France Wins the Team Gold Medal in the Sportzone ISA World Bodyboard Championship
posted on 6th December 2011
Team France won the Sportzone ISA World Bodyboard Championship yesterday, Sunday, November 4, in Galdar, Spain. The hollow waves of La Guancha offered solid 6 feet conditions, perfect for the world's best bodyboarders to show their arsenal of moves.
In what was looking like it was going to be a Spanish party, with a perfect performance in the last heat of the event, the French team took the lead out of local hands and went back home with the trophy.
After doing a set of backflips and clean air moves, Pierre Louis Costes reached a combined score of 19.00 (out of possible 20) to win the Gold Medal of the Open Men division. His fellow team mate, 2010 IBA World Champion, Amaury Laverhne, placed second scoring 17.77.
Seventeen year-old Australian Lachlan Cramsie delivered a great performance, placing third with a combined score of 15.77, while local Yeray MartÃnez couldn't deliver and placed fourth with 8.16 on his best two waves.
The grand final had the best possible result for the French Team and the worst possible for the Spanish. In a day that started with Spain as a leader, Costes and Laverhne flipped the results in their favor and gave the Team Trophy to France.
ISA President Fernando Aguerre commented, "Congratulations to France for their Team Gold Medal performance, and to each of the athletes who won the individual Gold Medals. I would also like to extend my congratulations to all the bodyboarders who participated in the event representing their countries. A special thank you to the Spanish Surfing Federation (FES) for hosting this great event."
Final results
Open Men
Gold: Pierre Louis Costes (FRA)
Silver: Amaury Laverhne (FRA)
Bronze: Lachlan Cramsie (AUS)
Copper: Yeray MartÃnez (SPA)
Open Women
Gold: Isabela Sousa (BRA)
Silver: Anne Cécile Lacoste (FRA)
Bronze: Alexandra Rinder (GER)
Copper: Ruth Parra (VEN)
Drop Knee
Gold: Ardiel Jiménez (SPA)
Silver: Dylan Van Tonder (RSA)
Bronze: Amaury Laverhne (FRA)
Copper: Luis Pereira (POR)
Junior
Gold: Eduardo RodrÃguez (SPA)
Silver: Anass Haddar (MOR)
Bronze: Oliver Rinder (GER)
Copper: MatÃas DÃaz (CHI)
Final Team Standings
Gold: France
Silver: Spain
Bronze: Chile
Copper: Morocco
Final Team Standings
1 France
2 Spain
3 Chile
4 Morocco
5 Australia
6 Portugal
7 Puerto Rico
8 Japan
9 Brazil
10 Germany
11 Venezuela
12 Peru
13 South Africa
14 Great Britain
15 Ireland
16 Aruba
17 Mexico
18 Italy
19 Israel
20 Cape Verde
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