With his acrobatic air game intact, Filipe Toledo is never out of any heat. His full rotation helped get him out to an early lead in the
Caio Ibelli, Victor Bernardo, Sebastian Zietz and Mitch Crews put it all on the line in their Round Two heavyweight bout.
Tuesday's tricky conditions made the wins that much tougher at the Vans US Open, but the world's best still had their way with HB.
Lumpy, bumpy Huntington was no problem for the Australian.
It was a big day for airs and upsets as CT and QS contests got underway in Surf City.
The young Australian makes an impressive debut at Huntington, amid a heavily stacked field of talent.
The Brazilian pulled off one of the biggest airs of the morning at the Vans US Open of Surfing.
Heitor Alves finds a single-maneuver wave -- and pulls off a huge one.
Chris Cote and Rosy Hodge take a closer look at the 17-year-old Australian's approach.