September 4, 2008 - Is Stephanie Gilmore about to win her second World Champion title? After taking first place at the Rip Curl Mademoiselle in France last week - which saw her replace Sofia Mulanovich at the top of the current ASP rankings - her chances are looking pretty good.
The 20-year old Australian is back on top and eager to keep the momentum going at the Billabong Girls Pro Rio - event No 4 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour.
Gilmore, who made ASP history last season as the youngest-ever and only rookie to ever claim an ASP World Title, is keen to defend her crown in 2008, but the prodigious natural-footer is focusing on the competition in Brazil before worrying about the title.
In other women’s surfing news, the most famed and successful female surfer in history, Layne Beachley, has lent her name to help nurture Australia’s brightest female surfing talents. Previously known as the MR Camp, named after the four times World Professional Surfing Champion Mark Richards, The Layne Beachley Elite Surfing Camp will be the major female focus of Surfing Australia/Australian Sport’s Commission ‘Surfer Elite Program’.
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