The humor got lost in translation.
Canadian bobsledders posted pictures of themselves wearing few articles of clothing but lots of facial hair. Several of them couldn’t keep a straight face, perhaps because bobsledder Justin Kripps taking the picture could keep a straight face, or perhaps because there was something inherently un-straight about the pose.
For reasons that remain as mysterious as those that caused the bobsledders to … More
Great Britain snowboarder Billy Morgan created quite a stir back home after using snowboarding terminology in a BBC post-event interview that comes dangerously close to sounding like words you shouldn’t be saying on TV.
First, to understand more clearly, a lesson on snowboarding terminology, or slang, if you will.
“Huck” is a term referring to … More
More than Maverick’s, more than Kelly Slater, more than barrels and way more than alley-oops, sharks are what separate surfing from every other sport. They lurk, those morbid creeps, under blankets of ocean and can end a man’s life in the blink of a bull shark’s distant eye. It’s what makes surfing unique. In tennis, Rafael Nadal mustn’t worry about getting mauled by a black bear as he serves. In basketball, Kobe Bryant wastes no time in pondering the threat of a Siberian tiger when he’s going hard in or around the paint. But as surfers, the presence of sharks is something we have to face day in and day out. When we enter the ocean, we hand over our fate.
Sometimes fate can be a bitch. A savage, toothy bitch … More
Barack Obama has invited Bethany Hamilton to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast, in Washington, DC.
The “Soul Surfer” revealed how she recovered from losing her arm in a shark attack, and how her spiritual strength helped her professional surfing career afterwards.
“Because of where Jesus brought me, I have no regrets of the adversities God has allowed me to go through,” underlined Hamilton … More