Gabriel Medina is the captain of the pro surfing fleet, as the ship reaches the warm waters of Copacabana for the 2014 Billabong Rio Pro, in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is a busy world capital. The FIFA Brazil 2014 is about to kick off in the multiple green fields of the country, and tourists are […]
Gabriel Medina defeated Joel Parkinson to win the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2014, at Snapper Rocks. The Brazilian wonder boy is the first Brazilian and only the second goofy-footer ever to win the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Medina took out the title by a very narrow margin: 0.06 points. Parkinson opened the final with an […]
Julian Wilson (Sunshine Coast, QLD/AUS), 23, has emerged victorious at the ASP Prime Nike US Open of Surfing over fellow ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) campaigner Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, today at Huntington Beach.
WAVE RIDER Nike is launching a new web portal that’s dedicated to all things surf – and offers a gateway into the sessions, stories and insights of Nike surfing athletes. Young Brazilian surfing superstar Gabriel Medina is part of the Nike family and to kick things off, they’ve released a very cool video of the talented surfer showing […]
Meet the Brazilians They’re quickly becoming the hottest surfers around, and in the last three events of the ASP World Tour, the Brazilians have dominated. (more…)
The Up-and-Comers Have Arrived After back-to-back victories in Brazil, talented 17-year-old Californian Kolohe Andino has won the Fantastic Noodles Kangaroo Island Pro in South Australia. The momentum he brought down under has seen his place in the ASP World Rankings move up from 31 to 24, which gives him a better shot at qualifying for the 2012 ASP World […]
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK 17-year-old Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco, making this his second win in only four events. The young champ has quickly risen through the ranks and his talent is being compared to that of legendary surfer Kelly Slater. (more…)
LA GRAVIERE, Hossegor/France (Tuesday, October 11, 2011) – After surviving this morning’s five-hour fog delay, the Quiksilver Pro France resumed in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) conditions at La Graviere, completing Rounds 4 and 5 of competition.