E’ ufficialmente disponibile la lista dei nominati ai WSL Big Wave Award 2018 e quest’anno purtroppo nessun nome italiano compare nella lista che potrà aggiudicarsi il montepremi di $350,000. Sono sette in totale le categorie che verranno premiate, vediamole di seguito: XXL Biggest Wave, Ride of the Year, Biggest Paddle, Tube of the Year, Wipeout of the Year, Men’s Best Overall Performance of the Year e Women’s Best Overall Performance of the Year.
La finestra per candidarsi al concorso delle delle onde giganti si è appena chiusa lo scorso 20 marzo 2018 ed il suo waiting period comprende i 12 mesi precedenti.
Per vedere tutti i video dei candidati con le rispettive onde giganti surfate ti basterà cliccare qui: worldsurfleague.com/bigwaveawards/nominees
L’assegnazione dei premi avverrà in una classica serata di gran gala nel Southern California il prossimo 28 aprile 2018. I nominati quest’anno provengono da paesi come la Germania, Brasile, Australia, USA e Francia, mentre la maggior parte delle nomination proviene da onde surfate a Nazarè (Portogallo) e Pe’ahi (“Jaws”, Maui, Hawaii, USA).
Ecco i nomi nelle rispettive categorie:
RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prizes total $125,000 – Videographer prizes total $13,000
Ross Clarke-Jones (Avoca, New South Wales, Australia) a Nazaré il 18 gennaio 2018 – (Video by Pedro Miranda).
Ryan Hipwood (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 28, 2017. (Video by WSL Video Team.)
Kai Lenny (Paia, Hawaii, USA) at Nelscott Reef, Oregon on November 29, 2017. (Video by Ian Kennelly.)
Sebastian Steudtner (Nuremberg, Germany) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 18, 2018. (Video by Javier Goya.)
Ian Walsh (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 28, 2017. (Video by Dan Norkunas.)
BIGGEST PADDLE AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prize $30,000 – Photographer prize $5,000
Lucas Chianca (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 4, 2018. Photos by Vitor Estrelinha and Rafael G. Riancho. Video by Cesinha Feliciano.)
Lucas Chianca (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 14, 2018. (Photos by Tony Heff, Aaron Lynton and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Elliot Leboe.)
Nathan Florence (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 14, 2018. (Photos by Photos by Dooma Photos, Aaron Lynton and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Aldo Tassara.)
Aaron Gold (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 13, 2018. (Photos by Dooma Photos, Aaron Lynton and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Bruno Lemos.)
Aaron Gold (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 14, 2018. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Brent Broza, Robin Ernst, Tony Heff and Aaron Lynton. Video by Tony Heff.)
QUIKSILVER AIRLIFT XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prize $25,000 – Photographer prize $5,000
Ross Clarke-Jones (Avoca, New South Wales, Australia) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 18, 2018. (Photos by Bruno Aleixo and Ricardo Bravo. Video by Humberto Santos.)
Rodrigo Koxa (Guarujá, SP, Brazil) at Nazaré, Portugal on November 8, 2017. (Photos by Raphael Alvim, Pedro Cruz, Rafael G. Riancho, Manuel Ricardo and Leandro Sieves. Video by Carlos Muriongo.)
Kai Lenny (Paia, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 14, 2018 (Photos by Dooma Photos, Tony Heff, Aaron Lynton, Fred Pompermayer and Stu Soley. Video by Marcus Rodrigues.)
Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 18, 2018. (Photos by Bruno Aleixo, Helio Antonio, Andre Botelho, Antonio Bravo and Vitor Estrelinha. Video by Michael Darrigade.)
Sebastian Steudtner (Nuremberg, Germany) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 18, 2018. (Photos by Helio Antonio, Andre Botelho, Rafael G. Riancho, Surfemotions and Gillen Usandizaga. Video by Nuno Dias.)
TUBE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prize $10,000 – Still photography prize $5,000
Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 14, 2018. (Photos by Dooma Photos, Aaron Lynton, Fred Pompermayer and Randy Sarrow.)
Mick Corbett (Perth, W.A. Australia) at The Right, Western Australia on May 16, 2016. (Photo by Trent Slatter.)
Tyler Hollmer-Cross (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on July 25, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Chisholm.)
Billy Kemper (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 27, 2017. (Photos by Richard Hallman, Tony Heff and Keoki Saguibo.)
Ian Walsh (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 28, 2017. (Photos by Adam Carbajal, Richard Hallman, Paul Karaolides, Tracy Leboe and Sofie Louca.)
WIPEOUT OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
Surfer prize $5,000 – Videographer prize $2,000
Andrew Cotton (Braunton, Devon, United Kingdom) at Nazaré, Portugal on November 8, 2017. (Video by Pedro Miranda.)
Billy Kemper (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 28, 2017. (Video by WSL Video Team.)
Coco Nogales (Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico) at Puerto Escondido, Mexico on July 31, 2017. (Video by Yana Vaz.)
Eli Olson (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 13, 2018. (Video by Bruno Lemos.)
Owen Schultz (Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 18, 2018. (Video by Remi Blanc.)
HYDRO FLASK WOMEN’S BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD NOMINEES
First prize $15,000, $32,500 total
Paige Alms (Haiku, Hawaii, USA)
Justine Dupont (Seignosse, France)
Maya Gabeira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Keala Kennelly (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA)
Bianca Valenti (Mill Valley, California, USA)
Tra le nomination mancano ancora i 10 big wave rider per la categoria Men’s Best Overall Performance Award, categoria che è ancora sotto revisione per essere completate. Questa lista verrà annunciata il prossimo 12 aprile 2018 e ci auguriamo che ci sia ancora un posticino per i nostri surfers italiani come Francisco Procella, Alessandro Marcianò e Niccolò Porcella.
