ISA World Surfing Games: Jeremy Flores and Antoine Delpero World Champions

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Kick-starting the final day of the contest was the ISA Aloha Cup, run as a tag-team event with five surfers from each team taking turns competing in the hour-long final. The unique format brought the national pride and overall competitiveness that had been simmering to a roaring boil.

Historically, one of the strongest teams in the event and last year's overall event winner, Team Australia, took the lead in the Aloha Cup at the outset of the heat and managed to hold on to it despite a strong rally from the French Team. It was a bittersweet moment for the Aussies as the team was not able to secure the ISA Team World Championship gold medal as it's done many times in the past. The Aloha Cup was the only gold medal for the Australians.

"I feel unrealI'm so happy I can't say a word," said a beaming and visibly shaken Delpero following his win. "This is so cool for me and Team France."

Highlighting the final day's action was the Open final. Comprised with Jeremy Flores (FRA) , Cory Lopez (USA) , Ben Bourgeois (USA) and Gabriel VIllarán (PER), the level of surfing in the Men's final showcased just how technically advanced surfing has become throughout the world.



Opening up the heat with a barrage of mind-numbing turns was American Cory Lopez. Throughout the Games, Lopez looked extremely relaxed and confident-a dangerous mix in the game of competitive surfing. Despite Lopez's stellar rail work and progressive turns, France's Jeremy Flores was the man to beat. Surfing like a man possessed, Flores seemed untouchable, putting his trademark low center of gravity style and lightning fast turns to good work in the final. That surfing earned him a pair of 8-point rides that the other competitors couldn't touch as Flores went on to win the gold medal.



Following his win, Flores appeared proud and confident as he reflected on the impact of bringing home a gold medal. "I haven't won too many contests, I've always done well, but I hardly ever seem to win. For me this is huge. This was more than a victory for me. I never win anythingI can't believe I just won. Wining the gold medal for my country, is the best feeling I ever had in my surfing career." 

Finaly the team of United States won the gold medal, having brought back the most points thru all 8 sportsman by registered nations all 3 competition: Surfing men, surfing women, longboard. With close a domination without concession of Autralie at the time of the last 4 championships of the World the Americans gained a gold medal (last gold medal at the time of the Championships of the World of 1996 in Huntington Beach in California). 

FINAL Team Results: 

GOLD - United States – 14910 points

SILVER - France – 13280 points 

BRONZE - Australia - 10996 points 

COPPER - Hawaii – 10856 points 



INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS 

Open Men

Gold: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 

Silver: Cory Lopez (USA) 

Bronze: Gabriel VIllarán (PER) 

Copper: Ben Bourgeois (USA) 



Open Women

Gold: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 

Silver: Rosanne Hodge (RSA) 

Copper: Sage Erickson (USA) 

Bronze: Pauline Ado (FRA) 



Longboard 

Gold: Antoine Delpero (FRA) 

Silver: Harley Ingleby (AUS) 

Copper: Ben Skinner (GBR) 

Bronze: Tony Silvagni (USA) 

Aloha Cup
Gold: Australia
Silver: Francia
Bronze: Peru
Copper: Tahiti

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 
1 - USA - 14910 points
2 - France - 13280 points 
3 - Australia - 10996 points
4 - Hawaii - 10856 points
5 - South Africa - 10666 points
6 - Peru - 10180 points
7 - Costa Rica - 9650 points
8 - Venezuela - 9040 points
9 - Brazil - 9000 points
10 - Puerto Rico - 8820 points
11 - New Zealand - 8100 points
12 - Argentina - 7160 points
13 - Tahiti - 6688 points
14 - Ecuador - 6170 points
15 - Panama - 5952 points
16 - Italy - 5670 points
17 - Mexico - 5560 points
18 - Japan - 5324 points
19 - Chile - 5208 points
20 - El Salvador - 4784 points
21 - Ireland - 4568 points
22 - Austria - 4320 points
23 - Barbados - 4128 points
24 - Germany - 4024 points
25 - UK- 3810 points
26 - Guatemala - 3696 points
27 - Switzerland - 3440 points
28 - Jamaica - 2912 points
29 - Canada - 2784 points
30 - Nicaragua - 2656 points
31 - Colombia 2544 points
32 - Trinidad & Tobago - 2240 points
33 - Bahamas 2240 points
34 - Rep. Dominican - 1680 points
35 - Aruba- 384 points