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Seventeen-year-old Eden Walla turned her birthday into a surf stunner, nailing a nine-point ride to advance at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. Amid rough conditions and no watercraft assistance, Southern California’s top surfers battled fierce waves — including San Clemente’s Cole Houshmand and Hayden Rodgers taking heat wins, Griffin Colapinto (2021 champ) riding momentum, and Kade Matson scoring a last-second wave. Local rivals like Taj Lindblad and Jake Marshall also punched their tickets, while past champions like Levi Slawson fell. For Matson and Colapinto, it was a dream day of friendship and grit; meanwhile, standout Alyssa Spencer clawed her way through with a buzzer-beater, while Turner and Pinkerton were eliminated — proving that every wave counts in this high-stakes Challenger Series showdown.

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