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ABC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia's Molly Picklum wins Rio Pro after claiming top spot on world rankings
Australian surfer Molly Picklum has shown why she is top of the women's World Surfing League (WSL) standings, claiming her first win on tour this season in Saquarema, Brazil. After beating Canadian Erin Brooks 13.06 to 7.60 earlier on Monday AEST in the second semifinal, Picklum took on local Luana Silva in the Rio Pro decider. Picklum opened with a 6.83 and followed up with the highest single wave score of the event for the women, an 8.17. Her final total of 15.00 was also the highest of the event for the women at Praia de Itaúna. Silva's best two-wave score totalled 9.23, well short of being able to stop Picklum winning for the third time. "She's [Silva] been surfing so well. I knew she's such a competitor and she's such a fighter," Gosford's Picklum said. "I was pretty scared all the way till the end even though I had a couple of good scores. "But she's capable of great things and I'm so happy to get that one over her." The WSL Tour's most-consistent women's surfer in 2025 — reaching the quarterfinals in eight out of nine events — Picklum enjoys top spot on the standings with just two regular-season events remaining on the calendar. "I've worked so hard this year to really put my best foot forward," Picklum said. "I've dreamt so much of winning here in Rio, too. I'm a real energetic person, I love the Brazilian energy, and to get a win this year means so much for sure. "Thank you so much and shout out to everyone back at home. I know you're all probably up watching and I felt all the love." In the men's draw, Australia's Ethan Ewing was beaten in the semifinals by American Griffin Colapinto, 14.84 to 14.20, after earlier downing defending champion and local hope Italo Ferreira (14.43-13.30). Colapinto was outgunned 16.90 to 14.40 by compatriot Cole Houshmand in the final. AAP
ABC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Stephanie Gilmore hungry to avenge loss to Erin Brooks after comeback at WSL Gold Coast Pro
Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore has all but confirmed a return to the top level next year following her quarter-final finish at the Gold Coast Pro last week. The greatest female surfer of all time will not be at Margaret River when the World Surf League championship tour event kicks off today, but the 37-year-old says a promising comeback at Burleigh Heads has reignited her competitive fire. "Jeffreys Bay sounds pretty good, Lower Trestles, Fiji," she said. "I was excited to go out there and test myself against the best girls in the world and see if I can still do it. "Now I'm thinking I want to get some revenge." After an 18-month break from the sport, Gilmore was granted a wildcard entry into her home event. She claimed the prized scalp of reigning women's world champion, 19-year-old Caitlin Simmers, before going down to another rising star, 17-year-old Erin Brooks, in the finals. Brooks was just five months old when Gilmore won her first world title in her rookie year on tour in 2007. "I used to always see stats when Kelly [Slater] would surf heats against up-and-comers and they were like, 'Kelly was on tour for five years before this guy was born,'" Gilmore said. "Now that's the situation I'm in, and it's cool. Having proved to herself she still has what it takes to match it with an exciting new generation of female talent on tour, Gilmore said she had unfinished business and was hungry to avenge her loss. The WSL's new-look 2026 schedule will help to sweeten the deal. A return to the "Dream Tour" destinations and the axing of the controversial mid-season cut made it likely fans would be seeing the biggest name in the sport back in a rashie next year. Gilmore admits she has missed the adrenaline rush of high-stakes competition and the energy of surfing in front of big crowds, but do not expect to see her at every stop. "At the end of the day, I think it's more about your personal drive and motivation," she said.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
University of Idaho offers climate-smart grants for farmers
Researchers with the University of Idaho conduct research on potatoes at the Parma Research and Extension Center. (Courtesy of the University of Idaho) The University of Idaho is offering grants to farmers who adopt climate-smart agricultural practices. On Wednesday, the university announced it was accepting applications to its 'Innovative Agricultural and Marketing Partnership' until Feb. 21. The partnership is a statewide project focused on reducing climate impact within Idaho's top commodities including potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, barley, hops, chickpeas and beef. It aims to prevent 31,000 to 70,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents from entering the atmosphere annually while replenishing cropland soil carbon. The program will enroll more than 200 farms, with at least 30% of participants representing underserved populations. Grants range from $38 to $74 per acre, or $1 per head per day for grazing cover crops on enrolled acreage, the university said in a press release. 'I'm optimistic we can make a big impact on changing agriculture in Idaho,' Erin Brooks, the co-director of the program and professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems, said in the release. 'I see a potential transformation that could happen over the next five years, and IAMP could be the key catalyst.' To apply, producers should visit the program's webpage on the University of Idaho website and click on the 'producer application' link. The process is estimated to take 10 to 25 minutes, and a Youtube video with instructions is available on the page. The application asks producers to identify their preferences among a list of partner organizations to advise and guide them throughout the program, including county soil conservation districts, The Nature Conservancy, Desert Mountain Grass-Fed Beef and the Nez Perce and Coeur d'Alene tribes. This application round, program officials are prioritizing enrollment from southern and eastern Idaho projects involving potatoes and sugar beets after last year's round primarily received interest from North Idaho wheat farmers. The first large-scale enrollment of producers implementing climate-smart practices will begin this spring. Producers who registered during the initial signup round do not need to take any action during the current round. The program represents the largest grant award in the University of Idaho's history. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
