Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 7, 2014) — The UCI has announced the BMX Olympic qualification period for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UCI Olympic qualification ranking for nations will run from May 31, 2014 to May 30, 2016. More details on the full UCI Olympic qualification procedures will be announced by the UCI soon.
‘I looked at my leg and saw muscles flapping around’
Right about the same time southern California was getting rocked by the biggest swell of the year, waves of far more consequence were lashing the boulder-strewn shore of Jaws (aka Pe’ahi) on the North Shore of Maui. Charging headfirst into the 25-foot-plus (Hawaiian-style measurement) surf was a dedicated crew of surfers hell-bent on getting the biggest waves of their lives. Among them was 24-year-old Hana resident Dege O’Connell. Dege, who’s been surfing Jaws for several years now, was on a borrowed 10-foot, 6-inch board and caught exactly one wave that session—and it ended up being the worst wipeout of his life. Here, he dishes on what happened … Pictures and more
The Buzzards and some younger faces came out to shred the new hip at Gunstock, NH, it was a hoot. Special thanks to the Gunstock Park Crew for working tirelessly on this beast for 3 days and thanks to Tyler Davis for showing us why snowboarding is fun.
Surfing’s hottest power couples are young, free, attractive, talented, and traveling the world. They are some of the most promising young surfers, and they are sharing more than just competitive strategies on the professional tour. In fact, these wave-riding couplets are almost too talented and good looking for words. Lucky for us, though, through social media they allow us to take a jealous peek into their fabulous lives. Here are three of professional surfing surfing’s current power couples … Pictures and more