by The Editors on February 20, 2014
The marketing wizards at the Association of Surfing Professionals have signed Korea’s mega industrial technology giant Samsung on as the title sponsor of the mens and women’s ASP World Championship Tour.
“From the beginning, our goal has been to elevate the platform of this tremendous sport through top-of-class media and sponsor partnerships,” Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. “Samsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere, an ideal partner for professional surfing. Samsung will help us deliver a world-class experience for our athletes and fans. We are honored to have Samsung partner with us to celebrate the world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves.”
Something, something, big phones, misplaced Kim Jong-un joke and then the link to the official word from the ASP (including all upcoming event dates). Done. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
Thanks, Yobeat, for keeping us in the laugh track on a Thursday afternoon. “S’posed to be pretty good weather tomorrow. . . “
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
Yes, she was. With her gold medal and everything. Plus, regardless of what some may be saying, Jamie Anderson stomp her run on the big man side of the slopestyle jump line.
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
The New York Time’s John Branch looks into the issue of women getting hurt riding the same terrain as the men during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In other Alpine sports (like the downhill) women have their own courses, but not in snowboarding.
Through Monday night, a review of the events at the Extreme Park counted at least 22 accidents that forced athletes out of the competition or, if on their final run, required medical attention. Of those, 16 involved women. The proportion of injuries to women is greater than it appears given that the men’s fields are generally larger.
Branch looks into these issues and more and comes to no real conclusion. If he did someone would probably get mad and call him sexist. But his story is still worth a read, especially if you winced occasionally during the women’s slopestyle, halfpipe, and boardercross events.
[Link: New York Times]
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
Yes, apparently Late Night With David Letterman is still on and as is the custom he’s interviewing Olympic gold medalists. Here he talks to halfpipe gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington. If you need to know anything else, watch. Oh, and if you want to see Sage Kotsenburg utter the first words we’ve ever heard him speak, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
In what has to be one of the best “I-told-you-sos” of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, American Alpine snowboarder Vic Wild has won a gold medal in parallel slalom in Sochi for his new national sponsor Russia. After marrying a Russian Alpine snowboarder and realizing there was no hope in getting any support from US Skiing, Wild picked up a Russian passport and signed on with the Russian Alpine snowboarding team, according to a story on Yahoo Sports.
“I told everybody in the Russian snowboard federation: If you guys take me, you’ll never regret it,” Wild told the Wall Street Journal this week. . . And it won’t regret anything. Wild won the gold medal in the parallel giant slalom on Wednesday, an event that saw only one American entrant. Wild later celebrated with his wife Zavarzina, a fellow snowboarder who won bronze in the women’s event, and draped himself in a Russian flag.
While most don’t even consider Alpine snowboarding “snowboarding,” it’s still kind of funny to see the US pass on a Gold.
[Link: Yahoo Sports]
by The Editors on February 20, 2014
At this year’s South By Southwest Music, Film, Interactive festival Vans will be hosting some serious music at their Vans at the Mohawk concert space. Included on the list are acts like X, Cerebral Ballzy, Tyler the Creator, Cities Aviv, Gap Dream, Jacuzzi Boys, and more.
Showcasing an Off the Wall mix of musicians that define the original House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY, House of Vans at the Mohawk brings genre-defining artists, iconic talent and the best emerging bands for five packed days to the SXSW Music Festival.
We’re actually heard of a few of these acts. Want more official info from Vans, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on February 20, 2014
Dave Lee and the crew at Signal Snowboards have made sliding devices out of pretty much everything, why not paper? Yeah, why not shred some paper. Here, watch.
by The Editors on February 19, 2014
We’re not the biggest fans of the jock, team sports mag Sports Illustrated or of its annual porny-spank-book-posing-as-fashion swimsuit issue. But we’re willing to make a couple exceptions: first are the photos by Derek Katella, and second, is for any pro surfer who shows up there. This year it’s Anastasia Ashley and she does it better than most of the fashion models. Guess she’s had a little more experience in a Mikoh bikini.
[Link: Sports Illustrated]
by The Editors on February 19, 2014
Quebec’s Nic Sauve has joined Gigi Ruf on the Slash Snowboards program and not surprisingly he is happy about his new revenue stream.
“Really stoked to be part of Slash,” Sauve says. “Since I was a kid I always looked up to Gigi, and I couldn’t be happier to get on this project with him and the rest of this sick crew!”
If you don’t know Mr. Sauve, here’s a little informer ya’ no say dada me Snow me I’ll go blame:
In 2011 the world saw what Nic was capable of, winning Gold at X-Games Snowboard Street. This was the start of something even bigger. Today Nic is 100% focused on filming. This past season he was able to get back to where it all started, traveling around with his closest friends. Together they produced Déjà vu, which dropped this Fall. We could not be happier to help support Nic in his constant progression for years to come.
For the official word from Slash (a.k.a Nidecker) follow the jumps. [click to continue…]
