Wins Pipe Masters. Dirties John Florence's dream of a world title/Pipe Masters combo…
Ten minutes ago, the Reunion Island-born surfer Jeremy Flores dirtied up John John’s perfect day when he beat the Hawaiian in the final of the Pipeline Masters.
Jeremy, who is twenty nine years old, stole a wave in the final seconds, needing an 8.2-ish, scoring an 8.3-ish. The final scoreline, 16.23 to 16.16.
Seven years ago, Jeremy won the Pipe Masters against Kieren Perrow in similar circumstances.
The moment was so emotionally charged the commentator Barton Lynch trembled and wept.
When I beat Gabriel I felt so bad. To see the emotion on his face… I hate doing this… Surfing is not supposed to do stuff like that. Supposed to be pure good vibes!
“Winning the Pipe Masters against John John Florence in perfect Backdoor, in the last seconds? I couldn’t think of a better way to win,” said Jeremy. “Don’t count me out. I never let go. I see everyone with their (Hawaiian) flags.”
En route to stomping on John John’s dream of a first Pipe Masters win, Jeremy squashed Gabriel’s dream of a second world title.
“To be honest, I don’t like to be that guy to decide the title,” said Jeremy. “It should be a showdown between John and Gabriel. When I beat Gabriel I felt so bad. To see the emotion on his face… I hate doing this… Surfing is not supposed to do stuff like that. Supposed to be pure good vibes! It was good for John, though, so I was stoked to make it happen… a second time. He owes me a few waves at Pipe when it’s actually pumping!”
Watch the final here!
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no need to reevaluate Kanoa unless you want to start calling Brett Simpson a reef charger as well. i haven’t heard many statements to that effect, and he went on some much thicker ones in his career.
Yeah, na.. good one.
Yep…
Mate plenty of ratatatat in ‘da’ club over ere (insert masturbating gestures)
That picture is Flores singing
“I’m a little tea-pot”
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“I hate doing this… Surfing is not supposed to do stuff like that. Supposed to be pure good vibes!” – says the guys who tried to punch out a dad along with Sunny at the Gold Coast a few years back…
i know plenty of shit dads
Nah…he’ll chuck himself over the falls at least once for shits and giggles.
In his two years have we had ’13 Pipe Masters or ’14 Chopes conditions at either? I can’t remember the conditions for his two Fiji’s. Anyway…Pipe is still dangerous even on a reasonable day so good for him.
It wasn’t really “Pipeline” was it?
Conditions shmundishuns. If it ain’t thundering it doesn’t count. There should be asterisks next to these sorts of years.
I’d be on it all day, looked fun as fuck and although not real pipe/backdoor still contestable.
Agree still an asterisk
Bahahahaha, you acai ding dongs flew out here and waved your flags for nothing. Please get the fuck off of Ehukai beach and leave. Abrigado!
Pretty sure that would be an obrigada from you…
Is that a masculine/feminine call!? Niiiice
Look, at least a guy who can surf a heaving heavy reef won. Can you imagine Kanoa, two time Pipe Master?
Go John John….Went John John….Gone John John….Gone Where?….Sailing…Sailing?….Sailing the…https://youtu.be/K7jiCCqPn_Q
Up vote only because of the Primus link.
I’m okay with that. It was the best part of a shit comment.
Drop of the day……Slater
Gabs got what he deserved due to that little stunt he pulled on Kelly earlier in the contest. Blatantly dropping in on the king came back to haunt him in my humbled opinion.
Kelly invented that stunt.
He sure did, but if memory serves me right, he actually turned that into a tangible score.
Old Scratch still managed to wrestle a 6.83 out of it.
Viva la Kelly!
jjf laidback style lost him the finals. he left a few points out there, should have done a carve or taken to the air coming out of the barrel.
This has been some day of days, a cosmic zoinked, everyone dosed from the same acid sheet, hey ma where’s my ADHD meds, North Shore Iggy Pooped our boardshorts, grab Monday by the pussy day today for Beach Grit!
Wait Iggy Pop was there? Do tell..
Not present so much as present participle.
Commiserations Derek. That was a wold ride. Should’ve cashed out eh? Or did you?
What was a wild ride? Not betting on Jeremy?
The 64-1 Gabby for the title ride. Did you not have $20 on it? I had $10.
holy fuck, those bookies are going broke handing out odds like that. there’s only 32 guys that are even in the running, so he’s apparently one of the worst risks among them? what was Bede, 650-1?
Never cash out!
Good for Jeremy. I know he’s won at Pipe before but the guy usually shows up and surfs his heart out.
Johns gets his name on the WSL trophy and Jeremy his names carved into a sign in the weeds behind JOB’s house.
(Wait…does that sound cynical? I’m really just mocking the sign)
Jez’s boards are too narrow. Thanks for listening. The end
Noted.
Spewin the gab tip didn’t come through dez