Irons Wins Another World Title
On his last wave of the day, Andy Irons picked up enough points to win the Xbox Pipeline Masters on Friday, enabling him to hold off Kelly Slater and win the Assn. of Surfing Professionals world championship for the second consecutive year.
“I was a ball of nerves the whole day, it was so emotional,” Irons said after the final. “I started getting really bad cramps and I broke a couple of boards. I didn’t think it would come out this way, but this is a dream come true.”
The win also made Irons the champion of the Vans Triple Crown.
The triple crown features athletes competing in three championship events in each of the following sports: skateboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, snowboarding, BMX cycling and freestyle motocross.
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