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HUNTINGTON BEACH (CNS) - The annual U.S. Open of Surfing will return to Huntington Beach this weekend with a new sponsor.
The World Surf League competition -- sponsored this year by the Wallex, a digital asset service provider -- will hold an opening ceremony Friday morning with contests to start on Saturday and run through Aug. 6.
Also new this year is the "Nitro Circus," an event featuring freestyle motorcross athletic displays from Twitch Steinburg, Jarryd McNeil, Beau Bamburg, Keith Sayers and Brian McCarthy.
The event will also feature beach games, food trucks, live music, surfboard shaping, athlete autographs and beach cleanups.