Surfing: Costa Rica’s Brisa Hennessy earns final spot in the medal rounds
In the last heat of the day and with conditions trending fast towards being uncontestable, Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica surfed with poise and power to advance to the semi-finals of Women’s surfing.
Brazil’s Luana Silva put up a valient fight, going for it again and again in the choppy conditions, surfing with full commitment and nearly stealing the heat on a last ditch effort in the final seconds. Needing only a mid-range 3 to win, Silva’s (BRA) final wave came in at a 2.9 and she lost the heat with a total score of 5.47 to Hennessy’s (CRC) 6.37.
Officials have already called OFF the medal rounds for tomrrow, Friday, August 2nd, as small waves are expected. But action is anticpiated to resume on Saturday with building swells and improving conditions throughout the day.