All Action Sports articles – Page 17
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Quiksilver reports the sale of its snowboard manufacturing operations to...
Quiksilver reports the sale of its snowboard manufacturing operations to Extreme Holdings for an undisclosed amount of cash, as part of a profit improvement plan announced last May. The operations consist of Mervin Manufacturing and its Gnu and Lib Tech brands. Extreme Holdings is described as a company “advised” by ...
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APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching...
APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching a new generation of rear-entry snowboard bindings for the winter 2013/14 season
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Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories,...
Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories, is setting up a European office in the Swiss town of Malans. The company's new Icelantic Europe subsidiary is run by Rico Dürst, a Swiss marketing consultant who has worked for Trisport, Storm Sports and Outline Sports. He will be ...
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Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager,...
Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager, responsible for its new line of wetsuits. The former surfer and environmental activists has been working in product and marketing for Quiksilver for 20 years.
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Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard...
Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard brand by the same name, has become global brand manager of Jones Snowboards. Based in Switzerland, he will work closely with Jeremy Jones on product development, creative and global marketing initiatives. Jones Snowboards has also promoted Seth Lightcap to global ...
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Burton Snowboards appoints Bill Anderson as senior brand director...
Burton Snowboards appoints Bill Anderson as senior brand director
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Rip Curl has inaugurated a highly technical corporate surf shop...
Rip Curl has inaugurated a highly technical corporate surf shop of 180 square meters at Bidart, on the Basque coast of France. The offer concentrates on wetsuits and surfboards, including second-hand boards.
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Billabong has developed a limited edition of surfwear together with...
Billabong has developed a limited edition of surfwear together with Pukas Surf, the well-known Spanish distributor and retailer of surf products, for sale in selected stores from this month on
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Michael Tomson, 58-year-old co-founder of Gotcha surfwear, was arrested on...
Michael Tomson, 58-year-old co-founder of Gotcha surfwear, was arrested on May 1 after a traffic accident in Laguna Beach, California, on suspicion of cocaine possession and driving under its influence. Tomson was released by the police after posting bail of $100,000.
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Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born...
Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born in Maui, to its pro team of sponsored athletes
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Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo...
Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo through a side event in a former garage of the German postal service in Munich. The collection includes three snowboard boots and about 60 other items including snow goggles and a variety of garments. The Adidas snowboard team was presented ...
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Vans signs up Pat Moore, a snowboarder who placed third...
Vans signs up Pat Moore, a snowboarder who placed third in the Real Snow video contest at the X Games last year
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China's rising interest in surfing was on display at the...
China's rising interest in surfing was on display at the International Surfing Association's second ISA China Cup, held in Wanning, Hainan, in the last week of January. The event was attended by eight national teams with 48 surfers, to compete for individual and team gold medals. About 1,000 spectators watched ...
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Wed'ze, the skiing and snowboarding brand of Oxylane, will be...
Wed'ze, the skiing and snowboarding brand of Oxylane, will be the new official partner of the X Games in Tignes, France, on March 14-16. The brand participated in the 2012 edition and following that experience, it will now upgrade to official partner of the event. Based on the American Winter ...
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The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned...
The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned for Sunday, Dec. 30. Organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, it can be described as a free celebration day for the sport, where veterans and neophytes alike are welcomed to the slopes to enjoy and ...
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Nike Inc. is transferring much of the surf-related product and...
Nike Inc. is transferring much of the surf-related product and marketing operations conducted under the Nike brand to Hurley International, its specialist brand of surfwear. The details are not yet clear, but it seems that the sponsored athletes will continue to wear Nike shoes.
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The members of the Italian freestyle ski and snowboard teams...
The members of the Italian freestyle ski and snowboard teams will wear FiveFingers shoes as part of their training under a contract between Vibram and Fisi, the Italian ski federation
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Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate...
Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate Alaska, the yearly gathering of elite riders on Alaska's Thompson Pass. Heading into its sixth year, the snowboarding festival will take place from March 29 to April 7, 2013. Flow Snowboarding will also be sponsoring the Flow World Freeriding Championships, ...
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Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of...
Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of surf ambassadors for Patagonia. He and his fellow Patagonia team member Kohl Christensen will work with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD Surfboards to develop boards for big waves.
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Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched...
Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched a restructuring plan that will involve the elimination of 38 jobs out of a total of 145 at its French head office. Oxbow's revenues were down by 16.4 percent to €53.5 million in the latest financial year, ended on Sept. ...
