciting to come somewhere new and have swell be on the horizon, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;Things have gone really well for me this season, but my luck will run out sooner or later and I et rsquo;ll need to put some hard work in. I think the points don et rsquo;t really reflect how close it really is and the title race is far from over. et rdquo; et nbsp; Mick Fanning (AUS), defending ASP World Champion and former winner of the Rip Curl Pro Search event (2005), is current sitting 4th on the ASP World Tour ratings and will be one of the marquee athletes to perform at this year et rsquo;s venue. et nbsp; et ldquo;Each year, it et rsquo;s exciting to find out where the Rip Curl Pro Search event is going to be held, et rdquo; Fanning said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve been here a few times before and the waves and the locals and the culture are all fantastic and I et rsquo;m really looking forward to starting the event. et rdquo; et nbsp; Komang et ldquo;Gogo et rdquo; Suijaya (IDN), winner of the ISC Padang Cup and wildcard into the Rip Curl Pro Search Somewhere, will face Slater and Timmy Reyes (USA) in the opening round of competition. et nbsp; et ldquo;To be awarded the wildcard into the Rip Curl Pro Search is just a dream, et rdquo; Suijaya said. et ldquo;To be competing against my heroes like Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater and Pancho Sullivan is really exciting and I hope we get great waves. et rdquo; et nbsp; Suijaya will join fellow wildcards Owen Wright (AUS) and I Made Garut Widiart (IDN) and Bruno Santos (BRA) against the world et rsquo;s best surfers when competition commences. et nbsp; Jordy Smith (ZAF), former ASP World Junior Champion and current No. 16 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, has had a mixed bag of results this season, most recently securing an equal 9th in South Africa yet looking to improve across the back half of the season. et nbsp; et ldquo;I et rsquo;m not really too concerned with results at this point, et rdquo; Smith said. et ldquo;Rookie of the Year would be cool, but it et rsquo;s my first year on the ASP World Tour and I et rsquo;m just learning a lot. et nbsp; I haven et rsquo;t been to lots of the places on tour so it et rsquo;s cool to go and check out the waves and the culture and the scene. et rdquo; et nbsp; The location for this year et rsquo;s Rip Curl Pro Search event is another spot that Smith is infamiliar with, but the powerful natural-footer will look to consolidate in Indonesia et nbsp; et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve only been to this year et rsquo;s Search venue once before and it was about one-foot when I went, et rdquo; Smith said. et nbsp; et ldquo;It et rsquo;s a sick spot though and I know they et rsquo;ve had waves the past few weeks so hopefully it will pump for the event. et rdquo; et nbsp; The waiting period for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Seach begins Wednesday, July 30, 2008 and extends through to August 10, 2008. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-10 News Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:28:09 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-10-525.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The final day of competition and the top positions in both the men et rsquo;s and women et rsquo;s fleets had already been decided upon, after Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) and Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde) dominated the first two eliminations, making them effectively untouchable. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;However, in both fleets the remaining positions on the podium were wide open, with the subsequent third double elimination proving crucial for all involved. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the men et rsquo;s elimination, Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra) had given himself the most work to do if he wanted to bag a place on the podium. He started his assault six heats back from the final, by beating Anthony Ruenes (Tabou, Gaastra). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Gaining momentum and looking evermore dangerous, Normen G et uuml;nzlein (JP, NeilPryde) and Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) were Thode et rsquo;s next victims, before he sat on a collision course with Ricardo Campello, who had his sights firmly set on second position in the event. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;When crunch time came, it was Thode who was packing the biggest blows. A barrage of air funnels and super slick triple spocks had Campello on the back foot, and some costly falls form Campello eventually gave Thode the victory. Campello had still done enough to claim a podium position in third overall. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Moving onto challenge fellow Bonaire freestyler, Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra), Thode continued to lay down his flowing repertoire of sliding moves, and dizzying rotations, but came up against a brick wall. A monster flaka and immense air chachoo from Frans helped sway the judges decision his way. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;One step away from the final, Frans squared up to the current freestyle world champion, Browne. The heat was off the scale, as the fiercely competitive duo threw all they had at each other. Frans et rsquo; downfall would come when his concentration lapsed, and he left his score sheet one move short. The error was punished by Browne, who went on to line up against Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC) in the decisive last heat of the day. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Final time, and Estredo drew the first blood with a towering air flaka, accompanied by a colossal air chachoo. Browne didn et rsquo;t let Estredo et rsquo;s aerial antics distract him, throwing down an assertive mix of an air chachoo, a misty flip, and a burner. Defiant Estredo shunned Brown et rsquo;s attack, nailing a perfectly rotated air funnel 540, alongside a mix of freestyles most explosive moves. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;A spate of falls from Browne towards the end of the heat proved to be critical. All too aware of the implications, Browne left the water with his head down. Estredo knew he et rsquo;d done enough to win the heat, and claim second place overall for the event. Despite Browne et rsquo;s loss, he still topped the event standings, and sits second overall for the 2008 season. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Iballa Moreno (North) put an end to Nayra Alonso et rsquo;s (Fanatic Severne) elimination run, before she dropped out of contention courtesy of Junko Nagoshi et rsquo;s (Simmer, Dakine) tactical sailing. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Nagoshi then had her wits tested in a duel with Daida Moreno (North). The Japanese freestyler started the heat well, landing a forward loop and a flaka, but repeated moves on the same tack took their toll on her score sheet. Moreno was left free to advance thanks to a varied and higher scoring run that included a super clean goiter. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Moreno et rsquo;s last hurdle before meeting Offringa in the final was Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North). Treboux wasted no time and quickly seized the early lead, landing a fully planning grubby right by the beach, and a spock on the outside. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Then to Moreno et rsquo;s advantage, the waves started to roll in, allowing her to land a massive forward loop, a shaka, and an awesome one handed goiter on the inside, which awarded her crucial points, and ultimately her ticket to challenge Offringa in the final. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Regardless of the outcome of the final, Offringa and Moreno had done enough to secure first and second position respectively, meaning the ensuing bout was going to be a battle of pride alone. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Hungry to continue her unbeaten run, Offringa launched into her usual assault of funnels, switch chachoos and air flakas. Opting for higher aerial moves, Moreno threw forward loops on both tacks, and her usual slick goiter on the inside. Despite a spirited performance from Moreno, she failed to match Offringa et rsquo;s depth and technicality. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Maintaining her perfect run of first place finishes; Offringa added one more victory to her tally, extending her unprecedented run for the 2008 season. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam Men et rsquo;s Freestyle Results: et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;1st Marcilio Browne et lt;br et gt;2nd Jose Estredo et lt;br et gt;3rd Ricardo Campello et lt;br et gt;4th Tonky Frans et lt;br et gt;5th Kiri Thode et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Overall Men et rsquo;s Results for the 2008 season so far: et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;1st Jose Estredo et lt;br et gt;2nd Marcilio Browne et lt;br et gt;3rd Ricardo Campello et lt;br et gt;4th Tonky Frans et lt;br et gt;5th Kiri Thode et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The 2008 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam Women et rsquo;s Freestyle Results: et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;1st Sarah-Quita Offringa et lt;br et gt;2nd Daida Moreno et lt;br et gt;3rd Laure Treboux et lt;br et gt;4th Yolanda De Brendt et lt;br et gt;5th Junko Nagoshi et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Overall Women et rsquo;s Results for the 2008 season so far: et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;1st Sarah-Quita Offringa et lt;br et gt;2nd Daida Moreno et lt;br et gt;3rd Laure Treboux et lt;br et gt;4th Junko Nagoshi et lt;br et gt;5th Iballa Moreno et lt;br et gt;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 LANZAROTE PWA GRAND SLAM et nbsp;) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/lacomare-claims-vans-pro-junior-at-san-sebastian News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:24:01 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/lacomare-claims-vans-pro-junior-at-san-sebastian-750.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Lacomare, who defeated Reubyn Ash (GBR), Adrien Toyon (REU) and Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) in a 35-minute battle, secured his second victory of the season after the ASP Grade-3 Rip Curl Pro Junior in Portugal last April. Lacomare, who dominated the event with several high scores including an impressive 17.00 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) to win the final, was a standout on the final day and left his opponents in need of a combination of two waves to catch up with him in the 35-minute decider. "So stoked to get another win this year", Lacomare said. "I had a shocker in the Canarian event and was looking to gain confidence back and this win is sweet. A good revenge for me." Lacomare jumps back to second on the overall ASP European Junior ratings et rsquo; and remains in contention for the regional crown. He will still be chasing several big results if he wants to stay in the race with ratings et rsquo; leader Maxime Huscenot (REU). "I know it means a lot for the ratings but I am that much focused on figures right now", Lacomare said. "But I am definitely going for the regional title and I can et rsquo;t wait to keep up the good work in the next events." Adrien Toyon (REU), 18, who placed equal 3rd in the opening event of the season, finished runner-up in the final going from third to second in the last seconds. Toyon, who confessed he was feeling well and going for the final at least, achieved his goal with this result and will head to the following event confidently. "I was tired during the final and was not able to really show my best surfing", Toyon said. "I had the bomb of the heat but did not make the best out of it and I lacked confidence after that." Toyon, one of four Reunion Island born surfers currently in the regional Top 10, put on a great performance troughout the event and looks forward to catching up with ratings et rsquo; leaders and friends. "I am focused on the end-of-the-year Top 5 and a spot for the ASP World Junior Championships in Australia", Toyon said. "I am happy with this result which will be a keeper for sure and the next step is to do something good in Australia if I get there." Reubyn Ash (GBR) and Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) respectively placed 4th and 3rd in the last heat of the event. Ash, who was the only non-French surfer of the final, has been leading British surfing on the regional scale for several years and managed once again to shine and counter France et rsquo;s domination up to the final where he could not do anything. "I gave what I had in this final", Ash said. "I lacked a second good wave to stay in reach of the title but and it never came. I will looking to do several other finals and I am reaaly focused on a qualification for the ASP WJC." et nbsp;{mosimage} Major upsets had happened earlier in the day and Reunion Island surfers Maxime Huscenot (REU) and Damien Chaudoy (REU) both suffered the domination of their opponents. Chaudoy, top scorer of the event thanks to an impressive 17.50 point heat result (out of a possible 20) on Day 2, lost in Quarterfinal No. 3 in the morning and could not repeat his excellent performances. Maxime Huscenot (REU), ASP European Junior ratings et rsquo; leader, finished equal 5th in the Vans Pro Junior today after he lost in Semifinal No. 1 to an impressive Lacomare. Huscenot, who remains in the lead towards the prestigious regional title, could not counter fellow French surfers Lacomare and Laborde and finished with an unusuallow 10.90 point heat tally (out of a possible 20). "The waves changed a lot today and I did not adapt well to the conditions", Huscenot said. "I was not patient enough and I should have waited for the better waves. I am already looking forward to surfing next week with new boards and get things going in Sopelana." Huscenot will attend the next event in Sopelana confidently. In all three events he attended on tour this year, he has not done worse than a semifinal finish, very promissing for the 16-year-old Reunion Island born surfer. "I will try and keep my lead and secure enough points at each event", Huscenot said. "I would love to take the regional title this year but if I don et rsquo;t it will not be a problem. I still have four years as a junior." Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK), who was the best Basque surfer in the event, finished equal 5th as well and remains well in position in the ASP European Junior Top 5. Berasaluce, who has been very consistent this year, was much expected on his home lands of Euskadi (Basque Country in Basque) but failed to advance through to the final in Semifinal No. 2. "I suffered from the stress and pressure", Berasaluce said. "I missed the good waves and got an interference so I made it impossible just because of my mistakes." Berasaluce, 19, has been among Europe et rsquo;s leading under-21 surfers for a couple of years now and finished No. 4 on the overall ratings last year which gave him his first ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) ticket. "I don et rsquo;t want to look too much at the ratings but off course that I am here to win", Berasaluce said. "I know it will be very hard but the Top 5 finish is a priority. The next event is where I live so I know I will be comfortable there. Can et rsquo;t wait to compete again." Yann Martin (GLP) and Hugo Palmarini (REU) were the other two semifinalists of the Vans Pro Junior. Palmarini, a 15-year-old Reunion Island born surfer, secured his best result to date with an equal 7th finish today and will be one competitor to watch when the tour moves on to its next venue of Sopelana in the Basque Country from July 31 to August 3. et lt;br et gt; FINAL et lt;br et gt;Heat: Marc Lacomare (FRA) 17.00 pts, Adrien Toyon (REU) 13.83 pts, PV Laborde (FRA) 13.30 pts, Reubyn Ash (GBR) 12.83 pts SEMIFINALS et lt;br et gt;Heat 1: Marc Lacomare (FRA) 17.50 pts, PV Laborde (FRA) 11.34 pts, Maxime Huscenot (REU) 10.90 pts, Yann Martin (GLP) 8.27 pts et lt;br et gt;Heat 2: Reubyn Ash (GBR) 13.10 pts, Adrien Toyon (REU) 11.63 pts, Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) 7.75 pts, Hugo Palmarini (REU) 6.30 pts QUARTERFINALS et lt;br et gt;Heat 1: Maxime Huscenot (REU) 10.84 pts, Yann Martin (GLP) 10.07 pts, Lewis St John (BRB) 6.23 pts, Filipe Jervis 5.83 pts (PRT) et lt;br et gt;Heat 2: Marc Lacomare (FRA) 14.84 pts, PV Laborde (FRA) 10.00 pts,Damien Chaudoy (REU) 9.30 pts, David Leboulsh (FRA) 6.50 pts et lt;br et gt;Heat 3: Hugo Palmarini (REU) 13.50 pts, Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK) 10.50 pts, Edouard Delpero (FRA) 7.33 pts, Ramzi Boukiam (MAR) 7.17 pts et lt;br et gt;Heat 4: Adrien Toyon (REU) 12.10 pts, Reubyn Ash (GBR) 11.00 pts, Kevin Bourez (PYF) 7.50 pts, Rudy Marechal (FRA) 11.00 pts et nbsp;(source: ASPEUROPE.com) et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-9 News Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:18:58 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-9-8756.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Rolling on to the third successive elimination, day nine of competition served up a feast of freestyle trickery for the action hungry crowds. Looking dangerous, Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) made his intentions clear as he crushed the hopes of rivals Tine Slabe (Naish) and Quincy Offringa (Starboard, Severne) thanks to his crazy air chachoos. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Otaegui et rsquo;s downfall came when he met Jose et lsquo;Gollito et rsquo; Estredo in the quarterfinals. Despite a solid performance from the Lanzarote local, he failed to match the former World Champion et rsquo;s barrage of mind blowing moves, granting Estredo right of passage through to the semi finals. Joining him there were Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) and Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Pairing off, Estredo challenged Campello, and Frans squared up against Browne in a clash that would decide who would advance into the final. The subsequent brawl was laced with jaw dropping moves, and was undoubtedly the finest heat of the day. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Exploding out the gates on the green flag, Campello threw a monster air chachoo, provoking rival Estredo to deliver his own version. Following suit, Frans then launched into the same move. Browne et rsquo;s rebuttal came in the form of a super smooth one-handed air funnel. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;High caliber moves provided an action packed backdrop to the monumental clash, but sadly only two of the four competitors would be awarded positions in the elimination final. After a tense few minutes in the judging tower, the winners were announced. Browne and Estredo bulldozed on through to the final, leaving Campello and Frans to duel in the losers final. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Fighting for third position, Campello threw everything he had at Frans, including a backloop, and a pushloop. Calm and collected, Frans bided his time and was eventually rewarded with a steep ramp to throw a towering air chachoo. This, combined with some polished sliding moves on the inside, was eventually enough to defeat Campello, who et rsquo;d slightly lost his rhythm from previous days. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the winners final, Browne sailed a solid heat, but had nothing on rival Estredo. More determined than ever, the Venezuelan threw down the biggest, and without a doubt, the best air chachoo seen all competition. Also landing a spock 900, a sky-high air flaka and a pushloop, Browne was eventually condemned to second position. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;If Estredo can hold on to his lead in tomorrow et rsquo;s double elimination, he has the opportunity to rob Campello of second place. The pressure is now on Campello to climb the ranks if he wants to keep hold of the precious number two podium spot. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Sitting pretty, Browne has already done enough to guarantee him the event win, regardless of what happens on the final day of competition. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp; In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Yoli De Brendt (Fanatic, North) slipped out of the running after defeat by Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) in the second round. Nagoshi then moved into the semi final to take on Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde). The other side of the semi final saw Treboux (Fanatic, North) take on Daida Moreno (North). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the ensuing bouts, Offringa was on her usual dominant form, sparing Nagoshi no mercy. The Japanese freestyler subsequently made her way to the losers final, alongside Moreno, who had been dispatched by Treboux. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the day et rsquo;s finale, Offringa continued her assault, landing an air flaka and a ponch. Treboux dug deep to reply, but some costly crashes haunted her score sheet, meaning she et rsquo;d have to make do with second. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the losers final, a destructive display from Moreno, who was flying high with whopping forward loops and slick spocks, met little reply from Nagoshi. Moreno went on to claim third position. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;With the current standings, Offringa is guaranteed the event victory, but it could be all change to positions two and three, depending on the double elimination et rsquo;s outcome on day 10. et lt;br et gt;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM et nbsp;) et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-8 News Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:54:52 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-8-6529.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; First on the day et rsquo;s agenda was to finish up the second single elimination, which had been started the previous day. In the men et rsquo;s fleet, this was quickly narrowed down to a semi final of Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC) versus Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) and Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra) versus Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Advancing into the final, Browne defeated Estredo to take the victory, leaving Estredo in second. And in the losers final, Campello beat Frans to take third, with Frans in fourth. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s fleet, a Daida Moreno (North) versus De Brendt (Fanatic, North) and Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) versus Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde) semi final, saw Offringa and Daida Moreno emerge victorious, meaning they advanced into the final. The subsequent brawl was won by Offringa, with Moreno taking second, De Brendt third, and Nagoshi fourth. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;After a short break, the second double elimination kicked off. In the wings, Browne and Offringa endured their second painstaking wait, while their rivals fought for the opportunity to challenge them for first place. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the men et rsquo;s double, Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) made the most impressive comeback, rising through four heats before he finally fell at the hands of Thode (Starboard, Gaastra). Thode then departed courtesy of Tonky Frans. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Frans went on to battle with Campello, and despite landing a super clean air chachoo, couldn et rsquo;t match Campello et rsquo;s crazy shuvit spock and pushloop. With the stakes getting higher, Campello advanced to duel with Estredo. The awesome heat saw air flakas from both sailors, a backloop from Campello, and a one handed air funnel from Estredo. It was a tough call to make, but Campello was ultimately rewarded with victory, meaning he et rsquo;d go on to battle with Browne in a repeat of the first double elimination. et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Dropping off the boil, Browne made the mistake of giving Campello a bit of breathing space. Campello seized the opportunity, landing a shuvit spock, and an air funnel to defeat Browne. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;To take the elimination, Campello then had to overthrow Browne one more time. Both sailors hit the water again, but this time it was Campello who had slacked off. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Browne punished the Venezuelan et rsquo;s mistakes, landing an air funnel, and a before unheard of, air cana brava. The super slick display was enough to stop Campello in his tracks, and award Browne his second successive elimination victory. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Treboux (Fanatic, North) bulldozed her way through the opposition, leaving victims Iballa Moreno (North), Alonso (Fanatic, Severne), Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) and De Brendt (Fanatic, North) in the wake of her resurgence. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Her stumbling block would come when she met Daida Moreno. A barrage of loops, and fully planning sliding moves condemned Treboux to third place, while the ever-determined Moreno advanced to take on the might of Offringa in the final. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The pair were evenly matched, Offringa landed a flaka and a funnel, to Moreno et rsquo;s reply of a one-footed forward, and a ponch. Right into the final minute of the heat it looked almost impossible to call a winner, then Offringa nailed an air flaka, and a flaka diablo. The moves were a killer blow for Moreno, who et rsquo;d let victory escape her grasp. Winning, Offringa claimed her second elimination win of the event so far, and took one step closer to becoming 2008 World Champion. et nbsp;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM et nbsp;) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-7 News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:45:16 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-7-2007.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Men et rsquo;s Double Elimination et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Picking up the double elimination where it left off yesterday, Quincy Offringa et rsquo;s (Starboard, Severne) run of form was halted by Leo Ray (Naish, Naish, MFC), who looked like he could do big things. Unfortunately for Ray, he was on a collision course with Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) who shattered any hopes the Frenchman had of progressing further. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Ian Mouro Lemos (JP, NeilPryde) showed promise, but was shot down by Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC). However, Otaegui et rsquo;s run was to be short lived thanks to crazy air chachooing Taty Frans (Starboard, North). et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Frans then fell at the hand of Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra), who subsequently departed courtesy of Campello, who was gaining more and more momentum with every heat, and was one of the few sailors fully utilizing the set waves for their jumping potential. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Campello et rsquo;s steamroller like run remained on its course for Browne, who sat in waiting ready to defend his previous day et rsquo;s single elimination victory. Next on the hit list was team mate Normen G et uuml;nzlein (JP, NeilPryde), who had little in the way of a reply to Campello et rsquo;s fully planning backloops, and awesome tweaked pushloops.{mosimage} et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Moving on to battle with Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra), Frans had some bad luck, breaking his fin moments into the heat. By the time a replacement board had been handed to him by brother Taty, the damage had already been done by Campello, who advanced to face Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC) in the next round. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The ensuing showdown was one of the most explosive heats of the competition so far. Estredo worked the crowd into a frenzy with a monster one handed air flaka, only for Campello to reply with a perfectly landed air chachoo. When the dust finally settled, defiant Campello had edged ahead on the judges et rsquo; score sheets, and finally had his shot at Browne et rsquo;s throne. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Starting well, Browne looked like he et rsquo;d hold off Campello, but some costly errors towards the end of the heat allowed the Venezuelan to edge ahead, meaning the pair would have to go head to head one last time to finally settle the scores. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Back on form, Browne launched a full-scale attack, which included a crazy air funnel, a huge ponch, and a monumental ten-foot high air flaka. Campello rose to the challenge with a routine that included a misty flip and a pushloop. It was always going to be a close call, but Browne et rsquo;s technical and consistent run ultimately earned him the double elimination victory. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Women et rsquo;s Double Elimination et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;With eye et rsquo;s firmly set on Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde), who sat in waiting after winning the single elimination the previous day, Daida Moreno (North) mounted a sustained attack from the depths of the elimination ladder to within touching distance of the young Aruban.{mosimage} et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Defeating Anna Johansson (Naish, Naish), Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne), Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North), and sister Iballa (North), Daida only had topple Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) and Yolanda De Brendt (Fanatic, North) before she had a shot at Offringa et rsquo;s first position stronghold. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Nagoshi piled on the pressure early with solid forward loop and a flaka, however Moreno was on devastating form. She nailed a one-footed forward loop, a clew first forward loop, and a fully planning spock to convincingly defeat the Japanese freestyler. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Lining up De Brendt in her sights, it was no longer plain sailing for Moreno. De Brendt, firing on all cylinders, threw down a puneta, a shuvit and a flaka. The comprehensive run proved too much for Moreno to match, putting a premature end to her impressive run. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Advancing, De Brendt was given another shot at Offringa. The subsequent brawl raised the bar of women et rsquo;s freestyle to a whole new level. Both sailors went off, Offringa funneled, De Brendt replied with a puneta, Offringa pulled a switch stance chachoo, De Brendt nailed a fully planning spock 540. They were literally inseparable. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The decisive blow would come when Offringa executed a massive air flaka. De Brendt had no reply to the epic move, granting Offringa the victory, and the first double elimination as hers. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;The day also saw inroads made into the men et rsquo;s and women et rsquo;s second single elimination. All the big names in the men et rsquo;s fleet have advanced through to the semi finals, however contenders Andre Paskowski (Fanatic, North), Antxon Otaegui, Nicolas Akgazciyan (Starboard, Gun Sails) and Cheo Diaz (RRD, Simmer) have fallen by the wayside. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Iballa Moreno (North) and Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC) have also departed the ranks. et lt;br et gt;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM et nbsp;) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-6 News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:48:49 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-6-4305.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The strongest wind of the event so far, confused chop, and a building ground swell marked the first day of freestyle competition in Fuerteventura. From the outset, Normen G et uuml;nzlein (JP, NeilPryde) made his intentions clear, as he cast team mate Andy Chambers (JP, NeilPryde), then Thomas Traversa (Tabou, Gaastra) and Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra) aside en route to the semi finals. et lt;br et gt;Mounting similar attacks; Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) made light work of Cheo Diaz (RRD, Simmer) before edging past Nicolas Akgazciyan (Starboard, Gun Sails) to reach the semi final, and Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC) felled Taty Frans (Starboard, North) to make the short step into the final four.{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Filling out the last place was Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra), who had to take down man of the moment, Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) to bag his place in the semi. et lt;br et gt;Challenging Estredo, G et uuml;nzlein had his work cut out to match the ex-World Champion. As always, his moves were super clean, and executed with pinpoint accuracy, but to topple Estredo you need something extra on top of a polished routine, and G et uuml;nzlein just didn et rsquo;t have the spice required to overthrow the Venezuelan. Estredo advanced, moving the focus of his assault onto the winner of Browne versus Tonky Frans. et lt;br et gt;Trademark shuvit spocks and gravity defying forward loops from Frans meant Browne would have to step his game up if he wanted to continue onto the final. Luckily for Browne, his bag of tricks is arguably the most extensive in the fleet, and a tactical heat eventually rewarded him with a place in the final. et lt;br et gt;The Frans versus G et uuml;nzlein losers final was an impressive showdown, but mimicked much of their previous clash. Frans seemed to lack tactics, but made up for it with flare and a unique approach to the heat. Conversely, G et uuml;nzlein was precise and structured, however the judges sided with Frans et rsquo; off the wall and colourful ambush, meaning he et rsquo;d take third, and G et uuml;nzlein fourth. et lt;br et gt;The elimination final was a showdown that et rsquo;s been sailed many times before this season, Browne versus Estredo. Browne commented, et ldquo;The final was really windy, I got a couple of moves but also had a few crashes. On my way out I landed a ponch, a one-handed air flaka, a clew first ponch, an air chachoo, and a clew first flaka. On the way in I got a shaka, a one handed funnel, a burner, a one handed burner, and a gozada. I just did what I know I can do, but it was really hard sailing out there, really choppy, and really gusty. et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;Estredo, who was competing with an injured ankle, threw moves back at Browne, but didn et rsquo;t have enough to convince the judges he was the better man. In a 4-1 judging decision, Browne claimed the first single elimination as his, and will now have to wait for his challenger to arrive, and defend his position in the double elimination. et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s single elimination, the first big match up came when Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North) dueled with stable mate Iballa Moreno (North). Treboux et rsquo;s downfall started when she fell on many of her et lsquo;safe et rsquo; moves, giving her very little fall back. Moreno then crippled Treboux, landing a big backloop and an equally big forward. Moreno advanced.{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Story of the elimination was Yoli De Brendt (Fanatic, North), who was on biblically good form. The Venezuelan underdog slayed Nina Tjernberg (F2, North), heavy weight freestyler Daida Moreno (North), and Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) to claim her place in the final against Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde). et lt;br et gt;In the losers final, Iballa Moreno challenged Nagoshi for third place. The super close heat saw flakas and planning spocks from both sailors, with a split decision eventually awarding Nagoshi the victory, and third place in the elimination. et lt;br et gt;The De Brendt versus Offringa final was another close affair. Both sailors were matched on points until Offringa landed a huge ponch on the way out, Offringa: et ldquo;In the final I started off with a flaka, but not a very good one, I just made it. Then I did a one handed puneta 540 and I fell on a spock on the way out. Coming back in, I started to get a bit nervous, I don et rsquo;t know why. I didn et rsquo;t land anything though. I finally got it together and landed a big ponch. Overall I didn et rsquo;t sail my best heat. I was overpowered on my 3.7m, and it was really choppy, so hard to do moves. I was actually pretty surprised I won, as Yoli was sailing really well! et rdquo; Offringa et rsquo;s victory was impressive, but a wake up call for her given the 3-2 split judging decision. et lt;br et gt;The day also saw the start of the men et rsquo;s double elimination. The most impressive inroads were made by Quincy Offringa (Starboard, Severne) and Ian Mouro Lemos (JP, NeilPryde), who will be looking to continue their run of form through to tomorrow. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Sailor of the Day et lt;br et gt;Sailor of the day gets awarded to Antxon Otaegui, for being the only man crazy enough to throw a double forward loop in competition. et ldquo;There was a shoulder high ramp out the back, and it was pretty steep. With the wind angle it was quite hard, you have to go way down wind to hit the waves square on, as it et rsquo;s so offshore. It was kinda lucky! et rdquo; Antxon et rsquo;s definitely one to watch as the competition progresses, and the sailors push their boundaries to the limit to advance through heats. et lt;br et gt;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-25-july-08 News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:21:26 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-25-july-08-3253.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;UK - following the washed out first run earlier in the month, don et rsquo;t forget the skate-o-rama show must go on et ndash; so the rerun is next week, Saturday 2nd August... no rain dances between now et amp; then... please! et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage}France et ndash; les ventes Face to Face et Spider sont ouvertes chez Private-Surfshop jusqu et rsquo;au 30 juillet. Equipez-vous pour surfer avec les n et eacute;opr et egrave;nes du surfshop Face to Face et les planches SPIDER et nbsp;.From 24th to 30th July, check out the Private-Surfshop sale of Face to Face wetsuits and SPIDER boards. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;UK - Knight Rider wakeboard et amp; party event at the Princes Club, Middlesex, UK et ndash; tomorrow, Saturday 26th July. Comp starts 4pm and Hoff after-party from 9pm (tickets et pound;5 for party) featuring Top Relentless UK Bands, including Young Guns and Skirt Box. Sponsors: Relentless, Vans, Oakley, O et rsquo;Neil, Xbox, Indo Board. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; LATVIA - International extreme sports festival et ldquo;Ride It Summer Jam 08 et rdquo; takes place on August 9 in seaside city Jurmala (30 km from capital Riga), Dzintari beach. Summer Jam is planned to be summer version of the et ldquo;Ride It Winter Jam et lsquo;08 et rdquo; et nbsp;with about 127 riders from 10 countries. BMX freestyle, MTB freestyle, et ldquo;Converse Sk8 Attack et rdquo; and inline contests will take place in the brand new, especially for-the-event-designed, skatepark. UK - Scotland has some of the best downhill mountain bike tracks in the world, each having its own unique characteristics: for example, Ae Forest near Dumfries ends with a blood curdling eight foot step down jump and the scary 40 foot, 45 degree "Elevator" chute to the finish; then there is world class Fort William, nearly two miles (3,5km) of track next door to Ben Nevis with 2000 feet of descent; completed by most in just five or six bumping minutes. Little wonder that the hospital in Fort William used DH racing in its study entitled "The Impact of an Extreme Sports Event on a District Hospital". GERMANY - the largest wakeboarding behind the boat event in Europe is coming back! The Chill et amp; Ride wakeboard festival in Freistett at the river Rhine (40km from Baden-Baden) is awaiting you! Visitors et amp; contest riders are welcome from August 21st to 24th to join a first class wakeboarding show as well as many side events! OLYMPICS - Apparently China will allow demonstrations in three designated city parks, Shijie, Zizhuyuan and Ritan, during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Although the announcement suggests that China has adopted a more relaxed attitude towards protesters during the Olympics, anyone wanting to protest will have to apply for permission from the city's government and police, meaning in reality there will be few anti-government protests. Previous Olympic host cities have set aside areas for protests and the IOC said they had encouraged the Chinese authorities to do the same. US et ndash; already started, Extremity Events Network is running its 3rd annual Extremity Games, July 24-26, 2008, an extreme amateur sporting competition for people living with limb loss and limb difference. There will be free clinics for skateboarding, rock climbing, wakeboarding, kayaking and mountain biking held throughout the event. et nbsp; In addition to hosting athletes from around the world, Extremity Games will be welcoming members of the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project, where recovering wounded warriors can not only compete in extreme sports, but can also learn about sports they have never tried before. (Please note, extremity.tv is not connected in any way to Extremity Events Network or the Extremity Games) et nbsp; Surfing The Vans Pro Junior, an ASP Grade-1 event, began yesterdayday at San Sebastian in the Basque Countr, et nbsp;just across the French border, inaugurating the crucial summer junior leg in Europe. The Vans Pro Junior, the first of four consecutive events taking place until August 24, got through Rounds 1 and 2 and and ran Heats 1 to 4 of Round 3 for an opening 28-heat marathon day. With swell predictions looking uncertain for the rest of the waiting period which lasts until Sunday, July 27, officials made the most out of the consistent four foot (1.2 meter) waves on offer and hope the weekend delivers a new swell as forecast. The GO211 LIVE featuring the Honda Women et rsquo;s U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O et rsquo;Neill started in glassy two-to-four (1m) surf. This ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star event plays host to some of surfing et rsquo;s finest female athletes, with top ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour and WQS seeds battling it out for the prized Honda U.S. Open of Surfing title. ASP Dream Tour surfers Stephanie Gilmore (Tweed Heads, AUS), Sofia Mulanovich (Lima, PER) and Melanie Bartels (Makaha, HI) dominate the field of international competitors vying for the valuable ASP WQS ratings points towards qualification of the 2009 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Tour. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-5 News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:52:17 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-5-5086.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;First shock to the final day et rsquo;s proceedings was that Micah Buzianis (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) would not be participating after breaking a leg in the previous day et rsquo;s racing. The upshot of Buzianis et rsquo;s injury meant he et rsquo;d clock up last place finishes in all subsequent races, a devastating blow to his event campaign considering he was ranked second overall. et lt;br et gt;Men et rsquo;s Eliminations et lt;br et gt;Having completed 11 races over the previous four days, the men et rsquo;s fleet needed to rack up a minimum of two races on the final day to gain a crucial third discard (i.e a sailor et rsquo;s worst three results could be discarded) - with ample wind and time on the clock this wouldn et rsquo;t be an issue, and the first two races were completed back to back before lunch. et lt;br et gt;A late flourish from Benoit Moussilmani (F2, Simmer Sails) saw him sail home to victory in the final of race 12, his first ever race win in PWA competition. Behind him, Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer) continued his assault on the podium in second, and Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North Sails) added a third to his bag of results. Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) took a conservative tenth place, handing him the guaranteed event title, with races still to go. et lt;br et gt;The second of the day et rsquo;s races saw Albeau, the consummate professional, continue to dig his teeth in and sail to yet another victory, when he could have sat back and reveled in his glory. And crucially, Dunkerbeck, who finished in sixth, had done enough to cement himself into second position overall for the event. et lt;br et gt;Meanwhile, more solid sailing from Van Der Steen earned him second, and Volwater (F2, North) found his feet in third. Van Der Steen et rsquo;s result meant he was in contention for third place overall, but rivals Williams (Tabou, Gaastra) and Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) had also done enough to be knocking on the podium et rsquo;s door. Therefore, positions three, four, and five would all be settled in the event et rsquo;s final nail biting race. et nbsp;{mosimage} First to falter in the pressure-cooker-like final race was Williams, et ldquo;I was leading my semi final, then when I flipped the sail at the second gybe, I fell in and there was no wind so I couldn et rsquo;t get up. I et rsquo;d already put the hard work in on the first reach, but just got unlucky and kooked a gybe y et rsquo;know, there et rsquo;s nothing you can do about it. et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;William et rsquo;s blunder placed him in the losers final, and fifth place overall. Van Der Steen and Pritchard had both done enough to make the final, meaning the pair would go head to head for the remaining place on the podium. et lt;br et gt;The super tense final started with a bullet from Albeau, who threw caution to the wind and disappeared down the fist reach after a perfectly timed start. He wouldn et rsquo;t be seen again, winning the last race of the event in style with a mammoth jump over the finish line. et lt;br et gt;A crash from Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) caused havoc at mark two, allowing Pritchard to sneak through the pack and sail into third behind Volwater, it was enough for him to claim third place overall. Van Der Steen also took a fall ending in ninth, and thus fourth place overall. et lt;br et gt;Antoine Albeau: et ldquo;I started the event really well with three firsts, but I was taking a lot of risks to win. After that I dropped down a bit to stay safe. I didn et rsquo;t want to go over early or make stupid mistakes, just be consistent. I think I did a good job, and today after the first race I knew I et rsquo;d won the event, so I went full on. I could have stopped, but I just had to win those last two races, and I did. I et rsquo;m really happy now! et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;Kevin Pritchard: et ldquo;In that last final I was really focused on not crashing, the wind was so strong. It was crazy, there was people going everywhere. I didn et rsquo;t know how good I was doing, then Josh (Angulo) fell at the second mark. I was kinda committed to my line, and almost ran right into him. I think that piled everybody up, but I just squeezed through, and going round the last mark I saw Ben (Van Der Steen) a bit back, so I knew I was doing alright. et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;Ben Van Der Steen: et ldquo;Considering how I started the event, I et rsquo;m pretty stoked how I finished. Of course there was a chance I could have got third, and I et rsquo;m a little pissed off I didn et rsquo;t get it, but I et rsquo;m so stoked with fourth place. et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;Ross Williams: et ldquo;Considering after two races I was bolt last, I et rsquo;d say 5th overall et rsquo;s a pretty good comeback! et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;The 2008 PWA Fuerteventura Grand Slam Men et rsquo;s Results: et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;1st Antoine Albeau et lt;br et gt;2nd Bjorn Dunkerbeck et lt;br et gt;3rd Kevin Pritchard et lt;br et gt;4th Ben Van Der Steen et lt;br et gt;5th Ross Williams et lt;br et gt;The Season as it stands: et lt;br et gt;1st Antoine Albeau et lt;br et gt;2nd Kevin Pritchard et lt;br et gt;3rd Bjorn Dunkerbeck et lt;br et gt;4th Cyril Moussilmani et lt;br et gt;5th Peter Volwater et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Women et rsquo;s Eliminations et lt;br et gt;The women et rsquo;s fleet sailed two races on the final day. Valerie Ghibaudo fought to claim second place in the first race, doing enough to seal her the event victory. Karin Jaggi added a fifth race win her impressive tally, making her untouchable in second place overall, and Sarah Hebert (Starboard, Naish) cruised across the line in third, edging her up the overall scores. et lt;br et gt;Moving into the second and final elimination, Nagoshi (Simmer) and Korzitz were locked in a battle for third position overall. Korzitz took a fall rounding the third mark, meaning Nagoshi just had to stay upright and hold onto her third place in the race to beat Korzitz in the overall rankings. et lt;br et gt;On the finish line, Ghibaudo won in true style, with Jaggi in second, and Nagoshi holding on to take third. Nagoshi et rsquo;s podium finish is all the more impressive considering she was competing on borrowed equipment right the way down to her fin bolts!! et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Valerie Ghibaudo: et ldquo;For my sponsors, I really wanted to do well here, so I feel superb. It et rsquo;s fantastic to come first. I had some really close runs with Karin Jaggi, and conditions were really difficult all five days, so it hasn et rsquo;t been easy. It et rsquo;s still sinking in that I et rsquo;ve actually won, I just hope I can sail like this at the next event in Ala et ccedil;ati! et rdquo; et lt;br et gt;The 2008 PWA Fuerteventura Grand Slam Women et rsquo;s Results: et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;1st Valerie Ghibaudo et lt;br et gt;2nd Karin Jaggi et lt;br et gt;3rd Junk Nagoshi et lt;br et gt;4th Lee Korzitz et lt;br et gt;5th Sarah-Quita Offringa et lt;br et gt;The Season as it stands: et lt;br et gt;1st Karin Jaggi et lt;br et gt;2nd Lee Korzitz et lt;br et gt;3rd = Iballa Moreno et lt;br et gt;3rd = Valerie Ghibaudo et lt;br et gt;5th Alice Arutkin et lt;br et gt;(source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-23-july-08 News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:42:27 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-23-july-08-1353.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;COSMETICS - Tecare , the Paris-based cosmetics company not only has a range of creams and massage oils especially created for sports and especially extreme sports but, with Team Tecare, they also sponsor a range of professional athletes from the different action sports disciplines of water, mountain, urban and wheels: wake, freestyle ski, snowboard, MTB, BMX, surf, sk8... They et rsquo;ve all got one thing in common - they et rsquo;re hooked on the Tecare products and the whole innovative idea of the Tecare concept. We et rsquo;ll be profiling the Team Tecare athletes, so keep in tune... et nbsp; et nbsp; MARKETING SECURITY - in an industry that has traditionally focused on more general themes like safety and comfort, Bravo Condom is billing its product as the condom of youth culture, infiltrating the adventure sport and rock music crowds with an aggressive advertising campaign. "We're becoming the Red Bull of condoms," said Zac Mazzota, the founder. The company sponsors 15 athletes in the adventure, or extreme, sports realm, including surfers, skateboarders, bicyclists and a daredevil. POLAND - Baltic Games Extreme Sports Festival, Poland et rsquo;s biggest extreme sports event takes place on 8-10 August in Gdansk. It et rsquo;ll be a combination of extreme sports et rsquo; competitions, shows and live concerts, with each day featuring different types of music: Friday et mdash; Hip-Hop, RAP, Saturday et mdash; Punk Rock, and Sunday et mdash; Reggae, Ragga. As for the sports there et rsquo;ll be 4 main competitions with skateboarding prominent. SCOTLAND - extreme sports competitors took part in the fifth annual Edinburgh Rat Race at the weekend testing themselves to the limit by mountain biking, climbing, running and kayaking around a mystery course - the exact route being a closely-guarded secret until the first day of the competition. The Edinburgh race was one of eight taking place across the UK and Ireland. Cash raised from this year's activities will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust. OLYMPICS - a BBC investigation has found that there are serious question marks over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics. The BBC has seen indications that labs are classing positive tests for the blood-boosting drug EPO as negatives. Some samples have been described as suspicious - giving rise to fears that no action will be taken against cheats. One sport drug expert told the BBC that many of the finalists in Olympic endurance events would be using EPO. et ldquo;Copycat et rdquo; versions of the drug are easily available on the internet for - and according to experts are often undetectable.... maybe the pollution will get et lsquo;em? et nbsp; Surfing Life on the World Qualifying Series ain et rsquo;t easy. Pro surfing's junior league provides a steady stream of contests across the globe, each one loaded with pressure and cutthroat competition. Hundreds of talented riders fight for a handful of promotions to the elite World Championship Tour, where contests are occasional, while rewards and sponsorships are plentiful. The WQS is especially grueling on the women's side, where just seven WCT spots open up every year. Several of those are often secured by WCT veterans in fear of relegation, leaving little room for error among newcomers... ah, the life on a ocean et rsquo;s wave?? Boost Mobile and Hurley announced the names of the trialists invited to compete for the coveted wildcard entry into the 2008 Boost Mobile Pro Presented by Hurley, the only ASP World Tour event held on mainland U.S. The trials feature eight high performance surfers, including 2000 ASP World Champion, Sunny Garcia, who was unable to participate in last year's trials but was granted a wildcard spot. Heat 1: July 24, 4:00pm: Sunny Garcia, Kolohe Andino, Brett Simpson and Tamoroa McComb Heat 2: July 24, 4:30pm: Evan Geiselman, Ian Walsh, Yadin Nicol and Corey Lopez Finals: July 25, 3:50pm: Top 2 Winners from Heat 1 and Top 2 Winners from Heat 2 Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-4 News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:49:50 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-day-4-1268.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Men et rsquo;s races 9, 10 et amp; 11 et lt;br et gt;The men hit the water first to add a ninth race to their tally from the previous days. Signs of nerves were all too apparent, when four out of the twelve competitors in the losers et rsquo; final false started. et lt;br et gt;Taking the reigns of the depleted heat, Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) clawed his way into first position, meaning he et rsquo;d walk away with a 13th place finish for that race. et lt;br et gt;In the winners final, which would decide the top twelve positions of the race, Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North) emerged as the man to beat, fending off event leader Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) to take his second race win of the event so far. Albeau finished in second, and Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer) looked dangerous in third. et lt;br et gt;After the short lunch break, the second race of the day swung into action. First to slip up was F2 et rsquo;s shaper, Patrik Diethelm (F2, North), who failed to make it through the first round of heats after false starting. et nbsp; {mosimage} et lt;br et gt;Maintaining his form from the previous race, Van Der Steen sailed to an impressive victory in the first semi final, leaving Albeau far behind in second and plenty of time to contemplate what had happened. et lt;br et gt;Current number two; Micah Buzianis (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) sustained an unfortunate injury in the second semi final. The harsh blow meant Buzianis was left seeking medical attention and could no longer compete in the race. et lt;br et gt;An action packed losers final saw Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer) and Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) sail neck and neck around the six-gybe course. It was only after the technical shorter reaches at the end of the course that Maynard gave Moussilmani a small break, enough for him to take the lead. Maynard came close behind in second. et lt;br et gt;Van Der Steen was on fire in the winners final. Untouchable pace down the first reach combined with a perfect gybe saw him storm to the front of the fleet where he remained to take home his first race win of the event. Behind him, Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North) managed to hold off compatriot Albeau to take second; Albeau, looking consistent but no longer dominant, came in third. et lt;br et gt;The final men et rsquo;s race of the day mixed things up a bit. Maynard was edged out of a place in the winners final when he failed to match the speed of his fellow semi finalists. And Van Der Steen, who was riding high after his previous race victory, fell victim to technical issues when his mast snapped midway through his heat... but he et rsquo;s in the losers et rsquo; final. et lt;br et gt;When the loser et rsquo;s final hit the water, Angulo stated his intentions immediately, with a perfectly timed start that teed him up for the rest of the race. Holding onto his lead, Angulo finished in first, with Diethelm fronting the chasing pack in second. et lt;br et gt;The final saw Albeau return to dominant form, holding off Dunkerbeck to further reinforce his event lead with another race victory. Dunkerbeck hung on to second, placing him in third place overall, and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) sailed well to take third in the race final, meaning he et rsquo;s positioned in fourth overall with one day to go. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Women et rsquo;s races 10, 11 et amp; 12 et lt;br et gt;Race 10: Karin Jaggi (F2, North) and Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) proved to be impossible to shake from first and second place. In three successive races they showed they were a cut above the rest, but almost equally matched. et nbsp; {mosimage} et lt;br et gt;Ghibaudo sailed an amazing first race, leading for the duration, but Jaggi was never far behind. Most impressively, the pair were several hundred meters ahead of the nearest challenger, Lee Korzitz. At the finish line, Ghibaudo claimed the win, Jaggi second, and Korzitz third. et lt;br et gt;Race 11: In a carbon copy of the first race, Jaggi and Ghibaudo exploded out the start gates to open up a huge lead. As before, Ghibaudo lead around the final gybe, but Jaggi summoned an awe inspiring last blast to the finish to steal victory from under Ghibaudo et rsquo;s nose. Again, Korzitz fronted the chasing pack, in third. et lt;br et gt;Race 12: The final race of the day saw a spirited performance from Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde). The famed freestyler kept her nerve in the building wind to reap third position. The result added to a fourth and a fifth in the two previous races, a remarkably consistent performance from the young Aruban local. et lt;br et gt;The story of the race was once again the Jaggi vs. Ghibaudo showdown. Ghibaudo had Jaggi around the corners, meaning a repeat of a last reach drag race to decide who et rsquo;d walk away with the race win. Inseparable until the last 20 meters, Jaggi showed defiance to steal another victory from Ghibaudo. et lt;br et gt;Overall, Ghibaudo tops the women et rsquo;s ranks having never dropped below third place. Jaggi sits in second, haunted by a last place finish on the first day, and Korzitz looks solid in third. et nbsp; et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt;Sailor of the Day et lt;br et gt;Ben Van Der Steen earns the honour of et lsquo;sailor of the day et rsquo;. The flying Dutchman was like a bullet in race 10. The only thing more impressive than his victory was his race 11 catapult that literally vaporized his gear, leaving it looking like tumbleweed. In his words, et lsquo;I went down like a man et rsquo;. (source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM) et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/showdown-at-the-hockenheimring News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:10:25 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/showdown-at-the-hockenheimring-1006.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;The Toro Rosso Formula One driver clambered onto the Scuderia Toro Rosso truck before his fellow countryman and Germany et rsquo;s best motocross rider Busty Wolter soared 8 metres up and over the trailer before finally landing 20 metres from the take-off kicker. But even that adrenaline kick wasn et rsquo;t enough for the young Formula One talent from Germany and he persuaded his colleague Mark Webber from Red Bull Racing to lift him up onto his shoulders before repeating the whole jump again! Vettel was thrilled with the high octane experience and, while still catching his breath, assured those present that he intends to return the favour by paying a visit to the first German stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters on 16 August in Steinbruch Oetelshofen near Wuppertal to cheer on Busty Wolter and his colleagues from the international freestyle motocross elite. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/the-2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:36:42 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/the-2008-fuerteventura-pwa-grand-slam-2001.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Day 1 et ndash; slalom races Challenging conditions and a number of surprises marked the start of competition in Fuerteventura, and set the scene for the forthcoming four days of race action. et lt;br et gt;First on the course was the men et rsquo;s fleet. The opening rounds tested the nerves of all involved, with the wind gusting from the minimum required 7 knots, all the way up to over 20 knots. et lt;br et gt;Returning to the Professional circuit after an 8-year break, Jamie Hawkins (Exocet, NeilPryde) was one of the day et rsquo;s first casualties, false starting in the first heat of the competition. Kurosh Kiani (Starboard) made the same mistake, meaning the pair failed to qualify for the semi final. et lt;br et gt;There was more upset in the opening round, when the fiercely competitive Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) struggled to dial into the fluky conditions, and ended up finishing last in heat two. Adding to the surprises, seasoned racers Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra) and Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra) slipped up when they false started in heat four, denying them a chance to compete in the next round. et lt;br et gt;Moving on to the semi finals, Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) was robbed of a position in the race final after an unfortunate collision. Micah Buzianis (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) went on to take second place, behind Stave Allen (Tabou, Gaastra) in first. et lt;br et gt;In the second semi final, Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer) failed to tune into the conditions, finishing uncharacteristically in last place. Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) didn et rsquo;t need much prompting to take the lead, and won by almost an entire reach, leaving Patrik Diethelm (F2, North Sails) to front up the chasing pack and ultimately claim second place.{mosimage} et lt;br et gt;The final was dominated by Albeau, who needed little more than the first reach before he sat untouched at the front of the fleet. In second place, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (NeilPryde) pieced together a solid heat to fend off Micah Buzianis who was hot on his heels round marks three and four. A blistering final blast to the finish rewarded him with second, close behind, Buzianis took third. Padding out the top spots, Allen had a good start to the event to take fourth, and Albeau et rsquo;s prot et eacute;g et eacute;e Julien Quentel (Starboard, NeilPryde) crossed the line in fifth. et lt;br et gt;The women et rsquo;s fleet completed two races over the course of the afternoon, which witnessed a return to form for Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft). The legendary French racer looked like she may have dropped off the pace, following a disappointing 7th place overall at the last women et rsquo;s slalom event in the Costa Brava. et lt;br et gt;Not one to be underestimated, Ghibaudo dominated both races to claim back-to-back first place finishes. In a similar style, Lee Korzitz, racing in her second ever PWA slalom event, managed to muscle her way to finish second in both races. The feat puts rest to any rumors that her podium finish in the Costa Brava was a one off lucky result. et lt;br et gt;Sarah H et eacute;bert (Starboard, Naish) started well to take third position in her first race, but dropped down to seventh in the following bout. Conversely, Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North Sails) had a slow start, finishing in seventh, but picked up her game in race two to come home with a solid fourth place finish. et lt;br et gt;Freestylers Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde) and Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) made sure they left their mark on the day. Offringa nailed an impressive fourth place finish in her first race, and Nagoshi put the hammer down in race two, to walk away with third place. et lt;br et gt;A surprise result was Karin Jaggi (F2, North Sails), who kicked off the event with a shocking last place in the first race, and fifth in the second. The World Champion now sits in ninth place overall, and has work to do to climb back to her familiar ranks on the podium.{mosimage} et lt;br et gt;DAY 2 et ndash; more slalom races In the men et rsquo;s fleet, Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) further cemented his event lead by winning two out of the three men et rsquo;s races. Hot on his heels, Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) snapped up his first victory of the event in the remaining race. In the final of race 2 there was another display of Albeau et rsquo;s dominance. He stole the show to walk away with his second successive race win. Buzianis (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) and Dunkerbeck (North Sails, T1) mopped up second and third respectively. Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) and Pritchard struggled with the conditions, finishing ninth and tenth respectively. In the final of race 3 the top three positions remained unchanged from the previous race, with Albeau looking comfortable in first, Buzianis rewarded for his consistency in second, and Dunkerbeck sneaked across the finish line to pip Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer) to third place. But in the final of race 4, Pritchard screamed out the gates to command the race around the four gybe marks. Albeau attempted to chase down the speeding American, but Pritchard had no intention of letting his lead slip. On the finish line, Albeau had to settle for a rare second place, leaving Pritchard to take the victory, and a massive psychological boost after he failed to make the previous two race finals. Maynard also bounced back to finish in third place, bumping him up to eighth overall. et lt;br et gt;In the women et rsquo;s fleet, Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) stamped her authority on the day et rsquo;s proceedings, by winning two out of the three women et rsquo;s races. Marking a return to form, Karin Jaggi (F2, North Sails) emerged victorious in race four but remains seventh overall following her early disastrous results.{mosimage} et nbsp; Ghibaudo continued her run of dominance from the previous day, to cruise to her third race win in a row in race 3. Jaggi, who et rsquo;d clearly put her shaky first day performance behind her, came in second. Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde) also sailed a solid heat to award her, her highest place finish so far, in third. In race 4 Jaggi turned up the heat to sail to victory in the final. Not far behind, Ghibaudo added a second to her near perfect run of results, and unsung racing talent Nagoshi (Simmer) nailed a third place finish. Korzitz and Offriga both false started so had to settle for joint last place. Race 5 - after qualifying for the final, Jaggi disappointed with a seventh place finish. Super consistent Ghibaudo continued her run of top-notch results, adding another first with Iballa Moreno (North Sails) coming in second and Nagoshi in third. Nagoshi now lies in second place overall, not bad for freestyler. (source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan et ndash; images from THE 2008 GRAN CANARIA PWA GRAND SLAM) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-21-july-08 News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:49 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-21-july-08-3389.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;UK - watch the UK et rsquo;s top Cable Wakeboarders in action on Saturday 26th July for the first ever Knightrider comp at Princes Club, Bedfont, Middlesex et ndash; only 14 miles from central London. et nbsp; Comp starts 4pm and Hoff after-party from 9pm (tickets et pound;5 for party) featuring Top Relentless UK Bands, including Young Guns and Skirt Box. Sponsors: Relentless, Vans, Oakley, O et rsquo;Neil, Xbox, Indo Board. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;PARIS - SK8 et nbsp;: Nozbone est heureux d'accueillir au shop demain, le 22 juillet et agrave; 17h, le team Osiris et nbsp;pour une s et eacute;ance de d et eacute;dicace. Venez rencontrer James Brockman, Marius Syvanen, Shuriken Shannon, Stu Graham, Caswell Berry, Jimmy Carlin, Sebastian Vijverberg. Ensuite session organis et eacute;e du shop et agrave; Bercy pour aller voir skater tout ce beau monde sur le spot. C'est pas bon et ccedil;a ? FRANCE et ndash; SK8: if you et rsquo;re in Paris tomorrow, 22 July, you will find the Osiris skate team at the Nozbonne skateboard shop at 5pm - address: 295 rue Faubourg St Antoine, 75011: meet riders James Brockman, Marius Syvanen, Shuriken Shannon, Stu Graham, Caswell Berry, Jimmy Carlin, Sebastian Vijverberg. After there et rsquo;ll be an exhibition down Bercy way... cool?? NZ - Some of the biggest names in international snowboarding are making their way to Wanaka, New Zealand for the sixth Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships (NZO), which kicks off on July 29 at Snow Park NZ. The NZO is the first event of this season's Burton Global Open Series (BGOS), the most prestigious series of global competitive snowboarding events playing out on five continents where the top male and female champions claim a title worth USD$100,000. The New Zealand Open is also the first stop of the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. US et ndash; the AST Dew Tour was in Cleveland this weekend featuring 150 of the best action sports athletes in the world competiting in skateboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. et nbsp;There was a near tragedy on Friday as FMX rider Greg Hartman was critically injured during an exhibition at the Right Guard Open. The 24 year old Hartman crash landed after a black flip; paramedics treated him at the scene, then he was rushed to MetroHealth intensive care. Surfing Jeremy Flores (FRA), 20, 2007 ASP Rookie of the Year is currently ranked 11th on the 2008 ASP World Tour. Flores, the youngest surfer ever to qualify among the ASP Top 45 in 2007, has had a good year so far on the Dream Tour apart from the South Pacific leg where he got an equal 33rd and an equal 17th, and will be heading to the prestigious Rip Curl Pro Search confidently, from July 30 to August 10. The Reunion Island born surfer, who has been leading European surfing for a couple of years now, remains comfortable to maintain his spot for next year's ASP World Tour. He will attend the main ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) events this summer in Europe and will be defending his Buondi Billabong Pro crown at Ericeira in Portugal. The Fantastic Cup Pro Junior Presented by Nippy et rsquo;s is the first ASP rated event that has been held in South Australia for more than ten years. Hosting around 80 of Australasia et rsquo;s top surfers in a four day event with over AUD $14 000 in prize money, The Fantastic Cup Pro Junior presented by Nippy et rsquo;s is the highest rated surfing event to have been held in South Australia. Paige Hareb (NZL) and Owen Wright (Culburra Beach, NSW) made history at the inaugural event, claiming victory in perfect, offshore 1-1.5m conditions at Waitpinga. The finalists revelled in the grinding, left-handers as professional surfing returned to South Australia. Owen Wright was unstoppable throughout the event, defeating Stuart Kennedy (Lennox Head, NSW) in the final. Both finalists were easily the form surfers of the event, proving that the hype surrounding their future is more than justified. In the girls division it was New Zealander Paige Hareb who took the title, defeating current World Junior Champion Laura Enever (North Narrabeen, NSW) in the final. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/12th-annual-quiksilver-molokai-paddleboard-race- News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:22:57 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/12th-annual-quiksilver-molokai-paddleboard-race--8962.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;But unlike many other long-distance, flat-water events, the Molokai features a downwind course that tests not only the endurance but the open-ocean surfing skills of the field of over 135 of the world et rsquo;s best men and women paddleboard and stand-up paddle racers. Competitors in a variety of classes including unlimited and stock paddleboards, as well as solo and relay stand-up paddling, must fight their way across one of the roughest channel crossings in the Islands, literally surfing their way down consecutive open ocean swells in the attempt to reach Oahu. Once along its rugged coast paddlers are met with capricious head winds and side currents that make the last few miles to Maunalua Bay a grueling test of sheer will and muscle. For serious competitors only, this year et rsquo;s field will include six-time champion Jaime Mitchell, stand-up stand out Bonga Perkins and the 2007 women et rsquo;s unlimited winner Shakira Westdorp from Australia, who just barely touched out rival Kanesa Duncan of Oahu. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/urban-plagne News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:22:02 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/urban-plagne-354.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;Urban Plagne et ndash; the urban culture show with altitude: despite pretty lousy weather conditions et ldquo;the show must go on et rdquo; and go on it did. Four days of urban sports, graphic arts (graffiti really), dance and video games; the final day, Monday 14th July or Bastille Day (France et rsquo;s national holiday, of course) distinguishing itself... with a bit of sunshine. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp;All the riders served up buzzing shows, and in a great atmosphere. See the winners of this Alpine stage of the FISE Xp et eacute;rience at the 2009 FISE Festival in Montpellier. et nbsp;Something good to note was the presence of two girls in the competitions: et nbsp;high-5s to Aur et eacute;lie (skate) et Samantha (bmx)! et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;Something else to note, the skate park at 2000m is open for skating, rollers and BMX until October. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; {mosimage} et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-18-july-08 News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:48:40 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-18-july-08-5076.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; US - Extremity Events Network is running its 3rd annual Extremity Games, July 24-26, 2008, an extreme amateur sporting competition for people living with limb loss and limb difference. For the first time this year's event is in Michigan. The opening ceremony begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 24 at Baja MX in Millington, Michigan, where the events begin with BMX and Motocross. The next day competitors cross over to the South Street Skate Park in Rochester, Mich. for the skateboarding competition. Also on Friday, July 25, rock climbing competitors will tackle Planet Rock in Pontiac, Mich. The final day will be at the Pontiac Lake Recreational Area in Waterford, Mich. where the kayaking, wakeboarding and mountain biking events will be held. There will be free clinics for skateboarding, rock climbing, wakeboarding, kayaking and mountain biking held throughout the event. et nbsp; In addition to hosting athletes from around the world, Extremity Games will be welcoming members of the Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project, where recovering wounded warriors can not only compete in extreme sports, but can also learn about sports they have never tried before. (Please note, extremity.tv is not connected in any way to Extremity Events Network or the Extremity Games) FINLAND et ndash; the Neil Pryde Windsurfing Baltic Cup 2008 in Yyteri, Finland will take place from Friday, July 25th, to Sunday, July 27th - it is an IWA / IFWC sanctioned event and a Level 3 Formula Windsurfing World Ranking event. UK - more than 160 teams of three will navigate themselves around Edinburgh's urban jungle et nbsp; et ndash; running, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing and abseiling et ndash; aiming to 'beat the streets'; and to mark the 5th Rat Race urban adventure race around Edinburgh et rsquo;s streets, West Princes St Gardens will again be transformed into a hub of activity on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July. Spectators of the Rat Race itching to get in on the action will have a chance to practice for next year on the climbing tower and even get to grips with the stars of Edinburgh Rugby Club. et nbsp; Surfing Joy Monahan (Oahu, HAW), 22, became the 2008 ASP Women et rsquo;s World Longboard Champion on Wednesday after winning the Roxy Jam event at La C et ocirc;te des Basques, Biarritz. Monahan beat Chelsea Williams (Gold Coast, AUS)in the final to win her first crown, having beaten the reigning Women et rsquo;s World Longboard Champion, Jennifer Smith (USA), in the semis. Monahan, placed 9th et amp; 6th in the last two editions, is the first Hawaiin female World Longboard Champion. With Carissa Moore (HAW) having won the ASP Grade-2 ASP Pro Junior, the Hawaiin girls dominated the 2008 Roxy Jam festival. Thursday morning in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, the 36-year-old eight-time world champion Kelly Slater extended his points lead on the ASP World Tour by defeating reigning world champion Mick Fanning of Australia 16.73-9.40 in the final of the Billabong Pro... et nbsp;it was the fourth win in the first five contests on the 11-event tour for Slater. It also was his 38th career victory, who now has won 75 percent of all his heats in his 14-year career. Worth noting that the top eight ranked surfers in the world all advanced to the quarterfinals, a rare feat on a tour that often springs surprises by competitors surfing in familiar waters. Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/megavalanche-alpe-dhuez-news News Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:41:10 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/megavalanche-alpe-dhuez-news-1572.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;After the Avalanche Cup of Oz (won by Thibaut Ruffin - IronHorse Addiction) and the Bike Speed (speed record on the glacier of l et rsquo;Alpe d'Huez, obtained by Mike Skinner - IronHorse Playbiker et ndash; with 88.02 km per hour), it was the turn of the Megavalanche to give life to the area of the Grandes Rousses. Friday, July 11th, the qualifiers: leaving 2,800 m to reach Oz at 1600 m. Nine heats and 25-minute-effort to tie the hungry bikers and form the basis for the race the next day. Under a cloudy and occasionally blue sky and on the various trails of this first route - with rocky and dusty places, meadows and winding woods, there is Alex Balaud (Tribe Sport Group) who had the best time of the qualifiers, the first of thirty-two pilots who will start from the front line. Saturday, July 12th, 6 am, the storm thunders and lightning has only just stopped. The sky is still threatening and it et rsquo;s snowing on the Pic Blanc, the normal starting point of the Megavalanche. The organisers decide, in desperation that the Megavalanche of l et rsquo;Alpe d'Huez 2008 will not start from the glacier of la Sarenne. The riders are to start from 2800 m to descend to Almont. No glacier this time but still the beauty of the event remains and a fight for every inch of the tracks. The fog has just about gone, the helicopter is above the riders and the music resonates in the mountains: the departure is given. Remy Absalon (Commen et ccedil;al) and Ren et eacute; Wildhaber (Scott) made the holeshot, followed by Alex Balaud (Tribe Sport Group) who takes the lead. Balaud is suffering from technical problems so it et rsquo;s Gr et eacute;gory Doucende (Lapierre Solomon) who is first, alone, through the control point of 2700 m; Doucende is then a victim of a fall and is joined by a group of four riders: R et eacute;my Absalon (Commen et ccedil;al), Ren et eacute; Wildhaber (Scott), Jerome Cl et eacute;mentz (MBK) and Alex Balaud (Tribe Sport Group), while further back the ridersa are battling it out for the fifth to fifteenth places. Further on, past the Alpe d'Huez, is where Ren et eacute; Wildhaber (Scott) shows his strength and powers to his seventh victory in the Megavalanche of l et rsquo;Alpe d et rsquo;Huez. The podium is completed by R et eacute;my Absalon (Commen et ccedil;al) 2nd and Gr et eacute;gory Doucende (Lapierre Salomon) 3rd. A few minutes later, Oph et eacute;lie David (Alpe d'Huez) passes the line, winning the ladies race. She is followed by Birgit Braumann (Intense Mountainbiker.AT) and Antje Kramer (Team Giant / SRAM / O'Neal). A rich and colourful 2008 edition, the Megavalanche kept all its promises seducing all the participants to return in 2009 to visit the mythical glacier. et nbsp; (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR et ndash; translated pdp) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-16-july-08 News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:49:52 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-16-july-08-978.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;UK - watch the UK et rsquo;s top Cable Wakeboarders in action on Saturday 26th July for the first ever Knightrider comp at Princes Club, Bedfont, Middlesex et ndash; only 14 miles from central London. et nbsp; Comp starts 4pm and Hoff after-party from 9pm (tickets et pound;5 for party) featuring Top Relentless UK Bands. Sponsors: Relentless, Vans, Oakley, O et rsquo;Neil. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp;FRANCE et ndash; LA VENTE TECARE COSMETIQUES EST OUVERTE sur Private-Surfshop. Prenez soin de vous avec les cosm et eacute;tiques TECARE et hellip; la premi et egrave;re gamme de cosm et eacute;tiques enti et egrave;rement d et eacute;di et eacute;e et adapt et eacute;e aux pratiquants de Sports Extr et ecirc;mes, quelque soit le milieu "Eau, Air, Terre, Ville". et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; {mosimage} The sales of Tecare cosmetiques has begun et ndash; the first range of cosmetic products for all extreme sports: 15-21 July. Check out Private-Surfshop . US - over the past couple of years Orlando Wakeboard Academy has been involved with a few charity events associated with WakeWorld and the response from the community has been great. From July 14-20, the owners of the Academy et nbsp; will be in Connecticut running wakeboard clinics and helping with a charity wakeboard contest called FixAKid, to raise money for a children's hospital. How? the 2 guys, Sean et amp; Derek, have been growing their hair for months and will auction it all off... so their new coiffures will depend on how much dinero is raised: eg. $500 gives a Mohawk; $1500 they get a Cul-De-Sac (top of head shaved as if balding). Over $2000 then the biggest donor decides the style et ndash; better get the sun protector!! UK - this weekend, Eastbourne Extreme, becomes the 6th destination of the Animal Relentless Bike Tour et rsquo;s 40-date whistle-stop bike trip around the UK. Top riders will raise the bar of freestyle bike shows and wow crowds with their daredevil stunts and jumps across ramps, a half pipe, and rails, on a readymade skate park. Eastbourne Skate Association are returning with an entertaining mix of Slalom, High Jump, Skate Basketball and Limbo competitions. And there et rsquo;ll be live entertainment from the Ready Steady Glow Extreme band stage with 10 different bands lined up to provide music all weekend. TURKEY - Istanbul hosts the fourth leg of the Jim Beam Kiteboard World Championship for the seventh time this year at the Bur et ccedil; Beach in Kilyon between 11-18 July. Jim Beam continues its support of extreme sports events with the et ldquo;Real Sports, Real Bourbon et rdquo; slogan. NZ - Cardrona et nbsp;will host the Relentless Cardrona Games next week and it et rsquo;s full of et nbsp;world-class athletes. The invitation-only event includes freestyle skiing, snowboarding, motorbikes (FMX) and snowmobiling and will be held under floodlights at night on Thursday and Friday of this week. et nbsp; A series of Big Air competitions et mdash; ski and snowboard, FMX and snowmobile et mdash; will take place in 20-minute slots between 6pm and 8pm... entrance freeJ Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Pablo Gutierrez (ESP), 26, won the ASP WQS 1-Star Superbock Pro event in Cordoama, South Portugal, today after defeating underdog Eduardo Fernandes (PRT) in the final. Gutierrez, who won his first ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event in 2002 in Portugal, defeated Jean-Sebastien Estienne (GLP) and defending champion Eric Rebiere (FRA) on his way to victory and jumps to No. 32 on the ASP WQS European ratings with two events only under his belt. RSA - veteran ASP World Tour campaigner Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) posted the highest combined heat score in Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay history with a near flawless 19.70 out of possible 20 points. The natural footer performed a crushing forehand attack earning him single wave scores of 9.9 and 9.8 out of possible 10. The score puts him into round 3. Carissa Moore (Oahu, HAW), 15, won the Roxy Pro Junior, an ASP Grade-2 Pro Junior, after defeating Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Justine Dupont (FRA) and Joahnne Defay (FRA) at La Cote des Basques in Biarritz. Moore, surfing in her first contest in France, dominated the event with great levels of surfing to defeat reigning ASP European Women et rsquo;s Champion Lee-Ann Curren (FRA) on her way to the title. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/sheckled-et-dhered News Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:11:52 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/sheckled-et-dhered-6066.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et lsquo;Misery et rsquo;, the new hit by Good Charlotte, is the official song of the AST Dew Tour 2008. It could have been especially chosen for the adversaries of Daniel Dhers and Ryan Sheckler. They both seem to be causing their rivals a bit of misery. For Dhers, overall winner 2007, and Sheckler, overall winner 2005, et rsquo;06 and et rsquo;07, also continued their series of victories in 2008. They confidently won the Panasonic Open in Baltimore, Maryland, the first of five contests in this year et rsquo;s Action Sports Tour. 14-year-old the main rival for Sheckler? Yet the overall win at the BMX Park and Skate Park contests doesn et rsquo;t seem like it et rsquo;s going to be a walk in the park for either Dhers or Sheckler. The competition this year seems too strong, the emulating talent too ambitious. et lsquo;P-Rod and Chaz are amazing, et rsquo; even Ryan Sheckler raves about his friends Paul P-Rod Rodriguez and Chaz Ortiz, who came second and third respectively. For Ryan it et rsquo;s especially the 14-year-old AST rookie Ortiz who et rsquo;s the et lsquo;upcoming It skater. et rsquo; His evaluation: et lsquo;He skates like a champion; he et rsquo;s got the attitude of a champion, and he wants to learn all the possible details of the skateboard world as quickly as he can. et rsquo; 'Life of Ryan' continues For the time being, though, Sheckler is still ruling the scene. MTV has extended his reality show et lsquo;Life of Ryan et rsquo; for a third season. Plan B filmed with him in the Philippines, and the current edition of the scene bible The Skateboard Mag shows him doing an enormous kickflip over a fence on the cover. Dhers controls the competition Daniel Dhers et rsquo; toughest rival for the cup victory in 2008 could be Ryan Guettler, the 2005 champion. In Baltimore Dhers, who was in 11th place after the first round, was only able to displace him from the top spot at the last minute et ndash; thanks to a perfect no-handed flatspin 720 over the box, a double tailwhip 360, a 720 and a no-footed can-can to late tailwhip 360 over the spine. Mike Spinner, another dangerous rival in the overall standings, came third. Last year he was overall second behind Daniel Dhers. The overall third place winner from 2007, Ryan Nyquist, on the other hand only made it to fifth place in the Park contest in Baltimore. et nbsp; (Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-14-july-08 News Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:22:35 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-14-july-08-2571.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; PARIS SK8 - Nozbone est heureux d'accueillir au shop le 22 juillet prochain et agrave; 17h le team Osiris et nbsp;pour une s et eacute;ance de d et eacute;dicace. Venez rencontrer James Brockman, Marius Syvanen, Shuriken Shannon, Stu Graham, Caswell Berry, Jimmy Carlin, Sebastian Vijverberg. Ensuite session organis et eacute;e du shop et agrave; Bercy pour aller voir skater tout ce beau monde sur le spot. C'est pas bon et ccedil;a ? If you et rsquo;re in Paris on Tuesday, 22 July, you will find the Osiris skate team at the Nozbonne skateboard shop at 5pm - address: 295 rue Faubourg St Antoine, 75011: meet riders James Brockman, Marius Syvanen, Shuriken Shannon, Stu Graham, Caswell Berry, Jimmy Carlin, Sebastian Vijverberg. After there et rsquo;ll be an exhibition down Bercy way... cool?? NZ - Cardrona et nbsp;will host the Relentless Cardrona Games next week and it et rsquo;s full of et nbsp;world-class athletes. The invitation-only event includes freestyle skiing, snowboarding, motorbikes (FMX) and snowmobiling and will be held under floodlights at night on Thursday and Friday of this week. et nbsp; A series of Big Air competitions et mdash; ski and snowboard, FMX and snowmobile et mdash; will take place in 20-minute slots between 6pm and 8pm... entrance freeJ NZ - the largest 12 hour Mountain Bike Event in the world - the Jamis Day Night Thriller will be held at Taupo et rsquo;s Spa Park on the 13th September. This a et ldquo;not to be missed et rdquo; event on the mountain-biking calendar. Individuals or teams of two/three or four/five compete over an exciting 8km course for 12 hours between 10.30am and 10.30pm or 6 hours between 10.30am and 4.30pm. The course is designed to suit riders of all ability levels and includes fast open parkland, awesome downhills, challenging single tracks, pine needle covered forest tracks and spectacular scenery alongside the mighty Waikato River. WAKEBOARDING ON THE RISE et nbsp; - wakeboarding is considered one of the fastest-growing water sports in the world and South Florida is one of the best spots for wakeboarding, with riders, teams and manufacturing companies making the area home. In fact, wakeboarding is becoming so more mainstream that the big surfing companies are putting money into wakeboarding. Competitive wakeboarding also has grown - there are numerous international and national tournaments and tours around the world sponsored by the World Wakeboarding Association. If you et rsquo;re in Europe why not check out xtreme-gene in Southern Spain as a good, friendly, chill-out place to do it, whatever your level or non-level... et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Many of the world et rsquo;s best surfers are exploring the wonders of the Eastern Cape while the Billabong Pro remains on standby waiting for Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay to again produce the waves for which it is renowned. The spectacular surfing action of Thursday and Friday saw Rounds 1 and 2 of the event completed in what has been referred to as the best surf in the past two years on the ASP World Tour. The small waves currently on offer and the prospect of much better conditions later in the week has prompted the organisers to utilise the event et rsquo;s 11 day waiting period that extends until Sunday 20 July et ndash; 2 more days of competition are needed to wrap up the Billabong Pro. Christian Surfers UK, in partnership with Creation Fest, will be hosting a couple of new exciting surf projects over the weekend of 1-3 August. The first is the et ldquo;Big Move et rdquo; surf challenge, which is a maximum 32 person, surf contest to be held at the low tide break at Coombesgate, just north of Woolacombe. This will be a knock out competition and a race against the tide to ensure the event is over before the sea pushes in too far. The winners will be presented with their prizes at the main stage at the et ldquo;Creationfest et rdquo; free music and skate festival, being held 2 miles away at the top of Woolacombe Hill. On the Friday evening, there will be the European movie premiere of et ldquo;Walking on Water et rdquo;, where Luke et amp; Tyler, two kids, are taken around the world in hope they will be forever changed. Along the way they meet up with three-time world champion surfer Tom Curren, teen shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton, top professional surfers C.J. and Damien Hobgood, and many others. Join Luke and Tyler as they travel to Hawaii, Peru, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, and France - in this beautiful and inspiring film, the world becomes their classroom. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-11-july-08 News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:34:24 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-11-july-08-1479.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; US - Phoenix, AZ, actor Stephen Baldwin has debuted his highly anticipated AsSALT Tour, a radical extreme sports tour, at Austin et rsquo;s PromiseLand Campus... the AsSALT Tour is a free, extreme sports tour that uses skateboarding, freestyle BMX and motocross to deliver a powerful message to today et rsquo;s youth about living with a purpose and making the right choices. Baldwin hopes the Austin launch was is the beginning of a movement to reach today et rsquo;s youth with a relevant message of the Truth about faith and making a difference. The AsSALT Tour has future events planned for Syracuse NY, Tacoma Washington, Tampa Florida, Atlanta Georgia and elsewhere. HAWAII et ndash; here et rsquo;s et nbsp;a first in the kitesurfing world - eight kitesurfers will be in the air and on the waves for the first ever kite surfing channel crossing between the islands of Maui et amp; Oahu on July 26th/27th. The crossing will cover over 100 miles and take two days. The non-competitive sporting event will start at Hookipa beach, Maui and head to Kaunakakai, Molokai and then finish in Kailua, Oahu... bon voyage CZECH REPUBLIC - at the end June the Watersweets Ocean Festival came to Vassiliki bringing with it skating, bmx-ing, sailing as well as freestyle and slalom windsurfing competitions. Club Vass sent in their best : Colin Whippy Dixon, Marco Wedele and Ollie Scott to dominate in the Czech Freestyle Championships. The wind played ball, the parties raged, Colin judged a bikini contest et nbsp;and then he went on to take the Czech freestyle title, his first... neat! FRANCE et ndash; C'EST LES SOLDES! Attention les yeux : La vente priv et eacute;e Mundaka optic, c'est maintenant sur Private Surfshop - Une selection de lunettes Fashion et Sport des collections 2007 et 2008 et nbsp;! Private Surfshop is offering Mundaka Fashion et amp; Sport glasses in the latest private sale: 11-17 July. Check out Private-Surfshop . DON et rsquo;T forget these two events on this week in the UK and France: Cliffhanger et ndash; Sheffield UK et nbsp;{mosimage} Urban Plagne, La Plagne, Alpes, France {mosimage} et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Jeffreys Bay is hosting the annual Billabong Pro, which kicked off on Thursday. The event has placed the small Eastern Cape town on the map as one of the planet et lsquo;s top surfing destinations. The Billabong Pro is the fifth of the 11 events on the 2008 ASP Men et lsquo;s World Tour, and will feature 45 of the world et lsquo;s best surfers. It only requires four full days to name a winner, but the event will use the 11 days to choose the best weather and wave conditions to run the contest. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/nissan-outdoor-games-a-great-show News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:16:53 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/nissan-outdoor-games-a-great-show-1631.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Unique in its genre, the most important outdoor event in Europe combines the latest outdoor sports, with the creative dimension of film and photography. An open-air screening of the films from the invited teams marked the closing of the 4th edition of the Nissan Outdoor Games 2008. Six et nbsp;thousand people made their way to Interlaken on Saturday and Sunday (4th and 5th of July) to take part in the activities specially laid on for the public, with the additional opportunity of being able to see the pro athletes in person. People of all ages were welcome to come and try out the sports of kayaking, mountain biking and climbing under the watchful eyes of professionals. Some of the new features for this year included the et ldquo;North Shore et rdquo;, a raised mountain bike trail made of wood, with some gaps reserved for experienced riders only. John Cowan (USA), one of the best riders around at the moment, was on hand to put on a good show for the public. In climbing, kids and more experienced climbers alike were able to get a taste of vertical faces, in complete safety. Dave Graham (USA), the latest big name in the sport, was there to present his new film and show off his skill on the wall. Lin Sansoz (FRA) was next up with a graceful display on the overhang. There were also a number of takers for a refreshing try of the kayak initiation. Pro kayakers like Simon Hirter were on hand to give tips on how to do an Eskimo roll in a pool. Anyone who was keen to try it out on a river could give it a go on a section of the Aare, just next to the square. et nbsp; The Film festival wins over the public Encouraged by the liveliness of the crowd, the cream of extreme sports made their way to the square at Unterseen on Friday and Saturday. After five days of intense filming, specialists from each of the disciplines, as well as the public, were wowed by the performances being shown on two giant screens on Saturday night. Struck by a terrible tragic accident on Tuesday, 1st July, when a French BASE jumper died during a jump in the Jungfrau region, the event was forced to re-assess the format of this 4th edition. The organizers decided to follow the wishes of the teams involved, who unanimously decided to continue with their work, albeit in a non-competitive spirit. The risks of an accident were scrupulously taken into account in the organization of such an event. For this reason, the committee works very closely with the carefully selected professional athletes involved. All decision making processes are carried out in consultation between the two parties, with the aim of providing a working environment where the teams can best express their sporting talents. (Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-9-july-08 News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:46:22 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-9-july-08-6459.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; UK et ndash; SHEFFIELD... Weather forecast of snow this weekend. Prepare yourselves for unseasonable weather as 30 tonnes of snow is set to fall in the middle of July at Cliffhanger! et lt;br et gt;SNO!zone, the indoor real snowsports centre at et nbsp; Xscape Castleford, is turning part of the park into a winter wonderland by building a real snow slope with freestyle rail lines. Top professional snowboarders and skiers will be performing gravity defying tricks at the event, which also includes a live DJ set, family entertainment and the chance to win lots of prizes. et lt;br et gt;In addition the Cliffhanger will play host to the British Bouldering Championships (the UK's finest rock climbers battling it out on a purpose built mega-wall), an orient style UltraSprint orienteering competition and open event, Mountain Bike trials displays by Ben Slinger, Scuba Diving instruction, an on-site North-Shore Mountain Bike course, an open Skateboarding contest, come-and-try-it Climbing Walls and assault courses, Angling coaching, a heap of demonstrations, and loads of outdoor bargains. Once you've paid your et pound;5 to get in virtually everything is FREE! It et rsquo;s this weekend... July 12th and 13th, Millhouses Park, Sheffield: www.cliff-hanger.co.uk for more info, including plenty of information on local accommodation, and how to get there on public transport, on your bike or by foot. et lt;br et gt;If you didn't make it last year check out the video of the weekend. US - the Carolina Wakeboard Series will return to one of its most popular destinations of last year. The 4th Annual Grand Strand Slam is on Saturday July 21st at the Boathouse Bar and Grill in Myrtle Beach (SC); around fifty wakeboarders from all across the southeastern US are expected. Riders of all skill levels are invited to come out and compete in the CWS' third event of the 2008 season. UK et ndash; skaters et amp; BMX riders of all ages are invited to show what they can do at an extreme sports event in Maltby this Saturday. The Manor Fields will be transformed for the day, which will also see three-wheeler KMX bikes alongside skateboarders and power kites. After the Manor Fields Skate opened in October 2006, a development grant et nbsp;from Barclays Spaces for Sports was given last year and which has since been used to provide monthly skate and BMX events at the site, catering for everyone: beginners to experts. Saturday's event , from 11am to 2pm, has been organised by Groundwork Dearne Valley (GDV), in partnership with Friends of Maltby Parks, and Rotherham Council's Green Spaces, rangers, youth services and sports development teams. UK - a DOUBLE-header of music and extreme sports as Boston's Party in the Park and the Skegness Kite and X-Fest are being held simultaneously. Music fans can use the Poacher Line to head for Central Park, Boston, where a weekend of live bands and local talent will be staged, with something to suit every taste. The festival kicks off on Friday, July 11, at 6pm, and will continue on Saturday, July 12, between 11am-11pm, and on Sunday, July 13 between noon-11pm... watch out though, entry by pre-paid ticket only. et nbsp; SURFING - SOUTH AFRICA Australian surfer Chris Davidson crushed South Africa et rsquo;s hopes of a second ever South African winner at the Mr. Price Pro, defeating ASP World No. 41 Travis Logie (Durban) before a patriotic crowd on New Pier beach in Durban. Surfers say no to 4000 MW nuclear reactor near J-Bay: the proposed nuclear power station at Thuyspunt, just 12km from Cape St Francis, a wave made famous in the 1960 et rsquo;s surf movie, the Endless Summer, poses a real threat to Supertubes, one of the most famous surfing waves in the world and home to the Billabong Pro, one of 12 events on the ASP world tour. Local and international surfers will not fancy riding radioactive waves at one of the best right handers in the world. et nbsp; The influential Supertubes Surfing Foundation, the environmental organization that takes care of the beaches and protects the sensitive sand dunes in Jeffreys Bay has come out strongly against Thuyspunt being selected as a site for a nuclear power plant. The Supertubes Foundation will have a stall at the Billabong Pro surf contest and a petition will be available for all to sign. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/dc-live-from-europe-this-july News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:22:43 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/dc-live-from-europe-this-july-4098.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Brainchild of European DC Team Rider/Manager, Ruben Garcia, this first of its kind three week skate tour will witness an impressive list of DC International, European and Regional riders, touring and conquering several European cities, in two separate teams, before all meeting up for the grand finale in Paris, France! Here et rsquo;s the plan: on the 12th July the crew will divide into two separate groups; a North and a South team with the North team starting in Oslo, Norway and the South team in Turin, Italy. Both of the teams will spend the next two weeks shredding at iconic skate spots throughout three European cities each, before all meeting up en masse to skate together in France for the final four days of the tour, which will conclude with a huge party in Paris! et ldquo;DC Live from Europe is a great opportunity to re-unite the DC Global and European teams once again. By splitting the tour into two groups we will pretty much be able to run through South and North Europe within two weeks covering several of Europe et rsquo; best skate spots. I've never seen a tour done this way before and I really hope everyone will enjoy it. I am really looking forward to it and can et rsquo;t wait to get started! et rdquo; et ndash; Ruben Garcia, DC European Team Manager. The DC Live from Europe, UK schedule will be as follows: The North Team will be heading to the UK on the 15th July for a few days. Joining the European and International team riders will be several UK team riders: Sean Smith, Leo Smith, Dave Snaddon and Dylan Hughes. Wednesday 16th July: North Team will be heading to Oxford for a session from 12noon onwards (exact location TBC) followed by et ldquo;Afternoon Tea et rdquo; at SS20 - everyone is invited et hellip;. Thursday 17th July: North Team skating at several spots around London shooting some team footage, which you will be able to check out at www.dcskateboarding.tv. Friday 18th July: North Team meeting at Half Pipe, Notting Hill at approx 12 noon. They will then decide where they plan to go skate that afternoon, so if you want to go skate with the Pros you know where to go! et nbsp;(Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-7-july-08 News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:18:53 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-7-july-08-9013.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; SWITZERLAND et ndash; Nissan Outdoor Games, a great success for this film festival where et ldquo;outdoor et rdquo; sports topped the billing. Everyone was welcome to come and admire the skill of these specialists in the disciplines of kayak, climbing, mountain biking, paragliding and BASE-jumping, and even to get a taste for these sports with various initiations taking place. Unique in its genre, the most important outdoor event in Europe combined the latest outdoor sports, with the creative dimension of film and photography. An open-air screening of the films from the invited teams, marked the closing, last night, of the 4th edition of the Nissan Outdoor Games 2008. UK et ndash; the skateorama show was rained off on Saturday, and has now been postponed to Saturday 2nd August... watch this space FRANCE et ndash; coming up next weekend is Urban Plagne, the urban culture festival et ldquo;with altitude et rdquo;... it et rsquo;s at 2000m! Skateboarding, BMX, MTB, parkour and skating will all be there, plus other disciplines, and loads of music, and more, all at La Plagne - probably the highest urban culture festival around. It et rsquo;s the 4th edition of the festival and is a qualifying event for FISE 2009, next May in Montpellier. A fantastic array of sports to watch, see, feel and try; and you can probably even book a holiday for the next ski season! Check out the photo gallery , and for more info visit the Urban Plagne website.{mosimage} et nbsp; TRUE LOVE et ndash; taken from an expert et rsquo;s recipe for success to that first date: Girls love guys living on the edge! Show yourself as an extreme person used to high adrenalin and wild life. After that it et rsquo;s easy to convince her that you are all she wants!... good luck!! et nbsp;Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Extraordinary Brazilian surfer, former ASP World No. 3 Silvana Lima (Rio De Janeiro) won the 5-Star ASP Women's World Qualifying Series Mr Price Pro, defeating 2006 European Junior Champion Pauline Ado (Fra) to become the second ever Brazilian women's champion at Durban's New Pier, today. Posting the only perfect ten point rides seen in either the Men's or Women's events, Lima advanced into the Finals where she proved unstoppable against 17-year-old schoolgirl Pauline Ado. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/grind-et-rewind News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:21:52 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/grind-et-rewind-3737.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; An ollie. (Respectful murmurs pass through the masses.) Then a kickflip backside tailslide. (The crowd jumps up.) And finally a 360 flip. (The audience breaks into wild cheers.) How it feels to present their style in front of a large crowd for once and at the same time to compete with international scene pros, every skater could describe in detail. Because they et rsquo;ve played the scene over and over in their heads while tricking in the skate park behind the house (but would probably deny it if asked). Amateurs on the pro ramp On the other hand, at the Red Bull Local Hero Tour it et rsquo;s less the power of the imagination than the actual talent itself that et rsquo;s put to the test. Pro ramps and pro rivals exact pro performances from the participants. This comparative sizing up with a few heroes from the scene has already taken place in Brazil and Turkey; in Germany and Hong Kong. Recently ambitious amateurs in Ireland rode the original Red Bull vert ramp et ndash; thanks to the unwieldy measurements of a ten-meter high, 14.2-meter-long plaything, which also advanced riders only approach with respect. And what raises the pulse of hobby riders a little more is that this piece of equipment has already been used at the X Games and the World Skateboarding Championships. Five 'local heroes' crowned The locations of the most recent Red Bull Local Hero Tour were Waterford, Ennis, Letterkenny, Belfast and Blanchardstown, which each crowned a Red Bull local hero. Egged on by the Red Bull team consisting of pros Mack McKelton, Philipp Schuster and J et uuml;rgen Horrwarth, the titles went to Ricardo Conesa, Dave Hurley, Joe Hill, Marc Beggan and Anto Thornberry. The five winners will shortly undergo the next trial of strength with skate pros. They all received wildcards for the Red Bull Vert Camp. Taking place as part of the Oxegen Music Festival from July 11 to 13 at the Punchestown Racecourse near Dublin, there et rsquo;ll be under a somewhat brighter spotlight. It et rsquo;s quite possible that between sound check and show, one or the other member of R.E.M., Rage Against the Machine or The Prodigy will be looking over the youngsters et rsquo; shoulders. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-4-july-08 News Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:56:48 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-4-july-08-1812.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;UK SKATEBOARDING 1 - the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place this Saturday, 5th July, at Wellholme Park, Brighouse. Comps to enter, prizes to win, and demos of other urban sports to watch and try...... see the photo gallery ; more info here .UK SKATEBOARDING 2 et ndash; run by Rubicon Skateboards the UK's first and only week long residential skate camps are a chance for younger skaters to visit the cream of British skateparks, learn new skills and tricks, make new friends and basically submerge themselves in the UK skate scene. The 2008 camps are based near Coventry et ndash; some places left for the week 18-22 August. Check the Rubicon Skate Camps site.Who are Rubicon? Well, they recently sponsored (and demo'd at) the Winchester Skate Jam - awesome event, great atmosphere; they also sponsored the first ever Girls Skate Comp at NASS08 (National Adventure Sports Show 2008) - Europe's largest action sports and music festival. et nbsp;Further, a team including a number of Rubicon riders, scooped 5 prizes at the recent "Something for the Weekend" competition run by Reskue Skateshop. Links to videos can be seen on the Rubicon site. et nbsp;BBFF - The call for submissions is now open for the 2008 Big Bang Film Festival (BBFF). BBFF is a celebration of exciting and inventive films in the Action, Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema genres. BBFF also welcomes documentary submissions featuring extreme sports and athletic events, activities and competitions which have contributed some of the most entertaining video of death defying speed, skill and daring. For more info: www.BigBangFilmFestival.com et nbsp;SurfingWant to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world.The nature of surfing ignites a constant craving for new coastlines, new oceans, new and better waves as a way to shatter the monotony of surfing the same, predictable breaks time and again. And it's that spirit of travel and exploration that inspired the Rip Curl Search, Somewhere on Earth. Each year, this event serves up a new venue for the ASP World Tour event schedule, always keeping surfing fans guessing where in the world they'll get see their favourite pros ripping. Where will the 2008 Search take place? Rip Curl originally planned to announce the location on July 1st, but they've decided to withhold any public announcements. So Rip Curl and the ASP won't be announcing the location until the day the waiting period begins on July 30th... so you just gotta keep guessing!! et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/asp-womens-world-longboard-champion-to-be-decided-at-roxy-jam News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:07:06 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/asp-womens-world-longboard-champion-to-be-decided-at-roxy-jam-5914.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Forty-eight of the world's best female longboarders, each eager to seize the prestigious ASP Women's World Longboard title, will compete in the third edition of the Roxy ASP WWLC. Jenifer Smith (USA), reigning ASP Women's World Longboard Champion, will be looking to defend her title at La C et ocirc;te des Basques when competition commences. Several contenders are anxious to dethrone Smith, last year's runner-up Justine Dupont (FRA) among them, and a close battle is expected in the Southwest Coast of France. "I guess I feel a little anxious," Smith said. "This event in Biarritz will be the biggest surfing event of the year and the biggest event of my life if I win it. I'm definitely going for a repeat but you never know who is going to be on fire during the competition." Smith, 22, who was runner-up to the ASP WWLC title in 2006 before claiming the crown in 2007, knows what it takes to raise the champion's crown and her proven prowess in Biarritz's waves will be a crucial weapon when the event gets underway. "I've been doing some training this year," Smith said. "I have mostly just been surfing recently though but I am looking forward to competing. I absolutely enjoy every part of Biarritz, you can walk everywhere and the waves are entirely longboardable. I especially like the long days in France in the summer." Justine Dupont, who reached the final in what was her first ever ASP World Longboard Tour event last year, will be one of Smith's most challenging opponents in Biarritz. At a mere 16 years of age, the rising star from Lacanau (two hours North of Biarritz) is now seen as a potential world champion and her second appearance in the Roxy Jam will be much anticipated by the local crowd. Dupont defeated several of the world's best female longboarders on her way to the 2007 final, finishing ahead of favorites like Chelsea Williams (AUS) who placed equal 3rd. Janna Irons (HAW), who also finished equal 3rd in 2007, will not attend the Roxy Jam this year. Irons, who remains a favorite at every ASP Longboard events she goes to, leaves an open door for potential world title contenders. et nbsp; et nbsp; The Roxy ASP WWLC has become the biggest gathering of female longboarding talent and dedicated French summer crowds will once again answer the call. (source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-2-july-08 News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:37:48 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-2-july-08-4487.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; CANADA - Vancouver, B.C. is a great place to go on holiday if you et rsquo;re a skateboarder. This city offers top quality skateparks, it et rsquo;s the home to the X Games Trials of Canada and it has great local board shops. One of the best skateparks is Vancouver Downtown Skateboard Plaza. It looks like a Downtown office plaza, but inside there is about 26,000 square feet of terrain and features to skate - rails, curbs, ramps, open space, embankments, walls and steps. And for bowel boarding try the Hastings Skatepark, reknown for having the best skateboarding bowels in the world with depths of 1, 2 and 3 meters as well as a halfpipe, hips, snake run and spines. UK et ndash; talking of skateboarding, don et rsquo;t forget the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place this Saturday, 5th July, at Wellholme Park, Brighouse. Comps to enter, prizes to win, and demos of other urban sports to watch and try...... see the photo gallery ; more info here . et nbsp;{mosimage} et nbsp; OLYMPICS POLLUTION - many of the mountain-bikers got their first taste of the air around Beijing at last year et rsquo;s test event and were not impressed. One American rider dropped out of the race, saying the pollution resulted in him et ldquo;coughing, hacking, spitting up all sorts of gross stuff and feeling nauseous. et rdquo; Another Canadian said you can adapt to the heat but et ldquo;there is no acclamation to pollution. et rdquo; The Canadian team will use air filters in their rooms and masks while training. To battle the heat, riders will don ice vests to cool their body temperatures before their events and will race dressed in light-weight, breathable clothing. Some Olympic athletes plan to train in countries near China prior to the Games. FRANCE et ndash; C'EST LES SOLDES! La marque OLOW avec ses tee-shirts d et eacute;cal et eacute;s fait sa vente priv et eacute;e, c'est maintenant sur Private Surfshop! Private Surfshop is offering OLOW T-shirts in the latest private sale: 1-7 July. Check out Private-Surfshop . et nbsp;{mosimage} CYCLING et ndash; ok, so it et rsquo;s not really considered an extreme sport but the Tour de France starts this weekend and it et rsquo;s pretty extreme in many ways et ndash; I et rsquo;ve run et amp; cycled a couple of the hills they eat up during the Tour and, boy, they et rsquo;re killers... et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Basque surfer Aritz Aranburu, 2008 ASP World Tour rookie and defending ASP European Pro Surf Tour champion, announced on Sunday he was pulling out from the next World Tour event, the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay as he had twisted his ankle again, so his plan was to keep up the rehabilitation program. Aranburu has had a tough start though this year and is trying to catch up with his fellow ASP Top 45 contenders after three months of rehabilitation due to a broken meniscus and a twisted ankle. At 22, Aranburu has been on the rise for the past two years and is now a member of the Elite Top 45 surfers of the 2008 ASP World Tour. DURBAN, RSA - crisp, one metre waves drained across the New Pier sand bank on day 2 of the 6-Star ASP World Qualifying Series Mr Price Pro, offering male contestants unsullied left and right-hand canvasses for some of the top scoring rides of the event so far. Leading the charge was prolific Australian free surfer Yadin Nicol, a rookie on the WQS, who outclassed his fellow seeded surfers on the Round of 144 stage. Nicol posted 9.33 and 9.00 rides for his series of explosive snaps earning the highest heat total of the event so far. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/flying-dressman News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:01:33 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/flying-dressman-9676.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; When the traditional Red Bull Air Race takes place in Budapest on August 20, one pilot will be dressed in particularly smart fashion. Local hero Peter Besenyei will be wearing the helmet designed by Hungarian artist L et aacute;szl et oacute; Tart et oacute; et ndash; winner of Red Bull Arts of Helmet. et nbsp; BRAINY IDEAS At this creative contest ten Hungarian artists transformed their best design ideas for Besenyei et rsquo;s new helmet with paint brushes and airbrush cans. What they came up with ranged from abstract patterns to images true to the original globe, or a brain. The jury, which included members of the Hungarian Art and Culture Institute, chose the work of Tart et oacute;, an employee of the Herend Porcelain Factory. It took the 29-year-old three full working weeks to finish his hand-painted feather pattern. et nbsp; BENEFIT AUCTION On July 11, along with the other nine works of art, there will start an online auction of the winning helmet on www.sisakaukcio.origo.hu. The proceeds of the auction will go to Wings for Life. et nbsp; (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/flying-dressman News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:56:33 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/flying-dressman-5644.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; When the traditional Red Bull Air Race takes place in Budapest on August 20, one pilot will be dressed in particularly smart fashion. Local hero Peter Besenyei will be wearing the helmet designed by Hungarian artist L et aacute;szl et oacute; Tart et oacute; et ndash; winner of Red Bull Arts of Helmet. et nbsp; BRAINY IDEAS At this creative contest ten Hungarian artists transformed their best design ideas for Besenyei et rsquo;s new helmet with paint brushes and airbrush cans. What they came up with ranged from abstract patterns to images true to the original globe, or a brain. The jury, which included members of the Hungarian Art and Culture Institute, chose the work of Tart et oacute;, an employee of the Herend Porcelain Factory. It took the 29-year-old three full working weeks to finish his hand-painted feather pattern. et nbsp; BENEFIT AUCTION On July 11, along with the other nine works of art, there will start an online auction of the winning helmet on www.sisakaukcio.origo.hu. The proceeds of the auction will go to Wings for Life. et nbsp; (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-30-june-08 News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:41:43 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-30-june-08-3848.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt;Skateboarding et ndash; the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place on Saturday, 5th July, at Wellholme Park, Brighouse. Comps to enter, prizes to win, and demos of other urban sports to watch and try...... see the photo gallery ; more info here . Interlaken et ndash; and they et rsquo;re off ! The fourth edition of the Nissan Outdoor Games has started with the arrival of the athletes here in Interlaken. Arriving from Scandinavia, France, Austria, The U.S and Switzerland, this mad race to produce a short film in five days starts for the five teams up for the challenge. Next Friday and Saturday, the public is invited to two days of sporting festivities, where initiations and demos will precede the official screenings of the films in the competition. et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. A cross-section of South Africa's junior surfing talent was represented on day one of the 3A Surfing South Africa Mr Price Pro Junior, as girls, boys and development surfers tore apart the clean 0.5m waves on offer at Durban's New Pier. Diminutive Southern Cape surfer Bianca Buitendag (George) emerged as a standout performer, outscoring the entire pro junior girls field with the highest heat total of the morning, a 15.00 (out of a possible 20.00). Third on the Surfing South Africa U20 girls Pro Surf Tour ratings, Buitendag earned an excellent 8.00 ride (out of a possible 10.00) for a series of powerful snaps, defeating French surfer Pauline Ado, Danielle Le Roux (Durban) and Amber Kilfoil (Durban). The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz, an ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 5-Star event, will be one of the main events of the 2008 ASP European Pro Surf Tour. Zarautz, famous surf city which gathered the world's best surfers in the 90s, came back on the ASP European WQS calendar in 2007 with a successful 3-Star rated event won by local hero and current ASP Top 45 member Aritz Aranburu (EUK). Zarautz now awaits the best ASP WQS campaigners for a much expected 5-Star contest. The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz, 9-14 September, et nbsp;will gather for the first time in a decade the world's best qualifiers and give the Basque Country its first ever main World Qualifying Series event. Known for its consistent beachbreaks and warm welcome to surfing fans from around the world, all eyes will be on Zarautz for the end of the European summer leg. The Rip Curl Pro Zarautz will end six weeks of intense action along Europe's coasts and see potential ASP World Tour qualifiers rise on the international ratings before the WQS take a three-week break. With both ASP European and international ratings' points to be clinched, the 5-Star event will bring momentum and pressure among the best surfers in the world. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-27-june-08 News Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:41:09 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-27-june-08-7338.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; FRANCE et ndash; a number of big brands are part of the Face to Face sale from 26 June to 2 July: et nbsp;surfs, boardshorts and accessories at great prices et ndash; Broke, Quiksilver, Roxy... Check out Private-Surfshop .{mosimage} et nbsp; NORWAY - around 1,200 athletes and daredevils have traveled to Voss, to paddle where it's too steep to paddle, cycle where cycling doesn't seem possible, to jump off steep mountains and to do other things that most people view as crazy. The annual week of extreme sports at Voss (called Ekstremsportveko) is celebrating its 11th edition and runs through July 29. In addition to BASE jumping, events include river paddling, sky diving, hang gliding, kiting, climbing, mountain biking and rafting. A professor of medicine who's studying the concept of risk, Dag Thelle, says the activities aren't so "crazy" after all et ndash; one BASE jumper is et ldquo;always tense and afraid that something will happen when I jump. The point is I take a calculated risk; just like when I drive a car."... probably less risk than driving a car?? US - a paraglider was injured earlier in the week in a crash near Aspen had to be rafted across the raging Roaring Fork River during his rescue. The pilot, a 52 year old man, crashed into rocks and bushes in the North Star Nature Preserve after his chute collapsed, and he fell about 50 feet. Rescuers were cut off from direct access to the pilot by the surging river, but paramedics crossed the river in a canoe, loaded him into a raft and took him across the river to a waiting ambulance. et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Aritz Aranburu (EUK), 22, qualified for the ASP World Tour last year and is currently on his rookie season among the ASP Top 45. Aranburu, the first Basque and Spanish surfer to join surfing et rsquo;s elite, started his qualification campaign on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) a couple of years ago and has already achieved one of the best European careers ever: 2005 ASP European Junior vice-champion, 2007 ASP European Champion and 2008 ASp World Tour rookie. Aranburu has had a tough start though this year and is now trying to catch up with his fellow ASP Top 45 contenders after three months of rehabilitation due to a broken meniscus and a twisted ankle. He missed the two first stops of the ASP World Tour but got back on tour in Tahiti where he finished last but stepped up in the Fijian barrels with a win over Taj Burrow (AUS) and Dayyan Neve (AUS) in Round 1 before losing to reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) in Round 3. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/oneill-re-embraces-the-us-open-of-surfing News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:35:22 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/oneill-re-embraces-the-us-open-of-surfing-3489.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; The Honda U.S. Open of Surfing Presented by O et rsquo;Neill is North America et rsquo;s highest-rated qualifying event and the world et rsquo;s largest and most heavily attended professional surfing competition with some 400,000 spectators annually. The event runs July 18 to 27 at the Huntington Beach Pier. All of the action will be accessible live on www.Go211.com. et nbsp; et ldquo;The U.S. Open of Surfing is the biggest stage for surfing in North America and showcases the sport et rsquo;s top competitors, et rdquo; said O'Neill Clothing Vice President of Marketing, Steve Ward. et ldquo;The U.S. Open has a rich history and draws more spectators than any other surf event in the world. We are stoked be a part of the event for the sixth year and are looking forward to witnessing the best surfers in the world vie for the US Open title." The Honda U.S. Open of Surfing Presented by O et rsquo;Neill draws the sport et rsquo;s major stars along with nearly 500 contestants from across the globe et ndash; America, Australia, Brazil, France, Japan and South Africa et ndash; to compete for $ 200,000 in total prizes. The six-star World Qualifying Series (WQS) rated men et rsquo;s division boasts a $135,000 total prize package and offers competitors the largest point allocation of any Mainland event this year. The $ 35,000 women et rsquo;s division, also a six-star WQS, is the Mainland et rsquo;s highest rated qualifying event. The O et rsquo;Neill U.S. Open Pro Junior and O et rsquo;Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding each offer $ 10,000 in prizes. Featured O et rsquo;Neill et rsquo;s athletes include Timmy Reyes (Huntington Beach), Cory Lopez (Florida), Jordy Smith (South Africa), Pat Gudauskas (San Clemente), Sage Erickson (Santa Barbara), Caroline Sarran (France) and Lauren Sweeney (Carlsbad). "IMG is pleased to be working once again with O'Neill," says James Leitz, VP of IMG Action Sports. "O'Neill's commitment and core sensibility bring added authenticity and credibility to the Open." Celebrating its sixth anniversary of sponsoring the U.S. Open, O et rsquo;Neill et rsquo;s package includes et ldquo;presenting et rdquo; billing of the men et rsquo;s and women et rsquo;s divisions, and title to the U.S. Open of Longboarding and men et rsquo;s Pro Junior. O et rsquo;Neill receives national television exposure on Fusion TV on Versus, national print advertising in core publications such as TransWorld Media et rsquo;s teen bundle (Surf, Skateboarding and BMX), regional print and broadcast advertising, extensive on-site signage, branding and a deluxe VIP skybox. O et rsquo;Neill, the original Californian surf, snow and lifestyle brand, was founded in 1952 when a young man named Jack O et rsquo;Neill took his unstoppable passion for surfing and used it to beat Mother Nature at her own game. Pioneering the world et rsquo;s first neoprene wetsuit, Jack had successfully found a way to extend his surf sessions in the bone-chilling breaks of Northern California. He opened up the garage doors to his first surf shop in Santa Cruz soon after. (source: event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-25-june-08 News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:56:57 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-25-june-08-6155.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; FRANCE - Private-Surfshop announces it is now open offering sports-wear for snow, kitesurf, surf, sk8... via online private sales.{mosimage} Who is behind this project et ndash; one girl and a couple of guys, each an experienced and enthusiastic rider as well as a keen web-internaut. The challenge: to offer the best products at the best prices, as well as to introduce the most important and et ldquo;in et rdquo; European and global brands. And as most of the customers are active riders other useful services are included: the Surfshop Blog to get all the latest comments and news, a weather service, and a maximum of info about the brands and their products. The how: sales offered only to registered members at reductions of 30%-70% on normal shop prices; for equipment as well as for clothes. What et rsquo;s more Private-Surfshop also offers menswear and women et rsquo;s and kids et rsquo; clothes. And that et rsquo;s not all - Private-Surfshop will be making regular offers of unique, exceptional and et ldquo;not-yet-on-market et rdquo; products exclusively to registered customers. Don et rsquo;t waste any more time, sign up to become a member now of www.private-surfshop.com et nbsp; US - Ocean City council has just given its approval to an event for next summer that could become a new annual tradition. Beachfest is the name of the new event, which will include a et nbsp; variety of extreme-sports competitions, as well as a 13-mile et ldquo;half-marathon. et rdquo; Beachfest is intended to get kids excited about being physically active - they will get a chance to meet professional skaters, surfers and more, as well as learning about other action sports like skateboarding and body-boarding. et nbsp; WAKEBOARDING US - After winning in 2005 and 2006, American the "Bone Crusher" Rusty Malinoski claimed his third Pro-Am title in four years, after taking the top spot in the Pro Men finals at the Tig et eacute; Pro-Am Wakeboard Championship, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Blue Lake Park in Portland. "Bone Crusher" took on fellow countrymen Aaron Rathy and Andrew Adkison, two-time wakeboard world champ, and Aussie Daniel Watkins, a double wakeboard World Series champion, to clinch the win in the finals. UK - Relentless Wakestock is Europe et rsquo;s largest wakeboard music festival, combining the cultures of music and the world's fastest growing watersport in a weekend of high-octane excitement! This is the first time that a contemporary music festival has been held within the grounds of Blenheim Palace and also the first time they et rsquo;ve had the biggest title in the world wakeboard calendar... Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 27th - 29th June. PROFILE - Widely recognized as the world's top female wakeboarder, Dallas Friday is considered one of the extreme sport's top stars of the present and the future. Blessed with good looks and a sense of daring on the water, Friday is a sponsor's darling. Friday was born in December 1986, in Orlando, Fla., and still resides there. On Oct. 1, 2006, Friday broke her left femur in at least seven places as she performed an complcated jump during the final even of the 2006 Wakeboard World Cup Series. After surgery, she then developed severe breathing problems and had to be on a respirator for six days. But she returned to competition in May 2007, and once again was one of the tour et rsquo;s top female riders. et nbsp; et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Adriano de Souza gets the victory at the Billabong Surf Eco Festival, defeating the two foreign surfers that were at the contest. In an all Brazilian final against Marcelo Trekinho, Adriano had the best performance in whole week on Praia do Forte, getting a 9,73. His overall finals score of 17,40 was the second best score in this event; only Jihad Khodr made a higher score: 17,50 on Saturday. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-23-june-08 News Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:29:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-23-june-08-9823.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; PARIS et nbsp;, France et ndash; the Zoo York skateboard team will be visiting the Nozbone skate shop next Saturday, 28 June at et nbsp; 6h30 pm et ndash; address: 295 rue Faubourg St Antoine, 75011. Come and meet Donny Barley, Aaron Suski, Brandon Westgate, Matt Miller et Eli Reed... et nbsp;lots of fine surprises await you (goodies etc, ...)! Nozbone est fier d'accueillir le team Zoo York au shop le samedi 28 juin et agrave; 18h30 pour une s et eacute;ance de d et eacute;dicaces. Vous pourrez venir rencontrer Donny Barley, Aaron Suski, Brandon Westgate, Matt Miller et Eli Reed. Bien-s et ucirc;r plein de bonnes surprises vous attendent (goodies etc, ...) et nbsp;! et nbsp; US - Action Sports Tour's Dew Cup began last week with the Panasonic Open at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in Baltimore. The Tour consists of five competitions with athletes competing in six events et mdash; BMX park, BMX dirt, BMX vert, skateboard park, skateboard vert and freestyle motocross. Ryan Nyquist has thrived on the Dew Tour, having never finished worse than fifth in the final dirt or park standings during the Tour's three-year existence. His consistency resulted in his taking the title last year. His tactic seems to be executing the moves he knows best to lead to good scores instead of going for new and often more dangerous tricks. SOUTH AFRICA - On Friday and Saturday nights, some of the world et rsquo;s best action sports athletes let rip in the biggest extreme sports event ever held in South Africa. Headed by Brian Deegan, the most decorated FMX rider in history, the et ldquo;Masters of Dirt et rdquo; series made its SA debut at the Ruimsig Stadium, Joburg. One thousand cubic metres of sand was shipped in, ramps were built and lights were rigged for what is fast emerging as SA et rsquo;s No1 underground sport. Played out against a funky backdrop of pumping music, pyrotechnics and dancing girls, each night was a three- hour spectacle of FMX, quad FMX, BMX dirt and mini-bike FMX. A new star emerged in the form of Botswana-born Alastair et ldquo;Jakalas et rdquo; Sayer. Just 23, he nailed legendary Ronnie Renner to win the step-up, soaring 9,5m. He also won the best whip event, conjuring a startling mid-air routine that had the 1000- strong crowd whooping for more. UK - White Air is an international multi-sport festival: Windsurfing, Kitesurfing and Surfing make up some of the extreme watersports events whilst disciplines such as Mountain Boarding, Skate and BMX ensure an action-packed programme on land as well as water. The event is based at the et lsquo;White Air et rsquo; village on the seafront at Yaverland, near Sandown, on the Island et rsquo;s east coast. Dates: 18-21 September. et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. With an 8,5 wave in the last seconds Brazilian Silvana Lima won her first title at the Billabong Surf ECO Festival in Praia do Forte, north of Bahia, beating the current WQS number one in the final, the Australian Sally Fitzgibbons, who was leading the heat in the 4 feet waves. Last year, Silvana Lima was the finalist at the Billabong Itacar et eacute; WQS and WCT, in south of Bahia, but did not win either. Last year et rsquo;s Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia winner Heath Joske is poised for a repeat performance this year with his win at Keramas Beach in Bali over Nick Vasicek in a final that required very strategic wave selection to get the N et ordm; 1 spot. The 30 minute final started with both surfers unable to find their way out of several 4-5 foot sheet glass barrels followed by a long lull, but then Joske locked into a fast closing barrel that he fought his way out of to post a 6.33. et nbsp; He followed up with a 7.17 to combo his opponent Vasicek, who gamely fought back but could only find a 7.37 before the horn blew. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/bmx-camps-northern-germany Agenda Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200 et lt;p et gt;Weekly BMX Camps organised by BMX INFACTION: et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;20/7 - 26/7; 27/7 - 02/8; 10/8 - 16/8  et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;  et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;MsoNormal et quot; et gt;  et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;MsoNormal et quot; et gt;  et lt;/p et gt; et lt;ul et gt; et lt;li et gt;Shuttleservice von und zu verabredeten Treffpunkten et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Reisetage nach jeweiliger Einzelbeschreibung et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Übernachtung im Gruppenraum oder in eigenen Zelten et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Vollverpflegung (gemeinsame Zubereitung der Mahlzeiten) et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;kostenloser Verleih von BMX-Rädern et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;kostenloser Verleih von Schutzausrüstung et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Bezahlung etwaiger Eintrittsgelder für Skatehallen et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Videoanalyse einzelner Sessions et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;gemeinsame Fahrten im Kleinbus zu den Trainingsplätzen et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;Reiseleitung, Betreuung und Aufsicht minderjähriger Teilnehmer et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;kleine Gruppen (max. 8 Teilnehmer), dadurch maximale Betreuung et lt;/li et gt; et lt;li et gt;gemeinsam Sport treiben und Spaß haben et lt;/li et gt; et lt;/ul et gt; et lt;p et gt;* pick-up to et from meeting points et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * sleeping accommodation in group room or own tents et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * All food included (food gets prepared together) et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * free rental of BMX bikes et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * free rental of protection gear et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * payment of entrance fees to skate halls et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * video analysis of single sessions et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * supervision of participants under age et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; * small group-size:  8 people max guaranteeing top instruction et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;  * practise and have fun together et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;{mosimage}  et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-20-june-08 News Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:50:00 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-20-june-08-374.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp; et nbsp;GERMANY et ndash; here is a 3-contest series in North Germany for BMX beginners run by et ldquo;The Kids are Allright et rdquo; et ndash; more info from their website: click here .Dates: 29.06. Bremerhaven; et nbsp; 20.07. Verden; et nbsp;10.08. BremenAlso, don et rsquo;t miss out on some BMX exhibitions at the Public-Viewing in Hamburg for the Euro 2008 Soccer Championships this weekend, 21-22 June, and 29 June. et nbsp; These are organised by the guys from BMX-Infaction and Xtremesports-Show .UK - another extreme weekend is guaranteed at the third Skegness Kite and X-Fest 2008 on July 11-13, with extreme sports activities, demos, and competitions as well as live music, stalls and workshops. The event will once again host the first round of the British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) competitions, and BKSA members will offer people the chance to have a go at powerkiting. The X-Site skate park will be holding demos and showing off its new outdoor plaza, and there will be a fashion show, beach aerobics, breakdance workshops, climbing, a bungee run, wrestling and much more.SurfingWant to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world.The main contenders start at the Billabong Surf Festival - Brazilian Adriano de Souza almost breaks records at the Billabong Surf Eco Festival winning his first heat at Praia do Forte in 1 to 2 feet (0,5m) surf . The little waves breaking over the reef of Papa-gente had shape for the debut of the main stars of the contest. et nbsp;Hizunome Bettero advanced in his opening heat and now leads the WQS ratings going to the 48 man round. American Patrick Gudauskas now has to fight it out to regain his lead. The Brazilian wants to leave Bahia on the top spot as the race for the 15 surfers to be on the ASP World Tour next season gets underway. Billabong Pro Jr Series et nbsp;Indonesia event 1 - impossible but true, Keramas bettered the day before and delivered some of its best quality waves yet. et nbsp; In his Round Two heat, Brenden Leckie pulled into and weaved through an absolute beauty and was rewarded with a perfect 10 by the judges. et nbsp; He followed that up with a 9.9, an outside barrel followed by another short one on the inside section for a 19.9 point heat win. By contrast, in one of the most anticipated matchups of the day, Indonesia et rsquo;s Made et ldquo;Garut et rdquo; Widiarta battled back and forth with Billy Kean through the first half of the heat before breaking his board on a deep closeout. et nbsp; He swam in, grabbed another board and hit the line up still well in contention, but snapped that board also on his very next wave! et nbsp; He was visibly frustrated as he swam in. et nbsp; Unfortunately, no other Indonesian surfer made it through the day et rsquo;s competition and into the Quarterfinals. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/the-6000d-course-la-plagne News Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:58:05 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/the-6000d-course-la-plagne-6881.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Randoplagne et lt;br et gt;The tour of the Plagnes is an 11 km course linking the various high altitude resorts of La Plagne. Starting at Plagne Bellec et ocirc;te, the course goes to the Dou du Praz, and then heads towards Plagne Centre before descending towards the Lac Vert by the old mining track. It climbs towards Aime 2000, passes through Plagne Centre to climb back towards the top of Plagne Villages, and takes the route des Balcons towards Belle Plagne. It then descends towards the finish at Plagne Bellec et ocirc;te. La 6000D et lt;br et gt;A 55 km marked course with check points, 6000m of height difference (3000 positive and 3000 negative). Altitude at the start and finish in the valley: 694m. Highest point of the race, the Bellec et ocirc;te glacier at 3050m. It et rsquo;s the definitive mountain trail race in terms of extreme height difference.Click here for more on La Plagne this summer. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-18-june-08 News Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:19:42 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-18-june-08-7697.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; UK et ndash; The Rat Race Urban Adventure Series, organised by Detail Events Ltd, has already held the first two events this year in Birmingham and Bristol. The next will be in Brighton on 28 June; then Edinburgh in July, Belfast et amp; Newcastle/Gateshead in August, and Galway et amp; London in September. The Rat Race is a physical and mental adventure challenge that uses the cityscape as its playground. It is a team event in which participants hike, bike, abseil, climb and kayak the streets, structures, waterways and urban landscape, whilst navigating their way around a course that's only revealed to them hours before they begin. The Rat Race is the creation of Jim Mee, ex Red Bull events specialist and now Director of Detail Events and the Rat Race Urban Adventure Series, as well as other adventure oriented events. Edinburgh hosted the first Rat Race Urban Adventure and proved to be the ideal venue seeming to have been purpose built as an urban adventure playground: on July 17th 2004, 115 teams participated. Last year, for the first London Rat Race there were just under 800 participants/adventurers US - On July 10, Red Bull will install 25 huge black cubes on the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. For the next 10 days, two faces of each cube will show backlit photographs of extreme sports: motocross, heli-skiing, spelunking and the like et mdash; an exhibition Red Bull calls et ldquo;Illume et rdquo; , the first international exhibition of action and adventure sports photography to tour the globe. The energy drink company has already put et ldquo;Illume et rdquo; on a snow-terraced mountainside in Aspen, Colo., in a circle next to the ocean at Huntington Beach, Calif., on a street in Portland, Ore., and in a plaza in Atlanta, Ga. US - Popwake Wakeboard School Inc. presents the "No Boyz Allowed" all girls wakeboard camp with pro rider and world renowned coach Cathy Williams! This is a great opportunity to et nbsp;get coached and ride with one of the leading ladies of wakeboarding. No worries about your skill level, et nbsp;age or ability as you will get one on one coaching in a fun, non-intimidating atmosphere, with fellow girls who love to ride. Be a part of the first annual all girls wake camp on Lake Koocanusa, 7-11 July. US - Lancaster, OH: Saturday is National Skateboarding Day - the all-day event will feature a skating contest, six bands, a rock-climbing wall and plenty of food. et nbsp;The event will also show off Lancaster's skating crown jewel: the skate park at Miller Park which has long been overlooked by a number of local skaters. et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. FRANCE - Orange presents The Biarritz Roxy Jam Festival of Female Surf, Music et amp; Art, 11-16 July 2008 C et ocirc;te des Basques et ndash; Biarritz. To celebrate women et rsquo;s surfing in all its forms, explore the roots and boardriding influences and mixing different genres and styles. That is what the Roxy Jam et rsquo;s all about. A unique Festival that brings together surfing, art and music et hellip;girls style. UK et ndash; Newquay et rsquo;s Ben Skinner has returned from Japan with a second world number two title. Skinner, 23, finished second in the Pro Longboard Classic at Taito Chiba, part of the ASP Longboard WQS Tour. It is believed to be the highest result ever achieved by a British surfer in an ASP event outside Europe. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/the-nissan-outdoor-games-to-interlaken News Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:21:17 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/the-nissan-outdoor-games-to-interlaken-30.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; A unique event in its genre, these et ldquo;Extreme Games et rdquo; announce the make-up of the five teams selected for this, its fourth edition. With plenty of international athletes, each team will have to present a five-minute film on the 5th of July. The jury members will then have the difficult task of awarding prizes in the different categories. et nbsp;This year, many international sportsmen applied to participate in the event; et nbsp;the five teams selected were chosen according to different criteria. The athletic standard of the team must be combined with the level of professionalism of the production team responsible for producing the still and video images. They will have five days in which to produce a five-minute film and a series of photos in the Interlaken region. The outdoor sports represented will be kayaking, mountain biking, climbing, paragliding and BASE jumping. et nbsp;Such specialized work can only be judged by a jury of experts. Personalities known for their expertise in audiovisual and sporting fields will sit on the jury to select the winners, under the presidency of Mr. Nicolas Bideau, Head of the Cinema section at the OFC (Office Federal de la Culture). et nbsp;Who will take home the et ldquo;Aiguille d et rsquo;Or et rdquo; and the et ldquo;Prize for the best photograph et rdquo;, the top awards for this unique festival? New awards for this year, the et ldquo;Jury et rsquo;s Special Prize et rdquo; and et ldquo;Prize for Best Athletic Performance et rdquo;, with a total of et nbsp;50,000 USD in prize-money. et nbsp;(Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/rebeaud-reloaded News Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:04:20 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/rebeaud-reloaded-1479.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; That the second best from 2007 would be the best in 2008 following the retirement of the great Travis Pastrana: this na et iuml;ve assessment seemed too simple for most FMX fans. But Mat Rebeaud et ndash; not a bad boy like Jeremy Stenberg, not a showman like Ronnie Renner, but very obviously the best FMX rider at this time et ndash; seems to feel very comfortable following in Pastrana et rsquo;s tire tracks. First he won the Red Bull X-Fighters in Mexico City, where he et rsquo;d already been victorious in 2006. Then he defended his point lead in Rio with a second place. And he just celebrated his second win of the season in Fort Worth, Texas, and built on his overall lead even further: With 280 points, the 25-year-old Swiss is now ahead of Jeremy Stenberg (240) and Robbie Maddison (165). et nbsp;Nice on the streets, tough on the bike et lsquo;Mat is tough, et rsquo; says Travis Pastrana, et lsquo;and he et rsquo;s got an iron will. et rsquo; With a freshly healed femoral fracture and practically without preparation, Mat came fourth in Mexico City in 2007. With a lot of guts he achieved the world record for the highest air: 11 meters. Guts also helped him win in Fort Worth. et lsquo;In the last jump I simply risked everything, et rsquo; Rebeaud said: et lsquo;If something had gone wrong, I would et rsquo;ve paid hugely for it. et rsquo; But his Backflip Superman Indy over the quarterpipe went smoothly and impressed the crowd, jury and his adversaries alike. et lsquo;He risked everything and deserved to win, et rsquo; the beaten Jeremy Stenberg said, also applauding his rival. et nbsp; Revenge at the first Red Bull X-Fighters in Germany? Jeremy et lsquo;Twitch et lsquo; Stenberg has another two chances to beat Rebeaud. The American, currently 40 points behind, which constitutes a fifth place, is particularly looking forward to the next opportunity. To beat Rebeaud et ndash; the first European to ever win a Red Bull X-Fighters event et ndash; on July 4, American Independence Day, would be perfect timing. But Rebeaud is also burning for a win on the same date. In Wuppertal, Germany, only a few hundred kilometers from his Swiss home town, all his friends and relatives will be there rooting for him. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-16-june-08 News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:58:37 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-16-june-08-1320.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; UK - MASTERS of the wind and waves will be at Hunstanton on the weekend of July 4, 5 and 6 for round three of the British Kite Surfing Association's national ranking grand prix competition. The competition, part of the town's high energy extreme sports extravaganza Lifestyles 2008, attracts people from all over the country. As well as kite surfing, some of the UK's top professional skate boarders and BMXers will be dazzling spectators with their gravity-defying demonstrations. Check out the website lifestylesfestival.co.uk TELECOMMUNICATIONS - T-Mobile USA, Inc., has aligned with Tony Hawk for a multiplatform partnership that includes the creation of a limited edition T-Mobile et reg; Sidekick LX et trade; device, presenting sponsorship support and programming for Tony Hawk et rsquo;s Boom Boom HuckJam 2008 North American Tour, and events benefiting the Tony Hawk Foundation. Tony puts his personal design on the Sidekick LX by giving it a true skateboard look. The bottom cover of the device is outfitted to resemble and feel just like the top of a skateboard, including a texture like grip-tape and eight simulated screws. The limited-edition Sidekick also features a slate-grey shell, accented with blue and white designs, and Tony et rsquo;s well-known hawk graphic. A customized Tony Hawk theme will be included on the device featuring an exclusive video of Tony performing tricks, a Tony-inspired background, and skate-themed swivel screen open and close sounds. et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. For over 15 years, the Quiksilver King of the Groms has been bringing together the world's top under-16 surfers in Capbreton, France, et nbsp;for the leading international competition in its age category. The King of the Groms is where the stars of the future are born. Originally known as the Pro Junior (won by Miky Picon in his early days) when it was first created some 17 years ago, the competition changed names and became the Grommets Trophy (won by J et eacute;r et eacute;my Flor et egrave;s), before changing again in 2006, since when it has been called the King of the Groms. et nbsp; et lt;br et gt;This year, the competition also has a new format - note these dates: et lt;br et gt;- European final in Capbreton from July 31st to et nbsp; August 3rd et lt;br et gt;- World final in Hossegor during the Quiksilver Pro France from September 19th to 28th. After five years of mixed results and a failure to find a competition format that worked and excited, the plug has officially been pulled on surfing for this year et rsquo;s Summer X Games in Los Angeles. The conflicting schedules of the ASP world tour with the timing of the summer games was one of the major issues that organizers were facing; there was no way they were going to pull any of the top surfer names off the WCT in order to participate in the X Games, so with no big names, the decision is no surfing. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/billabong-snow-stock-at-snow-park-woolshed-nz News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:21:18 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/billabong-snow-stock-at-snow-park-woolshed-nz-4265.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Billabong has been taking the show to Snow Park since 2003, and this is the first year which the Big Air event will be a 3 star TTR rated. et nbsp;Open to all riders, the events are designed to throw away the standard Slopestyle competition format and pave the way for progressed riding. et nbsp;The Billabong Big Air will be capped at a max of 100 riders in Open Men, Open Women et rsquo;s, Junior Men et rsquo;s and Junior Women et rsquo;s divisions where each competitor will be given three runs with the top score counted. et nbsp;The field will be cut to 16 riders for the final where a man on man knockout system will pit the top qualifier against the bottom qualifier until a two person final is reached. et nbsp; The Nixon Quarter-Pipe Throwdown will be a looser jam format where Open Men et rsquo;s, Open Women et rsquo;s, Junior Men et rsquo;s and Junior Women et rsquo;s divisions will ride in one session (Junior entrants to be aged 18/U as of the 31/12/2007). et nbsp; The Panasonic Night Fight will be a rail session under lights on Thursday 14th August. A jam session format out the front of the Woolshed will award prizes to the best rail trick. Both days will feature live music from a number of NZ et rsquo;s top DJ et rsquo;s including Downtown Brown, Turbohag, K-Lab and Johnny Lowe. The Snow Stock after party on Friday 15th of August will rock out to the sounds of DJ Tim Phin. et nbsp; All the events will be run from an 80 et rsquo;s themed festival area at the Snow Park Woolshed with prizes for wildest trick, best dressed and loads of free giveaways. There will be BBQ et rsquo;s, Olly Comps, Beer et rsquo;s and Babes available for the public. (BYO Babes). (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/urban-extreme-sports-events-july News Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:56:49 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/urban-extreme-sports-events-july-3939.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Skateboarding et ndash; the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place on Saturday, 5th July, at Wellholme Park, Brighouse. Comps to enter, prizes to win, and demos of other urban sports to watch and try...... see the photo gallery ; more info here . Where will it Snow this Summer - SHEFFIELD, UK? et lt;br et gt;Prepare yourselves for unseasonable weather as 30 tonnes of snow is set to fall in the middle of July at Cliffhanger! et lt;br et gt;SNO!zone, the indoor real snowsports centre at et nbsp; Xscape Castleford, is turning part of the park into a winter wonderland by building a real snow slope with freestyle rail lines. Top professional snowboarders and skiers will be performing gravity defying tricks at the event, which also includes a live DJ set, family entertainment and the chance to win lots of prizes. et lt;br et gt;In addition the Cliffhanger will play host to the British Bouldering Championships (the UK's finest rock climbers battling it out on a purpose built mega-wall), an orient style UltraSprint orienteering competition and open event, Mountain Bike trials displays by Ben Slinger, Scuba Diving instruction, an on-site North-Shore Mountain Bike course, an open Skateboarding contest, come-and-try-it Climbing Walls and assault courses, Angling coaching, a heap of demonstrations, and loads of outdoor bargains. Once you've paid your et pound;5 to get in virtually everything is FREE! What are you waiting for? Get the dates in your diary. July 12th and 13th, Millhouses Park, Sheffield: www.cliff-hanger.co.uk for more info, including plenty of information on local accommodation, and how to get there on public transport, on your bike or by foot. et lt;br et gt;Keep your eye on the website for details as they are updated. If you want to be kept informed just subscribe to the newsletter on any page of the site and we'll let you know what's going on once every few weeks. et lt;br et gt;If you didn't make it last year check out the video of the weekend. et lt;br et gt;{mosimage} URBAN PLAGNE et ndash; this is et ldquo;the urban culture festival with altitude et rdquo;... if you et rsquo;re in the French Alpes in mid-July, 11-14 July in fact, then take the time and make the effort to go to La Plagne for probably the highest urban culture festival around. This is the 4th edition of the festival and is a qualifying event for FISE 2009, next May in Montpellier. There will be a fantastic array of sports to watch, see, feel and try; and you can probably even book a holiday for the next ski season! Check out the photo gallery , and for more info visit the Urban Plagne website. et lt;br et gt; et lt;br et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/rip-curls-somewhere...the-movie-the-premiere News Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:59:02 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/rip-curls-somewhere...the-movie-the-premiere-544.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; As you entered the building, a tequila bar greeted you with margaritas et amp; shots, while the DJ cranked the tunes. The Mexican themed foyer also boasted a selection of appetizers from The Search including Mango Chicken Tostadas, Beef Taquitos and Spicy Empenadas. In the Iceland room guests stood around candle-lit tables, while a slideshow of images took you through Adam Wickwire et rsquo;s epic trip where he surfed the icy waters that were virtually untouched. At the center was an Indonesian themed bar complemented with authentic d et eacute;cor and cozy cocktail tables. This was the popular retreat by far. On the outskirts of everything was a Hawaiian themed lounge complete with palm tree coolers for the Bud Light and Guava BBQ Meatballs to snack on. At the back of it all was a stylish gallery depicting images of the various trips on The Search that created Somewhere et hellip;The Movie. There was also a section giving tribute to the editors along with a backdrop for photo ops. After a couple hours of experiencing the making of Somewhere et hellip;The Movie, guests were bused down to the Lido Theatre in Newport Beach where an eager crowd waiting to get into the premiere greeted them. Again, the drinks flowed as anticipation for the movie was building amongst the crowd. After a few words from Rip Curl Marketing Director, Dylan Slater, the movie began and the crowd watched in awe. Rip Curl et rsquo;s Dylan Slater had this to say about the success of the premiere: "We had to do it big. This movie featuring 11 editors, 10 locations, and amazing surfing is something we're really proud of as a company." (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-12-june-08 News Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:16:43 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-12-june-08-6082.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et nbsp;COSMETICS - Tecare , the Paris-based cosmetics company that specialises in cosmetics for sports and notably for extreme sports, has a range of products for sun protection, massages, general care and well-being, and for sport. Use the sports products to warm up and relax muscles or to relieve et nbsp;pains following bangs et amp; falls. The well-being creams help the suppleness and freshness of the skin et ndash; for hands, face and feet. After a hard effort on your board, whichever type you use, et nbsp;or bike then relax using the massage oils and tone your muscles up for the next effort. Finally, whether you et rsquo;re on the mountains or the water or elsewhere you need to protect yourself from the sun with Tecare et rsquo;s sun creams and after-sun potions. All the products and their packaging have been made with the sportsman in mind and on the go, and are being taken up as quickly by the guys as the girls. et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; et nbsp; CANADA - Hello Beautiful will join local bands My Darkest Days, Sex Bomb and Silvercade at Beavermead Park at the Kawartha Lakes Wakeboard Open on June 28 and 29. Formerly called the KLWC Icebreaker, the fourth annual event will include amateur wakeboard competition, wakeskate competition, pro wakeboard expression and slider competition, beer garden, a live music stage, Sportboat best trick format in wakeboard and wakeskate divisions, freestyle motocross, boarder village, and a food court. et nbsp;Hello Beautiful will also headline Wakestock in Toronto on July 24. UK et ndash; a couple of events coming up in July: the Skate-o-rama skateboard festival at Wellholme Park, Brighouse, and the Cliffhanger et ldquo;outdoor event et rdquo; at Millhouses Park, Sheffield: watch this space! et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Top surfers are visiting Jersey for the Quiksilver King of the Gromits qualifying competition this weekend at the Watersplash. The Five Mile Road event is essential for Jersey surfers wishing to qualify for the unofficial World under-16 championships, which are due to be held at Cap Breton, southern France on 31 July. The Maldives presents Sri Lankan Airlines Pro - ASP 6 Star WQS Event N et ordm; 16: Pasta Point, Maldives, 9 to 15 June. Event Brief: widely considered one of the premier events on the prestigious ASP International World Qualifying Series. Since 2001 it has been held in the Maldives during early June and always delivers high quality surf - the event is famous for being held in the warmest surfing waters of any event worldwide, at an average of 30 degrees. The number one seed this year is Michael Campbell (AUS), a former world number 2 rated surfer and the field includes the likes of 2000 ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia (HAW), Travis Logie (ZAF), Masotoshi Ohno (JPN), Aritz Aranburu (SPAIN), Jay Quinn (NZ), Brett Simpson (USA) to name just a few of the outstanding surfers here this year. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/otztal-vertical-hunt-presented-by-adidas News Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:41:49 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/otztal-vertical-hunt-presented-by-adidas-2433.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et Ouml;tztal Vertical Hunt is the result of an Adidas mountain bike survey in which mountain bikers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland were asked last year to describe their perfect MTB event. et ldquo;This survey was not about waiting for the ultimate event idea to be served on a silver platter, but about retrieving information on what kind of event mountain bikers wish for, what matters to them and, above all, where the next Adidas MTB endurance event should take place, et rdquo; says Axel Burkhardt, head of Olympic Sports, Cycling et amp; Outdoor at Adidas Global Sports Marketing. et bdquo;Vertical Hunt is the symbioses of the demands and wishes that we have pulled out of our poll. et rdquo; The majority of the respondents were asking for multi-day events and short stage races that could be hosted on a weekend. Other topics on the wish list were a creative race format, a mix of several disciplines and scenically attractive routes. et nbsp; The creative race concept of et Ouml;tztal Vertical Hunt accounts for all these wishes. As the name already indicates, Vertical Hunt is a pursuit. With a prize purse of 15,000 Euros the three-day stage race is highly endowed and challenges the participants in four different disciplines: Hill Climb, Short Track, Marathon and XC Marathon. After the Hill Climb and the Short Track which both take place on Friday, all other disciplines will be started by the Gundersen-method, i.e. with the lead time of the previous competition. That way, it is guaranteed that the rider crossing the finish line first after the Marathon on Saturday or the XC Marathon on Sunday will also be heading the overall standings et Ouml;tztal Vertical Hunt presented by Adidas takes place between 21 and 24 August in the majestic et Ouml;tztal Mountains around the Austrian town of S et ouml;lden. Each stage starts or finishes in S et ouml;lden. The route leads across some of et Ouml;tztal et rsquo;s most scenic mountain bike trails and comprises many permanent tracks like the famous et Ouml;tztal Trail. et bdquo;This event emphasises everything that makes et Ouml;tztal as a mountain bike destination special, et rdquo; says tourism director Oliver Schwarz. et bdquo;A great diversity of landscape, high mountains, breathtaking panoramic views and mountain biking at high altitude. There is definitely no better way to explore the beauty of et Ouml;tztal. et rdquo; On their way across the et Ouml;tztal, the participants have to climb about 7000 metres in just three days! Thus et Ouml;tztal Vertical Hunt is the ideal race for all mountain bikers who are up for a new challenge or seek a new season highlight without having to take a week off. (source: planet-talk) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/the-greats-in-britain News Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:20:28 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/the-greats-in-britain-7904.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et lsquo;That was the toughest and most exciting race I et rsquo;ve ever competed in, et rsquo; commented Daniel Ricciardo on last Sunday et rsquo;s Formula Renault Eurocup contest at Silverstone, Great Britain. But it was the 18-year-old who made it tough for all his rivals. From third on the grid, Ricciardo made up one place to second as early as the first lap. He then proceeded to chase the Finn Valtteri Bottas, who started in pole position. In the final lap the Australian successfully executed the deciding overtaking maneuver, thus clinching the victory. Ricciardo was also among the fastest on the previous day, when he missed out on a podium by a mere tenth of a second. Start-to-finish victory for Wickens The second racing weekend victory went to Robert Wickens in the World Series by Renault, which was also held at Silverstone. Following a run of bad luck in previous races, the 19-year-old Canadian showed a bit of gallows humour: et lsquo;For a change, maybe I won et rsquo;t get pushed out of the race by my colleagues. That would be something completely new. et rsquo; But Wickens, who despite clocking both the fastest qualifying and superpole qualifying time only came in tenth on Saturday, was able to enjoy more than the feeling of an accident-free race. He also experienced his first ever victory in the World Series, which gave him et lsquo;an unbelievable sense of satisfaction. et rsquo; A second, a third, another third et ndash; and almost a first Three other podiums were chalked up by Jaime Alguersuari (Spain) and Brendon Hartley, (New Zealand), who between them made a hefty haul in both races of the British Formula 3 in Snetterton. In the series et rsquo; ninth race Alguersuari came second and Hartley third. At the tenth race, despite a bad qualifying, the Spaniard bagged another third place, which also gave him the lead in the overall table. However the New Zealander had some bad luck when a spin-out caused him to drop out from first place. (Source: Event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/superman-move-over News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:37:44 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/superman-move-over-5596.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; On June 3, a 37-year-old Swiss insurance expert flew over Galway Bay, a bay on the west coast of Ireland et ndash; which under normal circumstances isn et rsquo;t necessarily earth-shattering news. BUT Ueli Gegenschatz dispensed with a plane, helicopter or similar aerial vehicle for the 17.6-kilometer journey and chose a simple wing suit for his locomotion; and at the same time made the world record for the longest wing suit flight in history. et lt;br et gt;It et rsquo;s quicker to fly solo et lt;br et gt;Apart from this, flying from Inis M et oacute;r over Galway Bay to Connemara Regional Airport near Inverin, the man, akin to Superman in his suit, won a substantially unequal duel. Gegenschatz, who jumped out of a plane at 4500 meters, took less time to travel the distance than the Britten-Norman Islander airliner from Aer Arann Islands which flies the same course. While the passenger jet took exactly seven minutes to cover the 17.6 kilometers, the Swiss solo flyer landed at the airport within 5:45 minutes. His average speed during his record attempt was 250 km/h; his gliding rate (the ratio between height loss and distance covered), about 1:4. et lt;br et gt;BASE jumper with a bag full of records et lt;br et gt; et lsquo;I was quite lucky with the tail wind, et rsquo; the Red Bull Acro Team member explained about his breakneck speed. Just recently Gegenschatz completed a BASE jump from the Eiffel Tower; two years ago he jumped from the Swiss mountains Eiger, M et ouml;nch and Jungfrau in one day. Replying to a reporter et rsquo;s question on what he considered to be the et lsquo;strongest emotional experience of this crazy Irish jump, et rsquo; Gegenschatz replied drily: et lsquo;The view wasn et rsquo;t too bad at all. et rsquo; et nbsp;(source: event et rsquo;s PR) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-9-june-08 News Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:27:57 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-9-june-08-6661.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; SCOTLAND - a third consecutive sunny day put an end to the traditional gloomy weather that everyone expected at the Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William. The dry conditions made the going even more extreme as the track got rougher and rougher for the riders as they hurtled down looking for glory in front of the huge crowd raising the roof in the arena. In the women et rsquo;s event, Tracy Moseley (UK) forgot her disappointing start to the season, and her problems at the venue at last year et rsquo;s worlds, with a stunning victory over the two women of the season so far, Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) et nbsp;and Rachel Atherton (UK). The men et rsquo;s event was upset by the mercurial Greg Minnar of South Africa who beat Gee Atherton and Steve Peat (both UK) onto the podium. TURKEY - after successfully holding the Adampol Fourcross competition, a first-time event in Turkey in the fourcross category of mountain biking, tournament organisers 720 Extreme Sports are determined to get more extreme sports on to the country's sports agenda. The tournament saw riders from all over the country compete, including motorcyclist Kemal Merkit who finished second in the last edition of the Dakar Rally. Merkit is a key figure in Turkey's riding world and his presence contributed to the spirit of the event. US et nbsp;- Two of the youngest and most dominating riders on the 2008 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, set new records today with wins at the Twin Cities contest. et nbsp;Phillip Soven, 19, of Longwood, Fla. and Nicola Butler, 16, Cape Town, South Africa not only claimed the top spots in their respective divisions during today's finals, but both riders set new Tour records as well. Phillip Soven became the first rider in the Tour's 17-year history to start a season off with three consecutive tour stop wins. Nicola Butler et rsquo;s win was not only her third consecutive tour victory as well, but also marks the first time ever a female rider has captured three straight wins on the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour. NZ - The Demon Energy Supercross et amp; Gravity Games will be one of the most extreme sports events to hit Vector Arena, Auckland. Over 100 tonnes of dirt will be used to prepare the arena for the host of top FMX riders from NZ, Australia and the US to do their stuff. The gamers are on the weekend of 12-13 July. et nbsp; Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Maxime Huscenot (REU), 16, was crowned Santa Surf Pro Junior Champion today after defeating outsider Jules Thomet (FRA) in the final of the ASP Europe 4-Star rated event. Huscenot, who dominated the consistent three foot (one meter) waves at El Socorro, Lanzarote, takes the ASP European Junior ratings' lead and will be a serious contender for a possible regional crown this year. Huscenot clinched his first ASP Pro Junior title after posting the highest heat tally of the event in the first semifinal to defeat Naoum Ildefonsse (FRA), an impressive 18.43 point score (out of a possible 20). Huscenot, who won all his heats in the Santa Surf Pro Junior, was unstoppable and outsider Jules Thomet could do nothing but accept a runner-up finish, his best result to date. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/slater-gets-third-win-of-season-at-the-globe-pro-fiji News Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:32:12 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/slater-gets-third-win-of-season-at-the-globe-pro-fiji-6445.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et ldquo;I don et rsquo;t think I et rsquo;ve ever won three out of the first four events on tour, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve won the first two a couple times but I think this is the first time I et rsquo;ve ever done this. Being the only guy on tour to win an event is pretty odd et ndash; I don et rsquo;t think there has ever been that situation on tour. I know [Tom] Curren and Potts [Martin Potter] both won the first three, but I don et rsquo;t think a wildcard filled in that fourth one. et rdquo; Slater has now extended his ASP ratings lead with Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Bede Durbidge (AUS) maintaining their World No. 2 and 3 spots behind him. et ldquo;This feels good et ndash; three wins this year, as Damien said to me, I et rsquo;m sitting on dubs, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;That et rsquo;s as many points as you can get out of three contests, that fourth one, Tahiti, is obviously just a throw away and, lucky for me in that situation, Joel was only the only guy to actually do anything there. C.J. got a result there too et ndash; up to that point he hadn et rsquo;t really done anything, so he et rsquo;s sitting on a second and a third, he et rsquo;s looking pretty good now. et rdquo; The final match-up was a repeat of the 2005 edition of the event. Much to C.J. Hobgood et rsquo;s chagrin, their leaderboard in Fiji finals now reads 2:0 in Slater et rsquo;s favour. et ldquo;The waves in that last final we had was quite a bit bigger and more intense at Restaurants, et rdquo; Slater said. et ldquo;There were much bigger scores which was to be expected. Today if you had two eights you could probably make it through. Cloudbreak is a much bigger arena and there were some good waves in the final that I don et rsquo;t think we caught et ndash; there were some nines out there, probably a 10.00 or two et ndash; but we weren et rsquo;t quite in the spot for them. et rdquo; Hobgood, the 2001 ASP World Champion, jumps from 12th to 6th on the ratings with the result, but the second-place finish was bittersweet for him after finishing third in Tahiti. Both he and his twin brother Damien are known for posting big results during the South Pacific leg. Slater eliminated them both in the Globe Pro Fiji. (Source: ASP) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-6-june-08 News Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:05:40 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-6-june-08-8522.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Where will it Snow this Summer? et lt;br et gt;Prepare yourselves for unseasonable weather as 30 tonnes of snow is set to fall in the middle of July at Cliffhanger! et lt;br et gt;SNO!zone, the indoor real snowsports centre at et nbsp; Xscape Castleford, is turning part of the park into a winter wonderland by building a real snow slope with freestyle rail lines. Top professional snowboarders and skiers will be performing gravity defying tricks at the event, which also includes a live DJ set, family entertainment and the chance to win lots of prizes. et lt;br et gt;In addition the Cliffhanger will play host to the British Bouldering Championships (the UK's finest rock climbers battling it out on a purpose built mega-wall), an orient style UltraSprint orienteering competition and open event, Mountain Bike trials displays by Ben Slinger, Scuba Diving instruction, an on-site North-Shore Mountain Bike course, an open Skateboarding contest, come-and-try-it Climbing Walls and assault courses, Angling coaching, a heap of demonstrations, and loads of outdoor bargains. Once you've paid your et pound;5 to get in virtually everything is FREE! What are you waiting for? Get the dates in your diary. July 12th and 13th, Millhouses Park, Sheffield. www.cliff-hanger.co.uk for more info, including plenty of information on local accommodation, and how to get there on public transport, on your bike or by foot. et lt;br et gt;Keep your eye on the website for details as they are updated. If you want to be kept informed just subscribe to the newsletter on any page of the site and we'll let you know what's going on once every few weeks. CANADA et ndash; here et rsquo;s the opportunity to be nationally ranked in Canadian extreme sports. The Canadian Freestyle Challenge is hosting qualifying rounds around Canada with the chance to compete for national champion in freestyle motocross FMX, BMX, skateboarding and inline skating events. Look for the location closest to you and register for your chance to prove yourself in Canada's best extreme sports tournament this summer. With the top athletes competing for contracts from the CFC to go on a Canadian tour there won't be any shortage of action. All categories other then the open class will compete for prizes and a rank in their division. Finalists in the open category will compete for a prize pool with the top 3 heading to the finals held in August to compete for national champion. Halifax et ndash; The Commons Park: 6-8 June Mississauga et ndash; Iceland Arena: 27-29 June Winnipeg et ndash; Forks Arena: 18-20 July UK - Tickets are now on sale for The White Air Festival (19-21 September) as it celebrates its 12th year in style: more sports, more public interaction and more music, art et amp; parties than ever before! A whole host of sports events will make up this extreme festival from Thundercat European Championships, Windsurfing UK Freestyle Championships, Kitesurfing, Surf, SUP, Skate Ramps and street with Suso, BMX on the ramps, Parkour, European Mountain Board Freestyle on the radical RAF White Air ramps, FMX shows its face for the first time, Sailing, Kayak, Mountain Bike freestyle and trials, Flatland BMX, Turfdogs land Windsurfing, Jet Ski, Frisbee, Inline, Land Yacht, Jet Ski, Digital dj mixing, Hard Grafft, and loads more... all that in only 3 days?? Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Everyone will be watching et nbsp; Jeffreys Bay during July as the world et rsquo;s best surfers go to work on the universally renowned waves during the Billabong Pro, the fifth of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour. et nbsp; Supertubes, the venue for what has become Africa et rsquo;s most prestigious and lucrative surfing tournament, is unanimously acknowledged as one of the world et rsquo;s top 10 high performance surf breaks. et nbsp; et nbsp; The Billabong Pro has an 11 day waiting period, 10-20 July, but only needs four full days of competition to give out a champion, so the organisers have the luxury of being able to choose the best possible conditions to run the contest and ensure cutting edge performances by the world et rsquo;s best surfers. The 45 World Tour campaigners will be joined in the 48 man format by 3 wildcards who are determined by the Von Zipper Wildcard Trials. Staged on the morning of the first day of the contest , the VZ Trials matches 6 top SA surfers against 6 rising international stars - the winner of each of the three 4-man heats receives a wildcard into the Billabong Pro. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-4-june-08 News Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:15:47 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-4-june-08-6751.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; FRANCE - 4th edition of the SUMMER URBAN PLAGNE - In only 3 years the Urban Plagne has become a reference in the world of urban culture events. For the fourth edition, the skate park has grown again with the Spine Mini Ramp. The Plagne Skate, Roller and BMX Park Bellec et ocirc;te now covers 2000 sq metres. ! Try out La Plagne in the Alpes in July. WANNA WINDSURF - El Yaque in Margarita Island off of Venezuela is one of the best South American beaches for windsurfers, and for families. Both love to go there for the warm weather, nice winds and shallow waters. The winds allow windsurfers to maximize their time out on the waters off El Yaque beach. It is one of top places in the world that is recognised by windsurfers and kite surfers and holds some of the best-known national and international windsurfing events. US - Onlookers were buzzing and cameras were rolling at Brunswick Naval Air Station when BMX legend Kevin Robinson was lifted in a crane basket and placed onto a towering ramp et mdash; a towering slope that Robinson hopes will propel him to a world record jump of at least 54 feet above the ground. Robinson, 37, said it was like being in a five-story building and looking down! The official try for the world record of 27 feet (above the 27-foot-tall jump) will take place on 12thJune in Central Park, New York, with NBC and a worldwide audience watching. Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. SCHEDULE - The next major ASP WQS event is in the Maldives and it has a solid contingent of Dream Tour surfers headed up by Mick Campbell (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Royden Bryson (ZAF), Travis Logie (ZAF), Jay Thompson (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT), Aritz Aranburu (EUK), Jihad Kodhr (BRA), Heitor Alves (BRA), Miky Picon (FRA) and Nic Muscroft (AUS). et nbsp;With the majors are most of the top ASP WQS surfers looking to qualify for 2009 in the 144-man event, giving plenty of time in case of small waves. Then from the Maldives, everyone heads off to Brazil for back-to-back ASP WQS 5-Star events followed a day later in Durban, South Africa with the ASP WQS 6-Star Mr. Price Pro. A couple of weeks later thery et rsquo;re all off et nbsp;to Huntington Beach for the US Open, followed by Japan and the tough European leg. There are 14 ASP WQS 5-Star to 6-Star Prime events from August to November, but the et rsquo;QS campaigners need to get at soonest all the points required as the ASP Top 45 who see they et rsquo;re in trouble will be entering all the ASP WQS events to make sure they have a chance to qualify too.... tough life, huh?GAMES - The ASP Europe and Youriding.com launch today the 2008 ASP European Virtual Surf Series, a surfing game on line that will virtually follow the main stops of the 2008 ASP European Pro Surf Tour - virtually surf in all main ASP European events this season and possibly clinch the virtual European title. The 2008 ASP European Virtual Surf Series starts Wednesday, June 3rd with the ASP Europe 4 Star Santa Surf Pro Junior, the biggest Pro Junior event of the year... splash!! et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/cliffhanger-sheffield-uk Agenda Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:32:31 +0200 et lt;p et gt;The Outdoor Event for Outdoor People et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;- includes British Bouldering Championship, kayaking, mountain biking, skateboarding, parkour, sk, snowboarding and much more..... et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-2-june-08 News Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:30:32 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-2-june-08-5046.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; TAIWAN - Great Britain's Shanaze Reade struck gold at the BMX World Championships in Taiwan and in the process secured her place at the Olympic Games. The 19-year-old, who was defending the title she won last year in her first season as a senior, is now favourite to win the gold medal in Beijing. Reade, a two-time world champion on the track in the team sprint, will compete solely in the BMX discipline in August. et nbsp;Reade has won five successive BMX world crowns at junior and senior level. UK et ndash; The Cliffhanger extreme sports (12-13 July 2008) show is the UK et rsquo;s largest outdoor et ldquo;outdoor-pursuits et rdquo; festival; it takes place in one of Sheffield et rsquo;s biggest green spaces. et nbsp;Competitors and spectators will come from across the country et ndash; it et rsquo;ll be a great day out for the family. Featuring The British Bouldering Championships, Come-And-Try-It Climbing Walls, Open Air Market, Reverse Bungee And Other White Knuckle Rides, Orienteering Races, A Guinness World Record Dyno Competition, Demonstration Events, Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking, A Massive Bargain Area, Music, Children et rsquo;s Rides, And Much, Much More... People living around Millhouses Park who opposed the show did not succeed in blocking the event - approved by Sheffield Council, but a decision has been made not to apply for an alcohol licence. USA - for the first time in the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour's 17-year history Pro Women's wakeboarding was featured in Fort Worth, so it was no surprise that thousands of fans were at Lake Moser at Texas MasterCraft to witness the girls et rsquo; debut. Fans were also happy to wait in line for hours to take photos and receive autographs from the talented female rippers. Nearly 20 of the world's best female wakeboarders took to the water for the opening round of the Pro Women's Division. After all five heats ended, only the top-two riders from each heat advanced to the semi-finals. The 10 semi-finalists battled it out in two heats of five with the top-three riders from each heat advancing into the finals - which resulted in a top-notch band: 2008 Wake Games champion Nicola Butler (Cape Town, South Africa), current women's wakeboard world champion Amber Wing (Sydney, Australia), ESPN Espy winner Dallas Friday (Orlando, Florida), 2007 Pro Tour titlist Shelby Kantar (Sacramento, California), Australia Pro Tour champ Hayley Smith (Sydney, Australia) and X Games gold medalist Emily Copeland Durham (Denver, Colorado) became the first-ever Pro Women's finalists in Fort Worth. South African Nicola Butler, 16, won with a perfect 100. Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Mark Occhilupo revived memories of his 1999 victory in Fiji with a second-round triumph over fellow Australian Kai Otton - he won Fiji's inaugural world championship event nine years ago en route to claiming the world title. Gold Coaster Occhilupo battled drugs, depression and a weight problem before his 1999 career highlight and now he's "freshly retired" and just having fun. His amazing career inspired NSW rugby league team assistant coach Andrew Johns to invite the surfer to give a motivational talk to the Blues before their Origin I win over Queensland in May. et nbsp; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/2008-malibu-open-meets-quake-on-the-lake-festival News Fri, 30 May 2008 14:14:17 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/2008-malibu-open-meets-quake-on-the-lake-festival-54.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Michigan is the perfect setting for this premier international water ski and wakeboard competition. The supercharged boats, distinguished athletes and world record performances will come together, July 18-20, in the mecca of boating recreation. Pontiac Lake will host this water sports double-header featuring not only the Malibu Open but of one of the premier hydroplane events, Quake on the Lake. And if that et rsquo;s not reason enough to attend, proceeds from this fund-raiser will directly benefit a local children et rsquo;s charity. et ldquo;We are excited to be partnering with the organizers of Quake on the Lake to create this unique, high-energy water sports festival in Michigan, et rdquo; expressed Lani Farmer, Team and Event Director for Malibu Boats. et ldquo;We feel like this venue and these partners will enable us to better the Malibu Open just like we better our boats every chance we get. et rdquo; Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Malibu Open showcases the top slalom skiers, jumpers and wakeboarders in the world. World records have fallen during 7 of 9 Malibu Opens. This year athletes are looking to commemorate the 10-year milestone with more amazing performances. Participating Malibu Open male athletes will have the opportunity to compete in slalom, jump or wakeboard events, while the women tear it up in either slalom or wakeboard. Skiing disciplines will be pulled by the World record-breaking Malibu Response LXi while the wakeboarding portion of the competition will be pulled by Malibu et rsquo;s Wakesetter VLX. Pontiac Lake in Oakland County, Michigan will host the Malibu Open as well as Quake on the Lake July 18-20, 2008. The Festival will take place between White Lake and Waterford townships at the Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area. Over the past 8 years, et ldquo;Quake on the Lake et rdquo; has gained a reputation as one of the premier summertime events in Michigan. Since the inaugural event, over 140,000 people have witnessed world-record racing performances from the top teams in the business. The Malibu Open/Quake on the Lake festival will be an affordable family event and fund-raiser. Proceeds from this fund-raiser will directly benefit a local children et rsquo;s charity, The Rainbow Connection. This organization helps make dreams come true for terminally ill children in Michigan. (Source: World Wakeboard Association) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/seismic-introduces-revolutionary-skateboard-urethane-formula News Fri, 30 May 2008 14:09:53 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/seismic-introduces-revolutionary-skateboard-urethane-formula-681.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; "It's a racer's dream, the perfect combination of grip, speed, and super rebound with no compromises," said Seismic Wheels Team Member and 2003 World Slalom Champion Kenny Mollica. According to Team Member Gary Fluitt, the 2004 World Slalom Champion and 2007 World Slalom Champion Runner-Up, "the new formula has a surprising combination of grip and rebound like I've never felt before. These grip so well that I run out of road before I can get them to slide. The roll feels superior, too." Traditional urethane formulations wrestle with an inherent tension between traction and bounce. Crank up either one and you trade off some of the other. Now you can have it all! Seismic Black Ops!" urethane offers more grip and rebound together, in the same formula, than the skateboard world has ever seen before. "It's like a new page in racing history," Mollica added. "These wheels are smooth, fast, and grippy through hard turns with no mush. Lightweight cores and cool colors, too!" Said Neal Piper, the world's foremost urethane wheel engineer and owner of the renowned California factory where Seismic wheels are poured, "Black Ops is the result of years of experience in precise polyurethane formulating and unique processing. Starting with a great base of top level science, a huge ration of sweat and skill from many actively competing testers drove this super-tuned racing formula to a new standard of World Class performance." Introduced in 2005 and 2006, Seismic 69mm Hot Spots and 77mm Speed Vents are now available in Black Ops urethane and a new high-contrast color scheme emphasizing orange, blue and purple. Other Seismic wheels will be available in the new formula later this season. "There's all sorts of gimmick wheel shapes out there, but I find that the Hot Spots out of the box are the best shape on the market for slalom racing," Fluitt added. "I don't feel like I have to modify them in any way. In the new Black Ops formula, they're better than ever - just really reboundy and grippy." In related news, the 77mm Speed Vent, used by downhill racer Erik Lundberg to earn the IGSA World n et ordm; 1 ranking last year, is now poured on the full version of Seismic's proprietary Energy Conversion core (also used for the 78mm Blast Waves and 85mm Speed Vents). The 77mm Speed Vent is nearly one-half ounce lighter than before, with rebound turbo-charged by the spring action of the core's outermost ring. Said multi-time World Slalom Champion Jason Mitchell, "I won one of the 2007 Ditch Slap events on 77mm Speed Vents, so I felt confident about the wheels going into the Indian School race [April 18, 2008]. But I was very surprised with the enhanced performance of the design and [Black Ops] formula. Seismic took a big wheel that was already great, and made it even better." At Indian School, Mollica added, the 77mm Speed Vents "were awesome. We all loved 'em. The core is the perfect size." Seismic founder/owner Dan Gesmer commented, "We're super excited about this progressive urethane chemistry. It's all about continuing the tradition of innovation we began in 1994 when we rolled out the original patented Seismic carving truck." For further information and pricing, contact Seismic at info@seismicskate.com, or visit www.seismicskate.com. et lt;br et gt;Note: The Black Ops formula is only used for wheels 78A and harder. Seismic wheels softer than 78A, and all 3dm-brand wheels, are poured in the company's classic high-grip formula. (Source: www.slalomskateboarder.com) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-29-may-08 News Thu, 29 May 2008 12:30:43 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-29-may-08-6896.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; CANADA - Red Bull Flugtag et mdash; an event where today et rsquo;s creative geniuses dressed in whacky costumes strap themselves to equally outrageous home-made, human-powered flying machines and take a running launch off a 30-foot pier. Question is, do any of these crazy contraptions ever actually fly? German for et ldquo;flying day, et rdquo; Flugtag will hit the Canadian skies, and its waters, on August 3rd 2008 over Ottawa-Gatineau et rsquo;s historic Rideau Canal et mdash; only the second time Flugtag will be splashing Canada et mdash; and they et rsquo;re looking for applicants! - Think you have what it takes to secure a spot in the Flugtag history books? For more information, contact them at groundcontrol@redbullflugtag.ca or call 1-877-FLUGTAG (3584824), before 30 May.. US - TECH SPECTATORS: huge crowds watched the elimination rounds of the 49th Masters Water Ski et amp; Wakeboard Tournament last weekend at Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, GA), from the comfort of their own homes and cell phones, thanks to the live web cast provided by Watersports Webcasts. Thus far, more than 65,000 viewers have logged on from over 60 countries! et nbsp;Surfing et nbsp; Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new et ldquo;Gold Coast Surfboards et rdquo; surfboard, custom made for this competition - the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. MEXICO - one surfer was killed and another narrowly escaped after two shark attacks off the Pacific coast of Mexico last weekend. A Mexican student was killed on Friday in the Zihuatanejo area, north of Acapulco, and a day later a U. S. surfer was also attacked - he managed to escape with only five cuts on his right forearm. Saturday's attack took place off Playa Linda beach near Zihuatanejo, a sun spot popular with North American tourists. It was the third in the past month. A 21-year-old Mexican student, Aldo Mata, died surfing off the Pantla beach on Friday after a shark bit off his hand and then his right leg. Officials blame the new influx of sharks in the area on climate change. "We brought shark specialists to the area and the first thing they said was that the sharks' presence could be because of cold water currents caused by climate change," said Guerrero state's environment minister, Sabas de la Rosa. et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/julian-wilson-3rd-winnier-of-the-oneill-mission News Wed, 28 May 2008 14:04:40 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/julian-wilson-3rd-winnier-of-the-oneill-mission-9231.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; et ldquo;It et rsquo;s been such a good week. We have made the best out of all the conditions we faced in France. I want to thank O et rsquo;Neill for putting on such a good event. et rdquo; Using the unique judging formula of The Mission, he was voted the winner by his fellow surfers, including the likes of Cory Lopez, Jarrad Howse and Michel Bourez, and has walked away with the US$25,000 prize money. et ldquo;I et rsquo;ve been looking up to these guys since I was young, et rdquo; Julian said. et ldquo;I was just so excited to be invited to spend the week surfing with them. et rdquo; In a first-ever on The Mission, two surfers found themselves in equal second place. O et rsquo;Neill Highland Open winner, Adam Robertson, as well as former WCT giant Cory Lopez shared the honors. et ldquo;It et rsquo;s been an awesome week, et rdquo; said Cory. et ldquo;I was so stoked to come here. And I am so happy for Julian. He has been surfing amazingly all week. et rdquo; Adam Robertson, in addition to finishing in joint second place, also won the first ever et lsquo;Spirit of the Mission et rsquo; award, for embracing the spirit of adventure of The Mission in its entirety and everything it stands for. et ldquo;To get second here is amazing, et rdquo; Adam said. et ldquo;I didn et rsquo;t even know I was going to come here until two weeks before so I hadn et rsquo;t set myself any expectations. I am happy for Julian. He is a great guy and a great surfer. et rdquo; Always the first to run into the water no matter what the conditions, Adam said: et ldquo;It et rsquo;s nice that O et rsquo;Neill recognized that I was surfing hard and having a lot of fun. et rdquo; The award ceremony took place in front of all who participated on The Mission on the campsite by the beaches of Les Landes. Behind Julian, Adam and Cory came Tim Boal in fourth, Justin Mujica in fifth and Hugo Savalli et ndash; who even attempted Julian et rsquo;s signature Sushi Roll move - in sixth. Last year et rsquo;s winner of The Mission, Michel Bourez finished in seventh and was followed by Jarrad Howse in eighth and Ian Walsh in ninth place. The O et rsquo;Neill Mission 2008 ended on the beaches of Les Landes after moving down from Brittany following a swell forecast on Saturday revealing that the southwest coast of France was going to be picking up the best of the waves. As contest director, Matt Wilson, pointed out; et ldquo;These guys got the best surf available in France all week." (Source: O'Neill) et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/quiksilver-bowlrider-qualifying-series-lausanne News Wed, 28 May 2008 13:50:10 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/quiksilver-bowlrider-qualifying-series-lausanne-3997.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; Marino Cattaneo takes the wildcard Bad weather and heavy rainfalls until 1pm - but then the sun came out - the bowl was dried again and the contest started at 2pm. Results : 1- Martino Cattaneo, Quiksliver Rookie (14 years old) 2- Ruarti Briteesteer, Edinburgh (he was also in Prague - he absolutely wants to go to the finals in Malm et ouml;) 3- Eric Lazzaretti (14 years old) 4- Monir Salihi et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/div et gt; et lt;/td et gt; et lt;/tr et gt; et lt;/table et gt;...... http://www.extremity.tv/urban-plagne-la-plagne-france Agenda Mon, 26 May 2008 14:16:30 +0200 et lt;p et gt;LE festival des cultures urbaines et des sports extr et ecirc;mes en altitude: du 11 au 14 Juillet et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;MsoNoSpacing et quot; et gt;4E et Eacute;DITION DE L et #39; et lt;a href= et quot;http://www.urbanplagne.com et quot; target= et quot;_blank et quot; et gt;URBAN PLAGNE et lt;/a et gt; D et #39; et Eacute;TE et lt;br / et gt; En seulement 3 ans, l et #39;Urban Plagne est devenu une r et eacute;f et eacute;rence dans le paysage des et eacute;v et eacute;nements de la culture urbaine. Pour la quatri et egrave;me et eacute;dition, le skate park compos et eacute; de 24 modules, s et #39;agrandit encore avec la Mini Rampe et agrave; Spine. L et #39;espace Skate, Roller et BMX de Plagne Bellec et ocirc;te s et #39; et eacute;tend sur 2000m2 ! et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;THE festival of Urban Cultures and of Extreme Sports at altitude: from 11th ot 14th July et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;4th edition of the SUMMER et lt;a href= et quot;http://www.urbanplagne.com et quot; target= et quot;_blank et quot; et gt;URBAN PLAGNE et lt;/a et gt; et lt;br / et gt;In only 3 years the Urban Plagne has become a reference in the world of urban culture events. For the fourth edition, the skate park made up of 24 modules has grown again with the Spine Mini Ramp. The Plagne Skate, Roller and BMX Park Bellec et ocirc;te now covers 2000 sq metres. ! et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt;{mosimage} et lt;/p et gt; et lt;p et gt; et nbsp; et lt;/p et gt; http://www.extremity.tv/x-streams-26-may-08 News Mon, 26 May 2008 12:45:41 +0200 et lt;table et gt; et lt;tr et gt; et lt;td et gt; et lt;div class= et quot;TexteSurImage et quot; et gt; et lt;p class= et quot;ImageAGauche et quot; et gt; et lt;img src= et quot;ImagesNews/x-streams-26-may-08-5232.jpg et quot; / et gt; et lt;br / et gt; et lt;/p et gt; et lt;div align= et quot;justify et quot; et gt; COSMETICS et ndash; a young Parisian, Blandine Chemouni, has come up with an original range of cosmetics targeted to the world of sport, especially extreme sports. The TECARE products have been created and the packaging designed in consultation with professional riders. The range includes sun protection creams, lip protectors for extreme weather conditions, and oils for massaging tired and bruised limbs. The use of these potions is quickly being taken up by male riders as well as the girls.{mosimage} et nbsp; GERMANY - here's a pretty unique event: people on ropes running down the side of the Park Inn, Berlin's tallest hotel. Like true Germans, many visitors in Alexanderplatz barely bat an eye. From 39 floors up, thrill-seekers pay 59 Euros (almost $100) to do "house running," as it's called. Wearing booties to protect the hotel windows, they walk down the side of the building... wonder if they take the dog as well?SCOTLAND et ndash; the Mountain Bike World Cup passes at Fort William the weekend of 6-8 June. Downhill riders go against the clock on a preset course that may be partly man-made, like the one at Fort William, or just naturally fiendish. The route will take in several big jumps and drops, with rocks, trees and other obstacles in the way. The challenge for the rider is to navigate around these hazards at as high a speed as is humanly possible. In Scotland this is often made more difficul