Courtesy of WSL – World Surf League
– 18-Man Field Poised for Progressive Dance in the South of France in October
– Two Wildcard Spots to be Determined Via Online Entry
– More Available at WorldSurfLeague.com
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| LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Friday, August 31, 2018) – For the first time in history, the World Surf League (WSL) will be hosting an aerial specialty event combining a cross-section of the world’s best surfers from the elite Championship Tour with a global field of specialists for the Red Bull Airborne France this October.
Josh Kerr (AUS), former Championship Tour (CT) surfer and universally-regarded as one of the most progressive aerialists in the history of surfing, is one of the co-developers of the Red Bull Airborne France and will serve as Event Director in October. “Growing up, I was really into the whole action sports world: freestyle motocross, snowboarding and skateboarding, because it had attitude,” Kerr said. “Then I started seeing video of the first Airshows in America, with Christian Fletcher and Ratboy [Jason Collins], and they were just punk rock and edgy, and they were only concentrating on big punts. To me, that was it. That was the highest form of surfing. I just wanted to do the biggest thing I could do on a wave.” One of the most successful surfers on the nascent Airshow series in the late-90’s and early-00’s, Kerr views the Airborne as the first step towards providing tomorrow’s surfers with a new platform for innovative expression in the water. “I’m so excited this is happening because I really want to give kids this creative platform to gravitate towards at a young age,” Kerr continued. “It’s great to the WSL support this and I think it’s gonna help progress our sport and help open up a lot of kids’ minds, now that they’ll have a new platform to strive for that makes sense to who they are.” The Red Bull Airborne France will feature an 18-man field across six qualifying heats and a Final, and will run in conjunction with the Quiksilver Pro France – the 9th Stop on the 2018 WSL Championship Tour. Two remaining spots for the Red Bull Airborne France will be determined via an online submission site at http://www.wslairborne.com. The submissions will be judged by a panel including Event Director Josh Kerr, former CT stalwart and progressive surfing deity Taj Burrow, Ventura innovator Tim Curran and Santa Cruz’s aerial virtuoso Jason “Ratboy” Collins. The most deserving contestants — one surfer over 18 and one under 18 — will be awarded a spot in October’s competition. “It’s always exciting when we can work with some of the world’s best surfers in developing new platforms for creativity and the advancement of the world’s best surfing,” Sophie Goldschmidt, WSL CEO, said. “We’re very much looking forward to France and the potential for it to be the start of something much bigger in this space.” var googletag = googletag || {};
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| About WSL The World Surf League (WSL) is dedicated to celebrating the world’s best surfing on the world’s best waves through a variety of best-in-class audience platforms. The League, headquartered in Santa Monica, is a global sport with regional offices in Australasia, Africa, North America, South America, Hawaii, Japan and Europe.The WSL has been championing the world’s best surfing since 1976, annually running in excess of 180 global events across the Men’s and Women’s Championship Tours, the Big Wave Tour, Qualifying Series, Junior and Longboard Championships, as well as the WSL Big Wave Awards. The League possesses a deep appreciation for the sport’s rich heritage while promoting progression, innovation and performance at the highest levels, and in doing so crowns the undisputed world champions in Men’s, Women’s across all divisions within the tour. Showcasing the world’s best surfing on its digital platform at WorldSurfLeague.com as well as the free WSL app, the WSL has a passionate global fan base with millions tuning in to see world-class athletes like Tyler Wright, John John Florence, Paige Alms, Kai Lenny, Taylor Jensen, Honolua Blomfield, Mick Fanning, Stephanie Gilmore, Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore, Gabriel Medina, Courtney Conlogue and more battle on the most unpredictable and dynamic field of play of any sport in the world. For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com |
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