Gaining momentum, Moreno and Alba Orozco continued to dominate when they met Evi Tsape (Fanatic, NeilPryde) and Yolanda Freites De Brendt (Fanatic, North Sails) in the next round. Tsape had no reply to Moreno’s powerful forward and slick flaka, likewise Freites De Brendt couldn’t match moves like Alba Orozco’s fully planning spock 540. Moreno and Alba Orozco advanced to go head to head in the next heat, the victor meeting Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North Sails).
In the subsequent heat, the pair were closely matched. Moreno however, backed by a smooth spock 540 and forward loops on both tacks, eventually notched up more points on the judges score sheets and advanced to meet Treboux.
From the word go, Treboux unleashed her full repertoire, including a puneta 540, one handed spock 540, and a clew first spock 540. Moreno replied with creativity, landing a perfect clew first backloop and a high one handed forward, but it wasn’t enough to defeat Treboux, who went on to face Junko Nagoshi (Simmer Sails, Dakine) in heat 49.
The ensuing heat was arguably the best battle of the elimination, as both sailors pulled out all the stops. Nagoshi pressured Treboux from the start, with a flaka, spock and puneta all landed in quick succession. Defiant, Treboux delved into her bag of tricks to summon an eslider 540, clew first puneta and grubby diablo to condemn Nagoshi to fourth place.
Battling for third, Treboux challenged Daida Moreno. After delivering an awesome performance in the previous heat, the Swiss freestyler failed to maintain her high standard, leaving the door wide open for Moreno to take the victory with a mix of spocks, a flaka and huge forward loops.
Having won the single elimination, Offringa had been waiting patiently for her challenger to arrive, this being Daida Moreno. The final was a class act from Offringa, who landed virtually every move she attempted. Moreno played a high-risk game, attempting double loops, and ponchs. However, the gamble failed to pay off, when she crashed the majority of these high scoring moves.
Offringa continued on her mission, and at the end of the heat was crowned the victor, thanks to her super consistent sailing. Offringa now tops the freestyle ranks, with Daida Moreno in second, and Treboux in third.
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