Most likely to succeed.
But oh how this has been a year-plus of firsts for our professional surfing. First cancelled season due pandemic, first World Surf League CEO to contract the disease and shut down any glimmer of hope, first women’s Championship Tour finisher to be held at Pipeline and first digital version of Van’s much-anticipated yearly Triple Crown of Surfing.
You know, well, that I look forward to the Triple Crown each and every year, almost valuing it as highly as a CT win. To be able to surf Haleiwa, Sunset and Pipeline exquisitely is the grandest art and its no wonder its victors are treated like queens.
But this year, pandemic, ELo, and no actual events save Pipeline and so the power’s that be crafted an exciting new format wherein surfers submitted footage of their best two individual waves from Haleiwa, Sunset and Pipeline for a total of six waves which also led to another first: the inclusion of women.
The champions were announced last night…
…though in case you are not in a watching mood.
Overall VTCS Male Winner: John Florence
Overall VTCS Female Winner: Carissa Moore
Haleiwa Male Winner: John Florence
Haleiwa Female Winner: Carissa Moore
Sunset Male Winner: John Florence
Sunset Female Winner: Bronte Macaulay
Pipe Male Winner: John Florence
Pipe Female Winner: Moana Jones Wong
Fan Voting Male Winner: Jack Robinson
Fan Voting Female Winner: Tatiana Weston-Webb
John John Florence sweeping the actual waves doesn’t surprise but does it that he didn’t take the fan’s heart along with them, ceding that warm space to Jack Robinson? What about Carissa only winning Haleiwa along with the overall?
Were you aware of Tatiana Weston-Webb’s general popularity?
Back to John John vs. Jack, though, this is the battle that will rage for the next decade. The one for which we will pay our upcoming $9.99 World Surf League subscription.
Sorry, Gabe.
And Pip.
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i’m for gender equality…and on that note she still smokes me at all 3 venues
He looks like he has hepatitis / jaundice. Probs bad lighting. And the dude from the NS community group looked stoned AF.
Tati should set up a $9.99pm fan page in order to capitalise on her popularity
cuz a bunch of dudes, like me, who identify as feminine at waves like pipe still surf better?
I have no idea what the fuck this contest was all about. I’ve seen a couple of the entries that got put on instagram, but apart from that, I’ve got fuck all clue who surfed well and where.
C’mon Vans/whoever put this event together… would it be too hard to have a wrap up vid for each winner/runner up so we can see all 6 of their waves in one place, without sitting through a 42min youtube video? Or what about a ranking system on the site so we can find the best waves without sifting through page after page of the women scoring 3’s (out of 30, not out of 10) at Pipeline.
I though it was based off the total of their best scores across all the locations?
I’m with you here Jen – No one’s close Carissa!
Are you insinuating that I am racist? You are a cunt.
Says you, and you’re a cunt.
He’s polypornamorous.
Yeah I liked but found them a bit repetitive..and overdone with unnecessary flare
WSL subscription for what? ‘Content’?
for about the 4th time in 12 months… just pack it in. fuck.
I’m sure the kool aids much more effective
You booking your flight?
He was used repeatedly in the phase 1 trial.
He can turn the shit out of those little boards.
This news excites Dick.
I haven’t seen, but Robbo did vote himself as #1 in the Stab awards and I applaud him for it.
So much talking and so little surfing. And fuck all drama. Bag o shite.
No category
For most inept, out of touch
Chief Executive?
https://www.instagram.com/p…
Not when you realize that is Wiggs porn site of choice.