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Women Make Waves at Hawaii’s ‘Jaws’ Challenge

  (CNN)They hurtle down huge walls of water defying injury or worse, but these are not your typical big-wave warriors.  For the first time, women competed alongside the men in the Pe'ahi Challenge -- a surfing event at the infamous "Jaws" break off the Hawaiian island of Maui. Follow @cnnsport [monkeytools msnip="https://memochimp.com/memo.php?u=2638&p=1854"] Riding liquid mountains…
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One-armed Surfer Bethany Hamilton Finishes Third in World Event

One-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton has finished third, a career-best position, in the World Surf Leagues Fiji Womens Pro. The 26-year-old finished in front of the world No1 Tyler Wright and Stephanie Gilmore, a six-times world champion, before losing to the eventual winner, Johanne Defay, in the semi-finals. Beyond stoked to finish 3rd ... as the…
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