LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING 2006

Australia takes the Gold as Team ChampionsIndividual Gold goes to Jordy Smith and Mathew Moir of South Africa, Julia Christian of USA, Manuel Centavo of Portugal and Kira Llewellyn of Australia

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 22, 2006 – The 2006 Lost Energy ISA World Surfing Games concluded today with one of the closest final point scores in the Games history with team Australia winning the World Champion title with a total point score of 15,848. Brazil took the silver medal with a total of 15,123 followed by USA winning the bronze with 14,505 points and South Africa garnering the bronze with 13,346. The nine day event brought together 33 countries and over 300 surfers, some who came with full teams and others were proud to participate on behalf of their respective countries alone. More...

Tight Race for the Gold with Power Countries Australia, Brazil and USA in Top Three Positions

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 21, 2006 – Day seven was met with glassy head high to overhead conditions as the heats narrowed the field of the remaining 56 athletes who weathered nine days of action packed surfing, perfect weather and jubilant support of their teammates all in the race to garner a gold, silver, bronze, and copper medal. At the day’s end, Australia leads the pack in first place, with Brazil narrowly following them and Team USA in third. More...

South African Pride Soars with the Best Trick in Open Shortboard and Win Over USA in Longboard

Brazil Posts First Perfect 10 of the Competition in Men’s Bodyboard

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 20, 2006 –The heat was on in Day Six of the Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games and all competitors aggressively surfed for a perfect score. Temperatures were in the mid 80’s with shoulder high waves with the occasional overhead set pulling in. The competition was fierce as the imminent elimination forced teams to really punctuate their performance . More...

The Olympics of Surfing continues to shine under the California Sun

DAY FIVE RESULTS: THE 2006 LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 19, 2006 – Day five of the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games started this morning with glassy waves in the chest to head high range for another summer-like day in Huntington Beach. Spectators trickled down to the beach from Main Street, where each nation continued to wave their flags supporting their team members. More...

Costa Rica Defeats United States in Two Heats of the Open Men’s Division

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 17, 2006 – Day three of the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games continued to narrow down the field with the Men’s Open Qualifying Round 3 and Repercharge Round 1 and Women’s Open Qualifying Round 1 and 2. Day three was greeted with sunny skies and bigger waves breaking in the 3-5 feet range allowing for optimal conditions for the best surfers in the world. More...

France’s Joan Duru Posts Highest Heat Score in the First Qualifying Round of the Men’s Open Division

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 16, 2006 – Day two of the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games began today with the Men’s Open division where the top surfers of the world displayed tremendous talent amongst the 33 competing countries. All the competitors set their best foot forward with a constant execution of explosive tricks despite the slow sections within the 2 to 4 foot waves More...

33 Nations Represented in First Day of Competition for the Open Longboard and Bodyboard Divisions

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 15, 2006 – Competition began today for the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games with the Open Longboard and Bodyboard divisions. Spirits were high amongst the 33 competing teams, with the waves breaking from 2-4 feet making the wave selection crucial for the World’s finest as they battled it out on behalf of their respective countries. More...

ATHLETES FROM 33 COUNTRIES UNITE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF 2006 LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES WITH THE COLORFUL “PARADE OF NATIONS” AND “SANDS OF THE WORLD” CEREMONIES

Huntington Beach, Calif., October 14, 2006 –The 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games officially kicked off today with the Opening Ceremonies where teams from 33 countries participated in the colorful "Parade of Nations" and the traditional "Sands of the World" ceremony. The teams assembled at the top of the Huntington Beach pier and paraded down as a vast crowd cheered the nations along the sidelines. Both ceremonies were visual and emotional beginnings to the nine-day contest similar to the Olympic opening ceremony. More...

U.S.A to Host the 2006 LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES ON OCTOBER 14, 2006 Bringing 33 Teams to Compete in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Huntington Beach, Calif., September 22, 2006 – On October 14, 2006, at 2 p.m., the world's most prestigious surfing contest, the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games, will officially kick off with the colorful "Parade of Nations" followed by the traditional "Sands of the World" ceremony. More...

The World's Best National Surfing Teams Set to Compete at the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games

Huntington Beach, Calif., September 14, 2006The 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games is poised to feature some of the best surfers from around the globe competing for their respective countries October 14-22, 2006 in Huntington Beach, Calif. U.S.A. The event will be hosted by Surfing America, the national governing body for the sport of surfing in the United States. More...

FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR SURFERS ROUND OUT THE ELITE U.S.A SURF TEAM FOR THE 2006 LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES

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WATCH THE 2006 LOST ENERGY DRINK ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES WITH LIVE SCORING AND LIVE WEBCAST AVAILABLE NOW

The cameras will provide thrilling, up-close footage of this monumental event at www.isasurf.org or www.Surfing America.org/isa

WHAT: Much like the Olympics, the 2006 Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games offer fans worldwide the chance to check out the conditions from the famed Huntington Beach Pier, root for each country, and experience all the international spirit from the comfort of home. Produced by the International Surfing Association (ISA) and Surfing America, the best surfers from around the world compete as members of their National Surfing Teams.

WHERE: Live scoring and live streaming of all the action is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day for the duration of the nine day competition. Visit www.isasurf.org or www.Surfing America.org/isa now to download the high-quality stream. Additionally, photos are available for viewing and free downloading at http://www.isasurf.org/gallery/main.php.

WHO: Top surfers from more than 33 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Tahiti, Peru, Hawaii, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Sweden, Italy, Cote D’Ivoire, Panama, Costa Rica, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Venezuela, Ireland, Canada, South Africa and USA.