"I don't think it's fair," says Toledo.
The reigning world champion surfer and king of all waves two feet and under, Filipe Toledo, has shocked surf fans after pushing back, hard, against any suggestion countryman Gabriel Medina should slide into the Final 5 if Ethan Ewing don’t make it.
Toledo, the twenty-eight-year-old father of two and one of the sport’s most delicate organisms, made the inflammatory comments to Lucas D’Assumpção, from Waves.com.br.
According to Toledo, rules are rule, what can I do etc.
“The format was created… so you have to be prepared for it at the beginning of the year. My constancy comes, I’m looking for all the best results to guarantee my first place in the Finals,” he said. “I know that there is a possibility of me losing the world title, that theoretically I would have already won if it was on consecutive points, but I already knew that from the beginning and I was already prepared psychologically.
He added, “I think the format is really cool, I think it’s very cool and brings a lot of visibility is something that can bring an opportunity to our sport in the long term”.
But as for triple world champ Medina getting a ride into the Final Five,
“There was all this buzz if Ethan isn’t going to make it, Gabriel has to come in. Obviously I really wanted Gabriel, John John, Yago, everyone to be in the finals,” said Toledo.
“But man, they surfed all year, they had 10 chances to win the points needed to be in the finals and they didn’t and then because of the other being third, 20,000 points ahead, he gets hurt and they still have a chance to enter. I don’t think it’s fair, I think that if you didn’t get the necessary score to play in the Finals, you don’t get to be there.”
Inflammatory, no? Where’s the Brazilian brotherhood?
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fuc+in& piece of sh!t article and comments!! just hate, racism and division!!
I can’t really fault Felipe on this one. He’s fun to dislike but he’s right. That was the agreement pre-season, live with it. He’s trying to win a world title and get the spoils that come with it. Good for him.
What we should be focused on is how lame the WSL is and what a fuck up that is. If they don’t fix this, they have real problems.
Here’s to hoping Felipe loses!
Kinda miss Elo, if he was still there he’d throw in a World Champ clause and have Kellaaaaaaayyy in there. Xox
It’s frustrating to see a top level athlete desire to win through the path of least resistance. Filipe should want to show the world his dominance over all the competition and his mastery of the venues. But instead he wants to find ways to win world titles without getting barreled on the big reef and not having to face the tough foe at his beloved trestles
F “sports”! You ever had a $1M bonus staring at you?
It’s a sad state when the trophy or accolades are worth more than the sense of achievement.
Nothing more exciting than a Surfer winning the Title in Europe and null and voiding the rest of the Season.
a.) that makes it all the more exciting when it does come down to pipe and
b.) there’s plenty left after Europe with CT wins and qualifications up for grabs
in the old world tour system.
I don’t mind the finals day, I mind the Trestles day
Finals day at Pipe would be insane!
Or that one year when Kelly won the title in Brazil upon someone else losing their heat.
Toledo wanting Gabe competing at finals day would be like a turkey voting for Christmas!
felipe likes mild chicken wings
Lest We Forget.
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brazzy press says what?
“Observe the delicate extension of his little finger as he grasps his asterisk in a refined manner worthy of his crown.”
Actually the male and female on the top of the leader points at seasons end have Already technically won the year , so what’s even the point of the final anyway.
It’s like finishing on top of the ladder in the footy. Still have to play the finals series *
* they are trying to make it exciting like the football but failing spectacularly.
Tension! Like Super Bowl!
Fil definitely has a point… I’m into it… https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
syxhronicity was last night…
sir elton ia trahw fiwea to be gone, at girl~