Team Rider Matthieu Thibaud made a trip back home to France and competed in one of the ESL stops. Check out this sick video from Grooooovy Baby. Spot the EOS logos I believe there are two, let me know if you can see more.

ESL 2010 / HOSSEGOR / unofficial cover from Groovy Baby

If you haven’t already checked it out, make sure peep the amazing photography of Diane Armitage. Here is the link and thank me later!

skimphotos.com

Unreal contest…. Stoked to have been able to share it with you all.

Jr mens:
Blair-1
Jovani-3
Travis-4
Dylan-2

Congrats Blaire!!

Mens:
Kai-4
Joey Antonelli-3
Eric Rosenberry-2
Trevor Stanaland-1

Beat barrel: AK
Best Trick: beaker with the switch 3shuv liner
Best trick women: Anna with a 3shuv

Pro Women:
Shonna-3
Anna-1
Keiao-2
Jasmine-3

Pro Men:
Beaker-2
Mo-1
Paulo-4
BCS-3
AK-8
Teddy V-7
Nate Zoller-6
Domke-5

ABSOLUTELY EPIC. That was one of the best and most exciting heats of skimboarding I’ve ever witnessed. Beaker’s pump-up antics were fun, but it seemed like he may have cut off a few riders throughout the heat. Morgan Just brought down the house with a huge superman, an unreal 360 air, and multiple other shreddingly gnar gnars.

My prediction is:

Mo-1

Beaker- 2

Paulo- 3

BCS- 4

We’ll have to wait and see, I’ll post it the second they announce!

Team EOS’s pick em:

Harley:
Paulo
Sears
Beaker
Mo

Steve the Discoball Taylor:
Paulo
Sears
Beaker
Mo

Fuj:
Sears
Paulo
Beaker
Mo

Fuj, you’re fired.

Closest heat of the day by far…. really hard to call, because such serious shralping was done. The dudes, were cruiiiisssinnnnnnn.

Mo Just- 1

Paulo- 2

Domke- 3

BCS, Beaker and Zoller were in this heat, but it all attention was on the B’s. Brandon had some really solid barrels, and Beaker’s switch tech continued to make me want to quit skimboarding and life. Seriously though, at the competition progresses, the excitement and energy in the air keeps increasing. Can’t wait to see the final round!

BCS- 1

Beaker- 2

Zoller- 3

The women’s final was pretty gnarly as Anna Prophet, Shonna Cobb, Jasmine Joy and Keiao went head to head. Shonna continued charging the bigger peaks that came through, and will probably take first because of it. Anna went for a lot of mid sized waves and brought the tech-train, so who knows, it may be enough. Keiao, who brought the thunder in the semis, didn’t seem to get many frontside waves, so she may not place high because of it.

Blair Jovani Travis and Dylan all threw down for the Jr Mens final, but Blair was really killing it and most likely won. Results will be posted when they’re announced

Sammy Stinett, Beaker, Domke, and Hunter Poller were in the 3rd Quarter Final, and possibly the best heat of the contest. While Sammy seemed to have trouble finding his groove, Beaker and Domke threw down. Beaker, with a little fire under him after getting 2nd to AK last round, killed it with wrap barrels, in and outs, and a huge switch 3 shuv. Domke brought his typical new-school tech, and Hunter got a respectable number of waves.

Beaker-1

Domke-2

Sammy-3

Hunter-4