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A World Record Base Jump From The Top Of A World Record Buil...

Base jumping, one of the world’s most dangerous sports, is very cool. The Burj Khalifa AKA the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, is also very cool. The two together? Well that’s just goddamn crazy. See that litt [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Austria's Raich wins France World Cup super combi

Benjamin Raich of Austria won a World Cup super-combined race in Val d'Isère, France on Friday, while Michael Janyk of Whistler, B.C., was 35th. Raich, the former overall World Cup champion, had a combined time of two minutes 7.71 se [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard

Eldora Mountain Resort and the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau have teamed up to promote the Colorado city of Boulder as a winter destination. Not often thought of as a ski destination, Boulder offers nearly endless lodging availabil [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

World Cup of Surfing postponed

The O'Neill World Cup of Surfing has been postponed due to poor wave conditions along Oahu's North Shore. The Triple Crown of Surfing event is expected to resume Thursday with the arrival of large swell. The competition is being held at Sun [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Canadian surfer Peter Devries surges on to world stage

Pete Devries looks like any of the other two dozen or more 20-somethings eating breakfast in the Long Beach Lodge’s Great Room on Friday. Blond curls peak out from under his skull cap and he’s wearing a rain jacket over layers o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Fanning turns heat on Parko for world surfing crown

Mick Fanning has piled pressure on his mate Joel Parkinson by winning his second straight event at the Quiksilver Pro France to stake a claim for the world surfing crown. With three events to go Fanning, the 2007 world champion, is just 14 [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Winter sports: NZ to host junior worlds in skiing, snowboard...

New Zealand will host next year's snowboard and freestyle skiing junior world championships by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The 14-day event in late August/early September 2010 is likely to attract "several hundred" at [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Skiing with ego' on the other side of the world

Training camp in New Zealand was a time full of rain, wind, a few minor injuries and a whole lot of hard work. Besides showcasing some impressive work by the entire group of Canadian athletes and the coaching staff, the camp ended with no [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Lucas & Neymara Win Peniche IBA World Bodyboarding Tour EVen...

The last event on the E5'09 (IBA European leg) has been run and won by Brazilians Neymara Carvalho and Lucas Nogueira.The surf was dropping and the event was finished on the Saturday to take advantage of the decreasing swell. Neyma [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Bodyboarding World Tour Pineche Pro Starts Thursday!

The European leg of the IBA World Tour wraps up this week with the final event at at Praia Do Legido, Peniche. The sleepy little fishing village will be buzzing with the biggest names in the sport including Ryan Hardy, Ben Player, Mitc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

NZ to host 2010 world junior surfing champs

New Zealand have won a bid to host next year's world junior surfing championships. The championships will be held at Piha Beach, near Auckland, from January 20-28. The championships will see the world's best under-18s in action, competing b [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

World's best bodyboarders arrive at the 2009 Arica Chilean C...

The world's best bodyboarders arrived today bringing in both IBA tour veterans and new comers. All of which came to try their luck at one of the most acclaimed events held on IBA Grand Slam World Tour, “ The Arica Chilean Challenge&rd [...]