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- 07 December 2018 | Surfing
Call it a lip drop, airdrop or the world's biggest floater. One thing is certain: Kai Lenny opened a new chapter in high-performance big wave riding.
On November 26, 2018, Lenny proved that the future of big wave surfing is not limited to successfully to trimming and surviving a giant mountain of water.
On that day, the Hawaiian waterman showed there is still a lot of room for improvement and progression. Actually, there are tricks and maneuvers to be performed.
- 07 December 2018 | Surfing
The United Kingdom is actively investing in the development of a surfing squad for the Olympics.
The government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the British Islands decided that the new Tokyo 2020 sports - surfing, skateboarding, and softball - will receive a total of 538,682 dollars (421,829 pounds).
UK Sport' Aspiration Fund will channel $3.8 million (3 million pounds) to 14 Olympic and Paralympic sports to support their qualifying ambitions for the Olympics. Surfing is one of them.
- 07 December 2018 | Surfing
Ezekiel Lau has taken out the 2018 Vans World Cup of Surfing, at Sunset Beach, in Hawaii.
The Hawaiian surfer won his second World Cup of Surfing title after defeating Jesse Mendes, Joan Duru and Griffin Colapinto in a final held in pumping surf.
Five years later, Lau raised the second gem of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the last event on the 2018 World Surfing (WSL) Qualifying Series schedule.