【】
我要评论One year ago, Mick Fanning was counting his lucky stars.
The Australian surfer had just been on the end of a shark attack while in the water at the J-Bay Open, a competition that takes place in Jeffreys Bay, located on the eastern cape of South Africa.
SEE ALSO:6 apps to help you win summer"Man, I'm happy to not even compete ever again. To walk away from that, I'm just so stoked," Fanning said after the incident. Now he has courageously returned to the scene where it all happened.
Tweet may have been deleted
Fanning competed at the 2016 J-Bay Open Wednesday, battling through an ankle injury picked up during a warmup last Friday. He had told Instagram followers on Tuesday that he would be "good to go" and hoped his ankle would hold up.
Fanning has participated in some surfing events in 2016 after taking personal leave from the World Surf League tour after the incident and the death of his brother.
Tweet may have been deleted
A three-time world champion, Fanning was up against Connor Coffin of the U.S. and Alejo Muniz from Brazil in the competition's first round.
Fanning started strongly with his first wave scoring 6.17 points out of 10, then consolidated his lead on his third wave, which scored 7.50. Fanning convincingly won the first round with a total of 13.67 points of a possible 20, moving on to the third round of the competition.
Credit: world surf leagueIt was a seemingly casual win for the champion surfer, visibly hobbling from his ankle problem as he was greeted by photographers and media when he returned to shore.
Fanning didn't reference the shark attack in an interview with Rosy Hodge from the World Surf League after his heat, preferring instead to focus on how he was getting over his ankle injury.
"It's been a big week actually," Fanning told Hodge. "I got here early and hurt my ankle, and had to sit on the sidelines and watch the amazing waves go through, it was just like torture ... once you're out there in the heat, you don't feel anything. It was great to get back out."
CORRECTION:An earlier version of this article stated Fanning won with a score of 13.87, when in fact the score was 13.67.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
相关文章
With the Pokémon Go fever still shaking half the world, there's bound to be plenty of trainer2026-04-29
Oversized sinkhole in Japan is the stuff of nightmares
Now, this is what you'd call a monster sinkhole.。 Credit: AP 。The hole opened in the heart of Fukuoka2026-04-29
8 tips for an American who wants to marry Prince Harry
LONDON -- The idea of marrying a British prince might sound foreign to most people. 。SEE ALSO:Here's2026-04-29The side of President Obama's Trump speech that you didn't see
President Barack Obama made his first public remarks on Donald Trump's presidential win during a bri2026-04-29This app is giving streaming TV news a second try
Watchup, the once-buzzy news video streaming service, is trying its hand again at the news game with2026-04-29
10 iPhone 7 cases that really make a statement
If you're a proud owner of an iPhone 7, you're going to want to protect your expensive new iDevice. 。2026-04-29
最新评论