Life in the south wasn't cutting it for Austin Keen, so he found his way to California at the ripe age of 17 to pursue his passion in wave sports. He won the World Championship Tour of Skimboarding in 2013 and the 40th Annual World Championship of Skimboarding in 2016. When GoPro ran their first ever Million Dollar Challenge in 2018, Austin's clip was one of 56 chosen out of thousands of participants. Most recently, Austin went on to clench a back-to-back victory for the second MDC in 2019.