Stephanie Gilmore w/ the best 10-point ride of the 2019 Championship Tour 🐐

Why Stephanie Gilmore's Keramas 10 Was The Best 10 At first, Gilmore's approach is almost casual as she skims down the face. A smooth bottom turn sets up Gilmore's first turn, a jazzy little hook tucked tightly under the lip. The turn is solid, but there's so much more on the way. Gilmore unrolls another graceful bottom turn and it looks as though she is setting up another turn off the top. Not so fast. Instead, Gilmore dances through a midface check turn. It's a truly stylish and seamless transition that perfectly combines aesthetics and function. The turn slows Gilmore down just enough for the wave to catch up. The wave rifles across the reef and Gilmore disappears deep in the barrel. There's enough time to wonder if she's going to make it out. A sorceress, she reappears. Part of the joy of Gilmore's surfing happens in those brief moments between her turns. This time, there's a quick, blink-and-you'll-miss-it, soul arch as she exits the barrel. So cheeky, so fun. If that were all there was to it, the wave would already be a high score. But Gilmore isn't done yet. She still has one more card to play. Full speed, Gilmore screams down the line straight into the close-out section. The live angle hints at how hard she hits it, but wait for the replay. Watch the daylight open up, as Gilmore bashes the lip, air drops, and rides it out. It's a gutsy, all-in finish over a shallow reef. At its best, style looks effortless. Surfing's cruel that way. The harder we try to have good style, the less often we actually achieve it. As soon as the effort shows, even that little bit, the magic disappears. Gilmore wears an invisibility cloak. She's spent years in the water perfecting those turns and learning to see what the wave will do long before it actually happens. But in the moment, none of that work shows. It's all easy like a Sunday morning, one turn unfolding seamlessly after another, the barrel right where she wants it, all of the elements lined up, like they were meant to be. Gilmore surfs like we all wish we could. Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: https://ift.tt/c1bSueV Like the WSL on Facebook: https://ift.tt/AURnmKN Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: https://ift.tt/eV0j92v World Surf League https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Oxj08Ho-4