The moment of truth etc.
Today’s episode of the world title showdown at the Banzai Pipeline will be a bag of mixed fruit.
Italo would make for a marvellous world champion, the kinetic motion of his thighs in Metallica trunks a sight to behold. And, laying in a rack in my hallway is a five-ten Tim Patterson with familiar orange camouflage spray, a gift from Italo to my children when I interviewed the Brazilian in Margaret River. All would be thrilled if it became a world title year surfboard. Some value on the secondhand market etc.
My current high-rotation surfboard is a five-ten Medina shaped by Johnny Cabianca. It is in Gabriel’s exact dimensions and, as I’m fond of telling people, I ride it because it eliminates the excuse of poor equipment for my bad surf riding. A third world title for a man who can win at Teahupoo and Pipe as well as in a swimming pool would be well deserved.
And, Kolohe, well, I have to resist the temptation of running my knuckles up and down his lovely vertebrae. And daddy Dino is a long-time friend.
I joke. ish.
This is a title showdown for the ages.
Kolohe needs to win the event, which isn’t out of the realm of possibilities, although Peterson Crisanto has to be beat Italo in the first heat of the day and Gabriel must lose in the quarters.
Stranger things have happened.
For Italo and Gabriel, it’s a game of who cracks first.
A penalty shoot-out.
A very tough day for God, who must now choose between the three men, all devout.
Who has the divine will?
Billabong Pipe Masters Round of 16 Matchups:
HEAT 1: Italo Ferreira (BRA) vs. Peterson Crisanto (BRA)
HEAT 2: Yago Dora (BRA) vs. Julian Wilson (AUS)
HEAT 3: Ricardo Christie (NZL) vs. Jack Freestone (AUS)
HEAT 4: Seth Moniz (HAW) vs. Kelly Slater (USA)
HEAT 5: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Caio Ibelli (BRA)
HEAT 6: John John Florence (HAW) vs. Soli Bailey (AUS)
HEAT 7: Jesse Mendes (BRA) vs. Griffin Colapinto (USA)
HEAT 8: Michel Bourez (FRA) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)
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Pottz show! hahahahahahh
Medina thanking god and himself now.
Any news on the rescue?
The guy from nowhere , whose dad wasn’t a pro surfer or owned a surf shop , who never won a world junior title or had even been heard of outside Brazil until 2015 …. Wins the World Title …… Wow … this is exciting …. jadson must be happy for his protege too !
I think the interview with the crabby bitch inspired him
Like what not to do
Italo’s a foot shorter than everyone! I smell scandal!
Sophie!
Are you not entertained?
They don’t want much
Long Tom is furiously typing right now…. any bets when it drops?
Best Christmas present ever!
happy for the guy but not really…
I’d like to request some decent rain for the whole state of NSW, if it’s all the same to you thanks.
He said only if you repent and give him some reco
If Scomo is his chief local rep, he can fuck right off into a black hole.
Then chop your hose up for bong parts.
Yes, that would be better, but you know… hyperbole. It’s been raining all week on this side of the Tasman, please avail yourself of our precipitation.
fuck. i teared up a bit for that… anyone else?
Great job Italo!
A hero job!
Congratulations Paulo de Tarso …. the best of the best , both Brazilian ….
I think there’s nothing more to prove Bicko!
My great point, that I always pointed is: passion and the desire to be a champion!
You’re in a competition… you need to take a target, and pursuit it? What target is, if you are in a competition and a world circuit?
MR, Rabbit, Shaun, always talked about that… TC and TC, Pottz, Damien, BL, Occy
More recently KS, Andy and Mick.
All them talented, but they all love and desire the game, win the game.
That thing was lost by australians (that’s the biggest surprise, thre masters in competition…) and americans…
The results shows a path, in WQS and WSL…
That was some heavy stuff about his grandma.
fuck yeah… the good guy won today
Nice move congratulating carissa
Yes
Sheer luck. I believe in karma but karma is not what you think it is.
he looks more upset than Gabby