{"id":19187,"date":"2010-11-01T07:07:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T15:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=19187"},"modified":"2011-01-06T08:53:16","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T16:53:16","slug":"stephie-claims-number-4-wins-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=19187","title":{"rendered":"Stephie Claims Number 4, Wins Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By edging Melanie Bartels<\/strong> in the quarter finals of the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico<\/a><\/strong>, Stephanie Gilmore<\/strong> clinched her fourth consecutive ASP Women’s World Title today (November 1, 2010) and becomes the first surfer ever to win a world title for every year on tour. And by edging Carissa Moore<\/strong> in the final Stephie added another win to season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really at a loss for words right now,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cMel (Bartels) is one of the most dangerous surfers in the world and has had my number on several occasions. Even on that last wave there, I was certain she\u2019d got the score. I was blown away when they called it out and I\u2019m rapt right now.\u201d . . . \u201cI guess I haven\u2019t really been thinking about that,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cBut to hold a record that Layne (Beachley) or even Kelly (Slater) never got is pretty special. I never thought I would even win two, consecutive titles so to win four is a massive achievement for me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With the men’s round three heats off for the day, Kelly Slater will have to wait to test his title-grabbing hopes. Follow the jump for the rest of the women’s event details.
\nSOMEWHERE, Porta Del Sol\/Puerto Rico (Monday, November 1, 2010) \u2013 Newly-minted four-time ASP Women\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, has taken out her 16th elite tour event today, defeating rookie sensation Carissa Moore (HAW), 18, in two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves in Porta Del Sol to claim the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Search Pro Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Event No. 7 of 8 on the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Search Puerto Rico saw the historic clinching of Gilmore\u2019s fourth, consecutive ASP Women\u2019s World Title following her Quarterfinal victory earlier today, and the win over the young rookie to take out the event served as icing on the cake.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually dreamed this one up last night,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cMaybe I\u2019m still dreaming. It\u2019s been a monumental day for me. I mean, the best mindset to have in your heats is to be relaxed and calm, and after winning the title in the Quarters, I just felt really calm. So it worked out well and I think I actually surfed better after it was done and dusted.\u201d<\/p>\n

In challenging afternoon conditions, it was Gilmore who drew blood early on, locking in a near-perfect 9.80 out of a perfect 10 for a searing forehand assault on a rare clean righthander.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just really fortunate that that wave cleaned up for me to do some damage on,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cEven afterwards, I just couldn\u2019t find a solid backup. Carissa (Moore) has been ripping all event long and she\u2019s so dangerous. I was honored to be in the Final with her and to win it, just makes everything that much bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

With her Runner-Up finish, Moore moves from 5th to 3rd on the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Title Race, recording one of the most impressive rookie seasons in ASP history.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I wanted to win but to be in the Final with Steph (Gilmore) after she just accomplished what she did was really special,\u201d Moore said. \u201cI\u2019m really thankful to be here in Puerto Rico \u2013 it\u2019s beautiful and warm and really reminds me of home. I\u2019m looking forward to heading back to Oahu to finish the season out.<\/p>\n

Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 19, was one of the form surfers of the event, consistently notching the high single-wave and heat totals each round with unmatched power and ferocity. However, the young Australian was unable to halt a late charge from a rampaging Moore in their Semifinal bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing to lose when you have a strong lead early on,\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \u201cThat\u2019s the way it goes sometimes. It\u2019s been a strong event for me, but I\u2019m still looking for that first win. That\u2019s my goal for the next event in Hawaii and I want to finish strong to set me up well for a big year next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 27, posted a solid Quarterfinal win over rookie Lee Ann Curren (FRA), 21, but was unable to stop eventual winner Gilmore in their Semifinal clash.<\/p>\n

The next and final stop on the 2010 ASP Women\u2019s World Tour will be the Gidget Pro Sunset Beach from November 24 through December 6, 2010.<\/p>\n

While the women\u2019s event has come to a close, the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico featuring the world\u2019s best surfers will look to recommence with Round 3 in the coming days.
\nSurfline, official forecaster for the Rip Curl Pro Puerto Rico, are calling for the NW\/NNW becoming N swell to mix in with the lingering trade swell into tomorrow. Smaller, short period trade windswell is expected for Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Rip Curl Women\u2019s Pro Search Puerto Rico will be available via http:\/\/live.ripcurl.com<\/p>\n

The Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico will be televised LIVE in Australia on FUEL TV. For more information, check out www.foxsports.com.au\/fueltv<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO FINAL RESULTS:
\n1 \u2013 Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.80
\n2 \u2013 Carissa Moore (HAW) 11.10<\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
\nSF 1:Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.93 def. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 15.54
\nSF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.60 def. Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 12.50<\/p>\n

RIP CURL WOMEN\u2019S PRO SEARCH PUERTO RICO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
\nQF 1:Chelsea Hedges (AUS) 9.53 def. Lee Ann Curren (FRA) 6.87
\nQF 2:Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.87 def. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 13.77
\nQF 3:Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 15.90 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 11.66
\nQF 4:Carissa Moore (HAW) 13.33 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 9.67<\/p>\n

CURRENT ASP WOMEN\u2019S WORLD TITLE RACE TOP 5(After Puerto Rico):
\n1.Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 6528 pts
\n2.Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 4980 pts
\n3.Carissa Moore (HAW) 4644 pts
\n4.Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 4344 pts
\n5.Silvana Lima (BRA) 4164 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By edging Melanie Bartels in the quarter finals of the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico, Stephanie Gilmore clinched her fourth consecutive ASP Women’s World Title today (November 1, 2010) and becomes the first surfer ever to win a world title for every year on tour. And by edging Carissa Moore in the final Stephie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19187"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20758,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19187\/revisions\/20758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}