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BROTHER: TAKE TWO
Kolohe Andino wins Vans Pier Classic + Vans Pro Junior in peaky HB
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March 27, 2011
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Surf City, baby. From absolute onshore mushy crap to super-fun peaky Pier bowls -- and everything in between, for the duration of the event. The final day saw some fine HB three-to-the-beach waves, plenty of canvas for the international field of competitors.
Well, having a bunch of WTers show up to HB's southside at the end of March for a WQS four-star event is a highlight in and of itself. (Last year was a two star.) And despite the dyslexic weather, the surf was darned contestable. Especially for welter-weight aerial dudes, who milked the reform into all different manner of boost sections. |
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And the judges were scoring: Last year's winner, Dylan Goodale, nailed an eight-plus ride for one big air reverse in the round of 64. Adriano de Souza, recently relocated to Dana Point, wailed all event. And yeah, Kolohe Andino did a couple airs, too. OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS: Kolohe Andino beat over a dozen dudes on his way to the podium, from the crusty, almost-40 Taylor Knox to fellow teenager and good buddy Luke Davis. No stranger to shifty, peaky, often gutless SoCal beachbreak, Brother surfed double-time, double-speed and took home both the pro and the junior division, a first for this event. "I was just stoked to be a part of these two finals," Andino said. "The guys were ripping." Other standouts include: deSouza, who nailed a 9.8 in the semifinal and almost took down Brother in the final. QUOTES: "I'm at a loss for words. I believed in myself, but once I actually made all of the heats, I can't believe it. All seven surfers that I surfed against in the Finals were amazing. I never even had time to get nervous because it feels like one big heat now." --Kolohe Andino "I knew the wave was going to be good so I just pushed my limit and got the big air, I couldn't believe I made it. I was just flying and closed my eyes because I was so high, when I landed I thought, oh my god, I've completed this thing. Right at the end of the wave I did another little air and just couldn't believe I did two good airs here in Huntington." --Adriano de Souza on his 9.7 on Saturday "My first wave was such a nugget and I was so surprised that it was so good that I totally farmed it, I could've won the heat on my first two waves. I'm definitely stoked to get second, but I would have really liked to win. It always hurts when you start strong and then you blow it, but it's good for my rating." --Conner Coffin RESULTS: Vans Pier Classic Final Results: 1 - Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.60 2 - Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.50 3 - Taylor Knox (USA) 10.77 4 - Damien Hobgood (USA) 5.04 Vans Pier Classic Semifinals Results: Heat 1: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 16.83, Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.17, Gabe Kling (USA) 13.67, Conner Coffin (USA) 9.27 Heat 2: Taylor Knox (USA) 13.00, Damien Hobgood (USA) 9.43, Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 8.90, Asher Nolan (USA) 8.74 Vans Pier Classic Quarterfinals Results: Heat 1: Gabe Kling (USA) 11.00, Kolohe Andino (USA) 10.84, Bobby Morris (USA) 8.77, Ricky Whitlock (USA) 5.40 Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.03, Conner Coffin (USA) 13.97, Tim Curran (USA) 10.73, Ian Gentil (HAW) 9.50 Heat 3: Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.87, Taylor Knox (USA) 10.94, Ola Eleogram (HAW) 10.84, Anthony Petruso (USA) 8.50 Heat 4: Asher Nolan (USA) 10.03, Damien Fahrenfort (ZAF) 9.17, Matt Pagan (USA) 8.33, Andrew Doheny (USA) 6.80 Vans Pro Junior Final Results: 1 - Kolohe Andino (USA) 15.23 2 - Conner Coffin (USA) 14.07 3 - Luke Davis (USA) 14.00 4 - Jake Halstead (USA) 10.96 Vans Pro Junior Semifinals Results: Heat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.30, Luke Davis (USA) 12.80, Koa Smith (HAW) 9.14, Andrew Doheny (USA) 3.90 Heat 2: Conner Coffin (USA) 12.60, Jacob Halstead (USA) 10.77, Evan Thompson (USA) 10.07, Evan Geiselman (USA) 8.33 Vans Pro Junior Quarterfinals Results: Heat 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 10.83, Koa Smith (HAW) 7.54, Ian Crane (USA) 5.46, Carlos Munoz (CRI) 4.77 Heat 2: Andrew Doheny (USA) 13.27, Luke Davis (USA) 12.16, Dylan Goodale (HAW) 10.87, Dylan Kowalski (USA) 5.26 Heat 3: Conner Coffin (USA) 11.73, Evan Geiselman (USA) 10.50, Jared Thorne (USA) 7.30, Keanu Asing (HAW) 5.53 Heat 4: Jacob Halstead (USA) 9.57, Evan Thompson (USA) 9.26, Fisher Heverly (USA) 8.07, Taylor Thorne (USA) 7.47 MORE SURF NEWS SURFLINE HOME PAGE |