Oakley is proud to announce Jordy Smith as the latest addition to their Eyewear team. Jordy, who has been leading the world tour race for much of the year and is currently second on the ratings, signed the deal yesterday.
Jordy's massive judo air at Teahupo'o
Jordy has been having a stellar run on the World Tour and his future as a world champion looks assured. In South Africa alone he won the Mr Price Pro event in Durban as well as emphatically winning the Billabong Pro World Tour event in Jeffrey’s Bay.
Seth Hulley, the Oakley Action Sports Manager in South Africa, was the person who put the sponsorship agreement with Jordy in place.
“After a somewhat lengthy negotiation we at Oakley are very happy to have signed Jordy to a multi-year contract for eyewear,” said Hulley just minutes after the deal was inked. “This year Jordy has taken surfing to a new level and we think that it’s great havng one of the best surfers on the planet in the best eyewear brand.”
Jordy will join a very powerful Oakley global athlete team and will be prominent in their global marketing campaigns.
“Jordy will continue to spread our Oakley lens technology story globally, said Hulley, “Welcome to the Oakley team, Jordy.”
For more information or to keep in touch with Jordy you can join the Oakley Facebook Fan Page or you can follow Jordy and the rest of the Oakley international athletes on the www.oakley.com website.
The first of a series of complimentary event webisodes available in the lead up to stop number 5 on the 2010 ASP Men’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui is available now!
“Teahupo’o” has been considered among the world’s most intimidating surf spots since its ‘outing’ a little over a decade ago. Male professional surfers have withdrawn from the competition in fear for their lives.
In 2006 a decision was made that the women’s ASP event would be scrapped from the schedule all together and just a handful of surfing’s chargers are considered true Teahupo’o specialists.
Webisode 1 reveals Teahupo’o via a captivating visual montage that is set against a backdrop of comments from the surfers who have experienced Teahupo’o at its awesome best. It’s as much a horror movie film trailer as it is advertisement for one of sport’s true sporting spectacles.
Just check out the size of those waves – incredible action from an amazing surfing destination.
Local standout David Rutherford (Puerto Escondido, Mexico), 25, charged to victory at his home break today to clinch an emphatic win at the ASP 4-Star Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido.
His win topped international standouts Kevin Sullivan (Lahaina, HA), 23, Casey Brown (Kona, HI), 22, and Ricardo dos Santos (BRA), 20, in excellent four-to-six foot high-performance barrels. The Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido’s unique location on the Mexican Pipeline attracted a big list of up-and-coming competitors, an assemblage of local talent and several of the world’s most renowned big-wave surfers.
Rutherford, who was a Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido wildcard entry, went on an absolute tear during the final day of competition, threading a perfect 10-point ride on an amazing backside barrel in his semifinal heat before amassing the highest heat total of the entire event in the final, a near-flawless 18.45 out of 20 to secure the victory.
Amazing Conditions at Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido
Quiksilver Puerto Escondido
The Mexican Pipeline charger was thrilled to clinch the major ASP victory in front of his home crowd to bring this year’s Quiksilver Pro Puerto Escondido title to Mexico while representing the local surfers.
