http://www.xsession.com.au/ Extreme Sport News. We have the latest news on extreme sports: pictures, surfing, snowboarding, rock climbing Photographs, Information, articles and links. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 10 07:43:47 -0500 She had never won a world title; this season she hadn’t even managed a victory in a World Cup race. And still, Tracy Moseley, who for years has been part of the select circle of the best downhill specialists, knew that anything was still possible. For her, the gold medal in Mont-Sainte-Anne was a well merited crowning achievement in a career that would not have been quite complete without this ... Tue, 07 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=282 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=282 TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Friday, September 3, 2010) – Andy Irons (HAW), 32, past three-time ASP World Champion, has won the Billabong Pro Tahiti, besting C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, in an explosive Final clash in three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves at Teahupoo. The fifth stop on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated in climactic fashion today, on the final day of the w... Mon, 06 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=281 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=281 Research by the UK’s leading daily city deals website has revealed the top 10 ‘wimpiest’ cities in the UK. Hull tops the poll with only 8% saying they would take part in an adrenaline-fuelled extreme sport. PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 02, 2010 – The UK’s leading daily city deals website, www.groupola.com commissioned a study with 1,473 people across the UK to discover how adventurous they a... Sun, 05 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=280 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=280 VANCOUVER, BC September 1, 2010 – Endeavor Snowboards has released a new short film by Randy Ross called “We Are.” The film can be found at www.endeavorsnowboards.com http://www.endeavorsnowboards.com video section on the Canadian snowboard brand’s completely redesigned website. The experimental film-commercial features a haunting soundtrack and depicts the dichotomy present in the life of ... Sat, 04 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=279 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=279 31.08.2010 -- The 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships is ready for take off in one of the world’s best known mountain bike resorts: Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. This evening’s opening ceremony in downtown Quebec City will be followed by five days of intense competition: from tomorrow, 629 athletes from 37 nations will fight for the coveted rainbow jerseys in the... Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=278 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=278 Kitesurfing is an extreme sport and involves a power source which will drag a board on which the person who is handling the leash is perched. The source of power is wind and it is a variable factor which cannot be controlled by any one. What we can do is regulate this power according to requirements by changing the shape and the surface area of the kit. Therefore it can be safely stated that th... Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=277 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=277 If Terra Australis is on your list of challenges this year then it is time to get your entry in. All entries before 31st August 2010 go in the draw to win an Apple iPad. There is only a few days left. We are excited to announce that Giant has come on board as a sponsor for Terra Australis. Giant have also entered a team in Terra Australis with Jessica Douglas and Brad Davies promising to r... Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=275 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=275 PANTIN, Spain (Tuesday, August 24, 2010) – The opening day of the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantiin Classic Presented by Billabong saw several excellent performances from the strong international field in Round One of competition which was completed late this afternoon at the main event site of Pantin. Consistent 3-4ft (1m) waves were on offer and improved during the day with the higher tide. Ear... Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=274 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=274 The Earthwave Beach Festival will again host an attempt to challenge the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave at Surfers Corner on Muizenberg Beach on the weekend of 25 & 26 September 2010. The fourth edition of the popular festival that harnesses the huge interest surrounding attempts to break Guinness World Records (GWR) to promote sustainable lifestyle choices, ... Thu, 26 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=273 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=273 TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 23, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, inconsistent surf available at the main site of Teahupoo. With careers on the line in Tahiti, the result of the ASP midyear field reduction from the Top 45 to the Top 34 (Top 32 finishers plus two wildcards), this year... Wed, 25 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=272 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=272 TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 21, 2010) – The greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history is converging upon the idyllic South Pacific island of Tahiti, home of the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupoo, for Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti. Finishing off the midway part of the 2010 ASP World Tour season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti plays a vit... Sun, 22 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=271 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=271 Falls Creek, Australia – August 19th 2010: The Southern Hemisphere leg of the Swatch TTR World Tour moves on to Australia next week where the 4Star Stylewars competition will take place at Falls Creek from August 23rd to the 25th, 2010. A selected number of riders will be making the trek from New Zealand where the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open just wrapped up. Among those riders is current TT... Sat, 21 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=270 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=270 150 extreme sportsmen and women, four demanding disciplines, immensely challenging stages and a Czech victory. On Saturday the ninth edition of the outdoortrophy, one of the world's hardest team competitions, took place in Lingenau/Vorarlberg (Austria). Lingenau (August 16, 2010) - the eyes of the entire extreme sports world were focused on the Bregenzerwald (Vorarlberg, Austria) last weeke... Fri, 20 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=269 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=269 [b]LAKE WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND[/b] – August 13, 2010: The final day of the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open went off today featuring men’s and women’s halfpipe finals at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The weather cleared from the previous day and the sky popped blue making for a perfect day up on the hill for the event. The women took to the pipe first and Kelly Clark (USA), for the second consecutive ye... Thu, 19 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=268 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=268 LEADVILLE, Colo., Aug 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --The United States' top World Cup athletes and former Olympians poised to challenge course records of 6:28:50 (men) and 7:58:52 (women) on August 14 --Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 out-and-back course covers 104 miles, 11,600 feet of climbing, and peak elevation of 12,600 feet at Columbine Mine Life Time Fitness, Inc. today announced... Wed, 18 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=267 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=267 [b]Wanaka, Neuseeland – 13. August 2010: [/b]Slopestyle finals went off today at the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open at Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka, New Zealand. The organizers had to modify the format due to weather delays, but the competition was able to run and riders made the best out of the low-visibility day. On the men’s side, Christian Haller (SUI) put together a clean run on the c... Tue, 17 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=266 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=266 -When pirates sent out this call for help in a small Austrian valley shabby prisoners were locked up in the dark- Finally we got our teaser ready - watch it here online: http://www.pirate-movie-production.com Not only will you witness torture and murder - but "HOOKED" will also feature all aspects of creative snowboarding - expect mad rail slaughtering, natural backcountry jumps mixed ... Mon, 16 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=265 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=265 Now in it’s eighth year, the BNZO, which runs over 5 days and offers a NZ$50,000 prize purse, consists of both Slopestyle and Halfpipe. All comers can battle it through pre-qualifiers and qualifiers running Weds 11th and Thurs 12th August, for the few available spots to compete alongside the elite riders who are seeded directly to the semi-finals stage. The semi-finals and finals of Slopestyle ... Sun, 15 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=264 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=264 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Monday, August 9, 2010) – After hosting the world’s best surfers for the past eight years, 2011 will see the ASP World Tour transition from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro for what is rapidly developing into one of the biggest surfing events in history. In addition to the relocation to the exciting and enthusiastic sporting city of Rio de Janeiro, the Billabong Rio ... Sat, 14 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=263 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=263 HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, August 8, 2010) – Local favorite Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 25, defeated current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World No. 1 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, to clinch his second consecutive title in front of his home crowd at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME US Open of Surfing presented by Hurley and Nike 6.0 to clinch the h... Fri, 13 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=262 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=262