http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiZMTb1EH4

Trotz weissem Surfanzug und braunen Pobacken konnte der 17-jährge Kolohe Andino in Rio bei den Quiksilver Brazil Open of Surfing, einem ASP 6-Star Contest, den ersten Platz belegen.

Im Finale musste er gegen den Local Hizunome Bettero ran und es war laut Kolohe “really tough”.

Hier die Ergebnisse:
FINAL QUIKSILVER BRASIL OPEN OF SURFING:
Champion: Kolohe Andino (USA) – 17.50 points – US$ 20,000 and 3.500 points
Runner-up: Hizunome Bettero (BRA) – 16.57 points – US$ 10,000 and 2.640 points

QUIKSILVER BRASIL OPEN OF SURFING HALBFINALE:
SF 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 13.80 def 13.73 Leonardo Neves (BRA)
SF 2: Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 15.00 def 8.93 Filipe Toledo (BRA)

QUIKSILVER BRASIL OPEN OF SURFING VIERTELFINALE:
QF 1: Kolohe Andino (USA) 16.77 def. 12.47 Thiago Camarao (BRA)
QF 2: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 17.80 def. 16.00 Bino Lopes (BRA)
QF 3: Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 15.86 def. 10.50 Thiago Guimaraes (BRA)
QF 4: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.70 def. 10.93 Jesse Mendes (BRA)

QUIKSILVER BRASIL OPEN OF SURFING RUNDE 12:
Heat 1: 14.67 Kolohe Andino (USA), 10.33 Bino Lopes (BRA), 7.93 Pedro Henrique (BRA)
Heat 2: 15.34 Leonardo Neves (BRA), 13.63 Thiago Camarao (BRA), 12.03 Marcio Farney (BRA)
Heat 3: 16.83 Hizunome Bettero (BRA), 15.44 Filipe Toledo (BRA), 10.67 Keanu Asing (HAW)
Heat 4: 13.63 Jesse Mendes (BRA), 12.00 Thiago Guimaraes (BRA), 11.70 Mitch Crews (AUS)