Photos: 2011 US Open of Surfing

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$Carissa Moore, showing why she\'s the champ. Photo: <a href=\"http://houricanemedia.com/\" target=_blank>Priscila Torre</a>.$

Carissa Moore, showing why she's the champ. Photo: Priscila Torre.

$Dane being Dane. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Dane being Dane. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Evan Geiselman in the public eye. Photo: <a href=\"http://patrickhourihanmedia.com/\" target=_blank>Patrick Hourihan</a>.$

Evan Geiselman in the public eye. Photo: Patrick Hourihan.

$John Florence, obscured. <a href=\"http://hohnjoon.blogspot.com/\" target=_blank>Jack Hourihan</a>.$

John Florence, obscured. Jack Hourihan.

$Kolohe managed to get a rare Huntington cover up. Photo: <a href=\"http://patrickhourihanmedia.com/\" target=_blank>Patrick Hourihan</a>.$

Kolohe managed to get a rare Huntington cover up. Photo: Patrick Hourihan.

$Kolohe also used techniques more suitable to the conditions. Photo: <a href=\"http://patrickhourihanmedia.com/\" target=_blank>Patrick Hourihan</a>.$

Kolohe also used techniques more suitable to the conditions. Photo: Patrick Hourihan.

$Not to be outdone, Dusty Payne used the rampy conditions to put on a show. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Not to be outdone, Dusty Payne used the rampy conditions to put on a show. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Evan Geiselman, happy in mediocre conditions. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Evan Geiselman, happy in mediocre conditions. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Classic Gabriel Medina. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Classic Gabriel Medina. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$19 year-old Jack Freestone, reigning ASP World Junior Champion. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

19 year-old Jack Freestone, reigning ASP World Junior Champion. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$John Florence: barrel virtuoso, aerial wonder. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

John Florence: barrel virtuoso, aerial wonder. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Kolohe wrapping into one. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Kolohe wrapping into one. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Lakey Peterson\'s got some man-hacks.Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Lakey Peterson's got some man-hacks.Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Patrick Gudauskas, washing off the back foot. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Patrick Gudauskas, washing off the back foot. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Royden Bryson, extended. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Royden Bryson, extended. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Taj Burrow showing why he\'s one of the most feared on tour. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Taj Burrow showing why he's one of the most feared on tour. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Yadin Nicol, loving it. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Yadin Nicol, loving it. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Three of the tour\'s most interesting names: Kelly, Dane, and Dusty. Photo: Chuck Schmid/<a href=\"http://surf-shot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Surf-Shot.com</a>$

Three of the tour's most interesting names: Kelly, Dane, and Dusty. Photo: Chuck Schmid/Surf-Shot.com

$Taj Burrow, pre-heat. Photo: <a href=\"http://houricanemedia.com/\" target=_blank>Priscila Torre</a>.$

Taj Burrow, pre-heat. Photo: Priscila Torre.

$Saturday\'s conditions provided ample size for an entertaining contest. Photo: <a href=\"http://patrickhourihanmedia.com/\" target=_blank>Patrick Hourihan</a>.$

Saturday's conditions provided ample size for an entertaining contest. Photo: Patrick Hourihan.

$Yadin Nicol, focused. Photo: <a href=\"http://houricanemedia.com/\" target=_blank>Priscila Torre</a>.$

Yadin Nicol, focused. Photo: Priscila Torre.

Surf-Shot‘s Chuck Schmid along with Houricane Media‘s brothers Hourihan and Priscila Torre converged on the U.S. Open at Huntington Beach last week to document the madness. Amid the teeming masses, they managed to capture a few photographic gems of the event, which, to no one’s surprise, Kelly Slater won. After skipping out on the Billabong Pro J-Bay, Slater returned to the circuit with conviction, easily taking the trophy in an almost un-contested final with Yadin Nicol.

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