Swedish snowboarders Kevin Backstrom and Tor Lundstrom after being kicked off their native country’s national team for their prioritization of snowboarding’s fun versus serious facets. Their ratio, which skewed further toward the former than the latter, wasn’t in line with the team’s regimented program. With that decision, the duo’s chances of going to the Sochi Winter Olympics were eliminated—hence the name, pronounced phonetically as “beyond medals.”
Kevin and Tor have a bond that, described as brotherly, might be understated, as that term is thrown around loosely. The duo are as close as any two riders in snowboarding, and BYND x MDLS is a personal brand representative of Kevin and Tor’s outlook, which disregards restrictions on-hill and off. Known associates include Halldór Helgason and Torgeir Bergrem, both of whom make appearances in the episode, along with Victor Daviet and Len Jørgensen.
4X Wednesdays started at Cumbernauld BMX track in mid winter of ’16-’17. Now, growing in popularity and creating a “scene”, Doctor Euan Rossi’s brain child is branching out.
… As the blowing of the conch shell welcomed sunrise over Hual?lai, paddlers from around the world descended on Kamakahonu Bay for the 2017 Queen Lili‘uokalani Long Distance Canoe Race, hosted by Kai ‘?pua Canoe Club. The world’s largest outrigger canoe race welcomed 117 women’s crews and 126 men’s crews to the starting line to race the 18-mile course between Kailua Bay and H?naunau. At 7:30 am the starting flags dropped and the women and Mix 40+ crews took off from Kailua Bay.
The first Iron (no crew changes) Unlimited Division women’s crew to cross the 18-mile race from Kailua Bay to H?naunau went to … More