I am liking the new rookie on tour, Kolohe Andino, and his surfing so far. It's tough to draw Kelly in your first heat as a rookie, if it were me I would have probably just sat in the water and hoped for the best in round two, but Kolohe put together a solid first two scores to open up his WCT career. I called it last year, this kid has a very bright future. I am not sure who I will pick to win the World Title but there are plenty of names going through my mind. While Kolohe has proven himself over the past few years in primes and pro-jr's, I don't know if this is his year, although I won't count him out to pull off some serious upsets and possibly get a win or two under his belt this year. As always, Kelly is a top nominee; I don't see him leaving the tour this year like some were saying last year. Mick and Taj are looking to be in fine form in the off-season and so far this contest, Taj especially. Julian Wilson is another contender in my mind. He really showed himself towards the end of last season making it to a final in France, a few semi's and quarter finishes and showed his progressive surfing in each heat. I have a feeling that there might be a Kolohe and Julian rivalry brewing this season - two young guns who rip and have a similar style of surfing. Needless to say, the 2012 season is going to be insane with new locations on Tour and new surfers; I can't wait to watch it unfold. I will be posting Recap videos from each day at the competitions for those of you who aren't able to catch the webcasts.
Here are Day's 1 and 2 of the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper as well as some other clips to check out!
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Day 1 at Snapper
Day 2 at Snapper
Some Laughs
Nike's Kolohe Spot
Enjoy!
part of me is really hoping john john blows up this year and really takes it to kelly. Nothing against kelly complete east coast love for the guy but hes starting to act a little pompous in his interviews and seeing a young hard working kid like john john win a title would be awesome. could even help kelly in the long run both in surfing and fan support.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, Longy. I forgot to mention John John, I'm not sure how after the second part of his season and the Triple Crown Win and Volcom Pipe Pro win. He has some serious momentum coming into this contest and it would be great to see him get a good result to start of the year. I can see what you are saying about Kelly, I hope that someone steps up (like Owen did last year) and takes it to him and creates another rivalry. Trestles, NYC and Teahupoo were three of the most exciting contests last year just because they ended up in the final together each time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment!