Kolohe Andino Wins 2010 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro

September 9th, 2010 | View Comments »

ANDINO TOPS YOUNG TO WIN ASP GRADE 4 UNSOUND JR PRO

ASP GRADE 4 UNSOUND JR PRO

LONG BEACH, New York/USA (Wednesday, September 8, 2010) – Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 16, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro over Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA), 19, after a marathon day of competition in peaky one-to-three foot surf to take an early season lead on the new ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings.

Surfers competing on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings are out to finish atop the regional ratings to qualify for the prestigious ASP World Junior Tour and the Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro’s heightened ASP Grade-4 status will play a vital role in competitors overall standing for the season.

Andino remained focused on his wave selection throughout the event’s entirety despite the tricky conditions and his patients paid off, putting Young in a combination situation in the Final to take out the Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro victory.

“Everyone was surfing so well and I’m just stoked to have ended up in the Final,” Andino said. “There are lots of waves out there, but wave selection is such a huge part of surfing heats. I just tried to focus on myself and focus on my wave selection.”

Andino hopes to carry the momentum from his ASP Grade-4 win to the first stop on the ASP World Junior Tour, the Oakley Pro Junior in Bali.

“I’m really excited about heading to Bali and I’ve been working with my shaper Matt Biolis on getting my boards ready,” Andino said. “I’ll be traveling with Luke Davis and my Dad and it should be fun, I can’t wait.”

Young, who posted the highest heat total of the day, a 16.40 out of 20 in his Quarterfinals heat, was in top form throughout the event’s entirety, defeating fellow Californian Conner Coffin (Santa Barbara, CA), 17, hungry Hawaiian Tanner Hendrickson (Haiku, HAW), 17, and ASP Pro Junior standout Keanu Asing (Ewa Beach, HI), 18, but was unable to find a rhythm against Andino in the Final.

“The tide got really high and the wind switched offshore,” Young said. “Everything that could go wrong went wrong for me out there. It was tough. I’m bummed. To make it to the Final and lose is always hard.”

Conner Coffin (Santa Barbara, CA), 17, tore through the opening rounds of competition in the small punchy waves on a magic contest board, but was unable to find the scores needed to surpass Young in the Semifinals. The explosive regular-footer’s equal 3rd place results sets him in excellent position on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series ratings.

“I’m super excited on this result,” Coffin said. “I missed the World Juniors by one spot last year, so I’m psyched on this as my first result of the new season, especially since it’s a Grade-4.”

Coffin, who earned a wildcard berth into the first event on the ASP World Junior Tour, the Oakley Pro Junior in Bali, will turn his focus on preparing for the event once he returns home.

“I have a wildcard from Oakley into the Bali event and hopefully I can get a wildcard into Narrabeen if I do well in the first event,” Coffin said. “I hope we get some waves at home and I can just surf a lot and maybe do some yoga to stay flexible before the contest.”

Balaram Stack (Long Beach, NY), 18, earned his career-best result at his home break and put on an excellent performance before falling to eventual Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro winner, Andino.

“I surf here every day and to have the best surfers here at my home break has just blown my mind,” Stack said. “To take them to the city as well and show them around has been amazing.”

The equal 5th place result earned by the native New Yorker puts him in excellent position on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series and he hopes to carry the momentum on to the next event, the Fins Pro Junior in New Jersey.

“I’m psyched on this result,” Stack said. “I’ve only made the Quarterfinals a few times and to do it in a Grade-4, the points are really good for my rating. I’m looking to do well in the next few events.”

Sponsors of the 2010 Nike 6.0 Unsound JR. Pro include Unsound Surf Shop, Red Bull, Skull Candy, Dragon, Surfer magazine, Surfline and The Inn of Long Beach who will be hosting the after party.

For Nike 6.0 Unsound Junior Pro highlights log on to www.nike6unsoundjrpro.com

Nike 6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Final Result:
1 – Kolohe Andino 15.50
2 – Nat Young (USA) 10.70

Nike 6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Semifinals Results:
Heat 1: Nat Young (USA) 11.93 def. Conner Coffin (USA) 9.67
Heat 2: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.33 def. Michael Dunphy (USA) 7.44

Nike 6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Quarterfinals Results:
Heat 1: Conner Coffin (USA) 12.00 def. Jared Thorne (USA) 6.67
Heat 2: Nat Young (USA) 16.40 def. Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 8.16
Heat 3: Kolohe Andino (USA) 14.50 def. Balaram Stack (USA) 8.17
Heat 4: Michael Dunphy (USA) 15.34 def. Evan Geiselman (USA) 14.66

Nike 6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Round of 16 Results:
Heat 1: Conner Coffin (USA) 11.86, Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 9.03, Jacob Halsted (USA) 8.44, Dylan Kowalski (USA) 7.20
Heat 2: Nat Young (USA) 11.53, Jared Thorne (USA) 9.33, Dylan Goodale (HAW) 9.21, Keanu Asing (HAW) 7.64
Heat 3: Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.67, Michael Dunphy (USA) 11.03, Nathan Carvalho (HAW) 8.73, Gabe Garcia (USA) 7.76
Heat 4: Evan Geiselman (USA) 15.00, Balaram Stack (USA) 13.27, Luke Davis (USA) 11.44, Evan Thompson (USA)9.10

6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Round of 32 Results:
Heat 1: Dylan Kowalski (USA) 11.80, Nat Young (USA) 11.17, Victor Done (USA) 9.80, Jake Marshall (USA) 8.17
Heat 2: Conner Coffin (USA) 12.94, Jared Thorne (USA) 8.10, Kalani David (HAW) 5.47, Chase Wilson (USA) 5.17
Heat 3: Dylan Goodale (HAW) 13.60, Jacob Halstead (USA) 7.46, Andrew Doheny (USA) 6.76, Taylor Thorne (USA) 6.56
Heat 4: Keanu Asing (HAW) 13.40, Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 10.63, Fisher Heverly (USA) 9.10, Keto Burns (USA) 6.40
Heat 5: Kolohe Andino (USA) 15.50, Balaram Stack (USA) 13.60, Tayler Brothers (USA) 7.90, TJ Guimella (USA) 6.64
Heat 6: Michael Dunphy (USA) 13.20, Evan Thompson (USA) 10.34, Koa Smith (HAW) 6.13, Dylan Southworth (MEX) 5.73
Heat 7: Luke Davis (USA) 13.33, Gabe Garcia (USA) 10.53, Nick Rupp (USA) 9.73, Christian Saenz (USA) 8.66
Heat 8: Evan Geiselman (USA) 16.00, Nathan Carvahlo (HAW) 11.03, Parker Coffin (USA) 9.03, Dane Zaun (USA) 5.63

6.0 Unsound Jr. Pro Round of 48 Results:
Heat 1: Jared Thorne (USA) 9.66, Victor Done (USA) 7.90, P.J. Raia (USA) 7.40, Tommy Wehsner (USA) 5.06
Heat 2: Dylan Kowalski (USA) 10.60, Kalani David (HAW) 9.00, Derek Peters (USA) 8.43, Taylor Clark (USA) 7.90
Heat 3: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 11.07, Taylor Thorne (USA) 8.73, Nick Hdez (USA) 6.67, Max Colvin (USA) 6.06
Heat 4: Jacob Halsted (USA) 13.00, Keto Burns (USA) 7.50, Derrick Disney (USA) 6.40, Evan Barton (USA) 3.27
Heat 5: Dylan Southworth (MEX) 12.40, Tayler Brothers (USA) 10.43, JD Lewis (USA) 10.27, Chris Tucker (USA) 8.40
Heat 6: Balaram Stack (USA) 10.77, Koa Smith (HAW) 8.53, Scott Weinhardt (USA) 8.07, Ian Crane (USA) 6.53
Heat 7: Dane Zaun (USA) 14.90, Christian Saenz (USA) 11.87, Shaw Kobayashi (USA) 9.77, Colton Sarlo (USA) 6.10
Heat 8: Nick Rupp (USA) 9.93, Parker Coffin (USA) 8.83, Ian Simmons (USA) 7.34, Makai McNamara (HAW) 5.03

About The Unsound Surf Shop®

Unsound Surf Shop is New York’s premier surf shop. Owned and operated by world-renowned surf photographer Mike Nelson and top New York surfer, Dave Juan, since the mid-90s, it continues to supply gear to the core surf market and foster the growing surf talent in Long Beach. The Unsound Pro has become a September tradition, one that locals look forward to each fall.

About Nike 6.0

The Nike 6.0 brand defines innovation and embodies the creativity of youth, united by action. Nike 6.0 delivers footwear and apparel to support the new generation of action sports athletes who are changing the worlds of surf, snow, BMX, wake, moto and freeski. Their unlimited potential and contagious energy deliver the future through performance and lifestyle. www.nike6.com

About the Association of Surfing Professionals

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.

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Guillaume Mangiarotti Wins Rip Curl Air Show Hossegor

August 14th, 2010 | View Comments »

Local Star Mangiarotti Wins Rip Curl Air Show In Hossegor

Guillaume Mangiarotti night boosting at the Rip Curl Air Show

CAPBRETON, France (Saturday, August 14, 2010) – Guillaume Mangiarotti (Hossegor, FRA), 20, has won the ASP Europe Specialty Rip Curl Air Show pres. by Renault in Hossegor last night, the local star grabbing USD 4000 for his flying performance after defeating runner-up Naum Ildefonse (Biarritz, FRA) in the final.

Mangiarotti, a longtime ASP Pro Junior competitor and progressive surfer, took the best out of the two-foot shore-break waves breaking at Hossegor’s Central beach in front of thousands of people cheering the unique jet-ski tow-out show at night, topping big names Tim Boal (Anglet, FRA), Frederic Robin (Capbreton, REU), Indonesian star Dede Suryana (Bali, IDN), Abdel El Harim (Rabat, MAR), Pablo Gutierrez (Santander, ESP) big wave charger Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, FRA).

“It’s great to surf in front of thousands of people at my home break and I am super happy I won,” Mangiarotti said. “We don’t get much opportunity to do tow-out surfing and eventhough the conditions were small it was just a great event. I had so much fun and to finish first makes it really special.”

Used to tow-in surfing whenever Hossegor’s world famous big wave spot of La Nord turns on, Mangiarotti was at ease behind the machine using his experience to find the best launching ramps and take-off for some spectacular moves.

“You just want to let go any possible trick when you are left with that much speed and I tried to push my limits but land my tricks as well,” Mangiarotti said. “I hope this kind of event happens more often because it is different and popular.”

In second edition and with once again an impressive crowd coming down to the beach despite the tricky conditions, the Rip Curl Air Show delivered its fresh contest format with a mix of music and spectacular surfing, the explosive cocktail adding another great asset to surfing’s action-packed summer leg in Europe at the moment.

“It was a successful edition again and the surfers gave their best to deliver an impressive show,” event manager Arnaud Decarne said. “We’re already looking at changing a few details and make sure we step-up again for next year but we are definitely very happy with the result and it’s great to see all the surfers and crowds enjoy the thing that much.”

While the ASP Star and Prime Series are currently raging in Europe, the Rip Curl Air Show brought a variety of world-class surfers – competitors, free-surfers, big wave chargers – to Hossegor’s beaches giving French summer crowds a different pro surf spectacle.

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