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Callie Rogers takes first in Luxon
Denied the Triple Crown, Princess Nicki vows to try again next year
Luxon Beach, Luxon, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August 22, 5670


Luxon Invitational Champion Callie Rogers, with Princess Nicolette Ananto-Collins hearing about her victory

The Surfing Competition season draws to a close this year as the Luxon Swell crowns a new victor. This summer, the overall winner of the contest was Luxon's Callie Rogers, 18, who dominated the field, while denying Princess Nicki Ananto-Collins her Triple Crown. The young surfer, who celebrated her 18th birthday two weeks before the competition is on her way into National Service in September, but this victory underscores a major season where Rogers finished second or third in each competition the entire season.

Her Highness, Princess Nicolette Ananto-Collins said she was very proud for Rogers. "If I had to lose to anyone, I am glad it was her. She's the future of surfing in this Empire, I think, if she sticks with it. But I am so proud of her, she worked so hard. And she earned every point she got out there. She worked her butt off for that score." The Princess scored second in the women's category and third over all in the competition.

Rogers couldn't believe she took the competition. "You don't see a lot of kids my age win this thing," she said after they announced her name as Competition winner. "Mostly because young kids can't participate here. It's a dangerous wave even in the best conditions, so they make it so only adults can even compete, but luckily I just turned 18, so I got in." Rogers is one of the youngest winners of the August contest, and certainly the youngest winner since the Surfing competitions were formalized. Rogers was kind of shocked. "I really thought she had it," said Rogers, who outscored the Princess by a full 8 points and beat Male champion Wren Tellari by 7.5 points. Rogers lead came in the last 3 minutes of her final run, where she dazzled the judges, the spectators and the other competitors with her technical skills on the board.

"No, not even close," the Princess said during the competition as she watched in awe of Rogers' brilliant performance along with His Highness, The Crown Prince Fredrick Ananto-Collins, Lady Jennifer and their new baby His Highness the Minor Prince William-David Martin Ananto-Connor, who was born on August 10th. The Princess watched her lead in the competition evaporate, and with it her chance of winning the Triple Crown this year. Tellari, who surfed after Rogers, just came in slightly ahead of the Princess, but it wasn't nearly enough to erase the lead Rogers had wracked up. Following Rogers' return on the ferry boat from the break, the Princess was the first to run up and congratulate her and tell her how proud she was of the young surfer, but Rogers who had no idea she had already won the competition, when it was obvious to everyone, and the Princess held the incredulous young surfer's hand up in victory."

"This really was a great season this year," said Rogers. "I learned so much, I became friends with the Princess, it was amazing..." She said she intends to return to surfing following her national service. "I really think the Princess will take it next year," she said. "And then she really will be the Surf Queen."

"Yeah, I'm totally gonna be back next year," said the Princess. "Right now I got a new niece that I want to get to know, but you bet in March I'll be in Yoshimi surfing the first warm waves of the season on the Gaduri Current. And we're only losing two of these fine ladies to National Service this year, so most of us girls will be back. I can't wait!"

@LaModa