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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/37885883\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/37887718\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Super Sunday At Snapper: Taj Burrow Wins The 2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nIn what felt like a heavyweight fight, Australia\\u2019s Taj Burrow narrowly defeated Brazil\\u2019s Adriano De Souza in a nail biting finish. In crumbly two-to-three foot surf, the explosive regular foot from Yallingup, Western Australia crushed the hopes of the vocal Brazilian crowd who packed the beach at Snapper Rocks.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Adriano kicked off the final with an eight-point ride and had Taj against the ropes for most of the heat until Burrow blitzed his way through a series of big turns capped with an air reverse. Never one to give up and in need of an 8.78, Adriano flew down the line and threw everything he had into a massive air that had his revved up fans chanting his name and waving the Brazilian flag. It really could have gone wither way but he just missed the score he needed. The massive crowd on the beach erupted simultaneously\\u2014one side cheering for Taj and the other chanting something in Portuguese that probably translated to \\u201cThat was bullshit!\\u201d and for a second it looked like they were going to start a riot. But that\\u2019s just the passion of the Brazilian fans and it was amazing to feel the energy they were exuding. As well, Adriano can hold his head high in defeat as he took down a few of Australia\\u2019s best in Owen Wright and Josh Kerr before running into the Taj train.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Taj meanwhile, immediately takes a lead in the World Tour rankings. Could this be the year the Taj finally wins a World Title? Kelly Slater bowed out in the quarters (=5th) and historically blows off Bells\\u2014who knows what he\\u2019ll do. As far as the rest of the field is concerned, it\\u2019s clear that Adriano is a contender but behind him the picture gets muddled. One thing is for certain, Taj Burrow is sick of being the bridesmaid and looks ready to roll in 2012. \\u201cI\\u2019ve been going for the ASP World Title for a while now,\\u201d Burrow said. \\u201cI don\\u2019t know what to say. I just want to surf my best and hope that the rest falls into place.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;On the women\\u2019s side of the action, Coolangatta\\u2019s won Stephanie Gilmore reasserted herself as the cream of the crop and took out Laura Enever in what was dubbed \\u201cThe Battle Of The Blondes.\\u201d After dealing with a viscous attack last year where she was struck by a lead pipe, Gilmore had an off year but is by all means back in form. \\u201cLast year went so quickly and it felt like I didn\\u2019t even exist on the rankings and that fire wasn\\u2019t really there. This year it\\u2019s so good to have that back! My cheeks are so sore from smiling already,\\u201d said a once-again happy Gilmore. For Enever, it was her first-ever final and she was just as ecstatic, \\u201cI want to be up here for the rest of the year and hopefully go one better next event.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000143836\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000143836\\\" title=\\\"2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast winner Taj Burrow\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/03\\/Taj-Burrow1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast winner Taj Burrow\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"426\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast winner Taj Burrow. Photo: Checkwood&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Results&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st: Taj Burrow&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2nd: Adriano De Souza&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n=3rd: Josh Kerr, Jordy Smith&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n=5th: Kelly Slater, Owen Wright, Joel Parkinson, Ace Buchan&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roxy Pro Gold Coast Results&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1st: Stephanie Gilmore&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2nd: Laura Enever&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n=3rd: Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASP Press Release:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Burrow and Gilmore Claim Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Take ASP World Title Race Leads&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland\\/Australia (Sunday, March 4, 2012) \\u2013 The final day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover culminated today with perennial ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and four-time ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, taking the respective wins in clean two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The opening stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast enjoyed sunny weather, light winds and a capacity crowd for the final day of competition, with the world\\u2019s best surfers putting on a spectacular display of high-performance surfing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Burrow defeated dangerous South American Adriano De Souza (BRA), 25, in a Final that came down to the wire. De Souza caught a wave in the dying minutes and launched into a massive air-reverse, requiring a 7.87 out of a possible 10 to take the lead. The judges deliberated until after the siren sounded and when it was announced that De Souza came a mere 0.27 short, Burrow was chaired up the beach and declared the 2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast champion.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI feel so good now!\\u201d Burrow said. \\u201cI had a really good event last year, but came up short in the Final against Kelly (Slater). Then today when I found myself against Adriano (De Souza), I was really nervous because he got me in a Final in Brazil last year. He\\u2019s really tough and I don\\u2019t like competing against him to be honest. There was a lot of weight on my shoulders in that Final so it\\u2019s pretty rewarding to come out on top.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The ASP World Championship Tour will next head to Victoria, Australia for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, stop no. 2 of 10 in the race for the 2012 ASP World Title.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019ve been going for the ASP World Title for a while now,\\u201d Burrow said. \\u201cI don\\u2019t know what to say. I just want to surf my best and hope that the rest falls into place. I love Bells. I love throwing on a full wetsuit and doing some big arcs in the Bells Bowl.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;De Souza finished runner-up at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast for the second time, after coming 2nd to Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, in 2009. De Souza was easily one of the event\\u2019s top performers this season with gouging turns and inverted aerials taking him to a podium finish.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI\\u2019m really happy with my result here today,\\u201d De Souza said. \\u201cIt was such an amazing Final. Last year Taj (Burrow) and I had such a great heat here as well. It was one of the best heats of my life and he beat me. It\\u2019s amazing to be on the podium here again. In 2009, it was me and Joel (Parkinson). It\\u2019s a great way to start the year and I\\u2019m happy to be back up here.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, reigning four-time ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion, her fourth Roxy Pro Gold Coast title after defeating ASP Top 17 sophomore Laura Enever (AUS), 20, in a hard-fought Final. Gilmore was dominant throughout the event, posting scores in the excellent range in every encounter throughout the draw. Gilmore jumps back to No. 1 on the ASP Women\\u2019s World Championship Tour ratings, a spot she lost at this event last year after holding it for four years.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cTo be carried up the beach with your friends underneath you with thousands of people around has got to be one of the best feelings in the world,\\u201d Gilmore said. \\u201cIt took me back to 2005 when I won here as a grom. Last year went so quickly and it felt like I didn\\u2019t even exist on the rankings and that fire wasn\\u2019t really there. This year it\\u2019s so good to have that back! My cheeks are so sore from smiling already.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Enever, who defeated Gilmore in the Quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast last year, today was unable to replicate last year\\u2019s magic but managed a career-best Runner-Up today against Gilmore. This is the first ASP Women\\u2019s World Tour final appearance for Enever, who finished 10th on last year\\u2019s ratings.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cComing into this event I felt like a new competitor,\\u201d Enever said. \\u201cI\\u2019m so stoked to make it all the way to the Final. It was so good to be out there with Steph (Gilmore). She\\u2019s coming back now which is great to see. It\\u2019s a good way to start off the year. I\\u2019m in the ASP Women\\u2019s World Title race and it\\u2019s not a fluke. I want to be up here for the rest of the year and hopefully go one better next event.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kelly Slater (USA), 40, reigning 11-time ASP World Champion and last year\\u2019s Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast winner was eliminated in the Quarterfinals this morning by Josh Kerr (AUS), 27. Slater had previously defeated Kerr four times on the 2011 ASP World Championship Tour and was a favorite to take the heat today. However, it was Kerr who advanced thanks to one of a massive forehand air-reverse in the final minutes of the heat.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIf the waves were better I would be really bummed that I lost,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cI got one at the end that I thought would be good, I went for the carving 360 and got stuck. Then I turned around and Josh (Kerr) was on a pretty nice one and he got that air at the end. He\\u2019s always going to be a threat in conditions like this where he can throw big airs. I got Josh a few times last year, we had four Quarterfinal battles last year where I got him, so he owed me a couple. It never feels good to lose, but I\\u2019m happy for Josh. I\\u2019m not sure if I\\u2019m going to Bells. I\\u2019m just going to go find some good waves in the next few weeks. Then I\\u2019ll figure out what I\\u2019m going to do for the year.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The next stop on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour will be the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford from April 3 \\u2013 14, 2012. For more information, check out www.ASPWorldTour.com&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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