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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/XeNk7DFhajM?enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2012 US Open Of Surfing: Day 4 Highlights&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;Just like that, the men\\u2019s side of the US Open is whittled down to 24 surfers&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Just like that, the men\\u2019s side of the US Open is down to 24 surfers. A field of 48 was whittled down to 24 in rampy, waist to chest high surf. And while the waves were on the smaller side, the performances were sky high. The way to make heats seems to be like this: Get a wave on the outside, do two big turns out the back, make it through to the shorebreak, and throw down a big air. It worked today for the likes of Dane Reynolds, Julian Wilson, and Miguel Pupo.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt\\u2019s nice because it\\u2019s such a soft landing out there that you can pretty much do whatever you want,\\u201d said Julian after dispatching of US Open hopefuls Davey Cathels, Billy Stairmand, and Wiggolly Dantas.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For the second day in a row the Brazilians blew through the competition with Pupo, Filipe Toledo, Jesse Mendes, and Alejo Muniz excelling in the beach break conditions that mimic those found in Brazil.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;On the women\\u2019s side of things, Hawaiians Carissa Moore and Malia Manuel showed off why they\\u2019re former US Open champs as they won their respective round one heats. And while the women\\u2019s world title has already been sealed by Steph Gilmore, the massive crowd, cash, and prestige of the US Open guarantee that the girls will be going all out as competition resumes tomorrow at Huntington Beach Pier.&lt;strong&gt;\\u2014JC&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASP Press Release: ASP Top 17 Complete Round 1 at Nike US Open of Surfing, Men\\u2019s Competition Intensifies&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000150144\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000150144\\\" title=\\\"Julian Wilson US Open Of Surfing\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/07\\/Julian-Wilson1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Julian Wilson US Open Of Surfing\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Julian Wilson leading the day four charge at the 2012 US Open Of Surfing. Photo: Checkwood&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HUNTINGTON BEACH, California\\/USA (Tuesday, July 31, 2012) \\u2013 The Nike US Open of Surfing recommenced this morning with the ASP Top 17 battling it out in the final event of the 2012 ASP Women\\u2019s World Championship Tour season and a bevy of the world\\u2019s best male surfers fighting for ever-important qualification points at one of the season\\u2019s biggest ASP Prime events.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, former ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion (2011) and current ASP Women\\u2019s World No. 3, relied on committed power surfing through Huntington\\u2019s beachbreaks today to deliver the highest scores of women\\u2019s Round 1 competition. The prodigious Hawaiian executed an impressive two-turn combo on a righthander for a 9-point ride, contributing to her 16.83 out of 20 heat total.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cI was just happy to sneak a few waves,\\u201d Moore said. \\u201cThere wasn\\u2019t much in that heat and I\\u2019m just stoked that I got those. I always look forward to coming to the US Open and I look forward to this week of craziness. I\\u2019m just like surfing in front of all of the people. It\\u2019s a great platform to perform.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, current No. 7 on the Women\\u2019s ASP WCT, started strong in her opening round campaign to post a victory over local favorite Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, and Sarah Mason (NZL), 17. Manuel, who is the highest-rated rookie amongst the ASP Top 17, hopes she can carry the momentum from her strong start throughout the remainder of the event to win the prestigious ASP Rookie of the Year Award.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cGetting that Round 1 win is extremely crucial because in Round 2 anything can happen, especially out here,\\u201d Manuel said. \\u201cThat Round two is do or die and I\\u2019m relieved to get 1st heat out of the way, so I\\u2019m very happy. The rookie of the year award is on my mind even though I\\u2019m trying not to think about it. It\\u2019d be amazing especially since women\\u2019s surfing has come such a long way. We\\u2019ll just see what happens, but it would be an extreme honor.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Lakey Peterson (USA), 17, 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing Runner-Up, took an impressive come-from-behind victory despite a strong opening performance from compatriotSage Erickson (USA), 21. The progressive natural-footer caught two excellent set waves back-to-back, earning a 15.60 vaulting her to the lead. \\u201cToday\\u2019s swell\\u2019s inconsistent and been working on strategy this year,\\u201d Peterson said. \\u201cStaying calm and sticking to my game plan and that\\u2019s what I did. Someone was looking over me and sending me those two waves back-to-back. I\\u2019ve been working on progressing my surfing and it\\u2019s going great.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Peterson has had strong performances in previous years at the Nike US Open of Surfing, finishing 3rd in 2nd in her appearances and hopes to find her way atop the podium this year. \\u201cI got second last year and third the year before and I\\u2019m hoping that progression continues,\\u201d Peterson said. \\u201cHopefully I can go one better this year and I\\u2019ll do the best that I can.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, newly-crowned five-time ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion, carried her success from France over to Huntington Beach today, clinching her Round 1 heat in commanding form. \\u201cI guess it feels more patriotic because the Olympics are on and I feel like I need to bring home a win for Australia,\\u201d Gilmore said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s pretty tough out there, I felt like I was just wiggling to the beach.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In addition to the Women\\u2019s WCT, the ASP Prime Nike US Open of Surfing men\\u2019s event also hosted some amazing action today.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, current ASP World No. 14, commanded his early morning heat and combined superior wave selection with his progressive ability to post the event\\u2019s top scores. Wilson launched a massive frontside full-rotation 360 air to earn a near-perfect 9.87 out of 10 coupled with his previous ride which resulted in an astonishing 18.54 out of 20 heat total. \\u201cWhen that set came it was at the halfway point of the heat and I was feeling pretty comfortable,\\u201d Wilson said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s nice because it\\u2019s such a soft landing out there that you can pretty much do whatever you want. I just went for it and I\\u2019m happy that I had a good start out there.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, was a standout in Round 1 and realigned his strategy for Round 2 and was equally successful. The Brazilian standout took out a heat victory over fellow countrymen Felipe Toledo (BRA), 17, Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24, and Bede Durbidge (AUS), 29, to advance to the Round of 24. \\u201cThat was a hard heat with Jordy (Smith), Bede (Durbidge) and Felipe (Toledo) because they\\u2019re all standouts,\\u201d Pupo said. \\u201cI just tried to change up my game and stay away from everyone and do my own thing.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pupo, who has admittedly struggled over the last few months, is relieved to advance to the Round of 24 and hopes his early round success marks a turn in his season.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cOver the last three months, I haven\\u2019t made a heat,\\u201d Pupo said. \\u201cI had a good start to the year with a win in Brazil and after that I got a ninth, but since then I\\u2019ve lost every heat. Hopefully I can get it going here.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, displayed a raw approach in his Round of 48 heat and punted an inverted slob air-reverse with complete control, earning a 9.77 for the single ride to take his heat win with authority. The Ventura native, who is competing as a wildcard in the Nike US Open of Surfing, is taking a casual approach to this year\\u2019s event and feels his strategy is paying off. \\u201cI feel like this event is the opposite because in the past I put pressure on myself to surf well,\\u201d Reynolds said. \\u201cI couldn\\u2019t really keep doing that because the pressure was too much. This event, I have low expectations and I\\u2019m trying not to think about the situation I\\u2019m in.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Both Women\\u2019s ASP WCT and Men\\u2019s ASP Prime action will run again tomorrow beginning at 7:30am local time. For all of the LIVE action log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspnorthamerica.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspnorthamerica.org&lt;\\/a&gt;. For all of the LIVE action log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.usopenofsurfing.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.usopenofsurfing.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Both Women\\u2019s ASP WCT and Men\\u2019s ASP Prime action will run again tomorrow beginning at 7:30am local time. For all of the LIVE action log on to &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt; or &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspnorthamerica.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspnorthamerica.org&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WOMEN\\u2019S NIKE US OPEN OF SURFING ROUND 1 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.03, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.74, Sarah Mason (NZL) 11.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.60, Sage Erickson (USA) 13.67, Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.27&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.50, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.80, Dax McGill (HAW) 5.73&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.93, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 12.87, Paige Hareb (NZL) 10.56&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.83, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 10.44, Justine Dupont (FRA) 9.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Coco Ho (HAW) 10.10, Laura Enever (AUS) 9.70, Pauline Ado (FRA) 8.76&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NIKE LOWERS PRO ROUND OF 48 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.93, Tim Reyes (USA) 13.00, Evan Geiselman (USA) 11.93, Tomas Hermes (BRA) 9.47&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Jay Thompson (AUS) 12.43, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 12.27, Mitch Crews (AUS) 12.17, Alain Riou (PYF) 7.67&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.80, Filipe Toledo (BRA) 15.23, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.77, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 9.73&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.54, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.97, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 11.57, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.80&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Jesse Mendes (BRA) 16.17, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 13.20, Daniel Ross (AUS) 10.13, Jay Quinn (NZL) 9.80&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.03, Stu Kennedy (AUS) 12.67, Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.50, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 11.60&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NIKE US OPEN ROUND OF 96 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 19: Brett Simpson (USA) 13.67, Nat Young (USA) 12.27, Jano Belo (BRA) 9.60, Heath Joske (AUS) 5.27&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 20: John John Florence (HAW) 12.87, Mitch Coleborn (AUS) 9.87, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 8.23, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 6.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 21: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.54, Davey Cathels (AUS) 10.50, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 7.04, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 6.29&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 22: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.77, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 14.24, Brian Toth (PRI) 9.83, Richard Christie (NZL) 8.94&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 23: Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.10, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.83, Rob Machado (USA) 11.43, Kai Barger (HAW) 8.58&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 24: Keanu Asing (HAW) 16.76, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.33, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 11.60, Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 10.73&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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