Each year before the WSL Championship Tour (CT) season kickoff, pro surfers wash the sand off their feet and the salt off their skin for the WSL Awards, a night that honors the biggest moments from the past season. Here's a peek at some of the luminaries from the lineup and beyond who stepped out for the occasion.
2017 WSL World Champion John John Florence and date. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Portuguese Championship Tour surfer Frederico Morais. WSL / Matt Dunbar
2018 Championship Tour rookie Caroline Marks (center). WSL / Matt Dunbar
2018 CT wildcard Ian Gouveia with his partner and their daughter. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Ezekiel Lau, Billy Kemper, Keanu Asing and Asing's wife, UFC fighter Kailin Curran. WSL / Matt Dunbar
South African Qualifying Series surfers Beyrick De Vries (left) and Mikey February. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Sage Erickson, Californian CT surfer. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Some of the CT's Brazilian surfers, including Jesse Mendes, Tatiana Weston-Webb, Willian Cardoso, Ian Gouveia, Tomas Hermes and Gabriel Medina, out in full force. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Pat Gudauskas and his partner, Tahitian model Hanalei Reponty. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Former Australian CT surfer Laura Enever (second from left), current CT surfer Nikki Van Dijk (third from right) and friends. WSL / Matt Dunbar
1993 WSL World Champion Pauline Menczer. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Australian CT surfer Matt Wilksinson (left). WSL / Matt Dunbar
World Junior Champions Finn McGill and Vahine Fierro. WSL / Matt Dunbar
Veteran CT surfers and old friends, Joel Parkinson (left) and Mick Fanning. WSL / Matt Dunbar
WSL Awards: Red Carpet, Surf Style
Anna Dimond
Each year before the WSL Championship Tour (CT) season kickoff, pro surfers wash the sand off their feet and the salt off their skin for the WSL Awards, a night that honors the biggest moments from the past season. Here's a peek at some of the luminaries from the lineup and beyond who stepped out for the occasion.
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