Gilmore and Slater win in Hawaii

Both Stephanie Gilmore and Kelly Slater have finished the 2008 ASP World Tours with big wins in Hawaii.


Having just been crowned ASP Women's World Champion for the second time, Steph Gilmore stormed to victory in the Billabong Pro Maui, defeating Melanie Bartels (HAW), to claim her second consecutive win in the event at Ho'okipa Beach Park and earning her first Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (an ASP Specialty Series) Title.

Nine-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) took the big one at Oahu, Hawaii, the prestigious Billabong Pipeline Masters. The victory is Slater's sixth of the 11 event tour, in a season that saw him top the World rankings for a record ninth time.