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ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS (ASP) INTERNATIONAL
Roxy Pro Hawaii
Stop No. 7 of 8 on the ASP Women’s World Tour
Sunset Beach, Hawaii
Nov. 25 – Dec. 6, 2007
GILMORE GETS IT RIGHT IN ROUND 2 OF THE ROXY PRO HAWAII 
SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii (Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007) – Current ASP ratings leader Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) needed a second chance to show the world why she’s No. 1 on Day 1 of the Roxy Pro Hawaii, but she did so in her Round 2 heat at Sunset Beach today.
Gilmore, who could potentially win her maiden world title when the Roxy Pro runs next, will be the only athlete in the history of professional surfing to win an ASP World Title as a rookie. The mounting pressure of such a huge achievement got to 19-year-old in her Round 1 heat when she finished 3rd to Wildcard Coco Ho (HAW) and Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) respectively. She was forced to surf Round 2, the first elimination round, for only the second time this year.
“It’s all just a whirlwind in my head,� Gilmore said. “There are so many things I’m thinking about and so many things that I shouldn’t be thinking about. I think I was just a little bit rattled in my first heat, I couldn’t find any waves. My Round 2 heat was good, I felt like it was just another chance to get some more practice with my boards, Sunset can be pretty challenging.�
Gilmore posted the highest heat total of the day, 18.10 (out of 20.00) and the highest single wave score when she earned a 9.60 in her Round 2 heat against Rochelle Ballard (HAW) and Jacqueline Silva (BRA).
“The second wave of the set had a little bit of froth on the take off,� Gilmore said of her highest scoring wave. “I didn’t really think I was going to make it, I felt like I was going to eat it pretty hard. Luckily I managed to make it down the face, pull myself together and get a few really good turns in. I didn’t really think I’d score that high, but I’m stoked.�
