2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
International Surfing Association
Piha, New Zealand
20 - 29 January 2010
Epic Surf: Team USA Takes the Lead at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
Epic surf and the world's up-and-coming junior surf stars produced an unforgettable day at the 2010 edition of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in New Zealand today.
And what a show it was. With only two days to go in the prestigious tournament, competitors hit their straps, shredding apart the barreling 6-8ft (1.5-2m) waves that marched through for day six of competition at Piha Beach.
USA surfing sensation Kolohe Andino dealt with the pressure in a consummate fashion, setting the standard for the day with both the highest individual wave score (9.25) and two-wave heat total (18.00) in his main event round 4 of the Under 16 Boys´ heat.
The skilful natural foot continued on with the form he displayed in the opening rounds, backhand blasting the peeling lefthanders to beat fellow USA surfers Parker Coffin and Trevor Thorton and Tahitian Tefaafana Ariihoe. Final scores: Andino (18.00), Coffin (14.00), Ariihoe (10.65) and Thorton (9.00).
“The waves looked kind of hard out there,” said Andino. “They had a lot of wall and it was howling offshore, and not like anything I surf back home. But a bomb wave came through when I paddled out and it set up a good heat for me. It worked out pretty good for me.”
Andino, 15, added he's not getting ahead of himself heading into the business end of competition. “The contest has really just started for me,” he said. “There are so many rounds and it's really hard to get to the finals. I'm just going to take it heat by heat and make every heat count. I just want to make it through.”
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