But surf fans quick to point out champ's hypocrisy!
The retired surf star and daddy-to-be Kelly Slater, fifty-two, has finally delivered his verdict on the Colapinto-Chianca controversy that bedevilled the recently completed El Salvador Pro.
Griffin, often referred to as the Gandhi of Surfing for his relentless search for self-improvement and north star positivity, posted his response to the events of two days earlier when João Chianca used theatre to provoke an interference ruling.
“Never give up! Whether the paddle interference call was right or not, I still put myself in a vulnerable situation,” wrote Griffin. “This obviously hurts when I have my best heat of the year and still lose. All I know is I will use this to dig deeper and learn from my mistakes. If I can take any positives from this, it’s that I can come from behind and still perform my best under pressure. This situation also pushed me to raise my level in a jersey that I may have forgotten that I’m capable of. With all great success stories there’s adversity. This is part of the deal. No holding back the rest of the year! Everything happens for us.”
Kelly Slater, however, made his own feelings, which were far less languid, clear in the comment pane.
“Well, the interference was beyond lame,” wrote Kelly. “He paddled at a 45 degree angle into you from where the wave couldn’t even be ridden. Yes, you also put yourself in that position but I felt it was the wrong call. Nice surfing.”
Kelly’s verdict drew ire from mostly Brazilian surf fans who were quick to point out Kelly did the exact same thing in his US Open Final with Shane Beschen in 1996, against Andy Irons at Pipe in 2000 and Adrian de Souza in Puerto Rico in 2010.
“Slater, you’re my all time favourite…the best to ever do it by far. The GOAT. But the move on Beschen was and still is one of the ‘snakiest’ moves ever seen. At Pipe, you paddled for a left and last minute turned to Backdoor in hopes Andy would go and get the interference. Love you but your judgement has always been biased.”
“Man, really??? Are you every day getting crazier?? You did exactly the same against Adriano de Souza in Puerto Rico!!! Don’t be selective, you only complain about WSL when it is against your friends. Go raise your kid, you already did that and would do it again, don’t come crying.”
“How do you call what you did against Shane Beschen?”
Never one to let an insult go unchallenged, Kelly wrote:
“I actually ride the wave behind Beschen and he could have looked. As for Andy, he was on the shoulder from me and paddled around me. I allowed him to and he got the wave. Joao didn’t even try to stand up on the wave and paddled into the whitewater sideways. I love that people who probably don’t even compete are debating this with me though.”
As for the argument that Kelly disputed the decision ‘cause Joao is Brazilian he wrote:
“My argument has zero to do with Joao’s nationality. It’s Brazilians in the comment section claiming it’s against them which it is not. That’s ridiculous. You guys are being way too sensitive and reactive.”
Let’s run ’em side by side, 1996 US Open Final and El Sal with Griff and Chianca.
Who did it better?
Kelly or João ?
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Check out Kelly sucking up to Griff. Pathetic. No HamSammish for Kelly.
Far out Kelly.
Even I have to call you out on that one.
Just look at his eyes in the post-heat interview with Jay Reale… the moment he went from Anakin to Vader on the ‘CT… meanwhile all of us on the East Coast back in ’96 blindly defended and cheered him on… was the legit apology ever issued to Shane on this? Jogs my memory…
kelly’s always right, and joaoaoa was going right , but two rights don’t make a left
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my name is ricmatic and Im a Kolohe fan.
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God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.
Welcome party
Chloe.
with Val hahahalalalalala…COMING!
i can tell your onomonopoeia likely has many silent letters
That would be an ecumenical matter!
Griff’s muted response. My response? The Immigrant Song!
The Hammer of the Guds is Oh Mua Mua 2043. Enjoy Cunts.
I don’t write off those brazilian lil f=ing pirhannas and the slow bleed…also big pythons that strangle. now the ? which is which? who’s who?
i am you & you are me & we are all together
Pretty sure the priority thing was different back in ‘96 (inside position was priority, period) so kind of an irrelevant comparison.
That said, it was a masterful snake job you must admit.
Given today’s rules, why don’t they just establish priority before each heat? Highest seed, coin flip, etc. How many heats have we watched where the start is a testosterone duel half way to China while good waves go unridden?
Better yet just allow two surfers on the same wave.
How about the judges or a water based operator calling which waves have to be ridden?
The points awarded are based on the same requirements with a scaling based on variations of size.
AI should sort of the mathematics.
Just like a wave pool but set in nature.
Without hassling the surfer’s skill determines the outcome.
Take away the need to get the best wave , holding priority , sitting deepest, so people sit it out or sit on top of each other .
There are enough waves to go around , the entire heat system is needing g
reconsideration.
Beschen was the only member of that time that challenged Kelly, the rest of “momentum” rolled over and played dead for a decade.
Kelly played games if he was challenged or “competing”, but most left the beach that day knowing Beschen was robbed.
Must be “Dad Power” giving Kelly the energy to jostle with every angry brazzo in the comments section.
If I Aborted my 3 Zygote amalgams does that mean I have 3 Featus Ghost Strength….🐎😷🧐👩🏼💻👩🏼🔬👩🏼⚕️
Exactly. Opposite JJ. But yeah him and brother charge.
I head judged major contests for years… in any other sport if you get turned around and are not paying attention and make a goal in the other Sports boy’s net or over the line of his goal… guess what the points go to the other team and the mistake maker scores nothing. One of the coolest sequence shots in surfing was Mark Richards screaming inside the front portion of an off-the-wall barrel while Shaun Thompson is deeper within the barrel high in the hook… therefore Shaun was in better position and if it was a “contest” using real “Sports criteria”… MR would be “interfering” on Shaun…[only in the strictest sense] because the track MR was on did not interfere with Shaun’s insane ride. They were free surfing and I don’t think in the end they had any ill feelings.
To have judges who are up there trying to find the best rides and score surfers accordingly… The Priority Tension Is Pure Bullshit. I have seen surfers battling for a wave both drop in and both go the same direction with the surfer behind surfing terribly and the surfer who is may be 3 feet in front rip the wave to bits while never messing up the thrashing behind surfer…
REMEMBER competitive surfers invented the priority system… and in no time it became a strategic part of competitive pro surfing!
It slowed heats down. You would find surfers who had priority… paddling around, behind, inside or next to their competitors… YAWN… and nobody riding a wave at all for sometimes minutes.
So… if two Surfers are paddling for a wave and the surfer in front in no way truly interferes with the surfer behind: No Interference. If the surfer in front flicks out: No Interference. If the surfer in front by track or timing loss or speed hinders the surfer behind in any way. the surfer in front gets the points of the in front interfering surfer as well as the points he or she had accrued on their ride.
Bring Back The Surfing Bail On The Bitching.
both judging and commentator booth seem to be descending to new lows this year, Crosby needs to clean house (right after he fixes the missing live waves during the contest stream issue)
Jay Reale ha! What does Vicki Gleeson think?
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Only a bodyboarder knows the feeling
Did anyone (including the GOAT) ever doubt that he is a CUNT?
PK wore it best, judging by his shades in that clip
the guy for WSL who came out to tell us on broadcast it was interference was Brazilian so what say u
clearly time for a surprise drone strike on a major brasilian urban center
Drop leaflets for the Ladies first, please!
Couldn’t be fucked with what kelly slater or matt blowos think.
What i would like to know, fellow anonymous internet commentators, is any thoughts on Adelio wetsuits. Found an online deal and have never seen one in the wild. Thanks in advance
They have a flap on the back so you can finger your bumhole easily!
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Sounds real useful for post- morning coffee mid-surf dumps without having to strip to the waist. Plus the added bonus fingerbanging between sets.
Honestly that’s Kickstarter material, innovative and disruptive. I’m down.
Two birds one stone!
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