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Photo Credit: © Covered Images Girls will be girls - Karina and Stephanie embrace on the winner's podium.

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Your 2007 Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill Women's Champion - Stephanie Gilmore!

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Girls will be girls - Karina and Stephanie embrace on the winner's podium.

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Florida's Karina Petroni navigates the inside section in the Women's Final of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Australian Stephanie Gilmore, all smiles after posting a convincing win the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing Women's Final.

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Determination personified - Stephanie Gilmore in the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing Women's Final.

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A mildly-excited Karina Petroni enjoying her Finals berth at the U.S. Open.

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Elite Foster's ASP World Tour campaigner CJ Hobgood has been in sizzling form all event.

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Canary Islands surfer Jonathan Gonzales shreds through an inside bowl on Day 6 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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ASP longboard competitor-turned-Fuel TV reporter Kassia Meador enjoying the day's action.

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16-year old Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia enjoys some downtime in between heats.

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Although injured for this year's event, last season's U.S. Open Champion Rob Machado came down to call the heats for the beach and web commentary.

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Little Sally Fitzgibbons was arguable the form surfer of the women's event, busting futuristic tailsides with aplomb.

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Hawaiian Dustin Cuizon scored a sensational come-from-behind victory to advance through to Round 6 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Hank Gaskell of Hawaii did everything he could in his Round 5 bout, but was still left looking for scores that never came.

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Brazilian Jean Da Silva took down Frenchman Mikael Picon to earn a quarterfinals berth at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Australian Samantha Cornish with a devastating forehand assault.

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14-year old phenom Courtney Conlogue was in stunning form throughout the entire event.

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Australian Chris Davidson ripped a 9-point ride to advance through to Round 5 at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Huntington Beach's Brett Simpson has fans...

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...a lot of fans.

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Hawaiian Dustin Cuizon banks hit hard to post a convincing Round 4.

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Kassia Meader interviews Western Australia's Claire Bevilacqua at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Another day at the beach.

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Local hero Brett Simpson keeps it burning for Huntington Beach with his advancement through to the Round of 24.

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Floridian Gabe Kling sticks a floater to advance through his heat at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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South Africa's David Weare torques it on his backhand to post the highest heat total of the event.

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Frechmen Jeremy Flores continues to dominate competition at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Hawaiian Hank Gaskell buries the rail en route his Round 5 berth.

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Jonathan Gonzales, of the Canary Islands, lofts a massive backside air on Day 5 of the Honda U.S. Open.

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Brazilian Jihad Khodr banks a turn as pier spectators look on.

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Jay Thompson and Team Manager Heath Walker share a laugh after Thompson's advancement through to Round 5

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Australian Jay Thompson was in sizzling form on Day 5 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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The Face of Determination - Brazil's Jihad Khodr.

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South Africa's Royden Bryson looked sharp all event and was a dark horse contender for this year's Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill Title.

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Australian Adrian "Ace" Buchan takes it 12 o'clock and keeps his U.S. Open run alive.

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Australian Kirk "The Flying" Flintoff", current No. 9 on the ASP WQS, plays up to his namesake, advancing through to the Round of 48.

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Hawaiian Hank Gaskell boosting in front of the Pier as he advances through to Round 4 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Floridian Gabe Kling looked in top form this morning, posting the day's highest heat total.

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Ventura's Dane Reynolds lofts a air to finish his last-second ride that saw him advance through to Round 4 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Spaniard Aritz Aranburu, current No. 15 on the ASP WQS, takes it 12 o'clock en route to his Round 4 berth at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Local boy Brett Simpson, current No. 41 on the ASP WQS, banks a turn onhis way to posting a convincing Round 3 victory.

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Elite ASP Women's World Tour campaigner Silvana Lima boosts during Day 3.

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Great surf greeted Day 3 of the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Australian phenom Sally Fitzgibbons posted the highest scores of the entire event.

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Californian Sage Erickson blasting on Day 3 of competition at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill.

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Last year's U.S. Open runner-up Roy Powers on point in Round 3.

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Australia's Matt Wilkinson lets loose in Round 3.

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South African wunderkind Jordy Smith shows the fans what the future of surfing holds in Round 3.

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Current No. 12 on the elite Foster's ASP World Tour Jeremy Flores exhibiting pinpoint precision in Round 3.

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Holly Beck cracks is off the top during Round 1.

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Cocoa Beach's Christa Alves displaying beautiful form in her Round 1 heat.

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Kauai's Bethany Hamilton drives it through the roof.

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Former three-time ASP World Longboarding Champion Colin McPhillips carving hard en route to a Finals berth in the Honda U.S. Open of Longboarding.

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South African Jordy Smith, current No. 2 on the ASP WQS, boosts during his Lost Pro Junior heat.

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Jordy Smith congratulated after making the Finals in the Lost Pro Junior.

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Honda U.S. Open fans enjoying the sunny skies and warm temperatures.

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San Clemente's Mike Losness, 3rd place finisher at last year's U.S. Open, assesses the conditions before his Round 2 heat.

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Kiwi surfer Maz Quinn held to in Heat 22 to advance through to Round 3.

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Australian Nic Muscroft's hard carving was enough to get him into Round 3.

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Former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia displaying his patented forehand power hack in his first event back since his incarceration last January.

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Although narrowly missing out on advancing, Garcia fans can expect to see much more of him in the months to come.

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The calm before the storm - before the U.S. Open becomes a beehive of activity.

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Highly-touted Australian Yadin Nicol was a surprise Round 1 elimination.

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San Clemente's Mike Losness lofts an air in his high-scoring Round 1 heat.

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