Kanoa Igarashi (USA), making the difference (Masurel / WSL)

Kanoa Igarashi (USA) and Sage Erickson (USA) are the new champions of the 29 edition of the Classic Galicia Skate Pro organized by the Club Praia de Pantín, ninth European and third Spanish stop of the season of the World Surf League Qualifying Series, which has ended on a crowded beach in Pantín, in the Coruñesa villa of Valdoviño in the heart of Ferrolterra.

The day began with the female final dispute, interrupted yesterday due to the thick fog, with Pauline Ado (FRA) and Sage Erickson (USA) in the water. The horn sounded the moment the waves reached the maximum size of the day. The two surfers were struggling to find a good position between 1 '5 meters high water mountains. The American was on the ground, while the French was taking a little longer to premiere. The sleeve equator should be exceeded to begin to see some scores above 5 points. A few minutes to the end, Ado achieved the highest score of the sleeve (8' 33 points), which seemed to tilt the balance definitely in his favor. However, a wave of California at the last minute added emotion at the end of the duel. With the time exhausted and the two surfers on the shore surrounded by public, the judges announced the official assessment of the last wave of Erickson: 8 '93, a score that confirmed the American as the new queen of the' Factoría de Olas', a title that it already achieved in 2012 and which includes it in the select club of the bicampeones of the Pantin Classic.

The male competition started from quarter finals with the elimination of the only Spanish in liza, the Basque Hodei Collón, which ended its participation in ninth position with a very regular performance, signing its best result of the season. The elimination of the surfer fromChampionship TourJeremy Flores (FRA), and those of the current circuit leaderQualifying Series, Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA), and the Top-6, Joan Duru (FRA) and Evan Geiselman (USA), left the semifinals panel full of surprises. With a Brazilian majority, the male final was presented by Kanoa Igarashi (USA), Thomas Hermes (BRA), Michael Rodrigues (BRA) and Ian Gouveia (BRA). Shared along theline upThe four aspirants who were gradually taking position and starting to accumulate scores began their manga.

Soon the real score struggle would focus on two tables: the Brazilian Rodrigues and the American Igarashi. So, while the first one delights the respectable with spectacular air maneuvers, the second chooses the best waves to fill them with worked maneuvers, strong turns andcarvings. Only three waves were enough for the American to get a final sleeve score of 16 '43 points (up to 20). The Brazilian, for its part, achieved the best wave assessment, with an 8' 67 of the judges, which would not be enough to take the crown from the young American who was erected as the new king of the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro 2016.