<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Final featured <strong><em><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/ian-crane" target="_blank">Ian Crane</a></em></strong> (USA), <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/nomme-mignot" target="_blank">Nomme Mignot</a></strong></em> (FRA), <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/griffin-colapinto" target="_blank">Griffin Colapinto</a></strong></em> (USA), <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/maxime-huscenot" target="_blank">Maxime Huscenot</a></strong></em> (FRA), <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/finn-mcgill" target="_blank">Finn McGill</a></strong></em> (HAW) and <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/reef-heazlewood" target="_blank">Reef Heazlewood</a></strong></em> (AUS) in a 45-minute showdown where only the highest score of each surfer counted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">California’s Crane posted the Final’s biggest score in the opening 5 minutes with a stratospheric straight air on his forehand, beautifully grabbed and landed absolutely perfectly to take a firm grip on the heat. Mignot, Colapinto and Huscenot all posted scores with landed maneuvers but no one really challenged Crane for the lead. McGill maybe had the closest calls with really progressive moves but he couldn’t stay on his feet and unfortunately was left scoreless.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heazlewood replicated Crane’s air but on a smaller section and couldn’t take flight quite high enough, but the air was enough to push him up to 3rd as the clock approached the last 5 minutes. As time ran out the situation remained unchanged and Ian Crane walked away with the win. The American becomes the first non-CT surfer to claim a Red Bull Airborne victory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">“This is awesome,” said Crane. “I just got chaired up the beach in France, this is just out of control. It’s definitely one of the best surfing moments of my life. It’s my first time down here in Hossegor, and yes, I love it. It was really hard to land airs, but that one was pretty cool. I almost made a huge one that I really wanted to land.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">French QS campaigner <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/nomme-mignot" target="_blank">Nomme Mignot</a></strong></em> (FRA), who picked up a wildcard slot when he won the Red Bull Airborne Qualifier in Anglet earlier this summer with a near-perfect 9.93, brought his A-game to fight with the best in the game, and landed in second place. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier in the qualifying rounds, the biggest standout was perhaps <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/matt-meola" target="_blank">Matt Meola</a></strong></em> (HAW) who threw caution to the wind and attempted massive airs to light up the beach. He unfortunately couldn’t land any of his maneuvers and as the format of the Red Bull Airborne goes, kept a blank scoreboard all the way through his two heats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Red Bull Airborne France Final Results:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 - Ian Crane (USA) 5.83</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2 - Nomme Mignot (FRA) 4.50</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3 - Reef Heazlewood (AUS) 3.93</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 - Griffin Colapinto (USA) 3.77</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5 - Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 3.73</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6 - Finn McGill (HAW)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Red Bull Airborne France Qualifying Round 1 Results:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 1: Albee Layer (HAW) 9.00 DEF. Eithan Osborne (USA) 5.20, Kalani David (HAW) 3.00, Julian Wilson (AUS) , Reef Heazlewood (AUS) , Matt Meola (HAW)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 2: Ian Crane (USA) 10.66 DEF. Nomme Mignot (FRA) 5.07, Noa Deane (AUS) , Kevin Schulz (USA) , Griffin Colapinto (USA) , Jacob Szekely (USA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 3: Finn McGill (HAW) 16.53 DEF. Cam Richards (USA) 8.80, Eric Geiselman (USA) 6.34, Jack Freestone (AUS) 5.20, Chippa Wilson (AUS) , Maxime Huscenot (FRA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Red Bull Airborne France Qualifying Round 2 Results:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 1: Ian Crane (USA) 6.34 DEF. Eric Geiselman (USA) 6.24, Albee Layer (HAW) 4.34, Leon Glatzer (DEU) 2.80, Noa Deane (AUS), Matt Meola (HAW)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 2: Reef Heazlewood (AUS) 12.46 DEF. Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 11.34, Julian Wilson (AUS) 11.07, Kevin Schulz (USA), Finn McGill (HAW), Jacob Szekely (USA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HEAT 3: Griffin Colapinto (USA) 12.86 DEF. Nomme Mignot (FRA) 9.54, Cam Richards (USA) 4.20, Chippa Wilson (AUS), Eithan Osborne (USA), Leif Engstrom (USA)</div><p style="text-align: justify;">For more information, please visit <em><strong><a href="https://www.worldsurfleague.com/" target="_blank">WorldSurfLeague.com</a></strong></em></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About the WSL</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The World Surf League (WSL), established in 1976, is the enablement platform for surfing and surfers worldwide. The WSL is dedicated to changing the world through the inspirational power of surfing by creating authentic events, experiences, and storytelling to inspire a growing, global community to live with purpose, originality, and stoke. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The WSL is a global organization, headquartered in Santa Monica and with regional offices in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. The WSL possesses a deep appreciation for the sport's rich heritage while promoting progression, innovation, and performance at the highest levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The WSL is comprised of Tours & Events, celebrating the world’s best surfers across all disciplines and annually running more than 180 global contests and crowning the undisputed World Champions across all divisions; WSL WaveCo, where innovation meets experience; and WSL Studios, which offers best in class storytelling across competition, lifestyle, and conservation.</div>