Reigning three-time ASP Women’s champ, Steph Gilmore, won the Rip Curl Women’s Pro in Victoria, Australia, last weekend.

Gilmore pipped 2004′s world champion Sofia Mulanovich, to win the second event on the ASP tour, in a tense final.

Gilmore says: “I’m a bit overwhelmed by this. To ring the bell once is an amazing feeling, but three times? I don’t think the gravity of it has sunk in yet. It’s an incredible event and I feel very fortunate to have achieved such success here so far.”

Mulanovich suffered a neck injury in round three but managed to power on nonetheless. It looks like she may give Gilmore a run for her money on the 2010 ASP world tour. She says: “I’m not at my 100 per cent but I’m just stoked to make it to the finals… Hopefully it feels better before the next event.”