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ONE FOR THE GIRLS
Nicola Atherton beats Carissa Moore to win T&C Women's Pipeline Pro
By:
Darlene Conolly
Photos: All photos: Bill Taylor/Free Surf Magazine
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March 15, 2006
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"To come to Hawaii and come out on top of such a stacked contest of talented women is amazing!" Nicola Atherton is beaming.
The 19-year old Australian scored the only perfect 10 wave of the contest in earlier heats. "I think this type of wave is good for my type of surfing," said Atherton.
Tony Volkswagon team rider, Leah Dawson conquered the longboard division. "It's such an unbelievable feeling," said Dawson. A competitor in both shortboard and longboard divisions, it was Dawson's noseriding style that impressed the judges. "I just keep working hard out there," claim Dawson, "and it pays off!" |
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The day's excitement ended when a 7-foot shark swam into the line up during the last heat of the day. As a result, officials were unable to complete the bodyboarding final. The four bodyboarding finalist, Japan's Aoi Koike and Moe Watanabe as well as Australia's Mandy Zieren and Lilly Pollard unanimously decided to equally split the prize purse to get $750 each. "I'm so happy that we were able to put on this contest here at Pipeline for the girls," says contest director Betty Depolito. "We didn't have the most ideal conditions this year, but the girls did the best they could with what mother nature gave them and we all had a lot of fun!" Bodyboarder Monica Dell'Amore from California received the contest's Aloha Award and surfer Coral Gonzalves was honored with this year's Rookie of the Year award. T&C SURF WOMEN'S PIPELINE PRO FINAL RESULTS SURFBOARD DIVISION Quarterfinals Quarterfinal #1: Nicola Atherton (AUS), Bethany Hamilton (HAW), Amanda Clegg (AUS), Leah Dawson (USA) Quarterfinal #2: Alana Blanchard (HAW), Paige Alms (HAW), Holly Beck (USA), Sena Sermur (HAW) Quarterfinal #3: Tammy Lee Smith (ZAF), Coral Gonzales (HAW), Katherine VanDyke (HAW), Sumi Takahashi (JPN) Quarterfinal #4: Kyla Langen (USA), Lani Hunter (HAW), Carissa Moore (HAW), Cheryl Richards (HAW) Finals 1st place Nicola Atherton (AUS) $2,000 2nd place Carissa Moore (HAW) $900 3rd place Paige Alms (HAW) $600 4th place Tammy Lee Smith (ZAF) $500 LONGBOARD DIVISION Finals 1st place Leah Dawson (USA) 2nd place Mimi Horiguchi (JPN) 3rd place Ashley Quintal (HAW) 4th place Megan Godinez 5th place Coral Gonzales (HAW) 6th place Alex Florance (HAW) BODYBOARD DIVISION Quarterfinals Quarterfinal #1: Geraldine Gogin (PERU), Mandy Zieren (AUS), Claudia Ferrari (HAW), Yumi Kochi (JPN) Quarterfinal #2: Aoi Koike (JPN), Noriko Kawagoe (JPN), Chingusa Nishiyama (JPN), Delori Manus (HAW) Quarterfinal #3: Catarina Souza (PORT), Emiko Mizoguchi (JPN), Chiaki Okuyama (JPN), Juliana Freitas (BRZL) Quarterfinal #4: Lilly Pollard (AUS), Moe Watanabe (JPN), Emilia Perry (HAW), Carolina Casemiro (BRZL) Semifinals Semifinal #1: Claudia Ferrari (HAW), Mandy Zieren (AUS), Aoi Koike (JPN), Delori Manus (HAW) Semifinal #2: Chiaki Okuyama (JPN), Catarina Souza (PORT), Lilly Pollard (AUS), Moe Watanabe (JPN) Finals Due to the shark sighting the women's bodyboarding final was unable to finish. The following girls decided to equally split the total prize purse of $ ($1,000 of this prize money was donated by Don & Josie Over Fund): Aoi Koike (JPN), Mandy Zieren (AUS), Lilly Pollard (AUS), Moe Watanabe (JPN) MORE WOMENS SURFLINE HOME PAGE |