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Viernes 30 de Marzo de 2012

El surfista de Zarautz Axi Muniain finalista de los premios 2012 Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. Ver Web oficial de los premios aqui. Los ganadores serán anunciados durante una gala que se celebrará en el teatro Grove en Anaheim, California, el 4 de mayo del 2012.

Los nominados y sus categorías en orden alfabético son:
 
CINCO NOMINADOS BILLABONG XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD
  (Surfer prize $50,000  -  Video prize $5,000)
Nathan Fletcher (San Juan Capistrano, California, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on August 27, 2011.
     (Video by Simon Saffigna.)
Ryan Hipwood (Gold Coast, Australia) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on July 12, 2011.
     (Video by Nimai Strickland.)
Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Puerto Escondido, Mexico on May 19, 2011.
     (Video by Alejandro Berger.)
Garrett McNamara (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on November 1, 2011.
     (Video by Jorge Leal.)
Jeff Rowley (Torquay, Victoria, Australia) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 30, 2012.
     (Video by Wangdu Hovey.)
 
CINCO NOMINADOS MONSTER PADDLE AWARD        
     (Surfer prize $15,000 - Photo/video prize $4,000)
Ken "Skindog" Collins (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Maverick's, California on February 8, 2012.
     (Photos by Robert Brown and Frank Quirarte. Video by The Go Big Project.)
Danilo Couto (Bahia, Brazil) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 4, 2012.
     (Photo by Fred Pompermayer. Video by Greg Browning.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii, on January 4, 2012.
     (Photos by Bidu, Tracy Kraft, Bruno Lemos, Jason Murray and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Elliot Leboe.)
Jamie Mitchell (Gold Coast, Australia) at Todos Santos, Mexico on January 6, 2012.
     (Photo by Jason Murray. Video by Graham Nash.)
Dave Wassel (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on January 4, 2012.
     (Photos by Eric Aeder, Frank Berthuot, Bruno Lemos, Mike Neal and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Bruno Lemos.)
 
CINCO NOMINADOS BILLABONG XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD
     (Surfer prize $15,000 - Photo/video prize $4,000)
Andrew Cotton (Croyde, Devon, United Kingdom) at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on March 8, 2012.
     (Photos by Andrew Kilfeather, Conn Osbourne and David Olsthoorn. Video by Jamie Russell.)
Garrett McNamara (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Priaia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on November 1, 2011.
     (Photo by Wilson Ribeiro. Video by Jorge Leal.)
Axi Muniain (Zarautz, Basque Country) at Agiti, Spain on December 15, 2011.
     (Photo by Eric Chauche. Video by Walter Lang.)
Ollie O'Flaherty (Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland) at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on March 8, 2012.
     (Photos by Christian McLeod and Matt Strathern. Video by Mark Waters.)
Damien "Taco" Warr (Yallingup, Western Australia) at Cow Bombie, Western Australia on October 16, 2011. (Photo by Jamie Scott. Video by Rick Jakovich.)
 
CINCO MONSTER TUBE AWARD NOMINADOS
     (Surfer prize $5,000 - Still photography prize $2,000)
Kohl Christensen (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on July 12, 2011.
     (Photos by Brian Bielmann and Bruno Lemos.)
Nathan Fletcher (San Juan Capistrano, California, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on August 27, 2011.
   (Photos by Brian Bielmann, Pete Frieden, Bruno Lemos, Tim McKenna and Benjamin Thouard.)
Tyler Hollmer-Cross (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on May 17, 2011.
   (Photo by Andrew Chisholm.)
Bruce Irons (Hanalei, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on August 27, 2011.
     (Photos by Brian Bielmann, Tim McKenna, Fred Pompermayer, Pat Stacy and Benjamin Thouard.)
Everaldo "Pato" Teixeira (Florianopolis, Brazil) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on August 27, 2011.
     (Photos by Tim McKenna, Fred Pompermayer and Benjamin Thouard.)
 
La energía de los premios Billabong XXL  está servida por Monster Energy. Verizon Wireless es el proveedor de comunicaciones oficiales y Surfline.com es el patrocinador de surf exclusivo de la XXL. Sony facilita la electrónica oficial y Contour las cámaras. El evento está patrocinado por la revista Surfing Magazine y la compañía aérea Air Tahiti Nui.