Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC – The third and final day of Rip Curl Nationals came to a close at Wickaninnish Beach on Sunday afternoon, with the Women’s and Men’s Open closing out a packed day of finals.
Champions were crowned in Open Women and Men, U-18, and Longboard divisions. Wheeler Hasburgh edged out local talent Reed Platenius with a final score of 11.9 to capture gold, while Sanoa Dempfle-Olin held off sister Mathea to capture gold in the Girls U-18 final. In the Longboard division, David Schiaffino and Lucy Ruffy were crowned champions.
The Men’s Open came down to the dying seconds of the four-man, 30-minute final, as local legend Peter Devries went to the air on his last wave, scoring an 8 to leapfrog Cody Thomas and Shane Campbell for gold. It’s the third-straight national title for Devries.
On the women’s side, 2018 champion Bethany Zelasko beat out two-time WSL Big Wave champion Paige Alms with a 12.47 score to capture her second-straight gold.
“A huge congratulations to all our competitors for coming out over the past three days,” said Surf Canada executive director Dom Domic. “It’s been a blast to see all this Canadian talent come together and compete. We’re already counting down the days until next year! A huge thank-you to all our volunteers and staff who work tirelessly to make this event happen.”
Open Men Final
- Peter Devries (14.5)
- Shane Campbell (13.13)
- Cody Thomas (12.26)
- Sean Foerster (12.1)
Open Women Final
- Bethany Zelasko (12.47)
- Paige Alms (11.07)
- Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (10.93)
- Mathea Dempfle-Olin (10.03)
Boys U-18
- Wheeler Hasburgh (11.9)
- Reed Platenius (10.54)
- Jeffrey Spencer (9.97)
- Boston Leier (8.17)
Girls U-18
- Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (10.74)
- Mathea Dempfle-Olin (8.8)
- Jasmine Porter (7.6)
- Aqua Bruhwiler (5.9)
Men’s Longboard
- David Schiaffino (12.6)
- TJ Atwood (10.96)
- Asia Dryden
- Adam Tory
Women’s Longboard
- Lucy Ruffy (9.17)
- Lydia Ricard (7.54)
- Amy Sousa (5.37)
- Emily Ballard
