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July 17, 2008 1:41 PM

Surfing: Carissa Moore wins Roxy Pro Junior in France

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Sun, world class surfing and awesome music: damn the Roxy Jam looked like a lot of fun this week. But the biggest smile of the whole weekend was probably worn by Carissa Moore - the 15 year old wonder kid from Oahu, Hawaii - after she won the ASP Roxy Pro Junior on Tuesday.

"I am so happy to win this event", Moore said. "It is my first time in France and it was a great event. I had some good scores and eventually won the final."

Carissa had a strong lead from the start, with high scores throughout, including 18.80 point heat tally (out of a possible 20) in her opening heat, then a 17.50 heat score in the Quarterfinals.

"I was pretty nervous during the heat because the battle was hard with Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) and Justine Dupont (FRA) until the very end", Moore said. "I did my best to catch the best waves, to watch my positioning and be creative but still had lots of fun."

With a strong crowd of local french favourites to contend with, second place went to the only other international at the comp: South African Bianca Buitendag - the second best scorer of the event with a 17.00 point heat tally in the Quarterfinals.

"I am stoked, this is the best result of my life", Buitendag said. "It was very challenging to surf with the best including Carissa (Moore)."  "I am stoked to get back home with this runner-up finish", she continued. "It is a great confidence boost and I am sure it will help for the next contest in South Africa next week."

Justine Dupont and Johanne Defay were the two french rippers in the final - Dupont also went on to compete in the Roxy ASP Women's World Longboard Championships.

For the full report check out www.aspworldtour.com and www.roxyjam.com

[Images: ASP covered images]

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