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years, it just feels good to be here and I just want to say thanks to my wife, my family, my whole team and everyone who’s there supporting me. It’s been huge going through these last couple years and to be here winning again is awe- some.”
means being at the right place at the right time — and John- son was.
dominant competitive re- cord on the North Shore in his time. He has won more events at Pipe than anyone, except maybe Jamie O’Brien, plus two Vans Triple Crown of Surfing titles in 2013 and 2020. The only guy he has to out-do is the legendary Sunny Garcia with six Tri- ple Crowns. That record may never be broken.
Congrats to Florence! We can’t wait to see what you do in 2022.
She now qualifies for the big leagues, the World Cham- pionship Tour 2022. In fact, our second place finisher, Kaua‘i’s Gabriela Bryan, also qualified. Moore took third and in fourth was India Rob- inson of Australia.
Also, keep in mind that Florence has had not one, not two, but three serious knee injuries. These have likely hindered him from getting a couple world titles on top of the two in 2016-17 that he has already.
Now, the girls: They ripped and finished up on Dec 6.
“This is such a huge mo- ment in my life,” Johnson says. “Just a big thanks to everyone being here, rain or sunshine, and I’m just going to have a big smile. Thank you to everyone in Hale‘iwa, helping me and supporting me, and I’m really happy to represent Hale‘iwa and do it here. I’m truly in shock.”
LOKI
Loki loves running as much as he does talking back to his par- ents. The Kapolei pup is in his “terrible twos” and comes with a warning: When you meet him, he may lick you to death.
‘West O‘ahu Voice’ is accepting photos of your furry (or scaly or feathered) friend for its Pet of the Week feature. Send your photo to gkeller@midweek. com and be sure to include your pet’s name, age, the area of West O‘ahu you live in and any fun fact you’d like to share with readers.
“I’m feeling good, really good, and it’s just so much fun being here and competing again,” Florence says. “Af- ter those injuries the last few
Check this out: In her heat was none other than five-time world champ and Olympic gold medalist, Carissa Moore! The surf was 3-4 feet and re- ally good to start. So often it’s really who catches the best waves in 30 minutes, which
Congrats to you, Johnson. You are ready!
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