We all wanted to hear it. Kelly Slater will chase a 12th world surfing title in 2017. The Floridian confirmed he will give another shot at the title in the upcoming season, but underlined that he feels proud and inspired by John John Florence’s maiden World Surf League (WSL) trophy. “I felt like a proud […]
John John Florence has won the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). The Hawaiian won his maiden world surfing title. Florence qualified for the final of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, and saw Jordy Smith failing to win his semifinal heat. He is the surfers’ surfer. John John has been dreaming of becoming […]
John John Florence is the only surfer who can claim the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour title at Supertubos, in Peniche. Nevertheless, the world title race still includes no less than nine pro surfers – Florence, Gabriel Medina, Matt Wilkinson, Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Julian Wilson, Filipe Toledo, Kelly Slater, and Adriano de Souza. […]
There you go. Here’s an article for Scrabble addicts, anagram enthusiasts, and word lovers. Warning: the following lines contain absurd, explicit, and surreal letters turned to words. Surfers score Perfect 10-point rides, but when their names enter the unscramble machine, you don’t always get a flawless word play. In some cases – John John Florence, […]
For millions, John John Florence is the best surfer in the world right now. But when it comes to winning world titles, the Hawaiian is still warming up. Will it be this year? Can Florence turn magic into glory? Will his fans celebrate in 2016? The last Hawaiian to win the world surfing title was […]
Eight surfers have reached the quarterfinals of the Fiji Pro 2016, after another perfect day of surfing at Cloudbreak. Kelly Slater has always said Cloudbreak is one of his favorite waves in the world. The 11-time world champion has once again proved he has what it takes to win events. In his Round 4 act, […]
The World Surf League has opened its official store. Expect to pay $79.99 for a pro surfer’s replica jersey. For football clubs, sports merchandise is a gold mine. In 2013, Real Madrid sold over one million Cristiano Ronaldo replica shirts. The official equipment sells at 75 euros ($84), so it is easy to do the […]
Pipeline continues to deliver some of the best waves of the season, as the Volcom Pipe Pro 2016 hits Round of 3. A fired up John John Florence surfed two waves in the excellent range to claim the highest heat total of the day – 18.84 points. The Hawaiian is through to Round 4. “It […]
Mick Fanning won his first ever event in Hawaii. The Australian surfer conquered the 2015 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach. The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) is over. In a challenging final against Julian Wilson, John John Florence, and Matt Wilkinson, Fanning only rode three waves to raise the trophy. […]
Adriano de Souza defeated John John Florence to claim the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro 2015, at the Main Break. The Brazilian surfer rejoiced. The fifth victory of his ten-year career on the Dream Tour had a Hawaiian flavour. De Souza opened the final with an excellent 8.93 for two big carving turns ending with […]