Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Saturday brought the second day of action for the O'Neill U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. A number of other events are going on as well, including the O’Neill U.S. Open Pro Junior, S3 Supergirl Pro Junior and the O’Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding. Keep reading for all the ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Aussie Chris Davidson and Brazilian Silvana Lima were the big winners at the Mr. Price Pro this weekend in South Africa. Davidson's victory came over hometown favorite Travis Logie, 16.10 to 12.90, and propelled him to 7th on the WQS rankings.
Lima's victory came against the 2006 European Junior Champion Pauline ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Fitzgibbons with her World Jr. trophy.
She may be only 17-years-old but Aussie Sally Fitzgibbons has done something no man or woman has ever done: qualified from the WQS to the World Tour well before the halfway point of the season. Thanks to the huge tear she's been on since the ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Hawaiian surfer Sebastian Zietz has won the Oakley Pro Jr. at Lower Trestles, ensuring him a spot in the Oakley Global Challenge in Bali later this year.
Jason Harris, of Huntington Beach, finished second and also qualified for the Global Challenge, which will take place in October.
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
ASP World Tour surfer Ben Bourgeois took his first WQS event of the season by edging fellow World Tour surder Freddy Patacchia in a four-man final that also included Joel Centeio and San Clemente local Patrick Gudauskas.
For Gudauskas, the fourth place finish gives him the current lead on the ASP ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
After an exhausting 23-heat marathon, Adam Robertson of Victoria, Australia became the third O'Neill Highland Open by Swatch Champion. Robertson had to surf through 5 heats and eventually went head to head against Adam Melling of Gold Coast, Australia. He was awarded the Highlander Sword and 3,000 points ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
The women's ASP World Tour may have a few months before its next stop (July 15th, 2008 in Brazil) but that just means some of those women can have a good time carving up the competition on the WQS. Reigning world champ Stephanie Gimore did just that this weekend, ...
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