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Defending champion Mick Fanning survived a day of Rip Curl Pro upsets, but fellow surfing royalty Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson were shock casualties.
Australia’s Fanning won a sudden-death fifth round showdown with Brazilian Raoni Monteiro to make the last eight at Bells Beach. But 11-time world champion Slater and reigning world title-holder Parkinson exited in the third round in the space of a sensational 30 minutes on Monday morning.
Slater, who is battling a mystery … More
Five pro athletes including five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, pro surfers Ian Walsh and Dave Kalama, pro snowboarder Eddie Wall and pro skier Chris Benchetler hit the beach, the racetrack, and the mountain all in one epic California day. The crew gathers in Surf City USA at the famed Huntington Beach Pier for a dawn patrol surf session in fun, shoulder high conditions with Ian Walsh and Dave Kalama leading the charge. Jimmie and TV Host Erin Bates both catch waves of their own, before it’s time to jet off to the racetrack! Only in California!
Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves today in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach. Today’s win vaults the young Hawaiian back into the lead on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) ratings for the first time in over a year.
“To win Bells is a dream,†Moore said. “As a little kid, you always looked forward to   … More
Carissa Moore (HAW) has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over Tyler Wright (AUS), in clean three to five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves today in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach. Moore opened the final with a 9.57 and then survived a twenty-five minute lull as both competitors anxiously waited for the ocean to cooperate. With two minutes remaining Moore secured a back up score of 5.83 with a combined heat total of (15.40) to be crowned the 2013 Rip Curl Women’s Pro Champion.