CARISSA MOORE AND JOHN JOHN FLORENCE WIN 2020 DIGITAL VANS TRIPLE CROWN

For the first time the three-event series crowned its champions in a digital surf competition.
During the Hawaiian Pro, World Cup of Surfing, and Pipeline Masters waiting period surfers physically on the North Shore of Oahu were able to submit their best two waves at each spot. Each surfer's video submission was scored by a panel of three WSL internationally-accredited judges who were guided by the WSL criteria as well as Vans Special Criteria: Self-expression, innovation, and progression as well as location-appropriate surfing.

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Vans is proud to close out the 2020 winter season to declare undisputed surf icons John John Florence and Carissa Moore as the new 2020 Vans Triple Crown Digital Champions. World-renown for multiple WSL world championship titles and serving as an enduring inspiration for surfers and sports fans everywhere, Hawaii natives Florence and Moore honor this historic win in a personal homage to the hometown surf breaks that started it all.

“This was one of my favorite formats to surf in competition. It allowed for so much more freedom, and you’re really going for broke on every single wave,” said John John Florence, who claimed his fourth Vans Triple Crown championship title of his career with this win. “The digital format pushed the level of surfing a lot, and to see all these surfers pushing at that kind of level at Haleiwa, Sunset & Pipe—it was really fun.”

“Being a Hawaiian surfer, especially a female Hawaiian surfer, it’s always been a dream of mine to compete in the Vans Triple Crown,” said Carissa Moore, 2020 Vans Triple Crown Women’s Champion. “It’s a coveted title being a Hawaiian and to showcase your skill on some of the most powerful waves in all of the world, especially in our backyard. I really enjoyed the challenge.”

A significant evolution of the iconic Vans Triple Crown of Surfing event this year saw a new, innovative approach to the North Shore competition through hosting the entire event online, and by expanding the field to men and women. Sanctioned by the World Surf League as a specialty digital event, the new Vans Triple Crown format welcomed more than 100 competitors, from ranking pros to local heroes, in an open, submission-based contest over a 4-week contest period. Each competitor’s ability was uniquely challenged to demonstrate creativity, skill, and determination without the traditional time constraints and equipment restrictions of a normal contest.