From the milk-a-story-until-its-teat-is-dry-and-withered department…
May God bless the underdog Caio Ibelli whose beautiful brown eyes are so full of pain, so filled with tragedy.
A little over a week after his twenty-sixth birthday, this journeyman of five feet and six inches who nobody pays attention to although they should was catapulted into the world of thirty million souls as the bogeyman who stole Gabriel Medina’s dream for a third world title.
You know the story, recap here etc. Here.
And here.
WSL Surf Breaks Oct 21st pic.twitter.com/T143hvKFeS
— World Surf League (@wsl) October 22, 2019
In this phone call with the Australian journalist Anthony Pancia, which you can listen to below, Caio talks through the interference, the caustic response and how Jadson Andre, another unfancied surfer, brought in “core surfers” to restore a little sanity.
So Caio is receiving death threats and you’re concerned HE’S acting unprofessional? So If I burst in to your workplace brandishing a machete and a hand grenade the thing you’d be most concerned about is that everyone acts professional?
Medina’s post was obviously designed to stir up a shit-storm. He likely intended that that shit storm to be directed towards the WSL, but – the internet being the interned – the fans turned on Caio instead. Medina’s failure to calm them, clarify the situation, or apologise to Caio is what really speaks volumes.
you are right…medina fucked it up, but he did not tried to fuck with caio, he doesnt need to…..caio is the one here being a dick….he is the one being unprofessional.
Like years past in Peru
Medina hasn’t reached out. He obviously thinks he’s right but shows he is a prick. Well he didn’t cry like in Peru!Hope Brother and Medina match up and KA takes it.
changed my oil yesterday
rotated my tires today
replace my wiper blades tomorrow
https://youtu.be/7aYZVrBC7Z…
If Medina doesn’t want to abide by the WSL rules, he should find a surfing league elsewhere. Subjectively ignoring the priority rules because you think “you know better” is a lousy approach. Medina bad, Caio good.
looks like caio’s got a gunt in that pic … more like caio bigbelly, right (!?)
This! Medina haven’t said a word about Caio
You think he probably should’ve said a word to claim his fans down?
For sure! He’s partially to blame about all the backlash. Should’ve made it clear his beef was with wsl. But again, maybe it wasn’t
Hey Derek…no doubt you’re aware that you and your biggest little surf website got a nice little plug in ABC news:
https://www.abc.net.au/news…
That’s Mr Reilly to you son.
Sir Derek
Spotted a shark story whilst there.
Mr Smith might be inerested:
https://www.abc.net.au/news…
the abc article is written by the same guy who recorded the phone interview posted above…
in a couple heats against JJF last year they cooked caios scores to make JJF lose
totally agree.
Think how much better this situation would be if GM had just thrown his head back and laughed, saying how it was all a bit fucked up and he shoulda paid attention to the shore signals. Plus, he might say with further mirth: “I still get to go surf Pipe with one other guy out, soon. And will do every year for a long time to come!”
Wow!
My first down vote! (that I can see)
I’ve made it!
Sumbuddy luvs me!
**conspiracy** Medina threw the heat on purpose.
Going into pipe first means he gets a pipe wild card. Throws the heat with a ‘deliberate’ interference, Now whoever is top 2 will get the wildcards (Jack Robbo and Jamie if we’re lucky)
Now Jordy, pip or Kolohe gets them while Medina surfs against Ricardo Christie.
Smart move really.
Well played sir.
yes, this is what they meant over at Stab about BG being full of pseudo intellectuals….
nothing pseudo about that hypothesis, just clever
Nothing intellectual about pseudo.
feeling grumpy and thought you’d take a dip in the BG pool?
haha, yeah, rubbing shoulders with Nick Dee made me feel grubby though so i got out while i could.
he did have a big smile on his face right after, but then put on the sore loser act
Its like Caio decided to bend over, Ratso obliged and Caio acquired a sexual transmitted disease and is now crying about it and also has his little girly upset because he got the clap and became an outcaste. Are you kidding Caio about Gabriel “a negative competitor and a human”. Caio, just digging a bigger hole for himself by saying such unwarranted things about Gabriel. You, Caio, did something and received something most of us have never ever seen before. We have never ever seen a surfer receive priority in the shore break.Caio – the “real scenario” shows you were not at the peak that was being surfed for the day. You were just outside of the shore break. What should never happen again to anybody is getting a wrong priory decision as you did. Anyone honest speculator knows this.
Gab comes off as a head case.
countless examples
I have been following this with some interest, and for the life of me cannot fathom your avatar. Are you the one who bombed the twin towers? Or the dude handing out the flyers? Your guys politics baffles me.
With all this instagram attention, I think Caio is missing a lucrative opportunity to promote his sound cloud or etsy account
Does he knit board-warmers in the off-season?
I like to imagine he makes all-natural anti-balding balm.
He’s not advertising it well.
Seem to recall Caio inciting similar with his online crying about not getting the injury wildcard.
Viva Caio!!!
I’d compare it to one of the reserves on the Brazil football team tying Neymars bootlaces together while he WASNT LOOKING just as he was about to score the winning goal in the world cup.
VERGONHOSO!!!
I recall Neymar spent most of the world cup rolling on the floor. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Looks easier than surfing chopes
Maybe people kept tying his shoelaces together? Poor fella.
Thanks for the recap links
Caio should retire now if he knows what’s good for him.
I mean let’s face it
He’s barely fit to be Gmeds caddy
Remember what happened the last time the WSL headed to the North Shore embroiled in the tentacles of a bitter feud between two of their athletes. Tanner Hendricksen v. Michael Rodriguez.
Leeeeeeets Get Ready To Hummmmble!!!!
https://beachgrit.com/2018/…
Mrod has moved on from bowls and is now blasting Acai
Ten bucks says when Kimo sets a meeting with Medina and Caio, Charlie will fuck it all up by bringing Crispy Grindz instead of Pupukea Grill.
Whatever he brings if I was caio, I wldnt eat it.