Gilmore wins women's surf crown again

Australian Stephanie Gilmore won the Roxy Pro Biarritz in France Saturday to claim her fifth career Association of Surfing Professionals women's title. Gilmore, 24, bested 18-year-old fellow Aussie Tyler Wright by a score of 18.53 to 13.10. The win gave Gilmore 48,400 points for the season. Second-place Sally Fitzgibbons has 42,100, and Wright and Hawaii's Carissa Moore are tied for third with 36,700. The fifth ASP title set a new women's record and put Gilmore behind only male competitors Kelly Slater and Layne Beachly for the most championships in a career. "I woke up this morning and thought it wouldn't happen today," Gilmore said. "But as the day progressed, and things fell into place, I began to believe it could happen." Gilmore won the ASP women's crown four years in a row from 2007-2010 but slopped back to third place in the 2011 campaign.