SURFING | 🏄‍♂️ Surf 2017 ISA World Day 1 - NEW YORK EUSKADI TV 🇺🇸

An epic set of 18km SUP and Paddleboard Distances Races led to inspiring performances and photo finishes on the first day of competition at the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship.

New Zealand powerhouse Annabel Anderson dominated the Women's SUP Distance Race while Australian veteran Jordan Mercer overcame personal adversity to win the Women's Paddleboard Race in race that went down to the wire.

On the men's side, Hungary's Bruno Hasulyo, put on a stunning display of SUP racing to become a first-time ISA World Champion on the Men's Distance Race, while Australia's Lachie Lansdown overcame last year's winner, Sam Shepard to win his second ISA World Title.

The Women's SUP Distance Race was first to take off in the morning. After 30 minutes into the race Anderson established a lead that would only grow as the race went on. Anderson earned the Gold Medal with a commanding lead ahead of the respective Silver and Bronze Medalists, Sonni Honscheid (GER) and Olivia Piana (FRA). USA's Fiona Wylde rounded out the podium in the Copper Medal position.

"I started out the day with no equipment and only my paddles managed to arrive here in Denmark," said Annabel Anderson. "I was riding a board I've never ridden before and I couldn't train on the course with my equipment. I just tried to get a feel for the course on the first lap and waited for my chance to attack. I had to ride on borrowed equipment, so it was a great result for me today."

The Women's Paddleboard Distance Race took off next and was fiercely contested from start to finish. The 8-time ISA Gold Medalist Jordan Mercer from Australia jumped out into the lead pack of paddlers, strategically drafting behind to conserve energy. The favorite Mercer was never able to break from the pack, and even trailed for moments on the final lap behind the local Danish paddler Katrine Zinck. After 18 grueling kilometers around the Copenhagen Harbor, the race came down to a sprint on the final stretch. Mercer was able to find an extra reserve of energy and pull ahead by less than a board length to take the win. New Zealand's Jessica Miller and Denmark's Katrine Zinck joined Mercer in the all-out sprint and finished respectively with the Silver and Bronze Medals, with Zinck notably earning the first ISA Medal ever for a Danish woman
https://euskadi-surf.tv/tele/new-york Report ISA - Euskadi Surf TV - September 2, 2017


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