Snowboarder Shaun White may be the face of extreme sports, but he’s not the top earner.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
Snowboarder Shaun White was down to his last chance after falling during his first two runs of the men’s half-pipe competition at last month’s Winter X Games. It was the culminating event in the four day contest that drew 68,000 fans to Aspen, Colo. Once again, White delivered. He ripped off a stellar final run that included back-to-back 1080s (three complete rotations in the air) to win the gold.
White’s payday for winning one of his sport’s biggest competitions: a paltry $30,000. By comparison, Geoff Ogilvy earned $1.1 million for winning golf’s 2009 opening event…Â More info
Surfer Nat Young hustles and bustles in the coming months
Young had a busy year in 2008, including winning second place in the ASP North American Series, and 2009 doesn’t appear to be slowing down for the 17-year-old Santa Cruz native. …
…Shaun Burns, a junior at Santa Cruz High is one of the many up and coming surfers from the local area. He is noted in the April 2009 issue of Surfing Magazine as…
…Cameron McCaul of Aptos will be featured in the mountain biking film “Seasons.” The 25-minute short film, part of Saturday’s lineup, portrays the “challenges, victories and adventures” of seven of the world’s best mountain bikers over the course of a year. The film is a Special Jury Award winner…Â
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The Mavericks Surf Contest may not have happened yet this year, but the opening of Half Moon Bay’s newest photo exhibit sure did bring in a big wave of surfing fans interested in the legendary surf spot. Titled “Mavericks, Everest of the Seas”, the exhibition focuses on the wave’s intense man-against-the-sea drama and the obsessive lifestyles of those who challenge the world famous break, located off nearby Pillar Point.
This season’s smallish waves and torrential rain storms did nothing to dampen the spirits or stop the crowd from filling up the Coastal Arts League Gallery on Main Street in Half Moon Bay …Â More info
The 07 ASP World Champion and 2009 surefire title contender, Mick Fanning, will be heading into this season donning the latest in his signature boardshort series: The WLP Next Strike.
The 3rd generation of his signature boardie series, Mick teamed up with the talent on the Rippy boardshort design posse to create the perfect …Â More info