DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Gabriela Bryan: ‘Magical’ moment as surfer shares wave with pod of dolphins as she wins first world championship tour event
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Gabriela Bryan won her first world championship tour event at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on Sunday and in a “magical” moment in the final, the Hawaiian surfer shared a wave with a pod of dolphins. It’s insane, I just won,” Bryan said on the World Surf League (WSL) broadcast. It was magical.”Gabriela Bryan celebrates her first world championship tour win. In the men’s event, Australia’s Jack Robinson won, beating two-time world champion John John Florence, who had scored a perfect 10 in the semifinals. “That was the final I wanted, I wanted to throw everything at it.

Persons: CNN — Gabriela Bryan, Australia Margaret, Bryan, Sawyer Lindbald, I’m, ” Bryan, ” Gabriela Bryan, Beatriz Ryder, Australia’s Jack Robinson, John John Florence, Robinson, “, John, we’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Australia Margaret River Pro, Surf League, Getty Locations: Australia, Florence

Ahead of the contest, Australian Ethan Ewing experienced Teahupo'o's ferocity, fracturing two vertebrae during a warmup and putting the world No. 3 in doubt for the one-day Rip Curl WSL Finals in California next month to decide a world champion. The win gives Robinson the remaining spot at next month's Finals to go with his Olympic qualification secured earlier in the competition. Medina just missed out on both the Finals and the Brazil Olympic team. Simmers or Marks will qualify along with reigning world and Olympic champion Carissa Moore on Team USA depending on their final ranking after the Finals at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.

Persons: Jack Robinson, Caroline Marks, Caitlin Simmers, Marks, Teahupo'o, Ethan Ewing, Robinson, Medina, pip Medina, Carissa Moore, Joao Chianca, Griffin Colapinto, John John Florence, Leonardo Fioravante, Kanoa Igarashi, Jordy Smith, Matthew McGillivray, Moore, Tyler Wright, Molly Picklum, Tatiana Weston, Johanne Defay, Brisa Hennessy, Teresa Bonvalot, Jamie Freed Organizations: Tahiti Pro, Wednesday, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Brazil Olympic, Team USA, Lower, MEN Filipe Toledo, Lincoln, Thomson Locations: California, Western Australia, Lower Trestles, San Clemente, Brazil, USA, Australia, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Webb, France, Costa Rica, Portugal, CALIFORNIA, Toledo, Hawaii, Sydney

☆ Rio Waida: He grew up with the world's best waves but pioneering Indonesian found surfing success the hard way
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Aaron Hughes/World Surf LeagueDespite Indonesia’s reputation as an iconic surf destination, Waida is the first person from the southeast Asian country to compete on the Championship Tour. “In Indo, we have the best waves and every day is good waves. I lost a lot before I qualified [for the Championship Tour]. However, disappointing results in Australia at the Rip Curl Pro and the Margaret River Pro saw Waida drop down the rankings. It’s tough, surfing against the best surfers … I have to give everything, there’s no easy road.

Persons: Rio, Waida, ”, “, Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning –, Aaron Hughes, I’ve, ” Waida, Slater, Gabriel Medina, John John Florence, Lisi Niesner, Curl, Margaret River, He’s, …, Brent Bielmann, Waida prioritizes Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Surf, Waida, Indonesia –, Tokyo, Paris, Reuters, Billabong Pro Pipeline, Curl Pro, City El Salvador Pro Locations: Indonesian, Bali, Indonesia, California, Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil, United States, Hawaii, Curl Pro Portugal, Oahu

☆ Hawaii surf contest The Eddie returns with women competing alongside men for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

And this year female surfers will be competing alongside the men for the first time in the 39-year history of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. But author Stuart Coleman says The Eddie is distinguished by how it honors Eddie Aikau, a legendary Native Hawaiian waterman, for his selflessness, courage and sacrifice. Coleman said The Eddie is about the best of big wave surfing and the best of Hawaiian culture. “To see women — not only women surfing Waimea but women and men sharing the same event together, with mutual respect and equality — I’m just really thrilled at the thought,” Pennybacker said. Kathleen Pahinui, the chairperson of the North Shore Neighborhood Board, said it will be good for businesses, restaurants and shops.

Search resuls for: "John John Florence"

4 mentions found