"I'm happy to surf real Pipe!"
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Filipe Toledo, current world no. 2 just beat Hawaiian wildcard Benji Brand in Round 2 Heat 2 in the dying seconds.
An almost shocker, an almost absolute shocker which would have gifted countryman Gabriel Medina the 2018 World Title.
I suppose Julian Wilson can still make a move?
Can Julian Wilson still make a move?
Back to Filipe, such a nail biter of a heat. Such stress. The swell building, coming in from the north northwest according to Momentum Generation standout Ross Williams. The time, ticking down. Filipe following Benji Brand in the lineup a little bit lost. A little confused. Carrying a 3.76 for minutes. Looking, peeking. “He can go right, he can go left, he just needs to get up under the hood…” Strider said from the water.
Then Filipe snagged a small one but stayed in the barrel forever then kicked a little air at the end.
Under the hood.
“Sketchy times for Filipe…” said Ross.
Then he dodged a bullet and won.
Whew.
Filipe Toledo told Rosie in the post-heat interview, “It’s definitely a new feeling for me. This year it’s more special. For the situation to be so close and competing against Gabes and Jules… pressure pressure. I’m happy to surf real Pipe.”
No Gabriel Medina 2018 World Champ yet.
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Philly did that thing at Pipe where he kinda wanted to go and he paddled a bit, but he paddled to a bad spot then didn’t paddle hard enough so Kelly got the wave and Philly said “Fuck!” and Kelly got a mad barrel
I can’t believe Ronny didn’t ask mick about his issues with the chosen people.
Do tell
It’s all in the that book by that Chad guy
154th place in the pulitzer
Oh yeah. Still on my list… oops
Mick is actually Nick Dee!
Nick wishes!
It’s all about Gab and Jules now!
Sustainable guy, ops! Kelly smashed Fil
But Fil battle back with an incredible backdoor ride. Maybe 9 and half to 10.
But I’m really glad about Filipe, for Tchopo, Sunset and Pipe.
And one idea occured me… maybe the time to an exchange on Fil’s corner needs happen… maybe.
Even if he had made it and got a ten he wouldn’t have won the heat. I wouldn’t miss the whistling!
For sure. Was a combo at that moment.
Ricardo is excelent for Filipe. Emmotional support and organization.
Extremely important in the organization in the family, all life.
But maybe… maybe…
Maybe, I was hoping Toledo would win the title, but Kelly dismantled him, Toledo is going to crush it next year, this loss is going to make him stronger!
And italo going for some consistency. Should be fun.
Italo in my opinion, needs to calm down. He at times take this eletric persona too deep… He needs more sometimes the cold blood, and add more cerebral moves…
Italo is the Gilles Villeneuve of surfing, absolutely brilliant, but I can’t see him putting a full campaign together!
In this way…
89 champ and even Occy are good exemples… when they really undestand how the show goes on, and sharpened their focus.
Certainly not if they run the Belgium esso pro any time soon. Salut Gilles. I would turn for Francois cevert. Asking for a friend!
Cevert was a handsome devil, apparently he slept with Bridget Bardot!
Must have been a short queue that night.
I’d turn back for her
Did you hear how much Cafe com leite he drinks.?
To all this electricity??? I think is only black coffee!!!
Nespresso, Italian expresso, colombian and brazilian coffee!
I’m a tea drinker myself!
Man… I’m totally in coffee, but like teas too!
Yeah, maybe when Gabs retires hell win one
He takes Matahi at Tchopo, a great and smart move, humble.
I wish he will make this for Hawaii in the future. He must improve to learn, more and more, the hawaiian line up
He needs a step dad.
hahahaha no no
Only a guy that understands some, and more, details!
Yeah I got that
What up with that
I love you wsl
Kanoa caught outside ! Looks like Torture .
Without peer at the Pier .
Petrified by fear at ( finally ) real nasty proper pipe .
oh hey hiiiiiii. i had to do some stuff. also, i went surfing! it was mostly bad, actually!
Wiggs missed ya!
Fuk
Medina woul have got an eleven if he made that
It’s amazing, these surfers are risking CERTAIN DEATH!
ps Sunset must be off its fucken face
Yeah he went out with Bruce last nite.
Who wouldn’t look like shit after a depresso bong sesh with Bruce. How many times can you say “my brother” in a sentence mate fuck.
Many times my brother.
On a paralel universe Wiggolly is a deceased 3x world champion who dies during a flight connection in Bangkok. Being found on a hotel room with anal beads and a belt around his neck, he is survived by his younger brother Weslley who has become an addict to M&Ms Skittles and Tim Tams and is now a mere shadow of his older brother and 50kg heavier.
He’d die for a fucken Tim-tam hey
Nothing is better than the sugar rush of a Tim-tam ducked in coffee.
Everytime I hear that Jeep commercial. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Tough Love ….
I surf the mute button
Patty G deserves to go through for packing those two bombs!
the last 60 seconds of his heat would suggest otherwise.
Instead he’s just packing
Damn. I was asleep and now have to go to work!
Cold, stale replays for me.
Come home , put the phone in the microwave , and Bing , just like a live one ?
Hot like chili ….
I have to watch on my phone because that’s where I have the app!
But yeah…
Try the new TV dinner ? Kanoa Igarashi’s Chicken of the Sea ………
RedBull gives you ( chicken ) Wings ?
Watch it big with chromecast
Martin Potter should be hung, drawn and quartered.
I love that Man like a Father…
Ha ha fuck I’m watching Ross in the post show, he is talking literally without moving a muscle of his face.
It’s called botox
He’s a vain mthafuka.
How damn fantastic to see the GOAT having a proper swing and pulling into a couple of meaty ones. Then cursing loudly when he was clipped on the end. The old man still has some fire in the belly! Bring it on!! Also, Ryan Callinan is sensational and a threat to take out the entire comp.
Ross Williams: kelly ‘lying through his teeth’
Discuss
he read BG ……
I called it 3 days ago
You’re absolutely right! But why? Why would OKe11y say, and I assume believe, such a thing (and so many others)? This is the story we want to see, no?
On second thoughts, who cares? Hahaha
That was great. Missed Ross so much. How amazing that he can just slide back in like that. I wonder how the contract reads.
Hm. Gosford yeeeez about to win with 2.93?!
Edit: you wouldn’t script this
Worst score totals ever??
Fucking embarrassing
At least abandon the duel heat situation until more waves start coming in.
I wouldn’t lay any money on Medina at this point. The Ocean can be very one sided sometimes..
Oh really? I’ll lay all of mine on him. How much you got? I think I have $8.50 and a 3/4 wetsuit from our Fairytale.
Well, that’s more than I’ve got. Still wouldn’t put any $ on Medina. Wilson isn’t that far behind in the rating points, he could still pull it off. You can’t tell what the ocean is gonna dish out to someone in a heat…
You realize this is GABRIEL Medina we’re talking about, right? You’ve surely seen him surf before?
Hahaha, stranger things have happened.
Fore sure you can say the same thing for Julian .. or Filipe… or… Asing… or… all them!
Surf is such a strange sport…
And what a S.O.B. is the Ocean…
Who does Brasil want to win
Phil or gab.?
More importantly… Who does GOD want to win??
M-rod
M-god?
The mail is that God fucked off to another galaxy a while ago
He’s on the lamb,
of god
E-Lo?
The Reef ! Suffer little children, and forbid them not , to come unto me …….ouch !
Bex
Gab or Fil? I wish Fil, but he’s still an incomplete surfer, if you compare both.
In my opinion Sunset proves that, his lack of lecture of the line up… Pipe is a treat… Gab have presence and like a, “cold blood”…
Gab is more a complete surfer, but Fil has much more creativity, and I think, space to grow.
And I really admires Julian, and think he deserves too.
Without JJF in the title race, I think these guys, maybe Italo too, are the boys.
And I will like Owen’s get his one. He’s fantastic.
Much more guys are coming: Josh, Peterson, and a more experient Colapinto…
But arrives is one thing… all them arrive… stay is another thing…
And win…
You’re a good bloke, Paulo
See
Brazzos are cool!
Bex cool… cool… cool… nice word… never a word seemed so nice hahaha
at this moment, it’s the true Inferno here at Rio
39° celsius sunday,
Expected 40° today… monday
And summer even begins…
Well you can blame it all on those smelly liberals with their hate speech/crimes
They are the biggest threat to our planet today!!
Medina was a fraction away from a 10, with an unbelievable ride of supernatural skill. Whether or not Gabriel wins the heat, gambling is obviously not for you. Gambling is stupid but those with crappy judgment should definitely not gamble. Medina toyed with it. Natural justice he won.
If gambling paid off Las Vegas would be out of business, how many times in sports has someone come from behind to take the winning spot
For me, Chas missed the meat on the bone. Filipe kept cool & judiciously got a bomb at the start of the heat for an 8.0. This said, I wasn’t happy with his post-heat interview, which exposed an unstable competitive psyche. I recall at the wave pool event how mentally involved Filipe got with one of Gabriel’s waves, as though Filipe himself was Gabriel and Gabriel’s biggest fan. Filipe invested too much of his psyche into Gabriel’s wave. Similarly, his post-heat interview showed Filipe is overly & unduly mentally influenced by others externally. It may sound illogical (because he can be the most confident guy on earth) but Filipe needs total self-confidence and distance his mind from the morons (including the WSL commentators) who criticise him. Filipe is rare talent. Glad to hear Kelly graciously mentored Filipe before the heat. I’m heading for a swim now. Seth boasted a great air and Gabriel has Seth. (Owen always looks great but never does well at Pipe). Via Medina!
Your insightful comments are always better when not focused on conspiracy theory.
Well done NickD.
I concur.
I don’t post conspiracy theories. You sound brainwashed.
It’s better than the alternative
Hahaha solid response.
My non-existent hair means the shampoo goes right through to the grey matter.
Wet response.
you scraped that bone pretty clean Chas!
Shit! Damn it! I started drinking early…. I’m showing myself out.
no, no….I was thinking as I watching : this is so incredible it needs it’s own post and now.
That heat was nuts! I wrote the whole thing like Filipe lost while watching then had to go change verbs, subjects and objects. I thought no way he was getting the score.
ha I felt opposite…..after his first ride I was confident he would prevail.
That’s because you’re a professional.
Only one heat early Chas. That must make you semi pro or savant. You get to choose your reality.
Chas loves nothing more in life than to be proven wrong!
Keep drinking, and scraping
Its more fun