DAKINE Girls sweep the podium at the XGAMES

The DAKINE Women’s ski team swept the podium at the XGames!  Grete Eliassen in 3rd, Keri Herman in 2nd, and Kaya Turski in 1st!  Check out the complete rundown at Freeskier

PHOTO CREDIT SHAY WILLIAMS

Bobby Brown and Sammy Carlson grab two more medals for DAKINE

DAKINE team rider Bobby Brown lays it down in Slopestyle for his second gold medal at XGAMES, while teammate Sammy Carlson wasn’t far behind taking home Bronze.   Check out the complete story and break down at Freeskier

PHOTO CREDIT SHAY WILLIAMS

DAKINE INTRODUCES VERSION 3.0 OF ITS FREE iPHONE APP

Version 3.0 of the free DAKINE iPhone app.  Version 3.0, which is an upgraded version of the application released this past summer, has been entirely recoded for enhanced performance and interactive features.

A new interface makes it easier to navigate quickly to the user’s point of interest, with content sorted by ski, snowboard, surf, skate, windsurf, kiteboard, mountain bike, music and girl’s.

Showcased products are easily browsed by the swipe of a finger.  Team rider sections are packed with athlete profiles, photos, and video clips.  The music section features recent DK Music artist and song updates; surf and snow reports, continuously updated news sections and a retail store locator rounds out the mobile site highlights.  When connected to a high-speed wireless or 3G network users can experience optimum performance of streaming music and video clips.

DAKINE TEAM UPDATE FROM THE BILLABONG PIPELINE MASTERS

It’s been a record week of surf in Hawaii!  We’re hanging on for round three of the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

Yesterday started off with the completion of round one and going half way into the second.  Perfect 6-8′ Pipe and Backdoor!  Though there were no perfect 10’s posted, at least a dozen near perfect rides were notched in the books.  Andy Irons had an amazing first round dominating local boy Marcus Hickman.  Holding one of the highest heat score totals of the day, it seemed like just another walk in the park for Andy.  Bruce Irons also shined in round one and round two.  (The Irons brothers were completely water logged from charging the day before, at the Quiksilver Eddie Aikau.  It  was ON and it was cranking!  Both brothers were riding the mountains all the way into the shore break and pulling into gigantic shore pounding barrels.)

John John making Pipe look easy

Another dark horse who seems to be unstoppable, is John John Florence.  The kid surfs Pipe and Backdoor like it’s your typical beach break.    He had one of the highest ranking heats of the day.  “I think I have an advantage because I know all the little peaks, boils and all the different cracks in the reef.”, said Florence.

Round two wrapped today after half a day, and it looks like another swell is headed in for round three tomorrow.  The waves were a little smaller today, but perfect none the less.  Andy Irons scored two 9’s in his heat, really just charging it!

ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Liam McNamara (HAW) 7.94 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.83
Heat 2: Roy Powers (HAW) 10.26 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 10.06
Heat 3: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 10.40 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 3.83
Heat 4: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.00 def. Mason Ho (HAW) 10.67
Heat 5: Bruce Irons (HAW) 15.67 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 13.93
Heat 6: Shane Dorian (HAW) 11.17 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 8.33
Heat 7: Michael Picon (FRA) 19.76 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.73
Heat 8: Torrey Meister (HAW) 14.83 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 14.0
Heat 9: Dean Morrison (AUS) 16.93 def. Sion Milosky (HAW) 8.37
Heat 10: Chris Ward (USA) 15.5 def. Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 14.66
Heat 11: Flynn Novak (HAW) 14.17 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.84
Heat 12: John John Florence (HAW) 18.9 def. Heitor Alves (BRZ) 3.24
Heat 13: Gavin Gillette (HAW) 14.2 def. Mick Campbell (AUS) 8.97
Heat 14: Dayyan Neve (AUS) 13.17 def. Tim Boal (FRA) 13.17 (countback)
Heat 15: Hank Gaskell (HAW) 16.44 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 15.67
Heat 16: Andy Irons (HAW) 18.4 def. Drew Courtney (AUS) 9.74

Be sure tune-in and check out the DK boys in the finals at www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/piplinemasters/live.php

EDDIE WOULD GO

This picture says it all.  Two heavy hitters, Shane Dorian and Makua Rothman.  Gearing up to surf The Eddie Aikau, both trusting in DAKINE to keep their boards attached to their feet.  This upcoming swell is looking to be the biggest in over 30 years.  Beach front homes are gearing for potential flooding and heavy erosion.  Shelters have been set up along the north shore.  We are talking exceptionally large waves.

DAKINE makes some big additions to the snowboard team!

DAKINE announces the addition of Shayne Pospisil, Jed Anderson and Eric Jackson to its 2009/2010 International Snowboard Team. Check out the complete story on SnowboardMag.com

DAKINE announces the addition of Shayne Pospisil, Jed Anderson and Eric Jackson to its 2009/2010 International Snowboard Team.

Out of Mammoth Lakes, CA, Eric Jackson joins the DAKINE team as one of the best all-around snowboarders in the industry. Jackson’s segment in Standard Films’ “Black Winter” showcased him as one of the best powder riders in snowboarding. The California native has graced the pages of top snowboarding magazines including Transworld Snowboarding, SNOWBOARD, Snowboarder and Frequency. In addition to DAKINE, Jackson’s sponsors include Lib Tech, Nike Outerwear, Von Zipper and Bent Metal.

Shayne Pospisil, a standout rider from Manasquan, New Jersey, has traveled the globe competing against the world’s best. This past winter, Pospisil won 1st place and $50,000 in the Red Bull Snowscrapers event in New York City, and won the highest air award at the coveted Oakley Arctic Challenge. Pospisil’s other sponsors include Billabong Outerwear, Head Snowboards, Smith Optics and Helmets and Val Surf. Pospisil is definitely one to watch in 2010.

Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Canadian Jed Anderson is another solid addition to the DAKINE family. Sponsored by Salomon, Airblaster, Nike, Krew and The Source, Anderson is hands-down one of the best up-and-coming names in snowboarding. Anderson’s riding at the end of Transworld Snowboarding’s new film “Get Real” has put him in serious contention for “Rookie of the Year.”

DAKINE’s complete roster for its international snowboard team includes:

• Jed Anderson
• Antti Autti
• Annie Boulanger
• Nick Dirks
• Josh Dirksen
• Bryan Fox
• Drew Fuller
• Eric Jackson
• Wolle Nyvelt
• Leanne Pelosi
• Shayne Pospisil
• Austin Smith
• JP Walker
• Wille Yli-Luoma

Check out DAKINE on sbcwomen.com

sbcwomen.com is Today featuring the Team Heli Pro dlx girls pack inspired by DAKINE team rider Leanne Pelosi.

Another chance to win a heap load of DAKINE gear!!

That’s right DAKINE, along with 6 of JP Walker’s other sponsors want to hook you up with a dozen fresh pieces of gear in order to celebrate JP’s 12th pro model snowboard.    (Click Here) to check out Transworld Business to see how to win.

Grete Eliassen is hard at work!

DAKINE ski team rider Grete Eliassen is working on a two year film project! Check out details and a movie teaser from the amazing skier Click Here!

Behind the scenes action of the DAKINE bike team!

Go behind the scenes with DAKINE riders Geoff Gulevich & Matt Hunter in an Anthill Films update: CLICK HERE