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Malia Manuel Wins Oceanside's 6-Star Ford Supergirl Pro Surf Contest
Bethany Hamilton, the world-famous surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and last week went skydiving over Oceanside before greeting fans, did not advance past the Round of 12.
Hawaii native Malia Manuel, 19, defeated New Zealand's Paige Hareb to win the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Ford Supergirl Pro in Oceanside on Sunday.
The event is the largest collection of female surfers in the world.
Manuel led from start to finish, earning her first win of the year.
“The past couple of days, I really had motivation coming off of a tough result at the US Open,” Manuel said in an ASP news release. “I wanted to do well there. It’s good to be in California, it’s like a second home to me. I wanted to get in rhythm and just finally have that push for a good result.”
Manuel is currently the No. 12 ranked female surfer on the ASP circuit.“It felt good to finally have one event where everything came together,” Manuel said. “I’ve had such ups and downs this whole year and I was really confident, but it just never all flowed in one contest. I’m happy it happened here and I’m looking forward to finishing up the year.”
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“This is my best result of the year, so I’m pretty happy, but I wish I just could have performed a little bit better in the Final,” Hareb said in a press release. “It just didn’t go my way. It was pretty hard to find the right one and it was one of the hardest heats I’ve had in competition and Malia (Manuel) did well.”
Bethany Hamilton, the world-famous surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and last week went skydiving over Oceanside before greeting fans, did not advance past the Round of 12.
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