Paddle Pays Tribute to Olympian Pullin in Gold Coast

Paddle Pays Tribute to Olympian Pullin in Gold Coast
Alex Pullin of Australia poses with the Australian Flag after being announced as the Flag Bearer for Australia at the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony at the Golden Tulip Hotel on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images
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Hundreds of people have paddled into the waters off the Gold Coast to pay tribute to dual world champion snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin.

The crowd included Pullin’s partner Ellidy Vlug and surfing world champions Mick Fanning and Steph Gilmore.