In the last minutes of Ben Hatchell’s jam heat at the 2010 Converse Costal Carnage he stepped off and felt his knee twist the wrong way. At first he couldn’t even get out of the bowl. Someone had to reach down and pull him out.
After walking it off he dropped right back in again. On his way toward the cradle announcer Brian Shaefer mentioned that he would give Hatchell $100 for a front blunt in the over-vert section of the bowl and as soon as he’d said it Ben was up in the cradle on his back trucks and popping right back in frontside. Like it was nothing. But that’s how he rolled the entire day.
From the stands it was pretty obvious that while Ben Raybourne, Tom Remillard, Ryan Reyes, David Loy, and Jaws were throwing down some of the fastest lines, no one really came close to Hatchell. Later, up in the VIP with an ice pack wrapped to his knee we asked him if he was okay. Counting his $100 bills he looked up and said, “I hope so.”
Follow the jump for complete results or click here for a couple photos from the weekend.
2010 Converse Coastal Carnage Final Results
August 8, 2010 US Open of Surfing
Huntington Beach, CA
1. Ben Hatchell – 93.67 – $15,000
2. Tom Remillard – 82.67 – $12,000
3. Kevin Kowalski – 82.00 – $8,000
4. Ben Raybourne – 79.67 – $7,000
5. Tyler Mumma – 76.00 – $5,000
6. Aaron Homoki – 76.00 – $4,000
7. David Loy – 75.33 – $2,500
8. Ryan Reyes – 74.67 – $2,000
9. Omar Hassan – 73.33 – $1,500
10. Rune Glifberg – 70.00 – $1,200
11. Brandon Perelson – 66.67 – $1,100
12. Andrew Langi – 59.67 – $1,000
