"It's 2017 and the judges are still 1970!" says Filipe Toledo
If this was cinema, the camera would pan over the surfer’s face, striped in afternoon shadow. His little paws cradle a sad face as family gather around to provide humanitarian shade.
And the viewer, recoils from the screen, made aware, again, of the perilous magic of nymphets.
Just then, Filipe Toledo and Kanoa Igarashi clattered rails on a peak in their semi-final at the US Open. Kanoa “commanded the peak” and took out Filipe on an interference.
You remember Rio a few months ago? When Filipe, who should’ve won the damn thing, lost in round three to Kanoa Igarashi on an interference? And how Filipe, who is as threatening as a baby animal in distress, boiled so much he told the judges, frankly, what he thought? And was subsequently banned fro Fiji?
Today it happened all over again.
And, as always, Instagram was instructive.
Brett Simpson: Stupid rule. The only score on that wave was the right, Change that crap already @richieporta. It’s 2017!
And from Filipe Toledo: @brettsimpson. Hahaha. The boys up there are too old for that! 2017 and they are still 1970!
Watch the wave here and head judge Rich Porta’s explanation.
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Eh. I do not like Toledo’s style.
Felipe was just being too aggressive. What is significant is that he almost won in spite of the interference call! Great surfers, but they have to get the harsh feeling out some other way and live aloha.
DickHead Judge Richie Porta sounds like a recovering alcoholic with a penchant for short phrases and small vocabulary
Was that the day you guys surf that massive left?
yeah, its like a dating site, add 2″ and 10kg of muscle
must have been the bar muriwai was shit house
Filipe is talented. But needs to surf smarter when competing. Skinny Brazilians too emotional?
Yap… just take note of how clinical and detached that fat boy Adriano is…
Hear, hear! Although Ric maybe could’ve swooped on that last wave of Kanoa’s that he took under priority (despite not making it into his top 2…). Shit waves…
No we shouldn’t. Let’s face facts some bodies are more suited to the conditions than others. This is not the UFC or boxing.
yeah, that’s not real if you’ve ever seen Kanoa in person. i’d be shocked if he’s over 65kg (145 American)
He’s probably closer to 70kgs and 5’10.
Nuance; “the perilous magic of nymphets”. When applied to the dance at Huntington is like “it’s a cakewalk” at Pipe.
the whole concept of priority is like playing basketball where playing defense is against the rules. should be “have at it, boys!”
I respectfully disagree and don’t think we should award big boy points.
With all due respect I agree Seas. Anyone under 80kg should have weights attached to their boards. Like the handicap system for jockeys.
There’s a reason the average World Champ is 5’8 and low 70 kgs
Apart from MR, Andy, Parko and Medina I agree with you.
Fanning hardly 5’8 or 70kg…
Occy, Shaun Thomson, Sunny Garcia, JJ Florence… fuck, how did you get to that average?
Which explains my complete lack of competition success. That and an innate lack of ability.
I feel your pain.
Clairol never picked me up for a lucrative hair-modelling campaign when I hit 40 because not only am I uglier than a wizard’s toe, but have no hair. I think it’s just plain racist.
Surf did save lives that day. Friends of mine, one of whom worked in one of the towers, were due to return back for work that morning, but decided to stay because the surf in Montauk was looking promising. While still in the water, lights started flashing and horns honking from the carpark. Scary stuff you could see in their eyes when talking about it a couple of years later.
And then… born the most savage, brutal and bloody rivalry in surf history and to 2017 WSL crown… like…
Richards x Horan, Curren x Occy, Curren x Carroll, Kelly x Andy x Kelly, Gabriel x Hall, Patacchia x the rock, Sunny x the world, Joel Eatso x WSL x Beers around the world…
Two heavy weights, Toledo x Igarashi… to death!!!
Who is Toledo and who is Igarashi?
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Were they fighting for the Scottish National Muay Thai Championship?
I can only offer a sketch of the simpsons !!!
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Reggae disco-tek
This reeks of “I don’t wanna surf Chopes”.
Porta: “… that’s why it took us a while to review the footage…” ergo: it took me a while to turn those 2 remaining judges against Toledo and give it again to Kanoa. Btw I heard Porta is really good friends with Stephen Belly. Just saying.
y wot happenned
The only thing holding back the WSL is the judges. Bad rules, over scoring average rides and they get sensitive when someone questions them.
True! But even bad rules are rules and need to be followed. If you’re too stupid to follow the bad rules, too bad.
We will look back at this moment and realise it was the straw that broke the camel’s back, and the globe descended into all out chaos, denoting the beginning of World War III, mark my words.
That and California splitting from USofA. Did you see the flag Kanoa was waving while being carried up the beach?!
Also, is he Japanese, North American or only Californian? If he goes to the olimpics, which country would he represent?
Maybe I’m confused. It must be that. This whole globalization thing is crazy. Seems like there is no place for the nation-state anymore.