US OPEN of SURFING

On The Flipside talks to action sports personality Sal Masekela for a preview of the 2012 Nike US Open of Surfing going down in Huntington Beach, CA. This year marks its first ever national broadcast and will air on NBC.

First held in 1959, the US Open of Surfing held in Huntington Beach, CA has become the biggest stage in competitive professional surfing, attracting the most elite male and female athletes in the sport from around the globe to a weeklong battle for the coveted US Open of Surfing title, and is a pivotal point toward the Association of Surfing Professional World Tour.

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