A US team won the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games held on Saturday at Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, for the first time in 13 years, reports Surf.co.nz.
Jeremy Flores and Courtney Conlogue, both of France, won the Open Men's and Women's Divisions
Another Frenchman, Antoine Delpero won the Longboard Division.
The surfing site claims that New Zealand surfers Jay Quinn and Daniel Procter made it to the seventh day of the event but were knocked out to take their place just outside the top ten.
Australia's team meanwhile, finished in third place, sandwiched between second-place France and Hawaii in fourth.
The competition's organisers say that the event's location offers a host of other activities for travellers.
Aside from surfing, watersports fans can enjoy kayaking, scuba diving and sports-fishing.
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