Erizos Iquique Bodyboard Pro 2022 – day 1 – HIGHLIGHTS

With an emotional minute of silence in memory of Alexander Wittmann, the first day of competition of the Erizos Iquique Bodyboard Pro 2022 began on Bellavista beach. The women’s and junior categories were the first to challenge the waves at La Punta 2.

With six heats for women and four for juniors, the activity began in Iquique where the public came to support and witness the spectacular movements of the riders.

On the side of the national competitors, Giselle Caseli and Valentina Jara brought out their experience and managed to qualify in their respective series.

After her classification, Giselle Caseli said that “I am very happy to be participating in this event organized in our city in the El Morro sector and I invite everyone to come and support us and watch the championship.”

For her part, the Brazilian Aoto indicated that “I am very happy with my heat and score. The waves were at a very high level and the competition will be very demanding”.

Another of the qualifiers was the Chilean Lucas Coellar with a score of 10.90 and after advancing to the second round, he expressed that “I am very happy to finish first in my heat. The waves are super good and I’m motivated for the next few days”.

The competition will continue this Monday, May 9, where from 07:00 a.m. the riders will go out to look for the best waves in La Punta 2 where the men will also compete.

Women qualifiers

Heat 1 Francis Aoto (BRA) 12.84 Hannah Saavedra (PER) 9.70

Heat 4 Luna Hardmann (BRA)12.50 Giselle Caseli (CHI) 7.93

Junior men qualifiers

Heat 2 Lucas Coellar (CHI) 10.90 Matías Trento (CHI) 5.50

Highlight video

Photos

All photos by Cristóbal Sciaraffia