{"id":10470,"date":"2025-12-07T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/?p=10470"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:40:55","slug":"nadia-nalesso-and-rocco-rigliaco-crowned-under-14-european-champions-at-the-spring-surfest-las-americas-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/nadia-nalesso-and-rocco-rigliaco-crowned-under-14-european-champions-at-the-spring-surfest-las-americas-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadia Nalesso and Rocco Rigliaco crowned Under-14 European Champions at the Spring Surfest Las Am\u00e9ricas Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A spectacular finale for Europe\u2019s premier surf festival. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Playa de Las Am\u00e9ricas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arona<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, hosted the final day of competition at the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spring Surfest Las Am\u00e9ricas Pro<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 2025 with the concluding rounds of the Eurokids, in a session where the Spanish Left delivered its best conditions to close the event in style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"DIA 14 | SPRING SURFEST LAS AM\u00c9RICAS PRO 2025 | EUROKIDS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QU1ijhHNMls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The standout of the day was local surfer <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nadia Nalesso Blanco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who claimed the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-14 European women\u2019s title<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> just one week after securing a double victory in the junior divisions (U16 and U18) at the same festival. The Canary Island rider (14.50) prevailed in the final over Ireland\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isabella O\u2019Reilly<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (13.35), Switzerland\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zoe Hauser<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (8.65) and England\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellie Hickie<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (2.95).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10455\" style=\"width: 1181px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10455\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 15\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1181\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-15-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nadia Nalesso, U14 Girls European Champion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-14 boys\u2019 division<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Italy\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rocco Rigliaco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (17.75) clinched the European title in a high-level final, ahead of fellow Italian <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stefano Mandozzi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (14.50), Portugal\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ruy Morais<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (12.75) and Poland\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Niko Fleiss<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (10.55).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10457\" style=\"width: 1202px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10457\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 13\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1202\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-13-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocco Rigliaco, U14 Boys European Champion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earlier in the day, Mandozzi delivered the highest combined heat score of the entire event to win the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-12 boys\u2019 final<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, earning a perfect 20.00 after riding two outstanding waves. The podium was completed by Poland\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Niko Fleiss<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (15.85), Spain\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nel Raposo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (10.70) and fellow Pole <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oli Fleiss<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (10.00).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10459\" style=\"width: 1193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10459\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 18\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1193\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-18-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefano Mandozzi, U12 Boys Eurokids winner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-12 girls\u2019 category<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Wales\u2019 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katarina Roth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> secured the title with a strong performance (15.50), finishing ahead of last year\u2019s champion <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Betsie Reay<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (12.25), <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Willow Craxton<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (7.55) and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Natalie Karbus<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (3.10).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10461\" style=\"width: 1181px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10461\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 16\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1181\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-16-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katarina Roth, U12 Girls Eurokids winner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the youngest division, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under-10<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and despite slightly more challenging conditions than usual for the category, Portugal\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andr\u00e9 Moraes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (16.00) and local surfer <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eva Rico<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (15.00) were crowned champions, showcasing talent, confidence and determination on the Spanish Left.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10463\" style=\"width: 1326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10463\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 21\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1326\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva Rico, U10 Girls Eurokids winner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This event would not be possible without the support of institutions such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Turismo de Arona<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; the Cabildo, through <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Turismo de Tenerife<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tenerife Awaken Emotions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> brand; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Islas Canarias<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the Gobierno de Canarias; as well as brands like<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Spring Hotels<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Corona<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and collaborating companies such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surfactory<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local Motion<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quir\u00f3nsalud<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papagayo Tenerife<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Veinte 04<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10465\" style=\"width: 1219px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10465\" title=\"FOTOS Podium Kids Las Ame\u0301ricas Pro 2025 22\" src=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1219\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FOTOS-Podium-Kids-Las-Americas-Pro-2025-22-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1219px) 100vw, 1219px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andr\u00e9 Moraes, U10 Boys Eurokids winner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The full schedule of activities and all the latest updates from the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spring Surfest Las Am\u00e9ricas Pro<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are available on the event\u2019s official website (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">lasamericassurfpro.com<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and on its social media channels (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lasamericasurfpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">@lasamericasurfpro<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span 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spectacular finale for Europe\u2019s premier surf festival. Playa de Las Am\u00e9ricas, in Arona, hosted the final day of competition at the Spring Surfest Las Am\u00e9ricas Pro 2025 with the concluding rounds of the Eurokids, in a session where the Spanish Left delivered its best conditions to close the event in style. The standout of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-edition","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10470"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10539,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10470\/revisions\/10539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasamericassurfpro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}