Kolohe Andino wins USA Championships from Nike 6.0 on Vimeo.
By now you've probably heard Kolohe Andino (son of PSAA legend Dino) won the US Championships at Lowers this past weekend. And you probably assumed the waves were firing up there since the surf around town was pretty all-time. And you probably heard Kolohe is the second coming of the Messiah (no, not that one, I'm talking about Kelly). But did you see HOW he wont the contest? Remember Slater when he won 1990 Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers with surfing that was heads above the rest? Tailslides, airs, and perfect carves?Well Kolohe has raised the bar 20 years later with his win at Lowers a few days ago. He had a 10 in his final heat (first wave of his video above) that basically was the best wave ever surfed at Trestles. Way overhead wave, massive blow tail out the back, then a crisp carve, into a double grab air, then air reverse to finish it off. Airs are hard enough to do freesurfing, but to have 3 solid ones in a contest- a final no less- that boy deserves props! Dane and Jordy would have been proud. Once this kid starts getting rid of the nerves in Prime and 'CT contests, he's going to shake up the 'old' guys like Owen, Jadson, and Kerr.
