Day 4 of the VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) featured impressive action from the world’s top junior surfers / 2014 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

Brazil’ Edivelton Santos successfully landed a Kerrupt Flip, named after pro surfer Josh Kerr, and earned a 9.90, the highest single wave score of the contest thus far. Photo: ISA/ Michael Tweddle

Day 4 of the VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) featured impressive action from the world’s top junior surfers. The competitors faced challenging conditions in this event, the largest Junior Surfing competition in the world with nearly 300 athletes, competing in front of two different judging podiums. Nonetheless, the talented surfers managed to post big scores with high performance aerial maneuvers.

Brazil’s Elivelton Santos posted a near perfect score of 9.90 landing a “Kerrupt Flip,” earning the highest single wave score in the contest thus far, and one of the highest total heat scores of the event with 15.57. The air performed by the Brazilian is a highly technical trick where the surfer completes an inverted air while holding both rails of the board and rotating 360 degrees in the air.

The athletes made the best of today’s variable surf on Podium 1. During the high tide, the surfers took advantage of the inside beach break, which was in the 2-3 feet range. Once the tide dropped, the outside point came alive with 150 yard-long rides, resulting in long peeling waves from the top of the point all the way to the beach.

“The performance level of the boys and girls is truly amazing. I’m excited to watch the next World Surfing Champions earning their Gold Medals,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre.

Day 4 of the VISSLA ISA WJSC featured Qualifying Round 3 and 4 and Repechage 1 and 2 of the world’s best junior surfers.

Team Brazil was on fire today with two of their surfers earning the highest heat total and single wave scores of the contest. Gabriel Andre, the runner up at the Sao Paulo Surfing Championship, earned a 17.43 total heat score and Elivelton Santos, the Caia Formosa beach local, had the highest single heat score of 9.90.

“First of all, I want to thank God and the people who cheer me on from Brazil,” said Santos. “I´m focused on this event and trained a lot to do that kind of maneuver. That kind of aerial is my secret weapon.”

On the girl’s side, Tia Blanco (USA), the NSSA West Coast Champion earned the highest total heat score in the Girls U-18 with a 12.27, defeating Kim Veteau (FRA, 6.33), Tessa Thyssen (FRA, 5.67), and Jasmine Smith (NZL, 5.33).

For a full list of today’s results, click here- http://isawjsc.com/results/

As we approach the final days competition and more surfers drop out of the competition in the Repechage, the overall Team Standing have began to shift. Australia, Hawaii, France, and South Africa are leading the charge in equal first place. For a full list of Team Standings, click here- http://isawjsc.com/inc/pdfs/TEAM-POINTS-ECUADOR-2014.pdf