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The 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are quickly approaching and will take place April 11 in Anaheim, California. 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.

This is the order of nominees in the video:

2008 BIGGEST WAVE NOMINEES

Grant Baker (South Africa)
Cortes Bank (off California)
January 5, 2008

Tyler Fox (California)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007

Brad Gerlach (California)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007

Vincent Lartizen (France)
Belharra Reef, France
January 4, 2008

Mike Parsons (California)
Cortes Bank (off California)
January 5, 2008

RIDE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Michael Brennan (Australia)
Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania
January 14, 2008

Carlos Burle (Brazil)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007

Shane Dorian (Hawaii)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007

Manoa Drollet (French Polynesia)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007

Ian Walsh (Hawaii)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007

What do you think? How would you rank the nominees?

To see the nominees for other awards go to 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.

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As it turns out for Heikki Sorsa, he will return to Finland with only street credit for the one footed frontside 360 he threw over the 65 footer on the last hit in the Winter X Games 12 Slopestyle competition. According to the judges, the rest of his run simply wasn't clean enough to score him the points he deserved for throwing such a creative trick. Sorsa will go down in Winter X history despite the fact that he only finished 5th overall.

Did you see Heikki Sorsa's one footed frontside 360 in the Winter X Games Slopestyle competition? What'd you think? Check it out below. Do you think he should have scored higher and finished above 5th place?

Men's Slopestyle Finals

1. Andreas Wiig, 92.00
2. Kevin Pearce, 88.33
3. Shaun White, 83.33
4. Eero Ettala, 82.66
5. Heikki Sorsa, 77.00
6. CHas Guldemond, 76.33
7. Mikkel Bang, 68.66
8. Mason Aguirre, 63.66
9. Mathieu Crepel, 43.00
10. Jussi Oksanen, 42.00

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