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Pro Surfer Ryan Helm Featured on Sirius Satellite Radio - Radio Faction Channel 28

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 June, 2006 : - - Los Angeles, CA - Pro Surfer Ryan Helm was recently interviewed by Faction Radio's Mike Tully. Helm speaks about the honor of being named to represent the U.S. East Coast Surf Team in the ESPN X Games this Summer and of his time spent living in mainland Mexico and surfing the Mexican Pipeline in Puerto Escondido, home of the 12th Annual ESPN X Games Surfing Comp.

When asked about the venue for this year's X Games Surfing competition, Helm responds with a wry grin; "I like the Power, very few places in the world have the energy that Puerto has; it will be an excellent stage to showcase our talents for the X Games". Having lived and surfed in Mainland Mexico for 5 years (2 months spent at the Mexican Pipeline) Helm is considered by some to be a darkhorse rookie, named to the X Games squad just this year by head coach Matt Kechele.

With Mexican salsa coursing through his veins, many feel that Helm may actually be the East's (not so) Secret Weapon, in defense of their 4th consecutive Gold Medal against a California dominated West Coast Team. "Ryan Helm's Puerto and mainland Mex experience will add strength to the over-all team. Ryan brings a lot of versatility... his natural ability with Tube riding along with his incredible flexibility will allow him to squeak out the deepest of Doggy Door's.

Ryan Helm : photo courtesy Del Mar Media Athletes & Events

I'm real happy to have him representing the Right Coast!" said  Matt Kechele -East Coast Team Captain/Head Coach. Ryan Helm is sponsored by Quiksilver, Anarchy Eyewear, DaKine and Sundown Dev. He rides Matt Kechele surfboards as well as shapes by Bill Johnson, Wooster and Matt Biolas, among others. 

Helm will join fellow East Coast Pros, Cory and Shea Lopez, Baron Knowlton, Pete Mendia, Jamie O'Brien (Hawaii Wild Card) and others, when East meets West for their 4th Gold Medal Showdown, in Puerto Escondido Mexico July 3rd through July 4th, 2006.

The TV coverage for surfing will air on Saturday, Aug 5th on ESPN affiliate ABC. ABC Wide World of Sports was one of the first major U.S. networks to broadcast Pro Surfing events from Hawaii in the early 1970's.

You can catch out takes or Ryan's full interview by tuning into SIRIUS Satellite Radio Faction, Channel 28 or you can catch the full interview by clicking the Faction Radio Audio File Link - coming soon to Ryan's website. SIRIUS Radio Faction has been promoting the Summer X Games with a series of Athlete interview spots, featuring Action Sports Stars and up and coming future X Games "Heroes" like Ryan Helm.

Kelly Slater's Faction radio show airs Sunday nights on Channel 28. 

Ryan and son Leon : photo Danny Moody

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