Coco Ho (HAW) won the Oakley World Pro Junior Bali in a hard fought Final over Dimity Stoyle (AUS). The women were rubbing their hands together with delight when they were sent out in the clean 3 – 4 foot (1.5 – 2 meters) surf at Echo Beach, Canggu today. There was plenty of impressive performances throughout the Quraterfinals, Semifinals and Final, but in the end it was Coco Ho who was the last woman standing.
Surfing will now be incorporated into public high school athletics programs. They've been talking about this idea for years. In fact, the Board of Education approved surfing as a high school sport back in 2004, but funding and other challenges have kept it from official status. Until now.
Slater Defeats Wright in Historic Final to Win Hurley Pro at Trestles
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought-Final with the iconic Floridian overtaking the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74.
Slater and Wright’s third consecutive Final bout marks a first in ASP history, as no two competitors have faced off in three successive ASP Dream Tour Finals - a noteworthy statistic in sparking this new rivalry in the battle for the ASP World Title.
Owen Wright wins Quiksilver Pro New York and US$300,000 First Prize
Owen Wright (AUS), 21, has claimed his maiden ASP Dream Tour victory, taking out the inaugural Quiksilver Pro New York over Kelly Slater (USA), 39, to earn the historic US $300,000 first-place prize purse in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Long Beach, New York.
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o. Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated a historic incarnation of the event today, with the world’s best surfers pushing the performance envelope in incredible conditions.
Bruce Irons will put on an expression session in Tahiti in honor of his late brother Andy
Bruce Irons will put on an expression session between the semi-finals and the final of the Billabong Pro at Teahupoo, Tahiti, this weekend. The session is a compromise in response to a growing campaign to allow Irons to defend the Billabong Pro Tahiti title held by his late brother Andy.
Coco Ho (HAW) won the Oakley World Pro Junior Bali in a hard fought Final over Dimity Stoyle (AUS). The women were rubbing their hands together with delight when they were sent out in the clean 3 – 4 foot (1.5 – 2 meters) surf at Echo Beach, Canggu today. There was plenty of impressive performances throughout the Quraterfinals, Semifinals and Final, but in the end it was Coco Ho who was the last woman standing.
Surfing will now be incorporated into public high school athletics programs. They've been talking about this idea for years. In fact, the Board of Education approved surfing as a high school sport back in 2004, but funding and other challenges have kept it from official status. Until now.
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought-Final with the iconic Floridian overtaking the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74.
Owen Wright (AUS), 21, has claimed his maiden ASP Dream Tour victory, taking out the inaugural Quiksilver Pro New York over Kelly Slater (USA), 39, to earn the historic US $300,000 first-place prize purse in offshore three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) surf at Long Beach, New York.
Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) waves at Teahupo’o. Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti culminated a historic incarnation of the event today, with the world’s best surfers pushing the performance envelope in incredible conditions.
Bruce Irons will put on an expression session between the semi-finals and the final of the Billabong Pro at Teahupoo, Tahiti, this weekend. The session is a compromise in response to a growing campaign to allow Irons to defend the Billabong Pro Tahiti title held by his late brother Andy.
