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Sally Fitzgibbons Second in the World!

by: Sarah | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | 6 comments

All of us at etnies Girl would like to send out a huge congratulations to etnies Australia shredder Sally Fitzgibbons for placing second Monday at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at Maresias Beach in Brazil!

The Under 18 Girls final was an exciting one, with Sally in the lead literally until the last minute when Pauline Ado from France grabbed a wave that gave her an 8.93 (out of 10) to beat Sally by less than half a point. The final score says a lot about the level of surfing of the top two girls as compared to the rest of the field: Ado narrowly won by 15.50 points, Sally placed second with 15.06, Brazil’s Diana Souza took third with 9.50 and New Zealand’s Airini Mason came in fourth with 7.33. All said and done, being able to say that you’re number two in the world isn't too bad…especially when you’re just 15 years old!

Sally has been unstoppable as of late, just last month winning the girls’ 16 and under division at Rip Curl’s GromSearch Australian National Championship and the Wild Surf Co/Billabong Pro-Teen Girls event, and placing second at the Billabong Girls Easter Surf Festival World Qualifying Series (WQS). Expect to see great things from this one in coming years. You heard it here first!