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John John Florence Withdraws From Quik Pro
The ASP just announced John John Florence (HAW) sustained an ankle injury after attempting a full rotation during the Expression Session on Saturday. The injury forced Florence to withdraw from the remainder of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. His Round 3 opponent, Adam Melling, will proceed to the next round automatically. More »
Laura Enever Signs With Billabong Surf Team
Billabong welcomed Laura Enever to its pro surf team today just in time for the start of the 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour on March 2. Hailing from North Narrabeen, Australia, Enever is ranked eighth in the world at just 21 years old. More »
John John Florence Officially Signs with Hurley [Updated]
![John John Florence Officially Signs with Hurley [Updated]](http://cdn-w.surfbang.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/john-john-florence-signs-contract-with-hurley.jpg "John John Florence Officially Signs with Hurley [Updated]")
After 15 years with O’Neill, 20 year old John John Florence has jumped ship and officially signed on with Hurley. Details of his new contract are unknown but I’m sure they will be available shortly. UPDATE: Below is the official press release from Hurley. More »
Happy Birthday Andy Irons! R.I.P. AI
Andy Irons would have turned 34 today if not for his unfortunate and untimely death on November 2, 2010. Birthdays are supposed to be a joyous occasion, and so, we’ve compiled some of Andy’s best photos and videos that show his true, playful nature. More »
Stephanie Gilmore Wins 5th Women’s ASP World Title
Women’s surf icon 24-year-old Stephanie Gilmore took home her 5th ASP World Title Saturday after conquering Tyler Wright in the final of the 2012 Roxy Pro Biarritz in France. More »
Kelly Slater Career Stats Infographic
Quiksilver has put together this massive infographic that highlights the super impressive stats that the 11 time world champ has racked up over his long and still on going surfing career. More »
2012 Billabong XXL Awards Nominees
Now that all of the nominees for this year’s Billabong XXL Awards have been announced let’s take a look at the waves and the surfers who were nominated. The categories are pretty stacked and there were some monster waves ridden in the past year. More »
Albee Layer Innersection Winner
What would you do if Taylor Steele came walking up your driveway with a huge $100,000 check and an 18-pack of Corona? I’d probably react somewhat similar to how Albee Layer did up above–plenty of champagne, screaming and smiles. Yewww! More »
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R.I.P. Michael Peterson
Legendary Australian surfer, who was once known as the best surfer in the world, sadly passed away today at the age of 59 due to a heart attack. More »
Mick Fanning Withdraws From 2011 Billabong Pipe Masters
According to Tracks Magazine, Mick Fanning won’t be competing at the last event of the 2011 ASP World Tour which is the highly anticipated Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. Unlike most of the world’s top surfers, Fanning still hasn’t traveled to Hawaii for the winter surf season and is still at home in New South Wales, Australia. The reason for Mick’s withdrawal is an apparent neck injury. More »
The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed
The current official world record for largest wave ever surfed is held by Mike Parsons who tackled a 77 foot wave at Cortes Bank back in 2008. Hawaiian big wave surfer, Garrett McNamara is looking to take that record from Parsons with, what is said to be, a 90 foot wave he rode last week in Portugal. Videos below. More »
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