Matt Lopez Relocates to SoCal ... Cory & Shea's not so "little bro" Matt Lopez (18) has relocated to Southern California...
You will be able to catch him surfing Lowers, Salt Creek and wherever it's "Going Off"!
Look for the "distinctive, signature Lopez style", above and below the lip! For sponsorship info, please contact the Lopez Management Team and check Matt out on Facebook!
Check out Cory Lopez'sNEKTON SURF SHOPNew Website NOW LIVE!www.nektonsurf.com
1999 ASP World Champ and sport icon, Mark Occhilupo... ('Occy') commented of
Cory's Round of 48 Heat win at the Nike Lowers Pro (ASP Prime Event);
"Cory is surfing better than EVER, he must have a magic board, or something".
New school, old school; Cory, putting it on edge with a full rail carve during his Round of 48 Heat, enroute to victory...
Surfline.com Feature: Nike Prime Lower Trestles Warm-up w/ Cory Lopez...
Click the Surfline.com feature Link below to check-out slide #29 for sick sequence of "Fly Boy"
Cory Lopez showing the boys how to to boost and "SPIN" on his backhand at Lower Trestles...
Mental Cory Lopez image.
Cory Lopez, Costa Rica. Photo: Daniel Russo
Cory Lopez advances to Round of 48 at Nike Lowers Pro ASP Prime Event; in clean 3-4 foot south swell peaks... Watch the Contest Live as Cory surfs his next Heat at the fabled Southern California cobblestone Point Break...
While Shea Lopez joins Sal Masekela in the commentary booth...LIVE LINK
Cory Lopez & Others Charging It In Puerto Rico. Early April
From 78 Degree Tropical Caribbean water temps
to 38 Degree North Atlantic waters...
Cory Lopez is in the midst of a whirlwind Western Atlantic Surfari...!
Cory recently scored some heavy "Back Door" style Barrels with Brian Toth at a Puerto Rican 'secret spot' and is now chasing the next swell with fellow O'Neill team mate, Alek Parker to the cold North Atlantic Waters of Nova Scotia...!
Also... Look for an upcoming story in Surfer Magazine, featuring Cory and brother Shea from recent Caribbean surfing expedition. You can get get a sneak preview from the current WaveJet full page ad running in the current issue of Surfer Magazine!
Stay tuned for more info and pics from Cory's journeys!
Went surfing today with team America. Waves were kinda average but the company was awesome.
3/20/12 Western Australia
This wave looks sick and so tempting, but damn the end bowl rock get shallow.
Fun waves today. Surfed this spot for six hours. Yes I'm very very tired.
3/10 Cory is off to OZ for the Margaret River ASP Prime event!
Stay tuned for more updates and pics from Cory, from the land "down under"...!
Prime Mar 20 - 25, 2012 Margaret River, Australia Telstra Drug Aware Pro $250,000
Prime Apr 30 - May 5, 2012 Lowers Trestles,Calif, United States of America Nike Lowers Pro $250,000
Prime May 21 - 27, 2012 Itauna,Saquarema, Brazil Saquarema Surf Pro International (Tentative) $250,000
Prime Jul 2 - 8, 2012 Ballito,mobile, South Africa Mr Price Pro Ballito $250,000
Prime Jul 30 - Aug 5, 2012 Huntington Beach,California, United States of America Nike US Open of Surfing $250,000
Fernando De Noronha, Brazil
Well it's another year and just like last year Fernando is the first big
event of the year. The only difference is that this year feels way
different than last year. I feel like I am stuck in-between
two cross roads; do I want to compete or do I want to just free surf..?
Last year all I did was compete and while at times I had some fun, it was not nearly as rewarding or fun as my previous three years of free surfing. That could also have been
due to the fact that I had a very heart breaking mediocre year (results-wise).
I say heart breaking because I seemed to have lost every close heat last year. Between
the two lost ties in "Primes" and the two heats I some how lost on the WT, I
can see how different my year could have been. Sometimes the difference
between an early loss and a big result can make or break your whole year. So
now it's on to 2012. I'm in Brazil and I want to win in a big way. My goal is
to start the year strong so that it gives me the motivation to compete this
whole season. Come on Brazil be good to me.
(Above) This is day one of the comp. The morning free surf was really fun.
(Above) This was my first day in Fernando. And he pulled that passion pop.
At this size it reminds me a lot of a wave I grew up surfing in the gulf. Nat Young laying into a cutty.
Cory Lopez ASP Prime Tour Event Schedule:
Feb 7 - 12, 2012.
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Hang Loose Pro
$250,000
Just Got to Brazil - hope it's barreling...
I'm in Fernando De Noronha (for the ASP Prime Hang Lose Pro). It's a small island and I have a feeling we're not going to get the Super Bowl tonight. This is sad.
Team USA's Cory Lopez earns Silver Medal for 2nd Place finish at historic
ISA China Cup!
Team USA places 3rd, for Bronze Medal
Team USA Captain Cory Lopez - Flying high above the South China Sea to
Land a Silver Medal in the inaugural ISA China Cup!
Going for the Gold, Team USA Captain, Cory Lopez held down the lead for most of the Final, slipping to a 2nd place finish for the Silver Medal after Australia's Heath Joske managed a last minute come from behind two wave total to eclipse the other finalists. Cory earned a Gold and Silver Medal for Team USA in 2009 at the ISA World Surfing Games held in Costa Rica.
Gracious in defeat, the Silver Medalist said he was "stoked to be in China" and Congratulated Heath Joske for his come from behind win to take the Gold.
The ISA (International Surfing Association) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world wide governing authority for the sport of surfing.
(Left) Cory flying the American
flag at the ISA China Cup
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Wanning, Hainan Island, China
Press Conference Announces the Start of the Inaugural Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Festival of Surfing Presented by Quiksilver
Dignitaries present to speak with the more than 50 press on hand were: ISA President Fernando Aguerre; Womei Media CEO, Mr. Yang Dunhao; President of Quiksilver Asia-Pacific, Greg Healey; Deputy Director of Hainan Sports Bureau, Mr. Chen Yajun; Ms. Liu Bei, a representative from Headquarters of the Agriculture Bank of China; former ASP World Tour surfer, Cory Lopez (USA); former ISA gold medalist, Pauline Ado (FRA); and ISA junior gold medalist, Cristobal de Col (PER).
Team USA's Cory Lopez Looks on as Cristobal de Col of Team Peru greets the Press and International Dignitaries
ISA President Fernando Aguerre shares his dream to develop surfing in China with the gathered media at the
Festival-launching press conference. Photo: ISA/Billy Watts
Team USA's Cory Lopez cranks one of his patented powerful frontside turns on his way to a heat win in the
Qualifying Rounds. Lopez earned a Gold & Silver Medal during the 2009 ISA World Surfing Games,
held in Costa Rica. Photo: ISA/Muñoz
(Above) Cory with fellow Team USA member, Chris Ward.
I have been on hiatus for a bit, but I'm back. Here are a few shots I got while in Hawaii.
I stayed right at Rockies this year. It was a blast with a bunch of days just like this.
WaveJet had a party and Stevie Wonder showed up. I was more than
stoked to get a photo with him, what an honor.
While most of my time in Hawaii this year, it was small; I did get to surf
Pipe and Off The Wall one day - and there were a few good ones.
Pipeline sunset.
Eric Geiselman focused on a different kind of north shore bowl.
HAWAII
Well it's November and I'm in Hawaii again. The waves have been small for Hawaii standards, but for me I've have been having a blast! I'm staying at Rocky Point this year and I am stoked! I have already had a few good sessions out back. One thing about Rockys is it is usually crowded. Luckily for me the boys were all surfing Backdoor and Off the Wall the other day and I scored some uncrowded surf. It was a blast! These shots are from the next day when it dropped off a little bit.
This is a shot of the point at rockys. It is usually all rocks. It's kinda nice like this.
For more on Cory's Recent Trip to Hawaii Checkout this link
A few weeks back Shea and I were sitting on my couch watching the final day of the Portugal WCT. The guys were getting so barreled, we were losing it. Luckily for us there was some kind of subtropical storm moving over Florida that day and working its way up the coast. I really wanted to get tubed so I asked my expert surf forecaster
brother if we could find some action up the coast. The answer was yes and two hours later after sweet talking our wives into letting us go; we were in my truck and heading north on our eleven hour drive. The trip was a blast, we scored some heavy tubes for two days and headed home stoked. Here are a few shots I took...
Cory Fam Pic at Steamer Lane (CWC Event site) w/ wife Jenn, daughter Alana and son, Luke.
Photo Courtesy: O'Neill/ASP World Tour
Cory stunned the surfing world by winning the Surfer Mag Guts for Glory Award and defining what was possible at Teahupoo in 1999 and 2003. He has done it "once again" in 2011... Surfline.com #1 video Feature....
Cory is currently chasing barrels with brother Shea in the Outer Banks (Cape Hatteras, NC) and will soon be heading to Santa Cruz, CA for the O'Neill Cold Water Classic and then on to Hawaii for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
Stay tuned for more photos and updates from Cory!
Surfline.com Feature Link...
"The Hunt"... Featuring 'Hurricane Maria'
Starring Cory & Shea Lopez, Matty Lopez, Alek Parker, a "few" Jelly Fish and
guest appearance by Taj Burrow (Post NY Quik Pro)
(Great opening footage with Cory's daughter Alana, showing off her "skateboarding skills
and "Grandad" Pete Lopez in background)
THE LOPEZ BROTHERS ENJOY A BIT OF SOUTHEAST SWELL AT HOME
NO NAME SWELL
The no name swell was a blast. The first few days Shea and I surfed inside the New Smyrna Inlet. As that was the only place we could surf with the 30 plus mph winds we were getting. On the second day we went out right when the storm was intensifying and we got blasted. 30 minutes into our session the wind kicked into the 50 mph range. It was so gnarly driving a ski in those conditions. The rain was sideways but the surf was still super fun so we carried on for another hour or so. When we returned to the dock the storm surge had broken the boat ramp dock. And all the charter boats that were tied up looked like they had about all they could handle. The next day the wind finally backed down and we scored some surf. Here are some shots from when the swell backed down. Name or no name this storm produced some of the biggest Florida surf I have ever seen.
Introducing the World Surfing Adventures of Cory Lopez; a new travel Blog hosted by Gulfster.com and presented by Nekton Surf Shop, O'Neill, Rockstar Energy Drink and www.LopezBrothers.com. Cory's fans will find all kinds of cool content; photos, links and commentary from Cory as he navigates the globe in search of new discoveries and ASP World Tour points. The Blog includes interactive Links to sponsor websites and other cool stuff... Check it out!
