No Fiji for Filipe after attempted storming of judging tower!
Oh the fatal rigidity or WSL rules. I awoke this morning not to the smell of blooms through an open window or the fullness of a plump ass in my face but the hollow news that Filipe Toledo had been fined and suspended from the tour’s next event after an “incident” in Brazil.
You can guess why, right? You saw it? His paddling interference on Kanoa Igarashi in a round three heat? Where Filipe, who is a perfect salad of athletic genes, was the unbackable favourite?
A recap.
Four minute into the heat, a peak comes, more of a left that a right. Filipe paddles for the right; Kanoa for the left. Neither gives an inch. Filipe pulls off the wave as Kanoa forces the issue. The judges call a paddling interference on Filipe which means his second highest scoring wave is cut in half.
Son of a bitch. Filipe eventually loses and, shortly after, attempts to storm the judging tower.
Now, Filipe ain’t no marble mountain like Sunny or Zeke. He’s lovely and passionate and gives off a fuzzy warmth. As non-threatening as a baby animal in distress.
An easy mark. Fined. Suspended.
Here’s the press release.
“I’m a passionate guy and surfing is my life,” said Toledo. “After getting an interference in the third round in Saquarema, I was very upset and my actions after the heat were unacceptable. After cooling down, I realized that I was not myself. I’m very sorry for my behavior. I want to apologize to the fans, my sponsors, the media and WSL. I take full responsibility for my actions and accept my suspension. I am disappointed to miss the next event, but looking forward to returning stronger for Jeffreys Bay. Good luck to everyone in Fiji and thank you all for the continued support.”
The suspension will conclude following the OK Fiji Pro:
“Filipe (Toledo) is a really good kid and an incredible surfer,” Renato Hickel, WSL Deputy Commissioner, said. “The WSL is very fortunate to have someone of his caliber on tour and he is constantly progressing the level of surfing in the live arena. It’s disappointing when we have to pass disciplinary action for any of our surfers, but that behavior is not acceptable for the sport. Filipe knows this and we look forward to seeing his talent back on tour very soon.”
See what drove Filipe nuts here.
one thing i will say is you shouldn’t try to out-hassle an HB kid. that was a left all day, was he thinking the Brazil backing was that strong at home?
It figures, a resident alien living in America with the word “FREE” tattooed on his hand.
Wow, I have three degrees; I learned a second language; I’m well traveled and well-read, and I don’t know what you mean.
I made the comment in jest and I’m a pretty left wing guy but in the spirit of Trump I will double down on a loosing hand:
I work in construction, an industry that is being taken over by immigrants who frequently do not declare their income or all of their income so that they do not pay their share of taxes while taking advantage of means tested entitlement programs like SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, and free breakfast and lunch programs for their kids in school. The children of these people are able to get a significant advantage in tuition assistance and preferred acceptance to colleges and universities while people like me have to pay while facing pricing pressure in our businesses by competitors who play by a different set of rules. You do not seem to have learned much about the working class in your world of travel and higher education.
Are you saying that there are legal immigrants in the construction industry that do not claim all their earnings on their tax returns? That would be tax fraud; easily caught because the employer has to tell the Feds who they have working for them and how much they paid them. If the worker is illegal and not filing a tax return, then I’m not sure how that would work out when the child applies for college. In any event, my comment was sincere; I just didn’t get your earlier comment. I understand how cheaper labor can result in a more competitive bid; I think all of America gets that. I also understand that we should all pay our fair share of taxes, which is something that many of the wealthier citizens don’t want to do. Take a look at what happened in Kansas: they lowered taxes bc some idiot economist said everything would be better. Now their once great public school system is screwed, the state has a huge deficit, but the rich are richer. It’s simple, and always has been simple. The rich try to get richer.
You forgot to mention Toledo bumped Kanoa while they were riding, pretty big oversight there Riles. A clear left and a no brainer interference. The world press should stop using the word passionate to displace a stupid move.
Oprah took care of all that
#putClayinFiji ?
#putFilipeindiapers?
YourSpellingStinks..
1. scandal
2. embarrassment
3. borrow
Bonus points to The Kid for beating the Boss Man to the punch with a strikingly similar rip off of the WSL press release. Good job, Mike. You’re learning so fast!
I was busy eating white chocolate baking chips and engaged in sinful dreams while the excitement fizzed! So late to party. Thank god for Mike.
The bigger scandal is the video of the judges hiding from the 60kg BJJ master. (A number of the key components of the previous sentence were completely made up).
Kids pay attention…this is what happens to your life when you move to San Clemente, California.