Queen of the XXL
Few athletes are as unanimously admired in a sport as 23-year-old big wave surfer Maya Gabeira. The latest evidence came this Friday (23/04), when the Brazilian big rider took her fourth straight Girls Best Performance title in the Billabong XXL Awards. The 10th edition of the event happened in Anaheim (CA), and gathered the cream of the crop in big wave surfing."Female big wave surfing has grown significantly among since I began. To be crowned once again as the best rider, with so many new talented girls on the scene is definitely satisfying", said Maya, who won U$ 5,000 for her supreme performance during the season 2009/2010. An enourmous wave at Dungeons (South Africa) and the scary barrels of Teahupoo (Tahiti) were some of the respectful spots where Maya left her mark during the last year.
The Girls Best Performance prize has been part of Billabong XXL Awards
since 2005. Californian surfer Jamilah Star granted her top position on
the first two editions. Gabeira won her first title in 2007 and since
then didn't leave any chance for her rivals. In 2009, Maya also won the
"best female performance in action sports" title at the ESPY Awards - so
called the "Oscar of Extreme Sports" - offered by ESPN.
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