Gabriel Medina has conquered the 2015 Quiksilver Pro France, in Hossegor. The Brazilian returned to the highest spot on the surf podium after defeating Bede Durbidge with a flawless performance. Will Medina be the spoiler, or will he have a shot at a back-to-back world title? “It feels so good, I’ve been trying so hard […]
The world’s best tube riders put their skills to test in treacherous conditions at Teahupoo, as the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti steps into the finals day. Round 3 and 4 were completed in building four-to-six-foot surf. Gabriel Medina, Gabriel Medina, Kelly Slater and Owen Wright have earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the event. […]
Owen Wright conquered the Fiji Pro 2015, at Cloudbreak, with yet another Perfect 20 heat. He’s living the dream. One day after locking in the seventh Perfect 20 heat in the history of pro surfing, Owen Wright repeated the feat in the final against Julian Wilson. “I can’t believe it, to finish with a couple of […]
Gabriel Medina is out of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015. Jay Davies knocked out the 2014 world surfing champion from Brazil, at both The Box and Main Break. The winner of the Trials has reasons to celebrate. Not only Davies defeated Medina, but he is also through to Round 3 of competition, in […]
Adriano de Souza, Owen Wright, Jordy Smith and Filipe Toledo have secured spots on the quarterfinals of the Rip Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2015, in Australia. Despite a few shock exits – Taj Burrow, John John Florence and Julian Wilson are out of the equation – the top seeds dominated Round 3. In the […]
It was a marathon of surfing. The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2015 has reached the quarterfinals, not without major upsets: Gabriel Medina, Kelly Slater, John John Florence and Joel Parkinson are out of the game. There you go. The quarterfinalists have been decided, and the 2014 world surfing champion will have to sit on the […]
Makua Rothman has been crowned the 2014/2015 Big Wave Tour champion. The Hawaiian daredevil, 30, won the Billabong Pico Alto 2014 and secured a runner-up finish at the Punta Galea Challenge 2015. With no more events being run in the Northern Hemisphere window, Rothman takes the overall title. “I feel amazing to be the WSL […]
Bert, the anonymous street artist, has released a limited edition print inspired by Gabriel Medina’s maiden world surfing title. The original piece titled “The Creation of a Teahupoo Champ” was originally put up on the wall under the I-5, at Trestles, in celebration of Medina’s win at Tahiti, back in September 2014. “I knew I […]
Gabriel Medina is still partying. At only 20, he added an ASP World Tour title to his trophy room. What does the world have to say about his maiden triumph? Brazil is proud of his surfer boy. Gabriel Medina has written a new chapter in the history of competitive surfing.
Gabriel Medina is the first ever Brazilian to claim a world surfing trophy. The history of competitive surfing has just added another flag to the list of champions. And it’s not easy to win a world title these days. Precisely 50 years after the inaugural ISF World Surfing Championships won by Midget Farrelly and Phyllis […]