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| Just as the trialist were about to paddle out, a beautiful rainbow stretched across the sky above the line-up at the contest site. |
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| Sofia sits with coach Martin Potter before heading out for her first heat. |
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| Sofia walks down the beach to the water as trials competitor Bethany Hamilton is swarmed by the press. |
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| Carissa sits with Brazilian Roxy friends and teammates in the Roxy vibe area. |
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| Bethany Hamilton from Kauai gave the crowd quite a show in the trials heat. Bethany got second in the trials. She did not move on to the main event. |
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| Carissa Moore advance to the quarter-finals. |
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| DJ KK sits next to OP rider Serena Brooke and kicks it to some warm up tunes before heading out for her heat. |
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| Sam Cornish getting her board ready for her heat. The Roxy vibe area is where all the pros hang out during the contest. It is equipped with yummy snacks and oversized couches. |
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| Laurina McGrath waxes her board. This is Laurina's second year on tour. |
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| Roxy host Liz Cantor interview wildcard Carissa Moore after her win. |
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| Serena Brooke is enjoying her year back on tour. Serena was knocked out in the semi-finals. |
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| Chelsea Georgeson and her amazing backhand earns hear a perfect 10 points. Chelsea was on fire throughout the whole contest. She is now rated first on the tour and will battle for a world title against current world champ Sofia Mulanovich. |
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| Chelsea was carried out of the water by her fiancee Jason and Aussie Trudy Todd after her win. |
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| Chelsea holds her first place trophy high. She also won $10,000 USD and has advance to first place on the ratings. She is beyond stoked. |
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| Hawaii is known for its beautiful sea turtles. This girl was watching the pros surf it up at Haleiwa today. |
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| Surfing vetrens Mel Redman and Heather Clarke have been best friends on tour for many years. |
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| Roxy host Liz Cantor interview former Roxy rider Kate Skarratt. |
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| A look at the contest site. |
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| Carissa Moore's encouraging words. |
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| Bevo made it to the finals where she placed second. Claire is hoping to requalify for the WCT next year. That will be determined after her performance in the Maui event next month. |
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| Jodie Cooper and Lisa Andersen bring it to you LIVE on roxy.com. |
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| Claire fighting her way through the final. She wants to be on tour next year and must finish strong in these last two events in order to stay on the WCT for 2006. |
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| Roxy Pro Hawaii 2005 finals: 1st Chelsea Gerogeson, 2nd Claire Bevilaqua, 3rd Melanie Redman-Carr and 4th Megan Abubo. |
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| Although Sofia surfed really strong, she did not advance out of the quarters. Sofia will battle best friend Chelsea for the world title in Maui. |
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Day 7