All hail the new king of Teahupoo!
The Brazilian small-wave wizard Filipe Toledo, who completed both his world titles in soft three-foot waves, has emerged as the shock favourite to win Olympic surf gold after a masterly performance at Teahupoo this afternoon.
In beautiful four-ish foot waves, a little bigger on the sets, Filipe Toledo caught a long drainer, a little bit of south swell with some west thrown in, and exhibited all those skills surf fans knew he had but were kept under wraps either by fear or a desire to create an air of mystery coming into the Olympic Games.
His score? A 9.67, the second-highest of the event.
Chas Smith picked it seven months ago when he asked, “Is Filipe Toledo pretending to be scared of Teahupoo?”
“What if Filipe Toledo is playing a game of rope-a-dope with the world; what if Filipe’s masterplan was to make the world think he was too scared to paddle into a set at Teahupoo and then, with Olympic gold on the line, create one of the most unlikely wins in Games history?”
Filipe Toledo, who is now only three heats away from the medal rounds, was delighted with the result and posted 25 different angles of the wave on his Instagram account.
Deservedly so.
One of the great Olympic moments etc.
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Lost today to the new fan favorite from Japan. A new darkhorse for a medal has emerged and he takes getting slammed with a smile on his face
Derek trying to head off a lawsuit by kissing Fhils ass.😂😂😂
Shortest reign evah! This article didn’t age well…
the artful tube dodger…
Why you guys hate so much Filipe?
Right let’s get something straight
A.I. hedge slater longbottom owen and a hundred more before this shitkicker own this place. Oh. Fuck cancelled…
p.s. give a fuck
Let’s not ever ever forget Poto.
If he can win at 4 ft chopes his a sure favourite at 8 to twelve foot Cloudbreak.
oh, wait
2JF V Jrob , now that will be interesting
All that matters is that hes a good dad.
stop Lyon!
Not if his kid grows up and thinks he is a fag.
Xox
Youve dropped your woke somwhere?
Fell out of your bumhole?
OXO!!
I hope he wins; I got him at great odds on TAB! He has something to prove, so might push himself a little harder and finally get himself into a real wave out there.
At the TAB…what did you get him at?
why do I hate this little cunt so much. He can surf , no doubt. but fuck I really can’t stand him.
my inferiorness or worse coming into play.
p.s. give a fuck
Just looked at Fil’s Instagram.
Look at his post from July 16th.
Proper sizable wave, deep tube.
Say what you want, but he’s got a really good chance…..even if there is size.
The 9.67 was bit of overkill, but I guess compared to Billys 8.17 it was the correct score . Pip looking stylish and very much the World Champ. Gabby going to stomp him though.
“I’ve seen bigger waves in the toilet.”
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Not sure anyone disbelieved in his ability to thread four footers, but ok.
Yea, heh. There’d be something incredibly wrong if he couldn’t surf a soft day at chopes. I mean, 2 guys in the water – soft conditions …. Jeez anyone halfway competent is going to get a good one. A two time world champ – it’s a gimme….
check his post from July 16
You mean the 17th. One good sized one that he didn’t make, but cut to an underwater shot to make it look like he did?
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just saying he charged a petty nice sized wave, and whether he made it or not he committed, and his 2nd wave in his last heat was steep deep and perfectly ridden
credit where credit’s due. But you do you Pauly. it’s what your best at.
Oh, that’s a tad embarrassing. Guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Hmmm he was standing pretty tall under the lip at the end there. And I haven’t known him as an excellent backhand tuberider. And both his scoring waves in that heat were executed with perfect technique – stayed in the baz for about 9 seconds on the first one. And having good technique locked in will sure come in handy next time he has to face down a bigger tube. I genuinely loved to to see it and I hope it’s a turning point.
Too bad that in the meantime he’s done so many other things to make himself unlikeable
Standing ” tall”?
the bloke like 4 foot on a milk crate
You are all a mob of Cunts. He packed that throaty maybe 6 foot pit, went hands free, pumped, disappeared and muscled out.
My 100 bucks at 51:1 looks pretty good.
yay for pip!!
Books were offering 70/1 on him yesterday.
Really? I’m tempted….
Mate that is a 3 foot wave. Things are getting out of hand.
Xox
Just had another look at that 9.67…hmmm, yes, maybe I was a bit over excited,
But a three footer? nah, not on the take off, it was at least 5′ 8 “.
…and the little fella obviously is getting more comfortable out there.
Yay for Harry!
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The internet saves everything that did not age well, not even 24 hours!!!!!
I don’t give a fuck about Fil exorcising 4’ demons, Dez.
*Still ain’t my champ
Pip! 🙌🏼
Oh and the little girl squeaked through, quite of interest as the surf is rumoured to be proper the last two days of waiting period!
Xox
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Pip’s thanking BGJ (Brazilian Gay Jesus) that it was small kine Chopes today. 😆