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Lovable veterans, an East Coast surge and the evolution of the next generation. Day 2 of the 2012 revealed a multitude of story lines. These are the moments.

Opening day of the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro pumped with a solid four to six-foot south swell and pristine conditions from the first heat of the day to the last. There were breakout wins, big upsets, and plenty of MVP-worthy performances. Here's the highlights. www.nikelowerspro.com

When it comes to competing at Lowers a magic board can make or break a performance. And while the surfer may get the glory, it's the diligence of the shaper that's responsible for what really happens under foot. See it all happen on May 1-5 at nikelowerspro.com.

Last summer at the U.S. Open of Surfing, Filipe Toledo arrived an unknown and left a champion. He returns to California for the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro, focused solely on furthering his legacy. Watch Filipe live May 1-5 at nikelowerspro.com.

The surfers at the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro will be redefining the meaning of progression, as they take center stage at Lower Trestles attacking one of the most high-performance waves in the world. During this time you the viewer will have the chance to choose the MVP, which will reward the surfer who pushes the boundaries of the sport by completing the most radical maneuver. To qualify for an MVP nomination, any single turn, air, or barrel must be performed on a critical part of the wave and dis...

Forged for Lowers. The shaper creates the craft, the goldsmith creates the prize, and the surfer the legacy. It all comes together May 1 at the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro. Tune in live May 1-5 at nikelowerspro.com.

Miguel Pupo's victory last year at the Nike Lowers Pro announced the arrival of Brazil's next generation. Alejo Muniz, Gabriel Medina and Filipe Toledo followed suite with other ASP successes in 2011. This year at the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro, a bit older, a bit wiser, and even more explosive, the Brazilians are back. Music: Seabright - "Earmark"

After four months and three grueling rounds, it all came down to this. The top three crews, as chosen by you, traveled to Silvretta Montafon, Austria for the Nike Chosen Sessions. Each crew was given free reign over the park to film a new edit to then be judged by the Nike pro team. In the end, only one could be Chosen. This is the entry from the USA's This Must be the Place. Featuring: Blaze Kotsenburg, Jesse Gouveia, Andrew Aldridge, and Connor Brown To learn more about them and the othe...

After four months and three grueling rounds, it all came down to this. The top three crews, as chosen by you, traveled to Silvretta Montafon, Austria for the Nike Chosen Sessions. Each crew was given free reign over the park to film a new edit to then be judged by the Nike pro team. In the end, only one could be Chosen. This is the entry from Finland's Smallzinema. To learn more about them and the other crews be sure to head over to nikechosensessions.com

Selecting the Chosen Video Crew wasn't an overnight decision. In Round 1, Crews battled it out to be noticed by Nike. We narrowed the field to the Top 9 and put voting in your hands, which sent the 3 Top crews to Silvretta Montafon Austria for the Nike Chosen Sessions.
 It was there the crews had one week to film & edit a fresh video to be judged by the Nike Pros. All the crews put together such amazing videos, but at the end of the day the Nike Pros votes that made it count. It was not an e...

The Nike Chosen Sessions in Silvretta Montafon Austria is a wrap. Your votes helped file it down for the Pros to decide who was ultimately Chosen to Live Like a Pro. Markus Mathis, from Switzerland, took home the esteemed Chosen AM with an amazing week & nailing a few double corks in the Sessions Park.
 Don't forget to check out nikechosensessions.com for all the action all at once.

The 3rd and final Chosen Session put the AMs back on familiar Chosen Series winning territory with a straight out kicker session. The perfectly shaped 20m Kicker got a proper working as the AMs stepped up and mixed in with the Nike team, digging deep into their bags and pulling out some of the best AM riding seen all week. Tune In Take Part and Vote by visiting nikechosensessions.com and watching each AM’s Big Air edit and then vote for your favourite rider.

The crews have all made it Austria and the assignment has been given, 6 days to film and edit a new snowboard video at Silvretta Montafon and the surrounding region. The Nike pros will then check these edits and vote on style, progression, creativity & comradery to determine which crew will be Chosen. Take a behind the scenes look at the making of Smallzinema, Rockonsb, and This Must Be The Place's entries in the Nike Chosen Sessions. For more info check out nikechosensessions.com

On May 1st the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro arrives in Southern California. 96 of the world's best surfers will gather on the famed cobblestones, all in pursuit of critical ASP ratings points, glory and the opportunity to create their own legacy.

1ST - 7TH April will see snowboarding take another step into the future as 12 AMs and 3 Chosen video crews ride and compete for the chance to be chosen by the Nike PRO Team at the most progressive snow park ever built. 27 Shapers have worked over 7,000 hours throughout the season to create a ‘next level’ park complete with wall rides, street rails, huge hits, a skate inspired bowl and a whole heap more. The 12 AM winners from the Nike Chosen Series will join the Nike Pros and shred in thr...

Nike Snowboarding: Winter Chosen Round 2 Recap

The sun blazed all day over the classic ski resort of Vallnord, Andorra for the 7th Stop on the Nike Chosen Series. On a South facing slope the local ASP shaper crew worked tirelessly to get the kicker (15m to the sweet spot) riding well for all the competitors that turned up to show their skills, while MC Aitor Gonzalez and the park DJ Krapulia made sure it was the hottest place on the mountain that day. With all riders getting into the session Xavi Rodriguez took Most Creative with an...

The fourth stop of the Nike Chosen Series were held in Hoch Ybrig in the foot hills of the Swiss Alps, and got underway despite being pushed back a day due to bad weather. With only occasional breaks in the cloud, visibility gave the riders an added challenge over the 15m kicker and bonk obstacle, leaving the 3 judges (DBK, Raphi Rocha and local shaper Matthias Burch) to make a call to skip qualifiers and run a straight up final with all riders. With a Nike Sessions ticket on the table...

Nike surfer Michel Bourez is the only surfer from Tahiti to make the ASP World Tour in more than 25 years. Growing up he had to blaze his own trail to accomplish his dreams. Find your surfing, 12 Miles North. gonike.me/12milesnorth

A hollow righthander over black sand gives Carissa the chance to do step-offs, backdooring wide sections with nobody out.

Nico von Rupp is a German / Portuguese surfer who lives in Praia Grande, close to Lisbon, Portugal. Nico is sponsored by Nike, Monster and Semente.

The Nike Chosen Crew Video Contest has been exploding with creative edits and proper riding. This second re-cap features TPT out of Finland, 4Reel from the US and the Minioia crew based in Italy. These crews have been noticed and are on track to being the top crews sent to Austria. You got what it takes? We're excited to check out what your crew has. Sign up, submit a video and create buzz for your chance to live like a Nike Pro. http://www.Nike.com/Chosen

The Nike Chosen Crew Video Contest has been exploding with creative edits and proper riding. This second re-cap features RockonSB, After Hours and The Ham Squad. These crews have been noticed and are on track to being the top crews sent to Austria. You got what it takes? We're excited to check out what your crew has. Sign up, submit a video and create buzz for your chance to live like a Nike Pro. Nike.com/Chosen

Known globally as a rider willing and able to push the boundaries of what is and isn’t possible, Harry Main has joined elite UK athletes including Paula Radcliffe, Rio Ferdinand and Mark Cavendish in pledging how they plan to ‘Make It Count’ this year. Coming out of a strong year-end, Harry has pledged to carry on by raising the bar in trick innovation and to progress his park riding to another level. The Nike athletes are challenging you to ‘Make It Count’ under the hashtag #makeitcount.

The perfect conditions in Funasdalen, Sweden for the second stop of the Nike Chosen Series saw AM riders travelling upwards of 1000KM from all corners of the country to compete. The lollipop and kicker both got a working with Joel Anderson, Simon Ahlvu, Philip Landmark and Karl-Anton Svensson taking care of business. The winner of the MVP was judged to be Anderson who will be given an invite the Nike Chosen Sessions in April to session with the Nike Pros on a purpose built park, and the...

Gérome "Coincoin" Mathieu at les Diablerets for a training session

The Nike Chosen Crew Video Contest has been exploding with creative edits and proper riding. This first re-cap features The Mystery District, This Must Be the Place and Granny Findas. These crews have been noticed and are on track to being the top crews sent to Austria. You got what it takes? We're excited to check out what your crew has. Sign up, submit a video and create buzz for your chance to live like a Nike Pro. Nike.com/Chosen

The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, UK set the stage for the first tour stop of the Nike Chosen Series and kicked off the European tour with an unprecedented level of indoor riding. The purpose built kicker in Hemel Hempstead, created by local shaper Norm, his crew and the Nike shaping team, was the Snow Centre's biggest feature to date. With time running out in the final well regarded UK rider Andy Nudds finally laid his contest jinx to rest as he powered through his spins, eventually s...

Harry Main 2011, #VX Edit.

Team Manager and legendary shredder Barrett Christy took the girls snowboard team to Revelstoke resort last season for a week of interior BC pow. The area, previously only accessed by sleds, now has several lifts that offer access to peaks and bowls that provided endless entertainment to a crew with some pent-up freeriding energy. Check out the write-up in the latest issue of Snowboarder Mag on stands now.

Press conference with Red Bull riders : Sean Pettit, Richard Permin, Kaya Turski, judge JF Cusson and iF3 president Felix Rioux

The first day @iF3 with the Oberson autograph signing, The North Face outdoor screening and the Nike 6.0 VIP Party

The door finally closes on another amazing year at the Nike Roundhouse in Anglet, France. Stakeboarding, surfing, artists, music and general mayhem abound have all seen there way through this ultimate summer hang out. In the last episode Haley meets up with the Tahitian spartan surfer Michel Bourez, we see some super tech skating in the Nike Roundhouse plaza, the Surfing Cash for Tricks reaches it's finale, Mathias Fennetaux explains his 10 year journey of photography and the pool gets so...