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Cascais: Gilmore Is Out, Ado Is In
Anna Dimond
Stephanie Gilmore has withdrawn from the Cascais Women's Pro due to illness. The six-time world champ is suffering from an ear infection and her physicians have not cleared her to travel.
"Really disappointed to have to withdraw from Portugal," Gilmore said. "I felt like I was finally in a rhythm at Trestles and looking forward to carrying that momentum to Europe. Hoping to heal up in time for France. Good luck to all the girls in Cascais."
Gilmore, who missed the 2015 Cascais event due to injury, won there in 2014, on her way to clinching her sixth World Title. In Cascais, French surfer and European Qualifying Series (QS) champion Pauline Ado will replace Gilmore in Round One, Heat 4. Ado will go up against Bianca Buitendag, who's ranked No. 12 on the Championship Tour (CT), and Courtney Conlogue, who's No. 2.
Also in the mix in Cascais will be event wildcard Teresa Bonvalot. The Portuguese wunderkind will have her work cut out for her: In Round One, she'll face World No. 1 Tyler Wright and CT rookie Keely Andrew. Still, Bonvalot could give the CT women a run for their surfing money, too. At just 16, she's leading the Junior Tour in Europe and is starting to see results on the QS. Just last month, she finished in third place at the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro, where she went down in the Semis to CT surfer Sage Erickson (Ado, meanwhile, finished there as runner-up).
Catch Bonvalot, Ado and the rest of the Top 17 live daily on the WSL website and app, starting Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 a.m. local time.
Teresa Bonvalot
The perennial CT qualification threat Teresa Bonvalot didn't hesitate to throw herself into hefty sections and posted a 7.33 to kickstart
An eventful week ultimately crowned proper warriors as the 2024 Caparica Surf Fest winners.
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Tiago Carrique and Teresa Bonvalot claim the 2024 Caparica Surf Fest event titles, the Frenchman wins his first European title and Hopkins
The 9th edition of the Caparica Surf Fest will close out the 2023/24 European QS season in style.
Cascais Women's Pro
Courtney Conlogue beats Tyler Wright, pushing the World Title race to France.
For the first time since 2015 the Hawaiian advanced to the Semifinal, rescuing her chances of requalifying through the CT.
Courtney Conlogue tightens things up with her latest win, but Tyler Wright still has a tight grip on the yellow jersey.
The Californian holds off Tyler Wright in the Final of the Cascais Women's Pro.
On a massive day of competition, see who soared -- and who's headed home.