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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/41420562\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nike Lowers Pro: Day 1 Highlights&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;Event favorites and last year&amp;#8217;s champion ko\\u2019d early at Lowers.&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Last Friday I went down to Lowers to soak in the pre-Nike Lowers Pro vibe, snag a few waves, and conduct interviews. From the ripping grom to Cory Lopez to Pine the construction worker setting up the scaffolding, everyone I talked to was calling for Kolohe to win the Nike Pro at his home break. And if it wasn\\u2019t Kolohe it was his Nike stablemate Julian Wilson or perhaps 2012 champ Miguel Pupo.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;So much for predictions.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;One by one, the event favorites dropped. Kolohe Andino, done in by his buddy Evan Geiselman. Julian Wilson, knocked out after a boneheaded interference. Last year\\u2019s winner, Miguel Pupo, unable to get past Glenn Hall and Kai Barger. Brazilian phenom Gabriel Medina nearly suffered the same fate as the Julian but the judges didn\\u2019t call an interference on him and he went on to smoke his competitors for a near perfect heat.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Speaking of smoking, the waves were on fire today at Lowers. Perfect, overhead peaks out of the south were groomed of any imperfections created by the local eddy as they passed through the kelp beds. In the early afternoon, as the tide got higher and the gentle breeze turned offshore, it got really, really good and the performances followed.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It was almost torture watching guys like Tanner Gudauskas, Mitch Coleborn, Cory Lopez, Glenn Hall, CJ Hobgood and John John Florence rip apart the short, rampy lefts and long, smashable rights.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;With plenty of swell stacking up, the Nike Lowers Pro figures to be a showstopper (and work stopper) all week.&lt;strong&gt;\\u2014JC&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000146256\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/05\\/Tanner-Gudauskas.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000146256\\\" title=\\\"Tanner Gudauskas\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/05\\/Tanner-Gudauskas.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Tanner Gudauskas\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;San Clemente&amp;#39;s own Tanner Gudauskas blazing to a round of 96 win at Lower Trestles. Photo courtesy Nike&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASP Press Release: Shock Upsets Amidst Standout Performances at ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Tuesday, May 1, 2012) \\u2013 The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro kicked off in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Lower Trestles and saw shock Round 1 eliminations unfold alongside standout performances from several of the event\\u2019s top seeds.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The ASP PRIME Nike Lowers Pro attracts several elite ASP World Championship Tour surfers and the finest up-and-coming pedigree to Lowers\\u2019 flawless surf. Competitors search for the crucial points up for grabs towards their ASP World Ranking and the event consistently provides the perfect platform for a high-performance showdown.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Gabriel Medina (BRA), 18, opened his Nike Lowers Pro campaign in striking form with a near-perfect heat. The talented Brazilian lofted several airs on his forehand and quickly displayed his versatility when he dismantled a long right, earning the day\\u2019s highest single-wave score of 9.87 out of 10, while attaining the day\\u2019s highest heat-total of 19.27 out of 20. \\u201cThat was a fun heat and a good way to start for the rest of the comp,\\u201d Medina said. \\u201cIn the beginning of the heat I was catching too many lefts and I thought, \\u2018maybe I can get a right.\\u2019 I got that one and got the 9, so it was a good heat.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 23, carried the torch for the Lower Trestles local contingent, unloading a series of ferocious forehand turns to take one of the day\\u2019s highest single-wave scores, 9.27 out of 10, en route to an exceptional heat total of 16.77 out of 20. \\u201cI\\u2019m stoked because at that point the heat was going so fast, there were a lot of waves and I didn\\u2019t have to think about it,\\u201d Gudauskas said. \\u201cI just like surfing Lowers and that always adds to the psych. It was good to get the ball rolling and I\\u2019m just having fun watching everyone surf.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;John John Florence (North Shore, HI), 19, looked at home on the groomed walls of Lowers, unloading a variety of committed carves, and tail-free turns while attaining some of the day\\u2019s top scores. \\u201cI\\u2019m super stoked to get that first heat out of the way, the waves are super fun and you kind of have nerves coming up before the whole event,\\u201d Florence said. \\u201cI\\u2019m stoked the waves were really fun and that I got to surf there with just four guys out. It\\u2019s really a skate park, you stand up and it looks like you can do whatever you want out there. I kind of just go with the flow and things worked out.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, put on arguably the most impressive performance of opening day competition, posting a 9.70 for a huge frontside air-reverse, but a costly interference mistake saw the progressive Australian fail to advance out of Round 1. \\u201cMy last three events here, I\\u2019ve lost because of interference,\\u201d Wilson said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s frustrating because the waves are so good. I\\u2019m not 100 percent now, but that\\u2019s no excuse. It\\u2019s hard, it\\u2019s my sponsor\\u2019s event and you always want to do well for them.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Glen Hall (IRL), 30, was responsible for a major upset today, eliminating defending Nike Lowers Pro Champion Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, in a hard-fought Round 1 match up with a flurry of rides unfolding in the dying minutes of the heat. \\u201cIt\\u2019s scary when you\\u2019re in the water and hearing scores go down and you knew everyone just took off on a good wave because it\\u2019s Trestles,\\u201d Hall said. \\u201cEvery heat\\u2019s hard and obviously Pupo is amazing and Kai got his too.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 18, was responsible for an upset of his own, eliminating close friend and local favorite Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 18, with his Round 1 victory. \\u201cAny time you enter a PRIME the heats are always pretty stacked,\\u201d Geiselman said. \\u201cIt\\u2019s weird, I\\u2019ve been drawing Kolohe (Andino), every event he surfed, I\\u2019ve had a heat with him. It\\u2019s been fun. That heat was pretty slow and I actually haven\\u2019t made it out of a heat in a PRIME yet, so that gives me a bit more confidence for the later rounds.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Geiselman, who is hungry to join the ASP World Championship Tour for 2013, knows a top performance in the ASP PRIME events this year will be a mandatory key in achieving his success. \\u201cIf you want to qualify you have to do well in the PRIMES,\\u201d Geiselman said. \\u201cI\\u2019ve had a couple of results in the Star events, and I\\u2019m really looking to get a good result in the PRIMES.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Nike Lowers Pro holds a waiting period from May 1 through 5, 2012 and will be webcast LIVE at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.nikelowerspro.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.nikelowerspro.com&lt;\\/a&gt;. For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com 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;Nike Lowers Pro Round of 96 Results:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Tomas Hermes (BRA) 13.76, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.56, Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 12.97, Caio Ibelli (BRA) 11.83&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.16, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 10.50, Jay Quinn (NZL) 10.40, Davey Cathels (AUS) 10.20&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Evan Geiselman (USA) 13.60, Tim Reyes (USA) 12.84, Kolohe Andino (USA) 12.57, Brent Dorrington (AUS) 7.93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Gony Zubizaretta (ESP) 14.60, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 13.94, Royden Bryson (ZAF) 13.54, Nic Von Rupp (DEU) 12.97&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Glen Hall (IRL) 14.30, Kai Barger (HAW) 13.94, Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.87, Garrett Parkes (AUS) 12.40&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Travis Logie (ZAF) 15.73, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 12.63, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 12.20, Alex Ribeiro (BRA) 9.57&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 7: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.17, Nat Young (USA) 12.04, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 10.67, Brandon Jackson (ZAF) 7.20&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 8: John John Florence (HAW) 16.53, Marc Lacomare (FRA) 14.03, Joan Duru (FRA) 11.40, Dean Morrison 11.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 9: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.03, Cory Lopez (USA) 14.37, Jeronimo Vargas (BRA) 12.46, Stu Kennedy (AUS) 10.37&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 10: Gabe Kling (USA) 14.03, Raoni MOnteiro (BRA) 13.63, Tonino Benson (HAW) 12.67, Hodei Collazo (EUK) 9.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 11: Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 16.77, Adrien Toyon (REU) 15.43, Joel Centeio 14.43, Olamana Eleogram (HAW) 12.34&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 12: Mitchel Coleborn (AUS) 16.10, Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 14.76, Julian Wilson (AUS) 14.45, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 13.94&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 13: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19.27, Heath Joske (AUS) 14.27, Chris Ward (USA) 12.76, Ricardo Dos Santos (BRA) 9.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 14: Charles Martin (GLP) 14.43, Jesse Mendes (BRA) 13.10, Dion Atkinson (AUS) 12.93, Maxime Huscenot 10.84&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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