A little rope of drool runs down your chin as South African grand slam finally comes to life…
How many narratives you want? Jordy, Gabriel, Kolohe, Filipe, Iggy…Kelly.
A world title race for the ages with a man almost hitting fifty able to steal into the top five, a kid who’s played second-viola to his childhood pal for the last decade suddenly propelled into the ratings lead and a defending champ rising from the dead.
Waves? I’m told it’s good to gooder.
If you’re in the US, throw a few candy peppermints in your vodka martini; Australia, you got two hours before dark.
Europe? Still partying, yeah? The sky a swollen purple, your body jerking in little spasms? Stay with us.
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Corona Open J-Bay Men’s Round of 16 Matchups:
Heat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 2: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Ryan Callinan (AUS)
Heat 3: Kolohe Andino (USA) vs. Deivid Silva (BRA)
Heat 4: Ezekiel Lau (HAW) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 5: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Willian Cardoso (BRA)
Heat 6: Sebastian Zietz (HAW) vs. Michel Bourez (FRA)
Heat 7: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) vs. Peterson Crisanto (BRA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Italo Ferreira (BRA)
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ooh that angle was kind to lakey from the judging tower
not that it mattered in the end
“the spread is a little more than the spread needed to be” – BL trying to say the judges underscored CC
We’re in the witching hour here, Aussies falling asleep, US not online yet
yep 6am here
Over to you. As a barman once said to me, “I’m out, here’s the keys, just lock it up when you’re done”
its like I’m driving down the street to check the waves with my coffee and seeing people coming out of the bar stumbling down the sidewalk haha
haha… exactly. Well enjoy the post show. I’m done too…
Beautiful morning in nor cal. have a good one
Yeah, my daughter just pissed in the bed and I gotta be on the tools early. So thats me done for the night.
Ronnie and sally sound like they are from the same part of Australia
Yep, any part of it except South Australia haha!
Sally Fitz is a legend. Princess Bogan.
Hahahahahahaha!!
pete can’t tell us anything about the board cuz the dims were ripped off with that fibreglass…
The fibreglass barbie.
Gotta bounce
Laters.
I think there gonna be a war with the American girls trying for the last Olympic spot
courtneys boards look a little less skittish under the feet than lakeys
CC’s looks like a step up?
might be… where is pete with some real info? get him out of the fucking jacuzzi
Is he in there with Sal and Kelly?
Lakey tearing it up. Strong girl.
Amazing, maybe a touch over amped
They going back to men’s next?
Holy shit! Conlogue just got ripped hard. Best female wave surfed yet!
Roger that. Fucking excellent style.
Old school style. Mix of Curren & Andy. The judges love underscoring it.
and she is not afraid to go hard when the conditions are cranking. I used to think she was a bit kooky with her aggressiveness, but she is growing on me as a surfer cuz she just doesnt seem to give a fuck too much about what other people think.
yea she went hard at bells
I’ve been a fan from the start. I told her personally (by email) she would win a comp very soon, after I saw her ripped off in NZ again Carissa. She won the next comp in Sydney (Beachy Pro); her 1st. I emailed her again and said: “I told you so”. She replied to me both times and was super nice & super grateful. That’s why I am a big fan.
Courtney is A.I. (and not Kanoa).
Let’s hug it out Nick
I’ll be punching a few dead cows and have all the kids in Kiel running up the town hall steps with me before they can say On The Bricks !
Say gday to kraftwerk for me
Ja , Natürlich!
Malia has been reading a few self help books
I’m a big fan
Heil bicko
Bicko rocks. A true pundit.
See ya crew . Got to run like Rocky !
Go son
Whos that prick talkin to Malia?
7.5
Doubt ? She didn’t really attack it ?
7.5
She surfs good but no risk. But they will give it to her for doing SFA except linking it…. yep… they have her the score.