Surf City hosts Nike U.S. Open of Surfing. :: L.A. Times Photography

Gabriel Medina of Brazil wins his heat Tuesday at the 2011 Nike U.S. Open of Surfing.

Nice shots of the Nike U.S. Open from L.A Times /  Photography / Framework.

The Nike U.S. Open of Surfing is underway and continues through Sunday in Huntington Beach, which calls itself Surf City U.S.A. The annual event attracts more than half a million fans and the top surfers in the world, as well as skateboarders and BMX riders who will join the action this weekend.

+ Source: PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mark Boster /  Los Angeles Times :: By: Marc Martin