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<\/p>\nRoxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship (WWLC) presented by Evian
\nC\u00f4te des Basques, Biarritz, France
\nJuly 3-9, 2006<\/p>\n
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BIARRITZ, France (Saturday, July 8, 2006) American Schuyler McFerran (Encinitas, California) has won the Roxy ASP Women\u0092s World Longboarding Championship presented by Evian after surfing from the first round and winning every one of the eight heats she contested.McFerran, 19, defeated fellow Californian Jennifer Smith (Pacific Beach) in the final which was held in clean, three foot (one metre waves) at C\u00f4te des Basques, Biarritz, France. <\/p>\n
McFerran\u0092s win has cemented her spot in the history books as the first-ever ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion. She won the US$4,500 first place prize in the US$30,000 event.<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092m so thankful and stoked, happy and relieved \u0096 there\u0092s just so many emotions. I\u0092ve surfed so many heats that it\u0092s just overwhelming, then to have all of my friends out here screaming and cheering for me, I just broke down,\u0094 an ecstatic McFerran said.<\/p>\n
\u0093I knew that I could win this event if I really put my heart into it and I gave my very best effort every heat. To be able to have my mom here supporting and coaching me and to have my family and boyfriend at home rooting for me, it was just so incredible.\u0094<\/p>\n
McFerran notched up more time on the nose during the inaugural Roxy ASP WWLC than any other competitor in the 67-woman field and was rewarded handsomely for it. A long stint on the nose during the final earned her a 9.25 score (out of 10) and a commanding heat lead.<\/p>\n
\u0093I love noseriding and I think that it\u0092s a huge part of longboarding. That\u0092s one of the main things \u0096 you need to be able to noseride well because that\u0092s what sets longboarding apart from shortboarding. I knew the judges were rewarding really good, clean noseriding so I wanted to go out there and get the longest possible noseride I could get and hang ten so I was super stoked with that 9.25,\u0094 McFerran said.<\/p>\n
Jennifer Smith, 20, finished runner-up to McFerran. Smith defeated event-standout Bianca Valenti (Isla Vista, Calif.) in the semis but was no match for a redhot McFerran in the final.<\/p>\n
\u0093It was a good match-up but Schuyler definitely dominated the whole heat,\u0094 Smith said. \u0093I\u0092m glad that I was able to get the right waves in my quarter and semifinal heats to make it to the final. Just making the final is a huge accomplishment and coming second to Schuyler is nothing to be ashamed of.\u0094<\/p>\n
Despite displaying strong performances thoroughout the event, Valenti, 21, ran out of steam in her semifinal heat against Smith.<\/p>\n
\u0093The waves were a lot faster and steeper than earlier and I should have worn a leash because I lost my board twice and ran out of energy a little bit swimming for it. It\u0092s fine, I obviously wanted to win but what can you do, I\u0092m having a good time,\u0094 Valenti said.<\/p>\n
Also finishing equal third was Biarritz local Claire Karabatsos (FRA) who lost to the eventual winner in the semis. Karabatsos, 28, sat in second for most of their semifinal heat, but caught a wave toward the end which put her in first for a few moments as the heat wound down. McFerran answered back shortly thereafter with a good ride to clinch the win. <\/p>\n
\u0093Yeah, it was close there at the end,\u0094 Karabatsos said. \u0093She surfed really, really well and had good noserides. I was in second place, then I got a good wave and I went into first and was like \u0091Whoa, whoa!\u0094 really happy, but then she caught another wave and was first again.\u0094 <\/p>\n
Finishing equal fifth after being eliminated in the quarterfinals were Australians Belinda Baggs (Newcastle, NSW) and Deanne Ashmore (Maroochydore, Queensland) and Americans Kassia Meador (Malibu, Calif.) and Kaitlin Maguire (Del Mar, Calif.) <\/p>\n
The marketing director for Roxy Europe, Maritxu Darrigrand, was pleased with the turnout and the outcome for the inaugural Roxy ASP WWLC.<\/p>\n
\u0093We had the best longboarders in the world and the level of competition has been great,\u0094 Darrigrand said. \u0093Roxy sponsored the first stand-alone ASP Women\u0092s World Tour shortboard event in Fiji, so to support this first-ever ASP-sanctioned longboard world championship is another milestone for us.\u0094<\/p>\n
FINAL RESULTS (1st earns US$4,500, 2nd earns US$2,300)
\nFINAL: Schuyler McFerran (USA) 15.50 def. Jennifer Smith (USA) 9.85 <\/p>\n
SEMIFINAL RESULTS (1st advances to FINAL; 2nd = 3rd place)
\nHEAT 1: Jennifer Smith (USA) 16.40 def. Bianca Valenti (USA) 13.15
\nHEAT 2: Schuyler McFerran (USA) 14.50 def. Claire Karabatsos (FRA) 14.25 <\/p>\n
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (1st advances to SEMIFINAL; 2nd = 5th place)
\nHEAT 1: Bianca Valenti (USA) 15.25 def. Belinda Baggs (AUS) 12.75
\nHEAT 2: Jennifer Smith (USA) 11.00 def. Deanne Ashmore (AUS) 7.70
\nHEAT 3: Schuyler McFerran (USA) 16.10 def. Kassia Meador (USA) 14.75
\nHEAT 4: Claire Karabatsos (FRA) 11.25 def. Kaitlin Maguire (USA) 8.25<\/p>\n
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