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ISA reflects on 2012 World Junior Surfing Games
The medals have been awarded, t-shirts and hats exchanged between athletes and coaches from different countries, and the board bags have been packed for the long commutes home. The line-up at Playa Venao is back to its quiet, picturesque self. Eight days have come and gone and the 2012 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong is just a memory.
Team Hawaii Wins ISA World Championship Gold!
Young Hawaiians Dax McGill and Kalani David Win Back-to-Back Gold Medals; Brazilian Matheus Navarro Narrowly Wins Gold Over Teammate Deivid Silva There’s quite a lot of Aloha spirit spreading through Panama at this time. In a thrilling final day of competition at the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong, which was run in ultra-fun waves at the Playa Venao beachbreak, Team Hawaii won two of three individual Gold...
HAWAII WINS GOLD !
The Verizon Hawaii surf team entered the final day of competition in the lead and surfed their way to victory with a Gold Medal finish today! Thanks to individual Gold medal finishes by Dax Mcgill and Kalani David is pushed team Hawaii over the edge.
Team Hawaii enters the final day of competition with a slight lead over the competition
The Verizon Hawaii Surf Team began day 7 of the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship holding a slight lead over powerhouse countries like Brazil, Australia, Peru and the USA with 10 of it’s 12 members in contention to take home individual Gold medals in their respective divisions.
Team Hawaii Looking Strong in Tricky Conditions at Playa Venao on Day 3 of Competition
The Verizon Hawaii Surf Team proved strong as 10 of it's 12 athletes progressed in the the next rounds of the qualifying rounds of their respective divisions. Despite Playa Venao's big shifts in tides which constantly change the wave conditions each competitor were able to adapt and progress into the next round. Day 3 of competition kicked off with the end of the Girls Under...
Picture perfect waves enable surfers to score on day 2
Costa Rican Lands the Maneuver of the Event So Far; Hawaiian Girls Dominating Their Division With perfect walls rolling out of the South Pacific at both podiums at Playa Venao, the scores on Day 2 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong reflected the jaw-dropping level of surfing going on in the water. The aerials were higher, the turns stronger and the roar...
Next generation of world's best surfers puts it's talents on display at the most important junior competition in the world
Tricky Playa Venao Beachbreak Conditions Lead to Several Close Heats and a Few Upsets in Round 1 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong Without a cloud in the sky, and the wind blowing offshore since sunrise, the first heat of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong took to the water, putting months of anticipation to rest.
Team Hawaii is off to a strong start in Panama
Koa Smith was one of six Hawaiians to advance to round two today. Playa Venao offered up fun 1-3 foot surf for members of the Hawaii Surf Team for Day 1 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championships Presented by Billabong. Kaua`i’s Koa Smith lead the charge for Team Hawaii in the Boys Under 18 division along with fellow Kaua`i surfer Kaoli Kahokuloa who...
USA and Hawaii Rosters Full of Highly Regarded Surfing Prospects For World’s Most Important Junior Surfing Event
With the level of talent both Hawaii and USA are bringing to Panama for the DaKine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong, it’s a near-certainly that this year’s edition of the event will be one of the most memorable to date. “USA and Hawaii have both played major roles in the history of surfing, so it only makes sense that they would continue to produce...
