Medina, Huscenot, Parkes and Joske advance to Vans US Open of Surfing main event – Surfing news
Brazil’s Gabriel Medina and France’s Maxime Huscenot qualified for the men’s main event at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Vans US Open of Surfing after emerging triumphant in their respective Round 3 heats of the trials that went down
at the Huntington Beach Pier in California, America, on Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Australia’s Garrett Parkes and his fellow countryperson Heath Joske made it to the main event as well after securing second behind in their Round 3 heats, finishing behind Medina and Huscenot respectively.
Medina, an ASP World Championship Tour contender, had made an entry error and was therefore forced to make his way into the main event by competing in the trials.
“I forgot to sign up for the event, but I’m pretty stoked to make the trials,” Medina said. “I knew it was going to be hard and I was just trying to get a few waves and warm up for the main event.”
The talented 19-year-old Brazilian surfer pretty much stole the show during his heats, especially the opening heat of Round 3, which had him pitted against Parkes, Hawaii’s Kiron Jabour and his compatriot Tanner Hendrickson.
Medina showcased his backhand and forehand surfing while hunting for big scores and successfully managed to get his hands on an 8.60 and 7.50-point ride, which allowed him to finish with a winning heat-total of 16.10 points.
Parkes got through into the main event as well after finishing with a heat-total of 12.04 points to secure second place.
Jabour and Hendrickson, however, got eliminated for finishing with a heat-total of 11.37 and 9.67 points respectively.
The second heat of Round 3 saw Huscenot qualify for the main event after a convincing victory over Joske, his compatriot Chase Wilson and America’s Ian Crane.
The 21-year-old French put on a standard performance to collect a couple of scores in the six-point range to finish with a decisive heat-total of 12.34 points.
Joske finished behind him in second place with a heat-total of 9.60 points to successfully make his way through into the main event as well.
Wilson registered a heat-total of 7.27 points, while Crane finished with a two-wave total of 5.74 points. Both the surfers found themselves out of the competition.
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