John "John" Alexander Florence (born October 18, 1992) is a professional Hawaiian surfer. He is known as "one of the most dominant Pipe surfers of his time" and has recently won the World Surf World 2017 title, thus naming him as the best surfer in the world. He was the first Hawaiian-born surfer to win back-to-back world titles since Andy Irons was exceptional.
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Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the eldest of three siblings, Florence grew up in Hale'iwa at a seafront house on Banzai Pipeline. She lives with her mother, Alexandra, and her two younger brothers, Nathan and Ivan. He was introduced to surf by Alexandra, who was his own surfer. With the help of her mother, Florence first boarded a surfboard when she was six months old, and she surfed herself at the age of five.
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Careers
At the age of 13, standing at 4'11 "and weighing 85 pounds, Florence became the youngest surfer ever to compete in Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, consisting of three big wave surfing contests in Hawaii.He has previously won five amateur awards, NSSA Nationals first 2003 Open Mini Grom, NSSA Open Boys 2005 National Boys Open NSSA 2005 and Menehune Champion Explorer He did not qualify for the first half but he scored higher than Shane Dorian, a professional surfer twenty years old Florence. After that, Florence said he was "very scared," but that he was "pleased with how [he] did." When Florence was a young man, pro surfer Kelly Slater said, "John John will know the waves on the North Shore are not like we've seen before. "
Since joining the World Surf League (WSL) and competing against the best surfers in the world, Florence is ranked 34th in 2011, fourth in 2012, 10th in 2013, 3rd in 2014, and 14th in 2015. Florence is WSL 2016 Champion.
Florence won the prestigious SURFER POLL award in 2014-2015. He has won the shocking Volcom Pipe Pro 4 times and has been declared the all-time ruler of the contest.
In 2011, Florence suffered a broken back while riding the waves on the Pipeline. He also suffered broken wrists, broken legs, broken arms and torn ligament ankles.
According to the surfer, Mitch Crews, who watched the performance of Florence in Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2014, "He makes him look stupid easily no matter how big or small the waves he is the guy out there, set the line and make everyone look silly. , and most of us do not. "
Florence won the Vans World Cup of Surfing in 2011 and 2013. She is the youngest contestant to have won this honor.
In October 2014, he won Quiksilver Pro France. In February 2015, Florence won the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, which was her fourth win of the event in five years.
In 2013, Florence changed sponsorship, joining Hurley International, after surfing for O'Neill since she was six years old. She also enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding and drawing.
She is now sponsored by: Hurley, Stance, Futures, Nixon, Dakine and surfboard Pyzel.
On 25 February 2016, Florence won "The Eddie" Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational to commemorate Eddie Aikau, at Waimea Bay, the first time this event took place in seven years. He is one of nine surfers who have won the event. In May 2016, he won the Oi Rio Pro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On October 25, 2016, Florence won the Meo Rip Curl Pro, in Portugal. With the elimination of surfers, Gabriel Medina in the third round and Jordy Smith in the semi-finals, he won the world title. No one has won the title in Portugal since Slater in 2011.
In December 2017, Florence won the second world title at Pipeline, coming second in the event to Jeremy Flores.
Surf movies
Done
With videography by Blake director Vincent Kueny and premiering at the House of Vans, in Brooklyn, on February 23, 2013, Completed , the first surfing film in Florence, received the 2013 Movie of the Year Award Surfer Poll. JJF received the Best Performance Award Surfer Poll 2013 for his role at Done .
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Released in 2013, Departure Delayed , Free to Roam , Start Again , More , And More five shorts from Florence. Start Over receive Surfer Poll 2013, This Year's Award.
View from Blue Moon
Released on December 1, 2015, with videography by Blake Vincent Kueny, narration by John C. Reilly, and Seasick Dream song by Jack Johnson, View of the Blue Moon is a pic bio featuring JJ and friends at surfing spots around the world. On November 11, 2015, in collaboration with Brain Farm, John View of the Blue Moon , the first surfing film taken in 4k, aired with seven playbacks around the world:
The aerial photos are provided entirely by helicopters, not drones. Although the airing took place on November 11, 2015, which was the day before the start of the 2015 Hawaiian International Film Festival (HIFF), it was not screened on the HIFF that took place November 12-22, 2015.
Let’s Be Frank
In 2016, Florence narrated the film, "Let's Be Frank". Great wave surfer film, Frank Solomon. The film follows the story of the main character along with some clues to describe what kind of person Frank Solomon is. Florence acted like some sort of antagonist who told the movie with a deeper voice than she had. The film has been cataloged as it is not a traditional surfing film.
Twelve
On July 8, 2016, the first episode of the series was released. The series consists of 7 episodes, which are released approximately every month and include a Florence search for the first world title in his career.
The first episode shows scenes of Florence that compete in Quicksilver Big Wave Invitational, also known as "The Eddie", the event which took place in February 2016, which he won. It also includes scenes from the first show of the Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour which shows he lost in the preliminary round, promising that it will not happen again.
Surf results
Victory
WSL World Championship Tour
References
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