Team Australia 2006 ISA World Champions : photo Covered Images/Rowland

International Surfing Association
Huntington Beach, California
14 - 22 October 2006 

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Heatdraw & Results:       Open Men  |  Open Women  |  BBoard Men  |   BBoard Women  |  Longboard  Team Results  |  
WSG Photo Galleries:      Opening Ceremony | Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3  |  Day 4  |  Day 5  |  Day 6  |  Day 7  | Day 8  |   

Independant Galleries:   Waves (Brazil)  |  WPSurf (Ireland)  |  FFS (France)  |  

FINAL RESULTS:
Australia takes the Gold as Team Champions
Individual Gold goes to Jordy Smith and Mathew Moir of South Africa,
Julia Christian of USA, Manuel entavo of Portugal and Kira Llewellyn of Australia ...........   Español   

Open Men
1, 15.43 Jordy Smith  ZAF
2, 10.00 Luke Stedman  AUS 
3, 10.00 Pat O'Connell  USA 
4, 6.50 Armando Daltro  BRA 

Open Women
1, 13.43 Julia Christian  USA
2, 13.33 Jacqueline Silva  BRA 
3, 10.33 Rosanne Hodge  ZAF
4, 6.73 Courtney Conlogue  USA  

Mens Body Board
1, 14.00 Manuel Centeno 
2, 12.57 Hugo Pinheiro  POR 
3, 12.50 Andrew Lester  AUS 
4, 10.07 Alvaro Padron  SPA

Womens Body Board
1, 12.43 Kira Llewellyn  AUS
2, 11.23 Neymara Carvalho  BRA
3, 9.96 Natasha Sagardia  PRI
4, 9.10 Heloise Bourroux  FRA

Longboard
1, 14.50 Mathew Moir  ZAF 
2, 14.16 Benjamin Skinner  UK
3, 11.67 Harley Ingleby  AUS 
4, 8.90 Bonga Perkins  HAW

Tag Team
1, Australia, -> 59.40pts
2, Brazil, -> 46.73pts
3, South Africa, -> 44.71pts
4, Costa Rica, -> 28.63pts

Team Results (click for standings) 

ISA World Champion Nation 

Place  COUNTRY                   Points
1          Australia                     15848
2          Brazil                          15123
3          USA                            14505
4          South Africa               13346
5          Hawaii                        11022
6          France                        10851
7          Portugal                      10240
8          Costa Rica                   9420
9          UK                                9255
10        Tahiti                            9041
11        Puerto Rico                  8810
12        New Zealand               8540
13        Venezuela                   8536
14        Peru                             7618
15        Mexico                         7477
16        Spain                            6997
17        Japan                           6467
18        Ecuador                       5999
19        Ireland                          5454
20        Italy                              5330
21        Aruba                          4909
22        Chile                             4872
23        Switzerland                 4386
24        Argentina                     4140
25        Jamaica                       3544
26        Guatemala                   3432
27        Panama                       3200
28        Germany                      3186

Countries participating included Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Ecuador, Tahiti, Aruba, Sweden, Panama, Hawaii, Cote d’Ivoire, Venezuela, Colombia, and the United States. 

- Images from the event - 

Jordy Smith (S Afr) 2006 ISA WSG Open Champion : photo Cocered Images.Rowland

Julia Christian 2006 ISA WSG Womens Open champion : photo Covered Images/Morris

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Athletes at Opening Day ceremonies : photo courtesy ISA

Official reports:    (Scroll down for team reports)
# 1 : Lost Energy Drink to sponsor ISA World Surfing Games
# 2 : Two colorful ceremonies to kick off the 2006 ISA WSG..
# 3 : Best national teams set to compete at the Lost ISA WSG
# 4 : WSG Teams Champions to be awarded Presidents Cup

# 5 : Colorful ceremony to kick off Lost Energy Drink ISA WSG
# 6 : Athletes/32 countries unite for ISA WSG Opening Parade  
# 7 : Day 1 action Lost Energy Drink ISA World Surfing Games
# 8 : Joan Duru (Fra) top scores World Surfing Games Day 2..
# 9 : Costa Rica defeats USA twice in Open Mens at ISA WSG

# 10 : Epic conditions & barreling waves for ISA WSG Day Four
# 11 : Olymics of Surfing continue shining under California sun  
# 12 : South Africa and Brazil the standouts on Day 6 at ISA WSG
# 13 : Power countries Australia Brazil & USA race for WSG Gold
# 14 : Jordy Smith & Julia Christian ISA WSG Open Champions

Epic conditions Day 4 : photo courtesy ISA

Schedule

Opening Ceremonies – Parade of Nations and Sands of the World ceremony
Saturday, October 14 2 p.m. - 4p.m. Huntington Beach Pier. 

Competition - Sunday, October 15 – Sunday, October 22, 2006.
*Schedule subject to change 

Sunday, October 15 –
8 a.m. - Body Board Men, Body Board Women
10: 00 a.m. - Long board

Monday, October 16 –
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - OPEN Division 

Tuesday, October 17 -
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - OPEN Division
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Womens

Wednesday, October 18 –
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. – All Divisions

Thursday, October 19 –
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. – All Divisions

Friday, October 20 –
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. – All Divisions

Saturday, October 21 –
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Semi Finals

Sunday, October 22 –
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Finals followed by Awards Ceremony.

Live coverage: All of the action will be streaming live at http://surfingamerica.org/isa and www.isasurf.org.
Additionally Fuel TV will be broadcasting all the action in February please visit www.fuel.tv for air times.

The 2006 Lost Energy ISA World Surfing Games, brings together 32 countries, and is hosted by Surfing America in Huntington Beach on October 14th – 22nd, 2006.  The event is sanctioned by the International Surfing Association (ISA) - the world governing body for the sport of surfing, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Surfing America is the ISA-recognized NGB for surfing in the United States and is responsible for holding the official USA Championships. The event takes place over the course of nine days with surfing competition and event festivities.

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Team News

National Team reports:

Team Argentina:
# 1 : Argentina rumbo Lost Energy ISA World Surfing Games
# 2 : Maximiliano Prenski defendiendo los colores Argentino
# 3 : Argentina participó con equipo incompleto se ubicó en 24ª


Team Australia:  www.surfingaustralia.com 
# 1 : 3 Current & 1 former WCT Surfer  To Represent Australia 
# 2 : Aussies/WSG: Harvey Ingelby wins in opening heat at HB
# 3 : Lost Energy Drink ISA WSG - team Australia pushing on
# 4 : Australia consolidates position for team points on Day 3.  
# 5 : Team Oz at WSG: massive airs, pumping surf on day #4
# 6 : Team Oz at WSG : Experience proves critical on day five
# 7 : Aussies hang tough under pressure on day 6 at ISA WSG
# 8 : Team Australia WSG: Defining day for Australia on Day 7   

 
Team Brazil:  www.cbsurf.com.br 
# 1 : Equipe brasileira busca o bi na Califórnia ISA WSG 2006...
# 2 : ISA World Games é atração Califórnia equipe brasileira
# 3 : Brazil/WSG: Phil Rajzman, Longboard e Uri Valadão bbd
# 4 : Brasileiros fazem bonito na Califa World Surfing Games
# 5 : Os brasileiros roubaram a cena em Huntington ISA WSG
# 6 : Brazucas seguem na briga em Huntington para ISA WSG
# 7 : Brasil faz ótima campanha no ISA World Surfing Games
# 8 : Team Brazil - ISA WSG:- Uri Valadão é 10 na Califórnia.... 
# 9 : Brasileiros brilham na Califórnia, Muniz, Daltro, Silva ..... 
# 10 : Brasil conquista a prata no Lost Energy Drink ISA WSG 

Team Chile:  www.fechsurf.cl 
# 1 : Panama/Chile son los ultimos en decir presente en HB  
# 2 : No quedan más competidores chilenos en competencia
# 3 : Chile participó con equipo incompleto se ubicó en la 22ª
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Costa Rica:  www.surfingcr.com 
# 1 : Costa Rica announces team for 2006 ISA WSG in Calif.
# 2 : Costa Rica surf team arrives in HB for World Surf Games
# 3 : Costa Rica Surfing Federation promote tourism at WSG
# 4 : Costa Rica/WSG: Diego Naranjo is first to hit the waves   
# 5 : Costa Rican Open team strikes hard at ISA WSG - Day 2
# 6 : WSG: Costa Rica's Luis Vindas keeps faith with two wins
# 7 : Costa Rica / WSG: Gilbert Brown outstanding on Day Six
# 8 : Team Costa Rica into ISA WSG's Sunday Tag Team final
# 9 : Costa Rica finish in an historic 8th place at World Games

Team Ecuador:  www.fesurf.org 
# 1 : Selección Ecuatoriana de Surf viago a campeonato mundial
# 2 : Todos competidores ecuatorianos han sido desclasificados
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team France:  www.surfingfrance.com 
# 1 : Composition equipe de France Open 2006 ISA WSG Games
# 2 : World Surfing Games - Les Bleus sont arrives au samedi
# 3 : France/WSG: Antoine Delperro en demi-finale longboard
# 4 : France/WSG Joan Duru et Tim Boal royaux en Californie
# 5 : Team France/WSG: Le Pier et le Meilleur, Sarran avance
# 6 : Lost Energy: 'Jo Du Surf' 4eme Jour, The Blue Perfection
# 7 : Team France/WSG: Bourroux & Laverhne en 1/2 finales 
# 8 : France/ISA WSG 6 eme Jour:- Body boardeurs en finale 
# 9 : Team Frances/ISA WSG 2006:- Deux Francais pour le titre 

Team Germany:  www.surf-dwv.de
# 1 : Das German team finden unter der Kalifornischen sonne
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  


Team Great Britain:  www.britsurf.co.uk
# 1 : Freespirit British Team selected for World Surfing Games 
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Guatemala:  www.confede.com
# 1 : Guatemala participa en los juegos mundiales ISA WSG
# 2 : No quedan más competidores guatemaltecos en WSG 
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Hawaii:
# 1 : Nine Hawai'i contestants still in World Surfing contention
# 2 : Hawai'i team laying fourth in ISA World Surfing Contest.
# 3 : Hawaii surf team drops out of ISA World Title contention
# 4 : Bonga Perkins fourth in 2006 ISA World Surfing Games  

Team Ireland:  www.isasurf.ie 
# 1 : Irish surf team selected for 2006 World Surfing Games
# 2 : Surf's Up for Ulster University Students at ISA WSG 2006 
# 3 : Irish team leaves Dublin on Wednesday for the ISA WSG   
# 4 : Irish well settled in Huntington for World Surfing Games
# 5 : Irish Surf Team doing well at Lost Energy Drink ISA WSG
# 6 : Lost Energy Drink ISA WSG- Irish team results for Day 3
# 7 : Ireland finish 19th at the 2006 ISA World Surfing Games

Team Jamaica:  www.geocites.com/jasurfas 
# 1 : Insight supports Jamaican team in World Surfing Games
# 2 : Team Jamaica make waves at ISA World Surfing Games
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Mexico:  www.surfer.com.mx
# 1 : Mexico apronta los juegos Mundiales para los ISA / WSG
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon 

Team New Zealand:  www.surfingnz.co.nz 
# 1 : Impressive Kiwi lineup headed to World Surfing Games
# 2 : Kiwis kick off their California campaign for the ISA WSG
# 3 : WSG/Champs proving as difficult as conditions for Kiwis 
# 4 : New Zealand finishes twelfth at the World Surfing Games 

Team Panama: 
# 1 : Panama/Chile son los ultimos en decir presente en HB
# 2 : No quedan más competidores panameños en el WSG.. 
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon 

Team Peru:  www.surfingperu.org 
# 1 : Peru defiende el cobre en el ISA munidial de surf 2006
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Portugal:  www.surfingportugal.com 
# 1 : Selecção Portuguesa WSG já chegou Huntington Beach
# 2 : Portual/WSG: Portugal começa bem em Huntington Bch
# 3 : Portugal/WSG: Inicio da categoria Surf Open em HB Pier.
# 4 : Portugal/WSG: Única equipa invicta em Bodyboard Open 
# 5 : Portugal / WSG: Boa prestação da Selecção nacional - 6º 

Team South Africa:  www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za
# 1 : S Afr Surfing Team leaves for 2006 ISA WSG on Tuesday
# 2 : Granville West named captain for 2006 S.A. Surfing team
# 3 : Matthew Moir blitzes opposition at Lost Energy ISA WSG
# 4 : Three SA men sent into repecharge rounds at ISA WSG
# 5 : South African girls into last 16 at ISA World Surf Games
# 6 : SA loses first team member in dramatic day at ISA WSG
# 7 : Rosanne Hodge (S Afr) stars on day five of the ISA WSG
# 8 : S Afr team still in top five with two days to go at ISA WSG 
# 9 :  5 medal haul for SA at WSG, Smith & Moir world champs  
10 # : Jordy Smith has done it again, claims another world title  

Team Spain:  www.fesurf.net
# 1 : Espana pronta para los juegos mundiales ISA WSG '06
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Tahiti:
# 1 : Tahitian team boarding plane for ISA World Surf Games
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team United States:  www.surfingamerica.org 
# 1 : WCTers past, present boosting for US team at ISA WSG
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Venezuela:  www.fvsurf.org 
# 1 : Venezuela todo para los juegos mundiales de surf WSG
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

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Live coverage: 
All of the action will be streaming live at http://surfingamerica.org/isa and www.isasurf.org.
Additionally Fuel TV will be broadcasting all the action in February please visit www.fuel.tv for air times.

About International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding.  It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964, and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents.  Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected five times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are from South Africa, Australia, Hawaii and the USA. 

About Surfing America
Surfing America is the ISA-recognized National Governing Body (NGB) for surfing in the United States and is responsible for holding the official USA Championships and for selecting and fielding the official USA Surf Team.  The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding, and surfriding.                                    

Surfing America, Inc. is an IRS recognized 501(c) 3 charitable organization.  All donations made to Surfing America are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the law. Donation checks should be made payable to: Surfing America, 33157 Camino Capistrano, Suite B, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. End of year tax receipts are sent to every individual donor of more than $250.  For donations under $250, a cancelled check or credit card statement is sufficient evidence for IRS purposes.  Surfing America will send a tax receipt to any donor who requests one.

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