Australian's miracle return from broken back continues as new fairytale beckons at Lower Trestles!
Four days ago, baby-faced Australian surfer Ethan Ewing shocked surf fans when he posted a photograph of himself seated in biz class en route to Los Angeles, and Finals Day, only three weeks after a potentially career-ending wipeout at Teahupoo.
Ewing, as you also know, busted two vertebrae while practising for the Tahiti Pro and the early prognosis was a three-month wait for surgery followed by six months out of the water.
A who’s who of the world’s best surfers lined up to praise the blue-eyed blond college boy looking surfer who has everything that represents paradise on earth: the style, the critical praise, the handsome body, money in the bank, worldwide popularity.
“Love you Eth dog,” wrote Griffin Colapinto.
Carissa Moore: “We love you Eth.”
Mick Fanning: “Heal up strong mate. Sending lots of positive vibes.”
Rescuer Tahurai Henry, “You’ll be back stronger than ever mate ! Wish you the best recovery and hopefully see you soon ! Thanks for the magic boards.”
Spinal fractures aren’t a straightforward recovery, surgery, braces, physical therapy and, often, life is never quite the same after busting your back.
Now, after a series of stirring Rocky-esque clips from the striking looking Ewing reigning world champ Pip Toledo must be suffering a despair so great he’ll want to get his tubes tied.
Ewing, with his camellia-white skin and dishwater blond hair, is so hungry and vibrant he might even be called predatory.
Ewing’s own silence on his injury was, according to one observer, his way of “playing mind games with the Brazilians”.
Ewing’s relationship with Brazilian fans has been strained ever since WSL judges preferred his velvet lines over Medina’s bag of tricks at the Surf Ranch Pro a few months back, one even threatening to murder the innocent Australian.
Two weeks ago, the World Surf League was accused of “passive aggressively trolling Ethan Ewing” after including him in promotional material so fantastic his return seemed.
The one-day surf-off will run some time between September eight and sixteen at San Clemente’s Lower Trestles, likely around 14 or 15.
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sing the body electric~
eight miliion ^ mapski…s
Hard to believe he’s moving and grooving like that one month out from fracturing two vertebrae in his low back. Without X-ray proof I’m calling BS on the broken back. Test him for PEDs.
Agreed! There’s many bones in the spine including little wings off the verterbrae called transverse process which I once “broke” and was incapacitated for months, let alone cracking a verterbra or other parts of the bone protecting the spinal cord.
What is gay?
11 E/ Jova forming right now and could send a solid pulse by Sunday. Pip might need his step-up.
Thanks for posting this and directing us to 7 min. mark in order for us to see for ourselves.
In my eyes, he’s faster than most and clearly has technical acumen. But there’s a twitchy/tweaky, busy-ness to his set-ups and recoveries that aren’t appealing. The wave after the mid-length hat guy, at 10:53, was silky smooth tho.
Based on my viewing this, I wouldn’t pick him for the shocking W on finals day.
Stop making sense, everyone cement into an emotionalcorner!
so can we assume all the media feedback of his actual injury was all hokas pokas bullshiterits
Very fine surfer. No chance for the title. I was thinking the other day, with the current format, no big Pipe to deal with, either Wills or Campbell would probably have a Title now from their stella season back in the day..
Oh the drama, broken vertebre.
Then some doctor says “ sure why not? Just make sure you fly business class?
Any other legit sport on the planet including hopscotch and curling would have a team of reporters interviewing the docs that signed release forms?
Was it always a farce? More story telling drama? The real reason his spot was never going to be filled?
Is this the last revenge from Elo’s script to avenge Filepe’s insolence at Winki?
Where are our investigative journalists when we need them?
writing ’bout felipe getting his tubes tied. Ethan has everything? how ’bout a girlfriend that is a massage therapist, decent surfer, and ‘willing to do anything for her man.’
Please continue, what is she wearing?
BTW, driving home from LAX, your bay was profoundly well attended. This morning again. It’s like a festering pimple doubling in size that will require a surgeons knife to pop.
SSW swells with a 6’8″ tide can cause real havoc in my bay. mondos can handle that, even at 2-3 feet. in over 40 years, i’ve only captured one pic of a left. will post it later if i can find it!
red!
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mFht…
WSL script-writers are frothing.
to bad they’re not in the union…striking…BG’ers will cross over as the scabs we are.
Looks like Kolohe has found a new home on the QS 1000’s. Can we change the “Brother” moniker to “Gatekeeper” now?
still with that TARGET logo on his back…
I buy all my bleach, fluorescent lights and Ivermectrin and Target.
Pretty standard
Gabe’s surfpool clip was way more fun than this.
I havent seen, but i know it is
You sir, are a true fan
I certainly am old buddy
Conner Coffin was doing the same shit to finish 5th place on finals day 2 years ago.
Inspiring story. Impressive surfing. Is it surfing worthy of a world title, in 2023? Not at all.
After this years farce of a tour maybe they should just cancel the finals day altogether and call the year null and void!
Pips surfing is nowhere close to worthy.
System is gamed for him, unfortunately.
Gamed, set and match.
Stuffi was not worthy.
Pip is straight out of central casting.
match, set, game…(with a strong smell of mota in the air)…
I bought mota in a store in Mejico on Thursday.
Didn’t require an ID either.
32. 8th, not bad but not green.
How is it the fucking cartels can’t learn to compete with the indoor grows?
I just assumed that they stepped up their game.
they’re still trying to figure out ‘sinsemilla’. but so are most growers, licensed or not. meeting with SBSection in the Mondo’s parking lot to exchange seeds. you can bring the SOMA.
Just saw him, no mention…. you guys shutting me out?
selective mulchin’
Might win the womens tour, though.
This surfing of ewings demonstrates unequivocally that Australian surfing is in a class all of its own ,aside from the pathetic WSL schedule and the silly contest format ,rather ,simply looking at class , pedigree,..of pure on rail surfing … not the big wave realm – I’m talking 6-12ft range ,our depth of class is unparalleled,maybe California sidles up ,but not in the same numbers …. For sheer tempo ,rhythm and sophisticated ,.. “read” on a wave. Queenslanders in particular,or thereabouts (northern NSW ) , Australian surfing rei
Reigns
Lol, that’s hilarious! How many of your Aussie boys have done a JJF level turn at Margs, let alone win a world championship since Mick?
Parko at Sunset! Kong and Margo as well!
John John >
Substitute ‘Australian’ for ‘Brazilian’ and you may be into something.
One of Ethan’s compressed under the lip tube snaps may just… re-fuse his vertebra’s anyway.
Someone filmed all of the pros surfing at Lowers today. Ethan looked great but what was most surprising is that Caroline looked the sharpest out of all the girls, including Carissa. She really could win
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
watched it late into the night. from what I remember this beach angle was really sharp. will watch again tonight!
One might say he’s climbed a broke back mountain, reeeow xox
The six million dollar man.
I hope Ethan whips his arse – only coz it’ll save us from another Jwow like-my-brains-alive interview.
Some surfers barely speak their native tongue proficiently, and Joao is interviewing in a second language.
His fallopian tubes, right Derek ?
Is it difficult to keep any kind of biological accuracy when you’re gender free?
Or, is it all… Uummm …meat ?
Thems the ones!
I’ve noticed you never paint Toledo’s portrait in classic Reilly colour?
His chest never broad as Hemmingsworths. His ass never trampoline like Lowes? No mention of his tattoo’s so strong that they swing the cowardly to lion.
Is someone ghost writing so that our ol pal DR can catch Chas’ content record?
men have their ‘vas deferens’ slashed ’cause the wifey says the sex will be mo betta. we soon divorced.
https://urologyclinics.com/…