{"id":45137,"date":"2011-02-25T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=45137"},"modified":"2011-02-25T14:07:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T21:07:00","slug":"video-asp-world-surfing-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\/?p=45137","title":{"rendered":"Video &#8211; ASP World Surfing Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">GOLD COAST, Queensland\/Australia (Friday, February 25, 2011); The ASP World Surfing Awards were staged at a gala black tie dinner at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre last night in honor of the 2010 ASP World Champions.<br \/>\nSurfing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153night of nights\u00e2\u20ac\u009d saw ten time world champion Kelly Slater (USA), four time world champion Stephanie Gilmore (Aus) and the late Andy Irons (Haw) celebrated in an emotional evening in front of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best surfers and surfing industry identities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Slater (USA), accepted his history-making and unprecedented tenth ASP World Title to a standing ovation. \u00c2\u00a0The 39 year-old dedicated his win to his greatest surfing rival ever, three time world champion Andy Irons (Haw), who tragically passed away suddenly last year. \u00c2\u00a0Slater said Irons death had affected him both personally and professionally. \u00c2\u00a0Slater also thanked his family and long-term girlfriend Kalani Miller who attended the event alongside him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gilmore made her own history, collecting a fourth consecutive ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Title. \u00c2\u00a0The 23 year-old dedicated her win to the much-missed Kuaian surfer Andy Irons as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore was a double recipient on the night taking out the 2010 ASP World Tour Rookie and the highly coveted Peter Whitaker Award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Slater and Gilmore along with the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best surfers will begin their 2011 campaigns this weekend at the opening events on the 2011 ASP World Title Tours &#8211; the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presented by Land Rover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Awards Recipients<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Champion:Kelly Slater (USA)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Champion:Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Tour Runner-Up:Jordy Smith (ZAF)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Tour Runner-Up:Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year: Owen Wright (AUS)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Tour Rookie of the Year:Carissa Moore (HAW<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Tour \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBreakthrough Performer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: Alejo Muniz (BRZ)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Tour \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBreakthrough Performer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: Carissa Moore (HAW)<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Longboard Champion:Duane DeSoto (HAW)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Longboard Champion:Cori Schumacher (HAW)<br \/>\n2010 ASP World Junior Champion:Jack Freestone (AUS)<br \/>\n2010 ASP Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Junior Champion:Alizee Arnaud (FRA)<br \/>\nPeter Whittaker Award: Carissa Moore (Haw)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/20353893\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokednews.com\">www.stokednews.com<\/a> \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLD COAST, Queensland\/Australia (Friday, February 25, 2011); The ASP World Surfing Awards were staged at a gala black tie dinner at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre last night in honor of the 2010 ASP World Champions. 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