Gilmore Pipped at the Post – More Sport – The Women’s Game

Gilmore made it through to final but her two best waves of 5.83 and 6.03 (11.86) were not enough to catch American Courtney Conlogue who scored 7.33 and 6.50 (13.83).

There’s no place like HOME!

Congratulations to @neonboho as she wins the 2018 @wsl #VansUSOpen in front of the home crowd. pic.twitter.com/zvvr6Jw1Ar

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) August 5, 2018

Gilmore’s second place sees her extend her lead on the Jeep Leaderboard with 53,375 points ahead of Lakey Peterson on 48,175 who was knocked out in the quarter finals.

Fellow Australian’s Nikki Van Dijk and Sally Fitzgibbons were both eliminated in the Quarter Finals.

Next Up

With only three events left on the calendar, the surfers head to Leemore, California for Surf Ranch Pro (Sep 06-09).