http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports The latest hot topics, news and updates from the Action Sports world. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:17:10 GMT Jive SBS 3.0.8 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-03-31T14:17:10Z http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/2008/03/31/2008-billabong-xxl-global-big-wave-awards <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:b9270763-823a-4f57-8299-fe3e3c6719b6] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><p>The 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are quickly approaching and will take place April 11 in Anaheim, California.&nbsp; There was an enormous amount of big wave rides this year so the competition will be tough. Check out the video below to see the nominees and let us know how you would rank them.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><object height="361" width="440"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3315208"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="361" src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>This is the order of nominees in the video:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><strong>2008 BIGGEST WAVE NOMINEES</strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Grant Baker (South Africa)</p><p>Cortes Bank (off California)</p><p>January 5, 2008</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Tyler Fox (California)</p><p>Ghost Tree, California</p><p>December 4, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Brad Gerlach (California)</p><p>Ghost Tree, California</p><p>December 4, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Vincent Lartizen (France)</p><p>Belharra Reef, France</p><p>January 4, 2008</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Mike Parsons (California)</p><p>Cortes Bank (off California)</p><p>January 5, 2008</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p><strong>RIDE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES</strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Michael Brennan (Australia) </p><p>Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania</p><p>January 14, 2008</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Carlos Burle (Brazil)</p><p>Ghost Tree, California</p><p>December 4, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Shane Dorian (Hawaii) </p><p>Teahupoo, Tahiti</p><p>November 1, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Manoa Drollet (French Polynesia)</p><p>Teahupoo, Tahiti</p><p>November 1, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Ian Walsh (Hawaii)</p><p>Teahupoo, Tahiti</p><p>November 1, 2007</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>What do you think? How would you rank the nominees?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>To see the nominees for other awards go to <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.billabongxxl.com">2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards</a>.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:b9270763-823a-4f57-8299-fe3e3c6719b6] --> surf california surfing sara-allen waves action-sports billabong active-sara competition surfer billabong-big-wave Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:00 GMT Active Sara http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/2008/03/31/2008-billabong-xxl-global-big-wave-awards 2008-03-31T14:21:00Z 1 year, 7 months ago 2 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/comment/2008-billabong-xxl-global-big-wave-awards http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/feeds/comments?blogPost=7512