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A couple of the promo girls, looking pretty spry for the morning shift. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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There's gold waiting at the other end of this morning's hike to Supertubos. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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The day started cold and gray and event organizers weren't sure if it would be a final day. As luck would have it, the sun came out and Supetubos... well... kept being Supertubos. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Bede and Joel have a laugh in the frosty early morning conditions. They both went on to dominate. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
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The sardine suit has seen its last heat. Wilko went down to Michel Bourez in their Round 3 clash early this morning. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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John John has been fierce in competition these last three days, looking far beyond his young 19 years. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Owen Wright hasn't had a great run in Europe this year. He was no match for that other lanky, ridiculously stylish blonde kid on Tour. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Slater, hooking hard in his Round 4, non-elimination heat against Davo and Heitor Alves. He won... of course. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Kai Otton (left) tweeted ''@kellyslater when ya hang up the leggie will ya hand out mother natures number. Dialling in.'' as Kelly did his post-heat interview. Then Ottz chucked a grape at Slates' neck. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Despite kegs like this in Round 4 against Slater and Heitor Alves, Davo had to settle for third and a trip to Round 5, where he ended up going down to Julian. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Julian, washing off the sting after going down to Taj in Quarterfinal 1. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Fear a cop on a white stallion. Or maybe just love him. Peniche's finest, looking on. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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For a moment, the ocean went quiet and we weren't sure if we'd run through to the Final. But then Supertubos kicked back into gear and ceased to stop. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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Freddy P and Taylor Knox stuck around despite bowing out to see their good buddy, Kelly Slater, surf (and tweet) his way to the Final. Photo: Worldspoon.pt
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Heitor Alves was another near-flawless surfer today. He eventually went down to Slater in the Quarters. Photo: Worldspoon.pt
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Freddy P pulled off his best performance of the season, going down throwing to Michel Bourez in an absolute barrel-blitz in Round 5. Photo: Worldspoon.pt
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Adriano de Souza sunk into—and made—more barrels today than most of us will in our lives. That's why he has a trophy to remember the day by. Photo: Cestari/ASP
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After his explosive last-second win in Round 4, Taj quickly became the man to beat today. But it just wouldn't be so and he went down to the last-minute Perfect 10 heroics of none other than Kelly Slater in the semifinals... again. Photo: Cestari/ASP
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Taj shakes off yet another brutal heat steal by Kelly Slater. ''He must have a voodoo doll of me or something,'' Taj said afterwards. Photo: Justin Barnwell
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The crowd was huge. And it was roaring. Kelly, searching for peace in the chaos before his semifinal with Taj. Photo: Cestari/ASP
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With Supertubos pumping and no need to utilize the back-up locations, the crowds swelled to the tens of thousands on the final day of the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Photo: Cestari/ASP
