Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti dominated his heat earning the day’s highest total heat score in the Under-16 Boy’s division. Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales
Day 2 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong Was Filled With Spectacular Surfing Action
Day 2 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Championship Presented by Billabong kicked off with the typical Nicaraguan offshore wind and amazing waves that continued the whole day.
Today showcased the opening Qualifying Round of the world’s best Under-18 and Under-16 Girls, who demonstrated their stellar talent, while the Under-18 and Under-16 Boys competed in both the Qualifying and Repechage Rounds with great 4-6 foot waves in Playa Jiquiliste, Nicaragua
“Today was an amazing day of competition. The waves were incredible,” said ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “I was up at 5:30am surfing Popopyo, a very nice wave and also at Pangas, but it was not as good as it is here at Playa Jiquiliste. Although the waves are a bit smaller today, they are still excellent, and the boys and girls are surfing very well. Stay with us, and if you are not watching the live webcast, you are missing out.”
In the Under-16 Girl’s, France’s Kim Veteau was the standout of the day earning 14.33, the highest total heat score of the division, defeating her rivals, Leilani Aguirre (PER, 11.07), Isabella Bottero (ECU, 4.14) and Delfina Morosini (URU, 3.47).
In the Girls Under-18 division, Barbados’ Chelsea Tuach and Hawaii’s Tatiana Weston-Webb were the best of the day after both earning an impressive 16.17 in their respective Heats.
Tuach easily defeated Jasmin Smith (NZL, 8.64), Leticia Freitas (BRA, 5.80) and Cindy Obando (NIC, 0.00). Weston-Webb overcame Ellen Harding (GBR, 6.13) and Aixa Sánchez (ARG, 2.00).
Simultaneously, the action at the Main Podium was taking place with the Boys Under-16 and Under-18 divisions in Qualifying Round 2.
Larissa Santos from Brazil, with powerful, maneuvers like this, was one of the Under-16 Girls standouts of the day. Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle
With barrels, airs, and big turns, the world’s best junior surfers took advantage of the great conditions to deliver a great show for the hundreds of spectators on the beach and the tens of thousands around the world, who watched through the live webcast.
In the Boy’s Under-16, Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti had the best performance of the day earning 15.00. Fioravanti defeated Gatien Delahaye (FRA, 9.70), Quinn Bruce (AUS, 6.60) and Max Payne (GBR, 4.67). The young Italian set the pace from the beginning of the heat, posting 8.00 on the first minutes and later securing his victory with a 7.00 wave.
Next up was the Boy’s Under-18, where Hawaiians Josh Moniz and Koa Smith, posted some of the biggest scores of the day, earning 16.04 and 16.00 points in their respective heats.
A great moment of the day was when Team Russia’s lone competitor, Nikita Avdeev advanced through in the Repechage earning 7.44, defeating Eduardo Alfonso (PUR, 5.47) and Edgar Camarena (MEX, 0.00).
At ISA World Championships, it is a traditional sight to see team cheers, especially with the winners of each heat. In the case of Russia’s Nikita Avdeev, being the only competitor from Russia, he had no teammates to make a team cheer with. With a display of excellent sportsmanship, competitors from Team Argentina gathered around Avdeev after his heat win and performed a team cheer for Russia. This was a great symbol of the gathering of the surfing tribe and sharing the love for surfing together.
For a full list of today’s results, click here- http://isawjsc.com/results/
The 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship resumes Tuesday at 7:40am with The Morning Show hosted by Chris Ernst, and with guests from Team Nicaragua, including Jackson Obando, Kevin Cortez and Team Coach, Sean Pearsons.
Following that, the competition will feature:
6 Heats Qualify 2 Girls U-18
6 Heats Qualify 2 Girls U-16
16 Heats Repechage 2 Boys U-16
2 Heats Repechage 1 Girls U-18
12 Heats Repechage 1 Boys U-18
12 Heats Repechage 2 Boys U-18
6 Heats Repechage 1 Girls U-16
4 Heats Repechage 1 Girls U-18
The live webcast of the entire 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is available on www.isawjsc.com
Here is the scheduled for Day 3:
Sunday, 7:40am Playa Jiquiliste, Nicaragua
Sunday, 5:40am West Coast USA
Sunday, 2:40pm Western Europe
Sunday, 11:40pm Sydney, Australia
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running the Open Division World Championship since 1964, the World Junior Surfing Championship since 1980, the World Masters Surfing Championship since 2007, the World Bodyboard Championship since 2011, the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival in China, and the World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship beginning in 2012. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the World Tandem Surfing Championship, and will launch the World Longboard Championship in 2013. ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 73 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA’s four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).
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