"Saquarema fans already know what to do!!! Protest now!"
The World Surf League is gonna walk into a hornet’s nest at the tour’s next stop which, as fate would play it, is in Brazil.
If you’re coming in late, the play is this: a few decisions have gone against Brazil’s heroes Gabriel Medina and Filipe Toledo and Latin surf fans are convinced it’s a conspiracy, likely race-based, to kneecap the sport’s rightful champions, three-time world champ Medina and his understudy Toledo.
I wrote about it yesterday when the Californian Griffith Colapinto defeated Toledo at the Surf City El Salvador Pro, and clearly so in my opinion, and apoplectic Brazilian fans hit the WSL’s Instagram account en masse to voice their fury.
“World Shame League”
“…and the World Shame League strikes again.”
“WHAT A SHAME! WORLD SHAME LEAGUE! This last wave never will be like 8. This event was a joke.”
“SHAMEEE!!”
“The champion was already decided even before the heat begins. World Shame League.”
“If the judges do that again in Saquarema, the jiuripoca is gonna pew.”
“What a joke… Not any credibility left.”
Now, same fans have stepped up the vitriol, calling for chaos at the tour’s next stop at Saquarema, as well as threats of violence should similar events occur there, ie, a Brazilian loses to a gringo.
“You have to make the biggest protest in history in Saquarema! Bring banners, balloons planes, boo all the time! Make them leave due to emotional stress!”
“Exactly! Giant protest!”
“Saquarema fans already know what to do!!! Protest now!”
“Boycott! Prevent Saquarema!”
“I want to see if you guys will have the courage to continue this robbery in Saquarema.”
Meanwhile, popular Brazilian pro’s Yago Dora and Jadson Andre have taken to Twitter and Instagram to quell a fury that has spilled over onto Griffin’s personal Instagram account.
Wrote, Andre: “You Brazilian who comes here on Griffin’s page to talk nonsense about the drums or him, you don’t represent me!!! The kid just did his job, more respect for the favor. Thanks.”
And from Yago,
“Brazilians who come here to talk shit to the athlete who dedicates his whole life to surfing, that’s enough! The guy is just doing his job, whether the result was fair or not is not the athlete’s fault!”
Here’s hoping for HB 1986 redux on the dazzling white sands of Saquarema.
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Holding the final at Trestles pretty much plays straight in to the hands of the Brazilians, genius. If they wanted to give others a better shot they’d hold it at Pipe, or Teahupoo, or J-Bay, or Keramas (Yes, I know Gabe/Italo/Felipe have won and can win at those venues, but head high puntable Trestles is about the best scenario any of those 3 could hope for against Ewing/Robbo/JJF. Not long enough for Ewing to show his entire repertiore and not heavy enough for Robbo or JJF to stand out).
I hope they protest and Saquarema gets replaced by Fiji as a CT tour stop.
I hope that the Brazilian athletes all choke in their heats just so we can still see the fans crying poor.
“That wave where he fell on the first turn was easily better than Griffin’s three air combo. Racist dog judges!!!”
Do you think they’d be so vocally protesting if one of the black shorts from Oahu would have beaten whoever it was?
Try that stuff on the North Shore.
Do you like dog food?
Cause they’ll force feed you that stuff while it’s still in the can.
Ask Rabbit.
I just wish Hawaiians could give the same amount of respect when they’re traveling as they demand when they’re at home.
Keep wishing..
Most Hawaiian’s I’ve met when traveling have been pretty cool..
Now, the black shorts on the NS is another story.
But, when I was on the NS, they were cool to me.
I had no problems.
I was just respectful.
Makaha was a little sketchy. But not too bad..
I bumped into about 6 Brazilian s in Central Baja one year.
First of all, 6 or 7 guys in one group in Baja is just wrong.
But, they knew. They rotated.But they had a vibe. Showing up to those points with 6 or 7 guys will not make you any friends.
Kanoa was born in the US to Japanese parents (check his wiki). I don’t know whether the OP forgot about Kanoa or blacklisted him due to competing for Japan. I don’t really care either, but either way a Californian did win a CT between Bobby and Colapinto.
Everyone is pissed in Brazoland about “the drums” Ha!
Oh look more jocks who don’t understand how to act civil over fucking *sports*, which literally don’t matter. If all sports were rendered magically impossible to play tomorrow, nothing major would change aside from some bitchy dad jokes. Yet people fucking hit the “riot and violence!” over it. Not looking down on LIKING sports, to be clear: we all have our diff hobbies and shit. But people who take it this seriously SERIOUSLY need to admit they have a problem and need to remove themselves from the scene for awhile.
Hey Brazzos!!!🖕🏼
I think i’d be more worried about being a judge than a competitor!!!
Woz – no worries can script this
Looking forward to the blood thirsty brazilians lining up for selfies with Grif.
With James B on the grassy knoll with a sniper rifle
The funny thing is that obviously a brasilian is going to win cuz this losers are gonna shit in his pants amongst that crowd..maybe a good time for the wsl to implement David idea of the abroad judges.
Whenever i see your posts i think of this…
https://youtu.be/lT_NwduXsvM
The top 5 is about a one day surf off to maximise viewership and money. Not a conspiracy to have random champs.
Outrageous! Nothing like this would ever happen in America at say the US Open or OP Pro.
Brazilians and their nationalism is out of control. It’s not like you drive around America and see American flags everywhere. We are above that sort of jingoism.
I sense a dripping sarcasm!
I sense a strawman.
The bateria is what they call a surfing heat dude not drums
‘Bacteria’, Shirley? For Square-rama?
The WSL rigged ot in favor of Brazilians by having winner take all at Lowers. If the final was at Chopes or Pipe Toledo might as well drop out of the tour, he never wins in waves of consequence. The only reason the contest is in Brazil is to appease Brazilians. Everyone knows the surf there doesn’t merit hold a CT contest there.
Go fuck yourself moron!
Waves of consequence?
The German male just laughs at you and pointing to his leg!
Gabe and Italo seem quite comfortable in consequential waves.
Just go back and watch the Brazilian contest from 2018. Better surf than bells, main break Margret river, this year’s g land, most Portugal contests, el Salvador, etc, etc. I’ve seen worse conditions occasionally at pipe finals too. I’d like to see more contests in Brazil. The atmosphere seems electric too – a LOT of passionate fans on the beach. I’d happily lose bells or wa for an extra contest there.
One year!
Yeah really electric atmosphere. Explosive, even.
If the locals are making death threats, they kinda deserve to have their toys (contest) taken away.
This made me like Jaddy even more
To to this day you guys dont know any brazillian surfer to whom you could ask to translate the comments or at least double check, instead of using google translate and screwing up…that says something
They just want to get waves at Trestles.
Who did the translation of Jaddy’s msg? It’s fuckin’ awful!
It’s simple Points deducted for style. Been the same since neco and flavio was around. Don’t get me wrong Medina and Toledo both have steeze and are fucking insane surfers but they flap around a bit between turns. 😂that’s my theory and I’m sticking with it
This Brazilians having no style argument is so tired. They’re as stylish as anyone.
That Anitta chick is stylish as fuck. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Style, yes. Class, no
Yeah, style died ages ago unfortunately.
Not, for the women.
Stephs flow is what gets her most of her points.
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
You really think the padaratz bros are in the same ballpark as medina or even toledo?
Style hasn’t been in the criteria for decades.
Speed, power and flow.
Flow is style
No style is how you look on a wave, flow is how one moves though their turns and sections on the wave.
No one has as any right to argue with a plumber about flow.
I have a few disgruntled clients that might beg to differ.
Speed, power, flush.
or Pipe!
When people refer to good style in board sports they have always implied a flowing style.
Speed power and good flowing style.
Not
Speed, power and spastic style
This is a good debate actually flow vs style or flow=style..
where does “Tempo” fall into all of this?
Just below high line floater.
Agreed. A stylish surfer can make bad flow look good.
Certain heats have gone a certain way in recent events due to flow. Robbo got his score in the final because he did three backhand turns with perfect flow. In any event, anywhere in the world in recent years, that pretty much guarantees you an 8. He got lower than that because the last turn could’ve been pushed harder.
Griffin got his scores because he flowed from turn to turn. Felipe missed out on points because he’d pump, stall, wait, or rush and do all sorts of non-flowy shit while waiting for each air section to present itself.