Filipe Toledo escorted to contest by military police!
It’s on and live and Kelly Slater x Filipe Toledo are in the water, Pottz is jabbering excitedly, Renato Hickel is telling the fans at home that Filipe Toledo had to be escorted to the event site under the protection of military police.
That is how thrilled everyone is.
Are you that thrilled?
You should be. It’s Saturday morning in America and all real sports, besides baseball, are finished for the year.
Baseball and professional surfing.
As Brazilian as caipirinha.
More boozy than apple pie.
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Carrisa 7.5 for two average turns and a fall?? This is wank.
Look I know the girls side have been shredding for quite a few years now since they went to that next level with this current crop of talent but I just watched Carissa Moore pump down the line of a clean wall with plenty of speed only to just kick off instead of launching or throwing tail on the end section. Come on step it up again girls!!!
Bar a few moments of brilliance that normal surfers can aspire to, the girls are dead fucken weight.
Without them soaking up broadcast time we could’ve had the men finish the comp at pumping Barrinha this event and the at the Box last event.
Maybe in a few generations we can see the men and women competing at the same level and look back on the decisions of the WSL at this moment as being progressive and pivotal.
But for now I’m disgruntled seeing the best conditions of the the waiting period being squandered on average surfing.
Charlie Medina is wearing socks and shoes on the beach right now. Wake up ya cunts, where is the live thread???
It ain’t easy living vicariously!
I’ve been forced to butt-chug Michelob Ultra Pure Gold Blonde w/ Eugenic Grains to make up for the serotonin deficit of new posts.
Seems a more reasonable choice than drinking it.
Its terrible out there today.
What is an “Oi”? Isnt that how you get the bartenders attention in Oz? “Oi! XXXX Mate ! “
I prefer there long drawn out names in the Pre ELo-ngated Days … ? Yo shout out to OkiE-ELo …
l like long songs.
less guys and longer heats so that they have a chance to push the boundries without having to worry about time which causes them to surf at 50 to 75% of their ability, which is both boring and frustrating to watch
so true
K Slates
A heat has an average of 2 and a half minutes of actual surfing action, which is one reason non surfing audiences would probably be bored stiff and why the Wsl’s plan of world domination is most likely doomed…….Its painful for a lot of surfers to watch–2 1/2 minutes of action per heat dragged out literally overs days or a week……….
They’re “getting after” the Ashes (cricket) and golfing markets
And those dumb quiz shows like Who Wants to Be a Squillionaire , when they only manage to pose 5 questions in a 1hour emission and dat fat Eddie McGuire makes out he Einstein even though he has all the answers on the cards in his hands , on the auto cue and in his ear piece …..
24 hour marathons, ultra marathons
Nope – looked ok. Going to have an mri to confirm. He may surf tomo.
Or he may pull out and get it better for the rest of the year.
He wants a third title that’s for sure.
Yep – tweaked his knee going for an air.
Came in with 10 to go. Wade needed a 6.2 for the win and couldn’t get it
Bradbot should fuck off and call hoss racing.
Sorry, did not realize how hurt J Jo was.
Contest need to stay at Barrinha
and fuck off Oi and WSL if they try to change to main point
Looks like a good finals day, Gabby, John, Kolohe all looking in form.
just did the heat analyzer. JJF got a high 4 for his barrel that was pretty similar to felipes, 8. Kanoa again gets over cooked for those little tail kick turns to throw a little spray, where J’s two turn with an airdrop comes in at a 5 to Kanoas 7 plus. I know, I know.. maybe I just hate Kanoa’s JV surfing compared to the varsity boys and girls out there.. He is fast and all, but Marks throws more into a turn imo. KS got a bit underscored for the second wave, that was a sick wave, that not many on the varsity tour could have finished the way he did.
Enjoying Kaipo correct Pottz’s flagrantly incorrect observations.
being corrected by kaipo would be like getting rooting tips from a eunuch.
Kaipo’s alright. He’s fucked being paired with Pottz but I always thought he and Rocky Cannon were great doing the Hawaiian QS events.
“Rocky Cannon”!? Wow, what a name. Is him a 90’s B movie actions star?
fuck Strider silence!
I’d guess mainstream rather than fashion item.
Go small, don’t fall.
Good one Kolohe !
That made me laugh, also.