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For the final day of the Surf - Freestyle Elimination, the Race Director chose to run 20 minute heats, with the judging criteria remaining the same as yesterday: pure wave format.
Men's Final
The Men’s Final saw two incredibly talented rides go head to head – Hugo Marin vs Julien Bouyer. Both men put together an impressive heat with accurate wave selection and solid riding, but Hugo, who has been extremely consistent since the start of this competition, rode an impressive wave. He added an air 360 and landed on the critical section of the wave, pulling together all of the elements that the judges were looking for and scored 8.10 points. Julien tried his best but he couldn’t top the overall score, and Hugo rode back to shore, delighted to be claiming the victory here in Dakhla, Morocco.
“I’m so happy to win this event here in Dakhla,” said Hugo. “The conditions were definitely not easy, and wind was light, but I was very happy to compete against Julien, who is a great rider. I’m of course really happy with this result, I have no words really.”
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