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ESPN RISE Magazine

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

John John Florence, a 16-year-old home-schooled junior out of Haleiwa, Hawaii, emulates surfing legends like nine-time world champ Kelly Slater. But Florence is best compared to Shaun White, more for what he represents than what sport he plays. White has revolutionized action sports with his refusal to be typecast as a snowboarder. Sure, the Carlsbad Seaside Academy (Carlsbad, Calif.) graduate has won nine X Games gold medals in snowboarding (four in superpipe and five in slopestyle) and an Oly ...

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