GABRIEL MEDINA WORLD JUNIOR ISA CHAMPION.

  The youg Brazilian Pukas team rider clinched the ISA World Junior Title in Piha, Auckland (NZ). Gabriel Medina (Maresias) blew away his competitors with a near-perfect final, netting the highest individual wave score (10) and two-wave combined total (19.90) of the event.

Backing up his third placing at the ASP World Pro Junior championships in Narrabeen two weeks ago, Medina was at his brilliant best, unleashing multiple high-flying aerial moves to smash Australian Jordi Watson (Currarong), Tahiti’s Tamaroa McComb and South Africa’s Beyrick De Vries.

Medina, who made it through to the final via the sudden-death repercharge round, finishing almost 5 points ahead of Watson (14.92) in second, with McComb (14.90) in third and De Vries (12.96) in fourth.

“I’m feeling great,” said Medina. “I’m totally happy. The waves were so good for airs. I just love New Zealand.”





Fecha: 30.01.2010
Author: pukas