Owen Wright (Head Injury) DOUBTFUL: 10 December, 2015 – Owen Wright has officially withdrawn from the Pipe Masters and will be replaced by Mason Ho. Details are still forthcoming in regards to his injury. 9 December, 2015 – Owen Wright sustained some form of head injury during a freesurf today near Pipeline, Oahu. After taking multiple waves … Read more
Billabong Pipe Masters – Injuries and Updates √ Jordy Smith (Back) QUESTIONABLE 19 November, 2015 – Jordy Smith (back) found his way back into competition at the 2015 Hawaiian Pro QS. It was encouraging to see him in the water, but that’s about as far as the encouraging news goes. Smith didn’t appear injured, but was one-and-done … Read more
Stephanie Gilmore (Knee) OUT: 18 September, 2015 – Stephanie Gilmore has withdrawn from the Cascais Women’s Pro slated to begin next week. This comes as a bit of surprise as Gilmore flew to California for the last event and was just barely a late scratch. “My rehab is taking longer then I initially expected, Im returning to the water this weekend … Read more
Hold on to your breakfast, this is a bumpy road already and the Heat Draw is primed to become a mad house. Here’s the IN’s and OUT’s so far… Jordy Smith (Back) OUT: 3 October, 2015 – Smith has finally withdrawn from France. His nagging back injury will likely keep him out of 2015 until Pipeline … Read more
UPDATE: Stephanie Gilmore (Knee) OUT: 8 September, 2015 – Stephanie Gilmore is a late withdrawal from the Swatch Women’s Pro. Her nagging injury has now kept her out of four straight events and released in her statement that her knee is only at about 70%. Monitor this heading into Europe and consider her Questionable. Tahiti saw … Read more
Jeremy Flores (Concussion, Facial Fractures) Closer to Probable: 11 August, 2015 – Jeremy Flores just lifted our spirits on Instagram, posting himself deep behind a Teahupo’o curtain with the caption “Let’s do it again !” We are hopeful, but know that this sort of hype can often be just that – hype and nothing more. We’ll wait until … Read more