“They’re targeting toxic dopamine hits instead of showcasing great surfing in great waves.”
The World Surf League has backed up the sudden disappearing of its very public CEO Erik “Elo” Logan mid-event with another controversy, this time missing only the second perfect ride of the season on the final day at the Vivo Rio Pro.
If you were watching the contest live, instead of being gifted the sight of Brazilian Yago Dora’s beautifully executed frontside 540 you were being shown a panorama of spectators on the beach, not untypical of an organisation that regularly misses key moment in its broadcast.
Aside from debate over whether or not the air should’ve been given a ten (“At least the judges get out of Brazil’ alive”), fans on the WSL’s own account were furious they had to watch it as a reply and not live.
Terrible broadcast, at the time of the most important wave they cut to commercial. No one saw Yago Dora’s 10 due to WSL incompetence. Shame!
wsl doesn’t know how to make entertainment. that doesn’t happen in the NBA.
What kind of broadcast takes breaks in the middle of sets?? Like “here’s 1st and goal for a game winning touchdown, let’s take a quick commercial break”
just like the JJF vs Yago heat. 2 min left in the heat with JJF needing a 6.6 and they cut to introduce Simmers and Wright for literally no reason.
They’re targeting toxic dopamine hits instead of showcasing great surfing in great waves. It sucks.
they have gotten REALLY bad at missing live action with fluff bullshit. It’s beyond frustrating.
Yes,and thank you,watching it with my grandson,and that happens, we’re like what! Then,they do it again! Go to the taped commercial and keep running it,we’re stoked and wanting to see Yago coming out of the water and his chair up,but no! then the post show does not show up either! Seriously, why?
it was unbelievable. They strive for viewers and they f@ckd us right in the best part to show the crowd???
Meanwhile, dumped CEO Erik Logan, a man who once, and very publicly, took the world’s biggest pop star Taylor Swift to task, has quietly removed his WSL CEO role from his Instagram account.
“Living life one wave at a time. Make your passion your life,” writes Elo. “Onward.”
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