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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/10\\/jparkinsonquikprogc2009winnerbig.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000079258\\\" title=\\\"jparkinsonquikprogc2009winnerbig\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/10\\/jparkinsonquikprogc2009winnerbig.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Joel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"333\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Joel Parkinson claims his second perfect ten of the day at Kirra. Photo courtesy ASP\\/Getty Images&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;object classid=\\\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"315\\\" codebase=\\\"http:\\/\\/download.macromedia.com\\/pub\\/shockwave\\/cabs\\/flash\\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\\\"&gt;&lt;param name=\\\"allowFullScreen\\\" value=\\\"true\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;param name=\\\"allowscriptaccess\\\" value=\\\"always\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;param name=\\\"src\\\" value=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/v\\/F76Ac3CvUjs&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;border=1\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;embed type=\\\"application\\/x-shockwave-flash\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"315\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/v\\/F76Ac3CvUjs&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;border=1\\\" allowscriptaccess=\\\"always\\\" allowfullscreen=\\\"true\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/embed&gt;&lt;\\/object&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nParko starts the 2009 Dream Tour off with a hometown victory\\u2026and an early lead in the ratings. Hometown hero Joel Parkinson won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in six-to-eight foot dredging barrels at the legendary Kirra Point. A standout the entire event, Parko found his high gear Wednesday in the semifinals against good mate and 2007 World Champion Mick Fanning where the two had a battle for the ages. From there, he was matched up in the final against suddenly-a-contender Adriano De Souza from Brazil.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1000079257 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/surf\\/joel-parkinson-wins-the-quiksilver-pro-gold-coast\\/attachment\\/jparkinsonquikprogc2009winnerbig\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"150\\\" height=\\\"100\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/jparkinsonquikprogc2009winnerbig.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"Joel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"gallery-1-1000079258\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1000079258'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tJoel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/surf\\/joel-parkinson-wins-the-quiksilver-pro-gold-coast\\/attachment\\/parko-marquee\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"150\\\" height=\\\"91\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/parko-marquee.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"Joel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"gallery-1-1000079259\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1000079259'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tJoel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\n&lt;p&gt;Said Parko on the stage afterward: \\u201cThe semi was the one\\u2014Mick\\u2019s [Fanning] the most focused and fit guy on tour. Me? I used to just surf an do nothing, but now I put a lot of effort into.\\u201d He told the rambunctious crowd.  He then went on to thank his family, Luke Egan for the board, and Quiksilver for getting behind the effort to Save Kirra, saying, \\u201cWe need Kirra back to it\\u2019s former glory, were all surfers, we can unite! Lets\\u2019 do it!\\u201d Parko says go to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.kirrapoint.org\\/kirra\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.kirrapoint.org&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Congratulations Parko!&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final Day Highlights&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/10\\/parko-marquee.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000079259\\\" title=\\\"parko-marquee\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/03\\/10\\/parko-marquee.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Joel Parkinson Wins Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast\\\" width=\\\"618\\\" height=\\\"375\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo: Bielmann\\/SPL&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joel Parkinson&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nTwo tens in two heats. \\u2018Nuff said. Make sure to pick the Parko Pro Spotlight in the upcoming issue of TransWorld SURF.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adriano De Souza&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWith 1000\\u2019s of Brazilians on the Goldy, he had a massive and very vocal cheering squad! This kid is to be reckoned with as a serios contender\\u2014super consistent and can surf in anything.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Webcast&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nI was both on the Goldy\\u2014half-drunk from the night before and sweating and my tits off on the beach\\u2014for the first half of the comp, and back home in Cali with hi-speed internet, a couch, and ice cream for the second half. Heaven with highlights\\u2014and excellent commentating. &amp;#8220;God bless the internet&amp;#8221; as commentator Martin Potter mentioned.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mick Fanning&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThe guy has a never say die attitude and lost with over 17 points\\u2014that rarely happens.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Water Patrol&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAfter an early and unfortunate incident, these guys performed perfect and got the boys out the back quickly and safely. 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