No stakes higher for Filipe Toledo. A father behind him, a nation rallying and an evil villainous surf journalist brought low.
In today’s episode of Chas Smith Hates Surfing, the controversial surf journalist issues a rare mea culpa after his claim that Filipe Toledo would never stiffen his spine at Teahupoo.
Well.
“Yesterday, Brazil’s Filipe Toledo scratched into a four-footer and, now, Filipe Toledo is the King of Teahupoo. Ladies and gentlemen, I was proven wrong. This was more than one brave hero, threading that smallish tube.
Filipe Toledo rallied a nation and the Brazilian surf fan came ready. A trademark mixture of death threats and poop emojis rained down upon the offending surf journalist, bashing and breaking him, allowing Filipe Toledo to come out of the barrel, arms raised in victory.
“A day that maybe is the most historic in surfing history. I would argue Filipe Toledo’s Teahupoo Olympic tube rivals any great moment that you care to conjure. No stakes higher. A father behind him, a nation rallying and an evil villainous surf journalist brought low.
“Yes, I only played a small role in this epic tale, but it was a necessary role.”
