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Kangaroo Rescued From Riptide @ Yahoo! Video
I have no idea how a kangaroo got in the water, but it’s Australia! It’s bound to happen! Turns out, it got caught in a rip current at one point and you can’t help but pity the poor creature for not knowing that you gotta swim parallel [...]
Fantasy Surfer – how did you do?
The first event of the 2009 ASP World Tour season has come and gone, and I’m sorting out how I’m going to rearrange my team for Bells Beach. Let’s take a look at how I did with my selection for the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast.
My team for the Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast:
Kelly [...]
2009 ASP Women’s World Tour rankings - after event 1: Roxy Pro Gold Coast
The Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast is over and the ladies first rankings of 2009 are all lined up. As with the guys, these are still early days, and much will change as the season unwinds.
Leading the rankings is 2007 and 2008 World Champ and 2009 Roxy Pro winner, Stephanie Gilmore of Australia. [...]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Joel Parkinson wins!
The 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile has finally drawn to a close on Wednesday with local Coolie kid, Joel Parkinson taking home the win. Joel comboed young Brazilian, Adriano de Souza in an exciting final filled with big, windy, heaving barrels, with a final score of 18.83 to 11.30. [...]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast – Tuesday recap
Round 4 of the 2009 Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast kicked off on Tuesday morning in Coolangatta in wind-swept right hand barrels brought on by cyclone Hamish off the Australian coast.
Floridian, CJ Hobgood won the first heat of the day, narrowly topping a very in-form Jihad Khodr of Brazil, while twin brother, Damien Hobgood, [...]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Monday recap
After Slater’s devastating loss and contest exit on Sunday afternoon, the rest of the field of competitors at the 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile scrambled for wins at Snapper Rocks, to build an early season lead on the reigning World Champ.
Picking up in the middle of Round 3, the action kicked [...]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Slater falls on Sunday
Yep. You heard it right. The reigning World Champ and reigning event champ fell to young Aussie wildcard, “Young Gun” and fellow Quiksilver team rider, Julian Wilson on Sunday in Round 3 of the 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile. This marks the lowest finish Slater has ever posted at the Quik [...]
Roxy Pro, Gold Coast - Finals recap
The 2009 Roxy Pro, Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile drew to a close on Sunday morning, running through the semifinals and final in clean rippable waves at the main event site of Snapper Rocks.
Picking up in the semifinals, our reigning World Champ, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) won a decisive victory over Kiwi rookie, Paige Hareb, [...]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast - Round 2 runs on Saturday… finally!
The 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile finally got back in the water on Saturday and ran through all 16 heats before calling it a day. After running more than half of the Round 2 heats at one of the designated back up spots at nearby Duranbah, the call was made to [...]
Roxy Pro, Gold Coast – Friday recap
The ladies lucked out on Friday, as they were given the go ahead to resume competition at the 2009 Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast, presented by LG Mobile. Event organizers decided to delay the continuation of the men’s Quiksilver Pro for the day, allowing the ladies to run through a few rounds of competition [...]
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