All Action Sports articles – Page 21
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TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk...
TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk to be its new brand manager for Central Europe.
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Travis Parker, a professional snowboarder, has returned to the K2...
Travis Parker, a professional snowboarder, has returned to the K2 Snowboarding stable of athletes.
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The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of...
The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of the Oxbow team.
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Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who...
Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who won the ASP World Championships for three years in a row between 2002 and 2004, passed away at the beginning of this month after withdrawing from the 2010 Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, where Kelly Slater won his 10th ...
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An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool...
An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool Shoes.
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Burton Snowboards has launched a new online tool on www.burton.com...
Burton Snowboards has launched a new online tool on www.burton.com that allows riders to virtually create, view and remix their outerwear for the season. One of the features of the tool, called The Great Outfitter, is a “gallery” where riders can choose to show their original creations, eventually sharing them ...
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Elan Snowboards is launching its Trick Tip Tour, offering kids...
Elan Snowboards is launching its Trick Tip Tour, offering kids of all ages a rare chance to pick up some tips from pro riders while taking new gear out for a test ride. A fully stocked Elan Snowboards test booth will serve as the designated meeting point for all Trick ...
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Maxime Huscenot, the reigning ASP world junior surf champion sponsored...
Maxime Huscenot, the reigning ASP world junior surf champion sponsored by Quiksilver, has agreed to endorse DC Shoes as well for the next five years.
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Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to...
Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to Coniv Sports, a company run by Stefan Casanova that already distributes smaller snow sports brands like Flux, Never Summer and Icelantic. The former distributor, Harry Gunz, has moved into the bicycle business.
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Funding has been secured for the Museum of British Surfing,...
Funding has been secured for the Museum of British Surfing, and construction will now begin in North Devon with plans to open at the end of May 2011. The museum’s collection will include almost 200 surfboard and other memorabilia tracing more than 200 years of surfing history in the U.K. ...
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Matt Walls, the surf brand manager for Body Glove, is...
Matt Walls, the surf brand manager for Body Glove, is leaving Sport Dimension, Body Glove’s wetsuit licensee, to pursue other opportunities. Until a successor is found, Todd Richards, the director of sales for Sport Dimension, will oversee the division.
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Michel Bourez, the surf champion from Tahiti, has joined the...
Michel Bourez, the surf champion from Tahiti, has joined the team sponsored by Moskova, the technical sports underwear brand of Quiksilver, in time for the World Tour.
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Orage is going to sponsor the International Freestyle Film Festival,...
Orage is going to sponsor the International Freestyle Film Festival, which is moving from Montreal to take place in Annecy, France, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3.
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Nikita outerwear has teamed with K2 Snowboarding on a new...
Nikita outerwear has teamed with K2 Snowboarding on a new Cassette binding and VaVaVoom snowboard for girls for this winter season.
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Artec has signed the Swedish freestyle snowboarder Kalle Ohlson to...
Artec has signed the Swedish freestyle snowboarder Kalle Ohlson to its pro team.
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Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range...
Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range in San Sebastian, where it will open an emblematic Patagonia surf store – but it has no plans to open any offices there. Patagonia is finalizing the recruitment of a European surf manager. It will start delivering its wetsuits to ...
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Nathalie Simon, a former French windsurfing champion who has been...
Nathalie Simon, a former French windsurfing champion who has been hosting a popular French TV program, has agreed to endorse Gotcha products.
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Raoni Monteiro of Brazil, who has been surfing for 23...
Raoni Monteiro of Brazil, who has been surfing for 23 years, has joined the surf team of O’Neill.
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After 25 years of snowboarding, the legendary Mike Basich has...
After 25 years of snowboarding, the legendary Mike Basich has agreed to endorse Flow Snowboarding’s entire line of products.
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Oli Adams, 25, a World Qualifying Series surfer, has joined...
Oli Adams, 25, a World Qualifying Series surfer, has joined the team of Protest, the Dutch boardwear brand.
