John John Florence

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John John Florence
Personal information
Born (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
Residence Hale'iwa, Hawai'i
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Surfing career
Sponsors Hurley, Pyzel Surfboards, Monster, Stance, Nixon, Spy

John John Florence (born 18 October 1992)[1][2] is a professional surfer from Hawaii. He is known as "one of the most dominant Pipe surfers of his era"[3] and for his tube riding and aerial abilities. In 2013, Florence was listed as the 23rd greatest surfer of all time by Surf Europe magazine.[4]

Biography

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the oldest of three children, Florence grew up in Hale'iwa in an ocean-side house at Banzai Pipeline. He resides with his mother, Alexandra, and his two younger brothers Nathan and Ivan.[5] He was introduced to surfing by Alexandra, who is a surfer herself.[1][6] With his mother's help, Florence first rode on a surfboard when he was six-months old,[1] and he was surfing on his own by the age of five.

Career

Since joining the World Surf League (WSL) and competing against the best surfers in the world, Florence has ranked 34th in 2011, 4th in 2012, 10th in 2013, and 3rd in 2014. As of November 4, 2015, Florence was positioned 15th in the world for 2015.[7]

At the age of 13, standing at 4'11" and weighing 85 pounds, Florence became the youngest surfer ever to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, which consists of three big-wave surfing contests in Hawaii.[2][8] He had previously won five amateur awards, the 2003 1st NSSA Nationals Open Mini Grom, the 2005 1st NSSA Nationals Open Boy's, the 2005 NSSA Open Boys and the Explorer Menehune Champion.[1] He did not pass the first round, but he did score higher than Shane Dorian, a professional surfer twenty years Florence's senior.[2] Afterwards, Florence said he was "pretty scared" but that he was "happy with how [he] did".[9]

When Florence was still a young teenager, pro surfer Kelly Slater said, "John John's going to know the waves on North Shore like no one we've ever seen before."[1] Florence's signature move is getting deeply barreled at Pipeline.

In 2011, Florence suffered a broken back while riding a wave at Pipeline.[10] He has also had a broken wrist, broken leg, broken arm and ankle ligament tear.[11]

According to surfer Mitch Crews, who witnessed Florence's performance at the 2014 Billabong Pro Teahupoo, "He makes it look stupidly easily no matter how big or small the wave is. He is the man out there, rules the line up and makes everyone look silly. He is the man, and most of us are not."[12]

Florence won the Vans World Cup of Surfing in 2011 and 2013. He is the youngest contestant to have won this prestigious honor.

In October 2014, Florence won the Quiksilver Pro France.[13] In February 2015, Florence won the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro, which was his fourth win at this event in five years.[14][15]

In 2013, Florence changed sponsors, joining Hurley International, after surfing for O'Neill since he was six years old.[16] He also enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding and drawing.[1]

Films

Done

With videography by director Blake Vincent Kueny and premiering at the House of Vans in Brooklyn on February 23, 2013, Done, JJ Florence's first surfing film, received Surfer Poll 2013 Movie of the Year Award.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] JJF received Surfer Poll 2013 Best Performance Award for his role in Done.[19][20][21][22][23]

Shorts: Departure Delayed, Free to Roam, Begin Again, Again, & Again

Released in 2013, Departure Delayed, Free to Roam, Begin Again, Again, & Again are five shorts from JJ.[25][26][27][28][29][30] Begin Again received Surfer Poll 2013 Short of the Year Award.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

View from a Blue Moon

Released on December 1, 2015, with videography by Blake Vincent Kueny, narration by John C. Reilly, and the track Seasick Dream by Jack Johnson, View from a Blue Moon is a bio pic featuring JJ and friends at surfing spots around the world.[31][32] On November 11, 2015, in association with Brain Farm, John's View from a Blue Moon, the first surf film shot in 4k, premiered with seven screenings worldwide:[33][34]

  • Hawleiwa at 8pm in the Sunset Beach Neighborhood Park across from Ehukai Beach Park
  • Collaroy, New South Wales, at 8pm in the Collaroy Cinema
  • Sao Paulo at 8pm in the Itau Cinemas on Rua Augusta 1475 – Consolacao
  • Newport Beach at 8pm in the Edwards Big Newport 6
  • Shibuya, Tokyo, at 8pm in the Toho Cinemas
  • Paris at 8pm in Le Grand Rex
  • Gardens, Cape Town, at 8pm in The Labia Theater.

Aeriel photography is provided entirely by helicopters, not drones.[34] Although the screening occurred on November 11, 2015, which was the day before the start of the 2015 Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF), it was not screened at HIFF which occurred November 12-22, 2015.[35]

References

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