Longboarding
Qualifying
Series 2010
Costa Rica:
Semifinalists
Decided
The competition
was tight at the
Costa Rica PLA
Pro, the second
stop of the ASP
Longboard
Qualifying
Series.
Semifinalists
had to put up a
good fight to
get through the
Quarterfinals.
Costa Rica
PLA Pro. Photo:
Taylor Jensen
was on fire in
his opening heat
of the Costa
Rica PLA Pro,
taking the
highest heat
total of the
entire event, a
17.60 out of 20,
before also
winning his
Quarterfinals
heat.
"This is my 12th
or 13th time
coming to this
wave and I
usually stay at
Dennis' (Bourg)
house, so I feel
really
comfortable out
here," Jensen
said. "It's
almost like a
home break."
Actually, Taylor
Jensen spends
most of his time
in Australia and
only returns to
North America
for major
events.
"Since this
event is a
3-Star, I was
hoping I could
get a good
result here and
catch up on
points," Jensen
said. "We also
have the 6-Star
coming up, so
I'll be doing
that one as
well."
Besides winning
his
Quarterfinals
heat, Kai Sallas
demonstrated his
precision and
expertise by
scoring the
highest
single-wave
score of the
2010 Costa Rica
PLA Pro, an
astounding 9.50
of 10.
"The last few
days, I've been
watching it and
lots of the ones
that look good
end up closing
out, so I was
looking for ones
that almost
looked like they
had no wall at
all," Sallas
said "The waves
are really soft
out there, so it
allowed me to
noseride really
easily."
It was clear at
the Longboard
Qualifying
Series, that
Sallas is a pro
when it comes to
understanding
the power and
potential of a
wave.
"This is my
third time to
Boca Barranca,"
Sallas said.
"This wave is so
rippable and
when it gets
big, it pumps."
On the women's
side of the
competition,
Leah Dawson was
awarded top
honors for her
impressive 9.10
out of 10.
"The waves are
incredible when
they come, it's
just a little
inconsistent out
there," Leah
Dawson said.
"That one wave
was literally
the best wave
I've seen all
week. I started
off with a
nose-ride and
then got a few
solid turns in
and was able to
get the good
score."
The battle for
ratings points
continues as the
surfers fight to
qualify for the
2010 ASP World
Longboard Tour. |
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