After years of competing on the pro circuit, Cori Schumacher finally achieved her first ASP World title at the Women’s World Longboard Championships at La Côte des Basques in France on Sunday.

The culmination of the Roxy Jam, a 4-day festival of music, arts and longboarding, saw Californian Schumacher put up against fellow Californian Kaitlin Maguire. Schumacher posted the event’s highest single-wave and hear scores with 9.25 and 17.25 respectively.

Newly-crowned Schumacher said of her victory “It feels so good right now. It was like six minutes to the end and feelings just all washed over me and I was tingling. It’s such an amazing feeling to win.”

“I had some pressure though when I paddled into a wave and left Kaitlin Maguire on her own because she can pull a world championships out of her hat anytime,” she admitted.

On her way to the final, Schumacher had already defeated former world champions Jennifer Smith, who won the Roxy Jam in 2009, and Joy Manahan.

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“I took a gamble to paddle into that last wave and hoped for the conditions to slow down as it had been doing the last three days,” Schumacher said. “It paid off, the gamble went well!”

GB’s Candice O’Donnell, fresh from her successful defence of the British Longboard title, made an early exit in Round 1 when she was defeated by Australian Isabelle Braly.

Anna Young, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine