Watch: Michael February's Winning Wave

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Monday, March 12, 2018

The upsets just kept coming Tuesday at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, as 24-year-old Michael February, who just stepped on to the WSL Championship Tour, eliminated former Gold Coast winner Matt Wilkinson in Round 2. February found out just two days ago that he'd be surfing here as an in injury replacement for Kelly Slater, who's recovering from a broken foot.

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