Movistar Peru Classic presented by Rip Curl
\nStop No. 5 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour
\nLobitos, Piura\/Peru
\nNovember 3 \u2013 8, 2009<\/p>\n
Sofia Mulanovich Claims Movistar Peru Classic pres. By Rip Curl<\/p>\n
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\n Pictured: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 26, former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion (2004) and current ASP Women\u2019s World No. 3, has won the Movistar Peru Classic pres. by Rip Curl in front of a capacity crowd at Lobitos. Credit: \u00a9 ASP\/ CI\/ ROWLAND via GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
LOBITOS, Piura\/Peru (Sunday, November 8, 2009) \u2013 Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 26, has taken out the Movistar Peru Classic presented by Rip Curl over reigning two-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and two-time defending event winner in Peru, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 21.<\/p>\n
Event No. 5 of 7 on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, the Movistar Peru Classic culminated in offshore three-to-four foot (1 \u2013 1.5 metre) waves at Lobitos today, and delivered all the drama and action the fans had been waiting for.<\/p>\n
Mulanovich, who suffered a horrific wipeout yesterday, was a standout in the hard-fought Final, muscling through one section after another on her backhand, to post an impressive 15.00 out of a possible 20. While the lead would seesaw back and forth between the Peruvian and the Australian, it was ultimately Mulanovich who would come away with the win in front of a raucous crowd on the sand.\u201cIt doesn\u2019t even feel real that this is happening right now,\u201d Mulanovich said. \u201cI have wanted to win this event for so long, and have always been disappointed. To do it here, in front of my friends and family and in good waves at Lobitos is a dream come true. Viva Peru!\u201d<\/p>\n
The win boosts the former ASP Women\u2019s World Champion (2004) from fourth to third on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour ratings and puts her within striking distance of the crown heading into the business end of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t had the best season and I was really waiting for a breakout result,\u201d Mulanovich said. \u201cTo finally get it at home is really special. I am just so stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gilmore\u2019s Runner-Up finish today marks her third of the season, and while missing out on making it three-in-a-row in Peru, the Australian is still pleased with her performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely been pretty consistent with making Finals,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cObviously I was looking for another win. But in a way, it is pretty special to see Sofia (Mulanovich) win, like, it is crazy. There are thousands of people on the beach here in the middle of nowhere, it is just phenomenal. To make another Final felt good. I had a lot of fun. It was good to see Sofia up there and not Silvana (Lima) or Coco (Ho), it is going to make the ratings really interesting and it\u2019s keeping things really tight and close between everyone. It is going to be an exciting finish in Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gilmore retains a slender lead over challengers as she contests for a third, consecutive ASP Women\u2019s World Title, but retains collected frame of mind heading into Hawaii.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world title is in your head sometimes,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt is just event by event. This event was a good one as everyone was surfing so good and so after a fifth in Portugal, I wanted to come here and perform really well and I put my mind to it and I did it, the title race is hot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 18, 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie, matched her best result of the year with an equal 3rd at the Movistar Peru Classic. Arguably one of the most in-tune performers at Lobitos, Fitzgibbons lost a nail-biter Semifinal to eventual winner Mulanovich.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m definitely happy with my performance,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cI have felt good this whole event and it came down really close there at the end. I knew that set was on the horizon and I couldn\u2019t hold on in the end. It would be amazing to make it through to a Final. I will take the third place but it is always nice to be there on the podium and in the Final. I will just keep trying and doing what I am doing and hopefully crack it pretty soon.\u201d <\/p>\n
Coco Ho (HAW), 18, 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour rookie and winner of the previous event in Portugal, was a major standout at the Movistar Peru Classic. Ho took down fellow Hawaiian rookie Alana Blanchard (HAW), 19, and stylish natural-footer Rosanne Hodge (ZAF), 22, before falling agonizingly close to Gilmore in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always hard having a 9 and waiting for your second score but that\u2019s what surfing with the Champ is all about,\u201d Ho said. \u201cIt was frustrating seeing the waves I needed coming in after the heat, but that\u2019s okay. Competing against Steph definitely pushes my surfing and I\u2019m happy with an Equal 3rd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite missing out on a Final\u2019s berth in Peru, Ho is looking forward to finishing the year at home in Hawaii and the finale of the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour Rookie of the Year race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m definitely looking forward to heading home and finishing the season in Hawaii,\u201d Ho said. \u201cRookie of the Year and a Top 5 finish has always been my goal, but Sally (Fitzgibbons) is right there and it will come down to the wire.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights from the Movistar Peru Classic are available via www.aspworldtour.com <\/p>\n
The next stop on the 2009 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour is the Gidget Pro at Sunset Beach, Hawaii from November 24 through December 6, 2009.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC FINAL RESULTS:<\/p>\n
1 \u2013 Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 15.00<\/p>\n
2 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.74<\/p>\n
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC SEMIFINAL RESULTS:<\/p>\n
SF 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 15.60 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 15.17<\/p>\n
SF 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.27 def. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.20<\/p>\n
MOVISTAR PERU CLASSIC QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:<\/p>\n
QF 1: Coco Ho (HAW) 14.74 def. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 10.16<\/p>\n
QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 9.27 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 6.60<\/p>\n
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.16 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 6.83<\/p>\n
QF 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 10.67 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 10.17<\/p>\n
ASP WOMEN\u2019S WORLD TOUR TOP 5 (After Movistar Peru Classic):<\/p>\n
1 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 4765 pts<\/p>\n
2 \u2013 Silvana Lima (BRA) 4188 pts<\/p>\n
3 \u2013 Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 3891 pts<\/p>\n
4 \u2013 Coco Ho (HAW) 3679 pts<\/p>\n
5 \u2013 Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 3043 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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