{"id":105552,"date":"2021-07-26T03:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T03:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=105552"},"modified":"2021-07-26T05:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T05:59:32","slug":"gilmore-laments-frustrating-call-after-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=105552","title":{"rendered":"Gilmore laments 'frustrating' call after upset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian seven-time world surfing champion Steph Gilmore was surprisingly knocked out in Round Three of the women's event at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gilmore crashed out of the competition after being defeating by South African underdog Bianca Buitendag, scoring 10.00 to 13.93 at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach.<\/p>\n

The Aussie was upset after failing to capitalise on her chances in poor surf conditions, with a pivotal decision not to take the heat's highest scoring wave, proving most costly. That allowed Buitendag to catch it instead and score a 7.10, despite Gilmore holding priority.<\/p>\n

OLYMPICS BLOG: DAY 3 UPDATES, NEWS, RESULTS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Stephanie<\/p>\n

"I looked at that wave and I was like, it doesn't look that good, so I let her have it and she turned it into a seven, so that was the most frustrating thing to me," Gilmore told reporters.<\/p>\n

"Like, man, I should have just taken that wave."<\/p>\n

Despite being 33 years old, Gilmore did not rule out contending for the Paris Games in 2024, with the shock Tokyo Olympics loss sure to provide added motivation.<\/p>\n

"That's just the nature of surfing, sometimes the waves are there, sometimes the waves are not," Gilmore said.<\/p>\n

"I still get to call myself an Olympian, which is pretty rad," she added.<\/p>\n

MORE:<\/strong> Full Tokyo Olympics medal tally, schedule and results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Stephanie<\/p>\n

For Buitendag it was one of the biggest results of her career.<\/p>\n

"I had nothing to lose, absolutely no pressure," she said.<\/p>\n

"I am the underdog coming in at 17th seed for this event. I had nothing to lose and it's a really comfortable spot to be in.<\/p>\n

"It was very hard [to pick the right waves], but I knew I was up against Steph, who is the best women's surfer in the world so I knew I had to be on the best waves, otherwise I stood no chance."<\/p>\n

Australia still has Sally Fitzgibbons in the women's draw, as well as Julian Wilson and Owen Wright in the men's competition on Monday.<\/p>\n

\"Stephanie<\/p>\n

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