BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – John John Florence (HAW), 19, has won his maiden ASP ASP World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca. Florence, currently in his rookie year on… [Continue Reading]
14 May 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fitzgibbons Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Closes ASP World Title Gap
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, winner of the 2012 Billabong Rio Pro. BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), 21, by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at the… [Continue Reading]
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Semifinalists Decided at Billabong Women’s Rio Pro
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Saturday, May 12, 2012) – Semifinalists have been decided for the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro, Stop No. 5 of 7 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, as the world’s best female surfers made the most of the tricky one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) waves on offer at the primary… [Continue Reading]
