Video: The Free-surf Before The Final – Snapper Rocks, March 11, 2014
The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast was set for a huge day that would run into near dark and see Gabriel Medina and Stephanie Gilmore crowned champions of stop 1 on the new ASP World Championship Tour. But before the first heat started the world's best got few practice swings in. There's a looming swell for Australia's East Coast that could turn things up to epic, so lets consider this Standout Session video an entree before the main.
Video by Craig Halstead
Cover photo by Andy Potts
Surfers: Joel Parkinson, Mick Fanning, Freddy P, Miguel Pupo and more.

Watch Tom Carroll & Matt Grainger Break Down Tow-Foiling and Glide an Empty Outside Sydney Reef
"We've got all kinds of reef around here we can play with..."

Watch Tom Carroll, Nathan Hedge and More Pull Into Massive Tubes on This Sydney Beachie's "Day of Days"
"I think it's psycho, it's that thick and round..." says Nathan Hedge.
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
RIP: Gordon James Philipson (1938-2021)
Long-serving and legendary stalwart of Australian and Queensland surfing passes away at 82
Margaret River Starts 2021 on the Pump
One of the better summer swells in recent memory hits the Southwest
WSL's Horror Run Continues, Mason Finally Meets the Reef, and Waves Glorious Waves
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 8 2021
A Ripping New Rage Vid, Pete Mel's Stoke Is Everyone's Stoke, and Maverick's on Skis? What?
This Week In Surfing: Ten Things from Surfing & the Internet on the Week That Was January 15 2021
Swell Alert: A Powerful South and SSE groundswell is about to Rock the East Coast
Get ready, the East Coast is about to rumble.
Padang Comes to Life as Late Season Swell hits Bali
Golden hour at perfect Padang Padang - it's been a good week to be in Bali... Photo: Childs
Daydream The Indo Season with Riley Laing & Crew's Swell Expedition
Offshore barrels and dreamy setups
Video: The Fizzlot kids – SW Grom Bash
A stoked out portrait of Australian Junior Surfing in the year 2018.