The second big name to fall.
San Clemente’s Kolohe Andino (26) has officially withdrawn from the Australian leg of the World Surf League Championship Tour citing a high ankle sprain. In a message to fans, he wrote:
Sorry to have to message this today, but I’m officially withdrawing from the four-event Australian leg of the WSL Championship Tour.
While training in Hawaii during the February Valentine’s Day swell, I suffered a high ankle sprain that I had hoped would heal in time for the next CT event. I came to Oz to Quarantine and see if it would be better in time for Newcastle or even Narrabeen.
Unfortunately, in the first few days of testing after Quarantine, I re-injured it, and, after consulting with my doctors in the US, I’ve made the decision to withdraw and get ready for the post-Australia events.
It’s a hard one to deal with, but I appreciate everyone’s support and I’ll look to get back in the water as soon as possible. Good luck to everyone competing in Australia. I’ll be watching.
Andino recently sharply criticized the new format of the World Tour, which will likely see the 5th place surfer crowned champion at 2 -3 foot Lower Trestles at the end of the year.
He joins Kelly Slater, who also pulled out due 4-year-old foot injury, and will be replaced by Matt Banting.
No word, as of yet, if Andino and Slater are planning a rebel tour.
More as the story develops.
ha……Bet Dino very much dislike Chaz.
That was a great series ….. with 3 out of 4 events scoring good to wonderful conditions……… Banting’s final day performance was impeccable in extremely tricky and powerful conditions . Standout performances from Reef H at Tuncurry , Jacko Baker at one mile and Calum Robson at Avoca …… and Narrabeen’s Dylan Moffat has that X factor to light up in the years to come .
ditch this playoff bullshit, champ is the first ranked period… also do like a masters cup (tennis) postseason one day event, a veterans trials bracket for the sake of entertainment then a round robin with current champs, rotate venue annually… you’re welcome…
succinctly said. so true. so easy to do. wsl doesnt have a clue.
brazzos never quit…
I watched the Pele documentary recently which gave me a new insight into the sporting spirit of the emerging nation and the joy it gave / gives to its people . I saw a similar spirit growing up in the late 60s and 70s in Australia , tired of playing the part of little brother backwater colony and forging a new identity through the arts and sporting success world wide on the tennis courts , cricket pitches and in the waves when Midget won at Makaha then Manly in 64 ……
*pele´, know your diacritics… also he rivals by a nose with kelly at douchebaggery…
Fatty , I am not writing a doctorate , just a comment ….thankyou for correcting my spelling though .Now, If I was writing in Portuguese I would imagine I am obliged to use the thingy ma jig above the e in Pele but I am not. It is also possible for example to not use it In French if you use capital letters ie SUPERMARCHE is correct but supermarché is the only way to write it in lower case letters ….so next time I will write PELE OK .
learning languages is one of my favorite activities, it’s so fun innit… aaanywho, on another topic and abusing your patience n attention, is there any forecast for the new & revamped oz leg? watched some reviews on brazzo tv this week, newye seems really cool given proper size say 6-8 ft (will alex ribeiro hold the title? lol)… also bells’ gonna happen off tour as the easter tradition it always’ve been or the woz managed to fuck that up too? sorry for the grammar, i learned on stab/bg forum…
My friend , I struggled learning French and then German , and had and absolute nightmare at Uni in France with diacritics …. thinking I had killed the dictation but got totally grilled for leaving out the accents …. maybe Brutus ( Mr Cole ) could enlighten us about Bells but it definitely is party time … compared to here in Germany as 56,000 spectator watch the Australian Rules match just up the road at the MCG in Melbourne … your grammar is top notch champ …
well i reckon the german background from your work here but thought you lived in straya… i did french in high school, diacritics sound different/opposite than in portuguese… btw should bg add a brazzo to the staff innit, at least to avoid usual gaffes over port/eng translate like recent gabs’ “wave of truth” (“uma onda de verdade” meaning more like “a real/true wave” ) let alone the foreseeable brazzo dominance over ’20 decade…
btw the correcting thing just for the trolling sake, thank you for the considerate, witty, well mannered response…
Why would he?
a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, Kolohe
god bless you please kolohe andino
trestles holds a special place for you
hey hey hey
big ups to Paul Simon
Wonderful song , strange film …..but Ko ,well he ain’t no Jo DiMaggio, just a pretender, who has successfully milked the star system but alas , a brilliant career in the NSSA and a few QS wins do not a GOAT make ……the only thing they may have in common is an Italian heritage ? Anyway having suffered a few minor and major injuries in my surfing life , May I suggest that …… Hello Darkness My Old Friend is perhaps more apt in this situation ?
I seen Kolohe yesterday in the carpark at Dicko. He didn’t seem to be limping.
marriage in undefeated. can’t win world titles with baggage.
Parko won one with wife and kids !
*..
The ocean through a cut took one away , the ocean by turning off ( the famous Josh Kerr v Slater semi at pipe ) gave one his way ….
. thus nature balances itself out.
It’s not like he came out of nowhere ? Should we then put an asterisk on Slater’s 30 point win over Mick Campbell because Mick hadn’t been paid to spent time surfing pipe , since he was 10 … ? Or Priority gate leading to Medina’s loss of 2019 ? If your in it , and you win it , you won ……
…. it is not like in 2001 when the season ended on the 11th of September ?
Marc lacomere….
Does anyone have any solutions to deal with this fucking ad from Landcom? Literally every few seconds it keeps coming back.
Hit on the link and buy whatever they’re selling?
Ebaysing!
I’m not a developer looking to buy a prime slice of Campbelltown.
I’m now on Brave browser and that seems to help but my suspicion is that it’s sliding in via Disqus because it only appears when I open the comments in Safari. Never on any other website.
I’m on chrome with no such issues.
Don’t get addicted ! …..you don’t want to lose the hair and end up like, smelly skater, with chrome dome syndrome …..
Just have to find an adblocker that’s compatible with whatever browser you’re using. Opera has a built in adblocker but I tend to stick with Chrome, using “Adblock plus.” Never see ads again (except sometimes in porn. they have smart devs working for those sites) and never give any of those people you’re supporting an ounce of ad revenue they so desperately need!!
If you’re logged in via Google or whichever way you log into said browser, you can control the ads you see. Many times, the ads are based off your browsing habits whilst other times it’s completely random. If you’re not logged into your browser, you may just be getting random ads.
The ALMIGHTY ALGORITHM has found out that you are a megalomaniac Hawaiian / American who needs land at Campbelltown from Landcom to build the world’s largest wavepool EVER …… hi hi ( just kidding CB )
I can see the slogan ….. When you ride with channel bottom ,you always come out on top ! Or How the WEST WAS WON ?
Ps Enjoy the circus coming to town …
The story has developed…no Rebel Tour has been plotted. Mostly out of a keen self-realization from their handlers that referring to anything these corporate schmucks do as “rebellious” would create lashback from even more woke-ass rebels of the ‘net. “Sorry to have to message…” hahahahahahaha YOUR WORLDWIDE LEGIONS OF FANS ARE SO SAD I SWEAR
…banting ain’t ct material, next!
This makes that injury wildcard way more contentious. Maybe there will be an upcoming Andino/ Slater bloodfued. But I’m sure kelly has a heap of pre-existing conditions to lean on when it comes time. Before too long he will be able to say his eyesight and hearing are failing as excuses to skip events in shit waves. Something about how you don’t need to see to go straight at bombing cloudbreak. Blah blah blah
If they had referred to it as the Australian Arm of the WSL Tour, would we have less chance of leg injuries?
The Australian Chad of the tour
Hi O2 , Andino means brave …. but it looks like he shot himself in the foot to avoid taking up Arms in the Australian Leg ….. ?
I miss the days of the Priority Buoy. That was one heck of an Arms Race.
Sounds like he cockblocked himself…
Does 2-3 foot Lowers equal one foot Hawaiian? What does da kine mean? Do Açaí bowls install micro chips into your brain that turn you from a regular surfer into an athlete dork? Why do rum rations ruin my core? Is it wrong to name my next baby after a crowded surf spot? Many questions NonJohn has.
No.
Whatever you want it to mean from what I can gather.
No. Those microchips only control the way you think and enhance 5G reception.
Because rum is a sugar based alcohol.
Anything other than ‘Jeffrey’ is unacceptable. (There was Joe’s Point in Oman that was named after a person. How does that work?)
Banting could do some damage, himself and Reef Heazlewood seemed to be on fire in those Aussie QS’s
Banting can do air reverses on pond ripples. Will be interesting to see how Robbo does at a beachbreak.
no he couldn’t…
If the judges allow Kanoa to win an event , then Banting , who was underscored for a lack of power as a kid in his disastrous 2 year injury filled time on tour , can step up , with more pounds and do big damage ?
big? like Felipe big?
No just stronger … less time in the water and more time working out . Looking at his results over the last year it seems to be a success .
He needs to get some meal tips from wade.
pound increasing don’t really help with surfing matters believe me…
He is still looks more like Bruce Lee (the Kung fu master ….not to be confused with the snapper enforcer )
At least now it’s a 100% chance he won’t win a contest, which is up slightly from 99.99%
Odd because this was probably Kolohe’s best chance to win a Title.
I see Kolohe has been visiting Ke11y’s podiatrist.