| Freewave Challenge finalists announced |
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| Written by Editor |
| Thursday, 02 October 2008 14:53 |
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After three full months of incredible surfing where every wave by every surfer at every surf spot on the Mainland USA was up for consideration, the hottest video clips of the summer season have been narrowed down to the finalists in the latest round of the Billabong Freewave Challenge. The top nominees in each of the five divisions can be viewed at the event website at www.FreewaveChallenge.com. The amazing performances of the finalists highlight the diversity of surfing in America, with powerful representation from the East, West and Gulf Coasts. All three produced classic waves this summer and provided the canvas for brilliant surfing from both world champs and local heroes alike. The surfers were equally diverse in their backgrounds, with finalists hailing from locales ranging from North Carolina to Florida to California to Hawaii to Australia. Top surfing videographers around the nation captured the action as it happened all summer and uploaded the visual proof to the Freewave website for public analysis. $40,000 is up for grabs -- surfers will share $31,700 while the shooters will pocket $8,300 for their role in documenting the state of the art in surfing this summer. Over 150 video clips were entered in the Billabong Freewave virtual free surfing competition. The finalists were selected based on public popularity combined with the input of a selection committee. The ultimate placings will now be decided over the next two weeks by the votes of a large panel consisting of the surfers and videographers themselves and the writers and editors of surfing media worldwide. The final rankings will be announced starting October 15, 2008. MONSTER MANEUVER finalists: ($15,700 total prize money) SMALL FRIES/16 AND UNDER finalists ($8,150 total prize money) BEST BARREL finalists ($8,150 total prize money) HEARTBREAKER/FEMALE PERFORMANCE finalists ($6,300 total prize money) LONGEST RIDE finalists ($1,700 winner take all) For full details on rules, format and to view hundreds of other clips of hot surfing, visit the event website at www.FreewaveChallenge.com.
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