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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards Honors Champions Amidst Rock Extravaganza&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;GOLD COAST, Queensland\\/Australia (Friday, February 24, 2012) \\u2013 The 29th Annual ASP World Surfing Awards went off tonight at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre with the world\\u2019s best surfers trading the beachwear for formal attire as the 2011 ASP World Champions were officially crowned.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000143537\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000143537\\\" title=\\\"Kelly Slater\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/02\\/Kelly-Slater2.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Kelly Slater\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;11-Time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater and his girlfriend Kalani Miller at the 29th annual ASP Awards Banquet. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kelly Slater (USA), 40, and Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, took top honors for the evening, collecting the ASP World Title and ASP Women\\u2019s World Title respectively. \\u201cI have actually been on tour longer than some of my fellow competitors have been alive,\\u201d Slater said. \\u201cAll joking aside, it\\u2019s truly humbling to be up here and honored in front of such an incredible collection of surfers. I want to thank everyone in the room for pushing me to where I am.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In addition to honoring the 2011 ASP World Champions, the ASP World Surfing Awards included new accolades voted on by the fans and the surfers themselves. For the first time in several years, ASP Life Membership was awarded to Hawaiian legend and icon of high-performance surfing, Larry Bertlemann (HAW), 56.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cWhere surfing is today is where I dreamed it should be in the 70\\u2019s,\\u201d Bertlemann said. \\u201cYou guys absolutely deserve this and I\\u2019m so honored to be up here in front of you all tonight.\\u201d Grammy Award-winning artists Wolfmother and The Vernons rounded out the night\\u2019s entertainment which was all streamed live around the world.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000143538\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000143538\\\" title=\\\"Wolfmother\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/02\\/Wolfmother.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Wolfmother\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"427\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Grammy Award-winning band Wolfmother ripping the stage at the ASP Banquet. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2012 ASP WORLD SURFING AWARDS RECIPIENTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP World Champion: Kelly Slater (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s World Champion: Carissa Moore (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP World Runner-Up: Joel Parkinson (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s World Runner-Up: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP World Rookie of the Year: Julian Wilson (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s World Rookie of the Year: Tyler Wright (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Breakthrough Performer of the Year: Gabriel Medina (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s Breakthrough Performer of the Year: Courtney Conlogue (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP World Junior Champion: Caio Ibelli (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s World Junior Champion: Leila Hurst (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP World Longboard Champion: Taylor Jensen (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s World Longboard Champion: Lindsay Steinriede (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Masters Champion: Nathan Webster (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Grand Masters Champion: Iain Buchanan (NZL)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Men\\u2019s Entertainer (Fan Vote): Kelly Slater (USA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s Entertainer (Fan Vote): Carissa Moore (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Men\\u2019s Underrated (Fan Vote): Gabriel Medina (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Women\\u2019s Underrated (Fan Vote): Silvana Lima (BRA)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Surfers\\u2019 Surfer (Men\\u2019s Peer Vote): Michel Bourez (PYF)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Heat of the Year (Men\\u2019s Peer Vote): Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS), Rip Curl Pro Portugal&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Manoeuvre of the Year (Men\\u2019s Peer Vote): Kelly Slater (USA), Quiksilver Pro New York&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Surfers\\u2019 Surfer (Women\\u2019s Peer Vote): Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Heat of the Year (Women\\u2019s Peer Vote): Carissa Moore (HAW) vs. Sally Fitzgibbons, Roxy Pro Gold Coast&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Maneuver of the Year (Women\\u2019s Peer Vote): Tyler Wright (AUS), Roxy Pro Gold Coast&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Peter Whittaker Award: Bethany Hamilton (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nASP Lifetime Membership Award: Larry Bertlemann (HAW)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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