Roxy Pro Gold Coast
\nStop No. 1 of 8 on the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour
\nQuiksilver Pro Gold Coast pres. by Land Rover
\nStop No. 1 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour
\nSnapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
\nFebruary 27 \u2013 March 10,2010<\/p>\n
Stephanie Gilmore Leads World\u2019s Best Female Surfers at Roxy Pro Gold Coast<\/p>\n
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\nPictured: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and defending Roxy Pro Gold Coast winner, will begin her campaign for a fourth ASP Women\u2019s World Title at home in Snapper Rocks. Credit: \u00a9 ASP \/ SCHOLTZ<\/p>\n
COOLANGATTA, Queensland\/Australia (Tuesday, February 23, 2010) \u2013 The world\u2019s best female surfers have converged onto the wave-laden Mecca of Coolangatta for the opening event of the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour season, the Roxy Pro Gold Coast from February 27 through March 10, 2010.<\/p>\n
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, reigning three-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion and defending Roxy Pro Champion, is the surfer to watch heading into the opening event of the year. A two-time event champion at Snapper Rocks, claiming the first as a wildcard in 2005 and her second last season sparking her third ASP Women\u2019s World Title run, Gilmore\u2019s years of experience at the venue and unmatched rapport with the breaks makes her the most dangerous surfer in the event.\u201cGrowing up on the Gold Coast, there is no shortage of quality waves to surf and people to look up to,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cDefinitely, a familiarity with the waves here is a big advantage when it comes to competition. That said, I haven\u2019t been surfing much in the off-season, so I can\u2019t say that I\u2019m too familiar with the banks at the moment. However, that time off really keeps me hungry to get back out there and push myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holding ASP records as the youngest ASP Women\u2019s World Champion ever (at 18 in 2007) as well as the only surfer to ever attain three ASP Women\u2019s World Titles from three attempts, Gilmore has single-handedly ushered in a new dynasty of professional women\u2019s surfing, yet remains humble when approaching the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I have experienced the range of what surfers can feel in this position,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI\u2019ve been the rookie going for the title, I\u2019ve been the surfer with the target on my back and now I don\u2019t really worry about it. It feels refreshing to have experienced that because once you survive it, you don\u2019t have to be scared of it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
With an influx of talent onto the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour over the past five years, high-performance barriers are being broken on a nearly daily basis, something the young Australian sees as a point of focus in the coming season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely feel like I can become more progressive and innovative,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cI also feel like the ASP Judging Criteria reflects and rewards progressive surfing more and more and that contests are becoming a forum for the best surfing on the planet. Certainly the new girls on tour, Coco (Ho) and Sally (Fitzgibbons) and Carissa (Moore) all put a lot of innovation into their surfing. Silvana (Lima) has always been progressive, and all the girls are really stepping up this year. It\u2019s an exciting time for the ASP Women\u2019s World Tour.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gilmore will face ASP Women\u2019s World Tour sophomore Bruna Schmitz (BRA), 19, and the winner of the Roxy Pro Trials in the opening round of competition.<\/p>\n
The Roxy Pro Gold Coast will feature the world\u2019s best female surfers from February 27 through March 10, 2010 and will be webcast LIVE via www.roxypro.com.au <\/p>\n
The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover, featuring the ASP Top 45, will run in conjunction with the Roxy Pro Gold Coast, and in addition to being webcast LIVE, the men will be broadcast LIVE on FUEL TV in Australia.<\/p>\n
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n
ROXY PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Carissa Moore (HAW)<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Coco Ho (HAW), Rebecca Woods (AUS), Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
\nHeat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Bruna Schmitz (BRA), TBA<\/p>\n
Heat 4: Silvana Lima (BRA), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Nikita Robb (ZAF)
\nHeat 5: Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Rosanne Hodge (ZAF), Lee Ann Curren (FRA)
\nHeat 6: Melanie Bartels (HAW), Chelsea Hedges (AUS), Amee Donohoe (AUS)<\/p>\n
QUIKSILVER PRO GOLD COAST ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:<\/p>\n
Heat 1: Dane Reynolds (USA), Roy Powers (HAW), Brett Simpson (USA)<\/p>\n
Heat 2: Damien Hobgood (USA), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
\nHeat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Tiago Pires (PRT), Tanner Gudauskas (USA)<\/p>\n
Heat 4: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)<\/p>\n
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA), Ben Dunn (AUS), Marco Polo (BRA)<\/p>\n
Heat 6: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Michel Bourez (PYF), Blake Thornton (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS), Chris Davidson (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)<\/p>\n
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS), TBA<\/p>\n
Heat 9: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), TBA<\/p>\n
Heat 10: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Mick Campbell (AUS), TBA<\/p>\n
Heat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Drew Courtney (AUS), Dusty Payne (HAW)<\/p>\n
Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA), Luke Stedman (AUS), Nathan Yeomans (USA)<\/p>\n
Heat 13: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Andy Irons (HAW), Jay Thompson (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 14: Kieren Perrow (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 15: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Owen Wright (AUS)<\/p>\n
Heat 16: Dean Morrison (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA), Adam Melling (AUS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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