Gabriel Medina Wins 2012 Nike Lowers Pro

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With no question, 18-year-old Brazilian rookie Gabriel Medina gave the performance of his life at the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro yesterday as he dominated the final with flawless slob grabs and expert carves, taking down Irish underdog Glenn Hall.

Medina effortlessly overpowered Dane Reynolds in the quarterfinals and clobbered Ace Buchan in the semi scoring the only perfect 10 of the contest on his first wave in that heat.

From the start of the contest, Medina was a heavy favorite and even nominated for MVP on Day 4.

“This is a very special win and it has been a long week,” Medina said in an ASP interview. “I’m going to Brazil now with more confidence and this has been great.”

Take a look at Nike’s video up above to show some of Medina’s contest highlights because some of his airs are next level. If you want to watch the entire heat on demand, you can go to Nike’s heat recap page.

NIKE LOWERS PRO FINAL RESULTS:
1 –  Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.67
2 – Glenn Hall (IRL) 10.87

NIKE LOWERS PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 12.60 def.John John Florence (HAW) 12.17
SF 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 19.80 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 8.43

NIKE LOWERS PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Glenn Hall (IRL) 13.30 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 6.67
QF 2: John John Florence (HAW) 13.20 def. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 13.00
QF 3: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 18.20 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 11.03
QF 4: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.83 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.53

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