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Get Ready for the Gold Coast
Ali Shrode
The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast contests that ran this time last year will, admittedly, be hard to beat. Quik Pro winner Owen Wright had a storybook rise to the top after being sidelined by a near-death injury a year prior, while Roxy Pro winner Stephanie Gilmore made a sweet return to No.1 on home turf.
Comebacks were the theme: After a life-threatening head injury a year prior, Wright somehow worked his way back not only to surfing, but to surfing better than anyone else. Gilmore, meanwhile, hadn't won an event in two years before the 2017 Roxy Pro. It was the longest losing streak the 6x World Champ had seen since she started her career. She, too, pulled through and dominated. So, if there is any takeaway, it's that literally anything can happen on the Gold Coast -- and it will likely set the tone for the year.
This time around, Owen Wright will arrive at Snapper Rocks as the No. 6 in the world, the dad of a toddler, and, perhaps, ready to relaunch a campaign for a first World Title. Gilmore, who lives at the famous Gold Coast break, arrives as World No. 2 -- and will likely be looking to tie Layne Beachley for a record-setting seventh World Title.
Before the 2018 Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro Gold Coast contests kick off March 11, here's a look at some of the moments that made last year so memorable.
After a yearlong absence from pro surfing, Wright arrived on the Gold Coast in good health, and back to his old self. - WSL / Ed Sloane Hawaii's John John Florence, who was kicking off his campaign to win a second World Title, made his intentions clear in Snapper's early rounds. - WSL / sherm Lakey Peterson made it to the Final after returning from injury. It was an auspicious start for the Californian, who finished the year strong, at World No. 6. - WSL / Kelly CestariThe 2018 Championship Tour season kicks off March 11- 22 with the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast. Watch live daily on the WSL.
Stephanie Gilmore
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Featuring Yago Dora, Griffin Colapinto, Leonardo Fioravanti, Jordy Smith, Filipe Toledo, John John Florence, Kanoa Igarashi, Italo
Paul Fisher, Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Mick Fanning, Chelsea Hedges, Joel Parkinson, Mark Occhilupo, and Dean Morrison takeover
Icons of surfing take the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro by storm, celebrating Kelly Slater in a World Champ's Super Heat. A lineup that compiled
Featuring Gabriel Medina, John John Florence, Liam O'Brien, Yago Dora, Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore, Griffin Colapinto, Tatiana
Roxy Pro Gold Coast
Watch how the famed right-point Superbank is created and maintained at Snapper Rocks.
After six weeks Down Under, how is the 2018 Championship Tour shaping up?
Nikki Van Dijk vs. Coco Ho vs. Sage Erickson
Sally Fitzgibbons vs. Paige Hareb vs. Silvana Lima
Stephanie Gilmore vs. Macy Callaghan vs. Bronte Macaulay