2012 Surf Expo

If you missed out seeing the Body Glove booth at Surf Expo, get the full scoop here. With many athletes in attendance and tons of new products being released, this was an event you did not want to miss!

Below is the one and only, Bob Soven strapped into a Jet Pack at Demo Day in his new signature vest!

Stoked after killing it on the Jet Pack and the cable park!

 Coming off an incredible winning season, get ready to see Harley Clifford in his new signature vest!

Also on display at Surf Expo, Body Glove and Jean Michel Cousteau are launching a new line of dive suits and accessories. Thank you Jean Michel for hanging out with us at Surf Expo!

Jamie O'Brien and the Amphibious Creature make the cover of Transworld Surf after winning the Imaginarium contest. 

 Jamie O'Brien finally gets revenge on the Creature for dropping in on him in Tahiti.

The Creature and Jeff Kelley high five in the Sanuk booth!

 

Randy Meistrell rocking the new Body Glove SUP's at Demo Day!

If you havent heard the name Mo Freitas yet, you will soon. Competing in the SUP Surf Tour and Race Tour, the 15 year old Hawaiian is showing everyone how its done.

Retired Body Glove model, Greg Browning takes the team surfing at Cocoa Beach. 

Wake Team Shines In TransWorld Reader's Poll

Congrats to Harley Clifford for landing in the top spot once again on TransWorld WAKEBOARDING's annual Reader's Poll. After landing double flips in contests and winning the King Of Wake title, Harley really couldn't have had a better year.

With a highly successful reality docu-series on MTV called WakeBrothers,  Bob Soven's popularity has transcended wakeboarding. His fun-loving antics and explosive, stylish riding helped him seal the deal for spot number 3. Rusty Malinoski is always a fan-favorite and ended up in 4th, with a bunch of popular web videos and killer magazine coverage.

VIDEO: Harley Clifford Wins Worlds & King Of Wake

Congrats to Harley Clifford for winning both the WWA Worlds title as well as King Of Wake for the best rider on the 8-stop pro series. Check out the video of his winning run here:

VIDEO: Oakley Day At Harley Clifford's

Harley Clifford Wins Pro Wakeboard Tour Season Title!

Pro Tour season results: Harley 1st, Phil 2nd, Rusty 3rd

Harley Clifford just won Pro Wakeboard Tour stop #5 in Knoxville, Tennessee last weekend, which gave him the MasterCraft Pro Tour season title and puts him in a great position to win the King Of Wake series as well.

“This year was by far the gnarliest season on tour, Harley said. “I actually won this title in my rookie season, then it has eluded me for the last two years. So I’m definitely pumped to be back on top right now.”

Also follow Harley and Rusty Malinoski on the King Of Wake tour. With two events left (Nationals & Worlds), Harley and Phil Soven are deadlocked in a tie for first place.

http://wakeboardingmag.com/2011-king-of-wake-standings/

Harley 1st, Rusty 2nd In "Boat" At Red Bull Wake Open: Photos & Video

Blue skies and calm waters set the stage to kick off the Red Bull Wake Open on Thursday, starting with the Boat event towed by a Malibu Wakesetter MXZ. Red Bull chose a scenic mining location north of Tampa, Florida with fresh, blue/green water and white sand beaches.

A new format was implemented, which gave riders two passes, and their best five-trick pass would be scored. With plenty of room to land five tricks comfortably, this format encouraged style, individualism and huge airs into the flats. One requirement changed this event in a big way; riders had to include one trick consisting of a 360 or less. We saw lots of stylish straight airs, backside 180’s and boned out 3’s, all way into the flats.

Arriving straight from Australia, just in time for the event, Harley Clifford was adapting well to the new format, starting out his finals run with a massive stalefish backside 360. “Yeah, the format was sick and it was cool to see everyone’s different airs. Rusty [Malinoski] was doing that rad melon to indy backside 180, and just everyone was mixing it up.”

Adam Errington also launched the biggest airs of the day, boosting a nose/indy backside 180, and a crazy heelside 360 rewind. All the riding was captured with the best high-speed action cameras in the world and the footage aired live on NBC as part of the Red Bull Signature Series last Saturday.

The four-man final consisted of Harley, Rusty, Adam and Raphael Derome. Taking third, Raphael was really pumped considering this was a huge score to add to his odds of winning the coveted overall title with Big Air and Park events remaining. Rusty looked really strong all day and had an unfortunate crash on his huge stale roll to blind. That may have been the deal breaker that landed Rusty in second behind Harley Clifford’s five-trick banger pass and double up.

Harley was super pumped on the Boat event and has a great perspective on the remaining events, “This really pumped me up to try and do well in Big Air and Park, which is an environment I don’t normally compete in, but it’s going to be really fun.”

RESULTS

1. Harley Clifford  (AUS)

2. Rusty Malinoski  (CAN)

3. Raphael Derome  (CAN)

4. Adam Errington  (SCT)

Wake Team Making Magic

"Find out why James Balzer is the way he is in this Firsts interview on Alliancewake.com."

http://www.alliancewake.com/skate/firsts-james-balzer/

"Harley Clifford blowing minds with the first ever nose grabbed crow 9, not to mention his wake to wake indy double tantrums. He's a child prodigy for sure…"

http://www.alliancewake.com/wake/harley-clifford-xstar-documentary-home-stretch/

"Team rider Jeff McKee has been busy for the last year riding in and producing Slingshot's first team film "Lipsmack" which is now available for download in the iTunes store. With tons of creative new rail riding and Jeff's classic wake riding style, this film is fast, fun, and funny as hell. Exactly what the wakeboard industry needs." 

Lipsmack Trailer: 

http://vimeo.com/42074191

MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour #2

Congratulations to Harley Clifford for winning 1st place at the second stop of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour in Fort Worth, Texas. Harley is off to a great start after winning the first  PWT event in Acworth, Georgia two weeks ago. Fellow Body Glove team rider Rusty Malinoski also performed excellent in Texas taking 3rd place at the event. Like Harley, this is Rusty's second consecutive podium finish this year. 

Click the link below to watch video of Harley Clifford at the PWT event in Fort Worth, Texas. http://wakeboardingmag.com/videos/2012/06/04/video-harley-cliffords-winning-run-from-texas/

For more information on PWT events and results, go to: http://wakeboardingmag.com/king-of-wake/ 

First Stop on The MasterCraft Pro Tour

At the first stop of the Mastercraft Pro Tour, Body Glove team rider Harley Clifford took first place scoring a 90 point ride to win the event. Fellow team rider Rusty Malinoski placed second in the contest, and also took first prize in the Rockstar Double Up event with a switch toeside 1080. The next stop on the MasterCraft Pro Tour will take place in Fort Worth, TX on June 2nd.

Harley Clifford Lands First-Time Move At Wake Games

Harley Clifford & Rusty Malinoski

In the "Expression Session" contest at Wake Games on April 14, Harley Clifford landed the sport's first wake-to-wake 1080 (without the use of a double up) from a switch toeside approach. Rusty Malinoski landed the move off the double up in Reno, Nevada two years prior. Harley took home $5,000 for his efforts and shared the podium with Olivier Derome, who also landed the same move right after Harley -- a true moment in wakeboarding history.

Also, congrats to Bob Soven for taking 3rd in the Pro Men Final as well as Josh Twelker, who landed in second in Junior Pro Men.

Watch Harley's 1080 here:

http://www.iwake.com/Video/492

 

Free Look: Wake Journal #55 w/ Harley, Balzer, Twelker & Rusty's PFD

Browse Wake Journal #55 for free right here. This is a weekly digital publication from wakeboarding's top photographer, Joey Meddock. Check out the sick shots of Harley Clifford and Josh Twelker as well as an inside look at Rusty Malinoski's signature PFD. James Balzer also landed in style on the "Holga" spread. Click the image to view in full screen.

Body Glove Team Rider's New Years Resolutions

We asked our OH SO TALENTED team riders what their New Years Resolutions were. We got some pretty wild responses... hope you enjoy!!!

Jeff McKee: I'm looking to put together the best video section of my career this year for Slingshot's "Lipsmack" team video premiering in May. If that goes according to plan, I'd like to celebrate by going to my first ever rave. Take all my friends in an RV out to the middle of nowhere and then dance our asses off. We may have to go to Germany for this, not really sure...Hopefully the field is filled with soap bubbles too. That would blow my mind.

We are waiting for our invite!

Matt Pagan: My new years resolution is to build a piece of furniture, considering my dad is a building contractor and to win a big event this year :)

We hope you'll win a big event too!

Austin Ware: I am going to make an effort to be more creative in my way of life.

Cheyne Magnusson: My new years resolution is to not make resolutions. It’s also to get a haircut.

Alex “Wisdom” Gray: Find the meaning of life, pull the sword out of the stone, and dance all over the 8th world wonder.

Chandler Parr: Work out/ train every day with world class trainer Rob Parr (my pops) haha
Finally get dive certified!

You know where to go to get certified!

Nathan Yeomans: My new years resolution is to rock my Prime wetsuit every session and get the best neck tan line on the west coast. Booo Yaaaaaa

Clay Pollioni: My new years resolution is to use less plastic bottles!

So are we!!!

James Balzer: Ride a board every day of the year (skateboard, snowboard, wakeskate, waterboard, or whatever), Learn how to swim, Spend over $5000 on boat gas. That’s like 250 sets (man i would be so good), Not swear (oh crap this going to be an easy one), Hold my breath for over one minute, Land the flip (wakeskating, of course), Never cut my hair, Cut my lawn to look like a baseball diamond all year.

Balzer you are too crazy!

Rusty Malinoski: Stop eating fast food three times a day.

Harley Clifford: Invent a bunch of new tricks this year, Win King of the Wake again, Get good at surfing, Go to California and eat In N’ Out Burger.

mmm In N' Out!

Bob Soven: Run a four minute mile. It’s been a childhood goal. If 2012 is going to be our last year in existence, then I’m putting my heart into this one.

Harley Clifford Scores Wake Magazine Cover

According to the Wake Magazine cover shot, "Everyone Wants to be Harley". Congrats Harley- we are stoked to have you part of the Body Glove Family. We can't wait to see how your hard work pays off in 2012!

Harley Clifford Liquid Force Video

Check out our main man, Harley Clifford's, video from our friends at Liquid Force. The kid is going ballistic. Watch Harley shred the silky waters of Bull Shoals, Arkansas in his Body Glove vest.

Harley Clifford at Bull Shoals from Liquid Force on Vimeo.

Congrats to Harley Clifford for Winning the IWWF World Cup Stop in China

Congrats to Body Glove team rider Harley Clifford for a first place finish in the IWWF World Cup Stop in China. It was a close end but of course Harley finished out the competition in style.

Harley Clifford 2012 Body Glove Shoot on Alliance

Check out the latest clip from Body Glove's main man Harley Clifford while the team was down in Orlando doing some photo and video shoots of the Body Glove Wake Team for the 2012 products. Check Harley ripping at his home lake in Orlando.

Body Glove 2012 Shoot: Harley Clifford from Patrick Wieland on Vimeo.

For more information go to www.alliancewake.com/wake/2012-body-glove-shoot-harley-clifford/

Harley Clifford Wins Wakestock Canada

Body Glove team rider Harley Clifford placed 1st at the Wakestock Wakeboarding World Series on August 7th. Fellow teamrider Bob Soven placed 2nd and wakeskater James Balzer placed 3rd in his division. For more information visit the Wakestock website.

Harley Clifford and Bob Soven on the podium.

Photo by Steve Jarrett

James Balzer on the Wakeskate podium.

Photo by Steve Jarrett

Slick City on Fuel TV Tonight

Body Glove's epic wake film is airing on Fuel TV tonight at 8:00pm EST and then repeating throughout the next week. Check your local listings at www.fuel.tv and check the Slick City Facebook Tab at www.facebook.com/bodyglove for more updates

Slick City DVDs available at bodyglove.com!!

Check out Body Glove's cinematic masterpiece!! Go to bodyglove.com to purchase a copy.

Body Glove with Wakeboarding Magazine, MasterCraft, Ford, Rockstar Energy & Air Pacific are proud to welcome you Slick City! From Orlando to Australia, trampolines to skydiving, Slick City takes you on a ride into the lives of some of today's greatest wakeboarders. Featuring 2009 Tour Champ Harley Clifford, Bob Soven, Jeff McKee, James Balzer, Daniel Doud, Shelby Kantar, & World Champ Rusty Malinoski.

Near death experiences, history making 1080's, and ramp building 101 are just a few of the things you will see when you watch Slick City. We head back to the Tiki Shack for the desert shots, but this time with a twist. Check out the guys as they get their tool belts on and try to jimmy rig a moving system for the 30 ft. rail they built. Watch Balzer give Bob some special lessons on how to defend him self since he is a red-head and all. Find out if all the guys make it to Australia, who knew customs doesn't take water-logged passports? And can anyone understand what Harley is saying?

Body Glove's Slick City on DVD Available July 7th!!!

Redondo Beach, CA – 29 June 2010 – The time has come, Slick City will be available for world wide purchase starting July 7, 2010, through action sports media giant VAS Entertainment. The DVD will be available for purchase in your local wakeboarding shops and for download on iTunes shortly after.

Slick City debuted in Orlando, Florida on May 1, 2010, to rave reviews from the wakeboarding community. Athletes, media and wake enthusiasts packed the Plaza Theater to catch the first viewing of the most anticipated wakeboarding movie of 2010. In the DVD you'll get bonus behind the scenes footage and never before seen crashes.

According to Kevin Michael, Editor of Wakeboarding Magazine, “Slick City will be a serious contender for your favorite video in 2010.”

Patrick Wieland of Alliance Wake says, “one of the funniest wakeboarding movies I have ever seen.”

Slick City follows some of the biggest names in wakeboarding; Rusty Malinoski, Harley Clifford, Bob Soven, Jeff McKee, James Balzer, Daniel Doud and Shelby Kantar. Go from everyone’s favorite hideaway Tiki Shack to Florida and Australia as these rippers go in search of the glassiest water.

Body Glove would like to thank all of Slick City’s partners: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Air Pacific, Ford, Wakeboarding Magazine and VAS Entertainment.