<div style="text-align: justify;">What does multiple Snowboard World Champion <strong>Mathieu Crépel</strong> (France) have in common with Estonian freestyle ski prodigies Kelly and Henry Sildaru (15 and 10 years old) or European top surfers <strong>Jérémy Florès</strong> and <strong>Leonardo Fioravanti</strong>? All these champions were discovered by Quiksilver at an early age. Now you can follow their footsteps and get the chance to join the Quiksilver team.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With YOUNG GUNS SKI and SNOW, a free and simple online contest, every rider from 13 to 17 or under has the opportunity to showcase their skills on a global platform.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To participate, all you need to do is:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Capture your skiing/snowboarding skills and put together a short edit</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Post your video on Quiksilver.com/young-guns</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Collect as many online votes as possible</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Destination, Canada: our lucky winners will take part in an exceptional trip to the mythical Whistler Blackcomb resort, riding with the Quiksilver Pro Team. To qualify for the grand final, candidates need to mobilize their community to vote for them on the YOUNG GUNS site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not pulling triple corks yet? Don't worry. Talent shows itself in many ways, and entries featuring original riding and/or editing techniques will be eligible for a special creativity category prize.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To register for the YOUNG GUNS contest:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://quiksilver.com/snow/events/young-guns-snow.html" target="_blank">Quiksilver.com/young-guns</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The video posting <strong>deadline is January 30</strong>, 2018.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">January 18 to February 1: The official voting period. Candidates must have the largest number of votes to qualify for the next round.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">6 February: TOP 4 SNOWBOARDERS SELECTION FOR THE YOUNG SNOW FINAL</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3 candidates will be selected by the public + 1 wildcard selected by Quiksilver team</div><div style="text-align: justify;">8 February: TOP 4 SKIERS SELECTION FOR THE YOUNG GUNS SKI FINAL</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3 candidates will be selected by the public + 1 wildcard selected by Quiksilver team</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 4 snowboarders and 4 skiers qualified for the Grand Final will fly to Whistler (Canada):</div><div style="text-align: justify;">From 16 to 20 February for the YOUNG GUS SNOW</div><div style="text-align: justify;">From 22 to 26 February for the YOUNG GUNS SKI</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The winner of each category will be announced by QUIKSILVER:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">February 28th for SNOWBOARD winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;">March 2nd for SKI winner</div>