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Não é de hoje que as mulheres mostram força e disposição no mundo do Big Surf.
Maya - Teahupoo Photo: Tim McKenna
Maya Gabeira, Jamilah Star, Mercedes Maidana, Andrea Molles, Bethany Hamilton, Savannah Shaugnessey, entre outras, já são reconhecidas internacionalmente por surfar ondas gigantes de igual para igual ao lado dos marmanjos barbados.
Desde sua criação, a categoria feminina só teve duas vencedoras: Jamilah Star de Santa Cruz, Califórnia (E.U.A.), que venceu os dois primeiros anos, e Maya Gabeira do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), que venceu as últimas três vezes.
Já estava mais do que na hora de criar uma sessão exclusiva para as meninas big riders no site Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards website. Clique no link e confira.
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Girls Get Own Section on the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards website
Record Influx of Female Big Wave Entries Lead to Special Girls Section for BillabongXXL.com;
Best Rides from Top Women Can Also Be Seen on the XXL Event Site, YouTube and Facebook.
We’ll have a more in-depth release later in the week with photos and video but I wanted to alert you to this new feature on the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards website:
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — (February 7, 2010) — Since the addition of the Billabong Girls Best Overall Performance Award in 2004, the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have showcased the best rides of the year by women right alongside the men. But with this year’s big wave season nearing its climax, the number of entries coming into XXL headquarters has shattered all past records in terms of total entries and number of surfers involved, forcing organizers to add a dedicated section to the event website. All the entries can be seen by clicking here.
Since its inception, the female category has had only two winners: Jamilah Star of Santa Cruz, California, USA, who won the first two years; and Maya Gabeira of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who has won the last three times.
And while that pair of past champions are in the mix once again (including Gabeira at Tahiti’s Teahupoo and Star at Puerto Escondido, Mexico), they are joined by a record number of women pushing the limits of big wave surfing around the world. The entries run the gamut from Layne Beachley’s deep tube at “Ours” in Australia to Savannah Shaugnessey at Mavericks, Mercedes Maidana in Chile and tons of Hawaiian action, including Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Paige Alms at Maui’s legendary Jaws (Pe’ahi). Also impressive is a ride at that break by Kauai’s Bethany Hamilton, the inspirational young surfer who lost an arm to a shark — but clearly proves that taking on a tow rope is well within her remarkable capabilities. To see Hamilton’s ride (or embed it on your website), see the YouTube version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKGkjmJkFQ
To see more on the women (and add your own comments), join the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Facebook Fan Page at
http://www.facebook.com/GLOBALBIGWAVEAWARDS
EVENT SITE MAIN PAGE: www.BillabongXXL.com
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