“I’ve never told anyone.”
In one of the odder revelations to come out of the rarified world of pro surfing, Gabriel Medina, the Brazilian three-time world champion, has revealed that the World Surf League charged him $30,000 for the official trophy commemorating his 2021 title.
You’ll remember that all-day bacchanal at Lowers. Medina, twenty-seven back then and a heavy favourite, marauded the Lowers lineup, attacking his enemy with a ferocious backhand attack jazzed up with lofty airs, including a version of the Flynnstone Flip, invented and popularised by Hawaiian Flynn Novak.
Medina only needed two of a possible three heats to win the title.
“How do you beat Gabriel Medina twice in one day? It’s very rare,” said Mick Fanning. “He has so many different ways to win.”
“To win, you have to cripple him!” said Kelly Slater.
“I’m crying I’m so happy,” said Medina.
The claim about the trophy, made during a video on the Uaradei YouTube channel, highlights an undisclosed practice by the WSL, and casts a bit of a shadow y’might say over the sport’s governing body.
Gabriel Medina explained that the trophy he received was a replica, not the original.
“I was waiting for my third world title,” Medina told the channel. “Then the guy said, ‘Do you want one of these? 30,000 dollars.’”
The cost, equivalent to roughly 160,000 Brazilian reais, stunned Medina, who possesses the original trophies from his 2014 and 2018 victories, and didn’t pay a cent for either of ‘em.
“I’ve never told anyone,” he added, breaking his silence on the issue.
The WSL, which oversees professional surfing’s global tour, has not publicly commented on Medina’s claim. The policy, if accurate, may have emerged during the league’s 2021 restructuring, which introduced the WSL Finals format.
No information has surfaced about whether subsequent champions, like Filipe Toledo or John John Florence, faced similar five-figure bills for their world title trophies.
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before we cry foul just know that those trophies were carved straight from elo’s kidney stones. neither cheap nor pain free. now scroll back up to the kissy image for a proper ick.
Mole coloradito with braised short ribs. Muy rico!
Al pastor is tricky. There’s the original version the Lebanese brought using lamb, pita like tortillas and a white yogurt sauce. I think those are now Tacos Árabes but made with swine. Then there is the classic DF version made with swine and a chile rub with achiote and the ubiquitous pineapple. These are both made on a trompo/rotisserie and, if done right, using wood instead of gas. Now the further north you get it’s trickier. In Baja and western parts of northern Mexico they might be called Tacos Adobado or Tacos al Trompo. They might or might not be made on a trompo. But just make a paste with guajillos, one or two other chiles, lots of garlic, a little cumin(thanks Arabs), bay leaves or avocado leaves, salt and maybe a hint of clove or allspice, depending on your preferred Mexican state. Get creative and add a little Worcestershire sauce or fish sauce. Pineapple al gusto. Just make sure that when slicing you get equal parts charred outside and tender inside. Corn tortilla only, meat, salsa, onion/cilantro and a squeeze of lime. If your lucky maybe a little salsa aguacate. I just wish there was a trompo for home use. All the good ones require you make 20+ pounds of meat. It’s rare I need to make tacos for 50 people.
If true Medina wont bother coming back – he should just go sailing with Florence’s – way more compelling anyway
I heard the Florence brothers have a no dickheads policy on the boat. As if they would have Gabby on the there 😂😂
cut to John and Gabby foiling together not long ago…
Dear Mr. Kontrol. I am concerned about your BMs. If you’re habitually leaving shit stained toilets maybe change your diet. Stay away from the slim jims and chili cheese fries from the pastrami/mexican joints. Consume more leafy greens, legumes(cooked or raw) and fresh fruit.
Our bi weekly housekeeper Tere is wonderful. We used to pay a ‘Merican owned cleaning service 90 bucks an hour. The service would keep half the cash. When Tere was out caring for her cancer ridden husband, the ‘Merican owners would have to pitch in and they did a shitty job. I guess lots of ‘Mericans don’t like hard work. Now we just pay Tere the same rate and cut out the lazy, greedy middleman. Also Tere hooked me up with a source for authentic homemade oaxacan quesillo. Perfect little balls of salty, briny, melty cheese. Not that fake ass mozzarella quesillo that ‘Merican owned Cacique makes. It seems you are projecting the way you treat hired help onto others. You probably don’t even believe in propinas.
Why aren’t the streets of America spotless and everything working perfectly? That’s a dumb ass question. As for hiring people my experience is immigrants ARE an upgrade to real Americans. Only cracker we ever hired to clean our house did a shitty job and stole my wedding band. Also there is no irony in hiring “dark skinned” folks to do work we can’t, won’t or are too busy to do. Tens of millions of middle and upper class Mexicans in Mexico do the same thing. And if you think immigrants are low paid, you obviously haven’t tried hiring any the last 15 years or so. Try rolling up to a Home Depot parking lot and offering 15 or 20 bucks an hour. They’ll laugh at your ass and go back to drinking beer and playing cards. They know their value. Why spend an hour changing my cars oil when I can pay 30 bucks to have it done for me while I watch TikTok videos and porn. These are the freedoms we’ve earned by sending our troops to protect oil resources and create democracies in developing nations.
By the way I am totally looking forward to the millions of union scale manufacturing jobs that the Orange one will bring back to the US. Sure almost all will be automated and we’ll nee d thousands of south Asian immigrants with engineering and computer science backgrounds to run these factories…. But there is hope!
Bring Obama back for a month, he gets rid of them, no due process and no Dems could care less
And big Mike!
I think he found a new guy
That’s a really long answer to a question Gila never asked.
you may want to take a grade school reading course….or tow, before making another comment.
Gila asked: If the Mexicans are such an incredible upgrade for America then why is Mexico a broken down shithole?Why isn’t everything spotless and working perfectly in the place where everyone is Mexican?
Your answer: Why aren’t the streets of America spotless and everything working perfectly? That’s a dumb ass question. As for hiring people my experience is immigrants ARE an upgrade to real Americans.
you see it?
My point was made. If you you are too dense to comprehend that’s a you problem. The more important question is why yall so anti immigrant? Unless you are one of the 5% of real ‘Mericans that has a job easily replaced by immigrants why are your panties bunched so tightly? And if you are part of that 5% you’ve made several bad life choices between the ages of 16 and 35….and that’s on you/them. Or your just racist pieces of shit. Both can be true.
They’re not immigrants
Who not be immigrants? The dumb Americans who spent too much time pursuing pussy or drugs or nascar races and then woke up at 35 realizing they have no skills?
you tried to make a point but did not answer Gila ‘s question:
you are incapable of answering the question because it would require critical thinking which you are incapable of.
I’m anti-“illegal” immigration, because, with the exception of my Scottish ancestor who married into a Cherokee tribe in the early 1800’s, all my grandparents are 1st gen Americans. They followed the rules and are naturalized citizens after migrating LEGALLY and going through the processes of legal immigration. They joined the American military, respected Americas laws and went on to live prosperous lives adding to the American experience.
The exquisite mocha-skinned Mrs. Camper is a legal immigrant that migrated to the U.S. with her family when she was 10, after going through five years of her American grandmother petitioning for her. After five years of waiting in her country of origin, she & her parents were granted immigration status. They first were granted work visas, then green cards, then applied for citizenship. It took Mrs. Camper 10 years of going through the legal process, education about America, a test and thousand of $$$$ paid to immigration attorneys to finally and proudly be granted American Citizenship. She often has to show her naturalization documents to prove citizenship, and she has amazing appreciation for her citizenship. She did it the right way as did her family and my family.
her family and her can’t stand people who cut the line, are not vetted and have complete disregard and disdain for our legal system.
Anyone who lies, cheats and steals their way into anything, has no respect for that thing. Just look at all the Mexican flags as they riot, burn loot and harm the police in L.A today. total disrespect.
They are also prime targets for exploitation as you so clearly illustrated in the story of your maid.
You are the problem. You are the reason “middle men” companies exploit illegal immigrants. You are the reason for sex traffickers, slave wages and indentured servitude. You are the reason a majority of women and children coming to America illegally are raped and murdered. You are the argument against illegal immigration.
Dear god sir. Your reply just shows you’re lack of understanding of basic microeconomic theory and your obvious racism.
“you are incapable of answering the question because it would require critical thinking which you are incapable of”…..
Too dumb to understand me answering his dumb ass question rhetorically. Are you Gila’s hype man like Flava Flav to Chuck D? Or more to your understanding Sean Hannity to Orange Bonespur. If you can provide the symbolic logic equations as to why my argument is false, I’ll give you a handy under a towel at Bolsa Chica or T street this summer. But not if there’s a south swell. If not your just a fraud.
“I’m anti-“illegal” immigration, because, with the exception of my Scottish ancestor who married into a Cherokee tribe in the early 1800’s, all my grandparents are 1st gen Americans. They followed the rules and are naturalized citizens after migrating LEGALLY and going through the processes of legal immigration. They joined the American military, respected Americas laws and went on to live prosperous lives adding to the American experience”
you mean like the many Mexican /Central American immigrants that have done the same but are in danger of deportation or have been detained or deported? And of course you mention a Native American to give your argument authenticity. I’m surprised you didn’t mention your percentile of native blood. Do you believe members of the Yaqui band that live in southern Arizona should have more rights than members of the same band who live in Sonora? You also probably think you’re not racist because you have a black friend.
Your description of your wife is totally racist and reeks of colonialism. But most of all it’s creepy. I’m surprised you didn’t call her “spicy”. Have you two ever discussed how her “mocha” complexion came about. I’m guessing her grandmother or great grandmother or great great grandmother was raped by the Spanish or French. Miscegenation is real.
You’re also basically saying she deserved citizenship because she/her family could afford it. That’s not very egalitarian. And now that she and her family are “legal” fuck any newcomers. Many mid level cartel members can also travel freely between Mexico and the US. Looks like you are on their side because they can afford it.
Anyone who lies, cheats and steals their way into anything, has no respect for that thing…..you mean like the current administration?
“You are the problem”.
I’ve been aware of a majority of women crossing the border being raped since the early 2000s. My weird geographical research into the migration of Colombian cumbia music through Monterrey and into the borderlands exposed me to this fact. Yet they still come despite this knowledge. Why is that? I’m pretty sure there’s nothing you would do where you know you might be raped. Yet they still come. Shows they are WAY more determined than real ‘Mericans. Funny how you are concerned about sex trafficking but you are cool with Bonespur being a pedophile, ordering his bride from an Eastern European catalog or being buddies with a real sex trafficker like Epstein. But your asserting I’m responsible because I pay an immigrant more than a living wage, you obviously smoke crack. I’ll accept blame but only if you equally blame EVERY billion dollar ag corporation that grows food or processes meat( all Republicans). You’ll also have to blame all the billion dollar hotel corporations( all Republicans). You’ll also have to blame the billion dollar home building corporations and tens of thousands of smaller contractors(mostly all Republicans). Don’t forget the folks that own car washes or restaurants. And Home Depot is complicit as well since they allow day laborers on their property(Home Depot owner is a huge Republican donor). And don’t forget the millions of ‘Mericans that hire undocumented for landscaping or raising their babies. Seems to me that most Americans contribute to the undocumented economy even if their too dumb(like you) to understand. Do the male undocumented also get raped?
You talk about riots in LA. Let’s describe the the last three riot events in LA.
Today: Poor brown folks mad that Bonespur sent national guard because poor brown folks mad that ICE is conducting raids and detaining human beings who just want to live their lives in a place that’s better than from where they came
2020: Poor and not so poor black, white and Latinos protesting the murder of an unarmed black man by kneeling on his neck for 8 plus minutes.
1992: black folks protesting the not guilty verdicts of proven racist cops in the beating of an unarmed motorist.
Riots just don’t happen. Nobody in LA riots because rent is high or In n Out isn’t open 24 hours or traffic is bad….all valid reasons to riot. Sociology 101…unless you went to a Christian university.
My main argument has and has always been that immigrants, legal or otherwise, are human beings. Kinda like Jesus would preach. So obviously you’re not Christian. You apparently believe some immigrants(human beings )are more deserving than others because they have more cash or are less “indio”. In other words you are DEFINITELY an asshole. You obviously have zero sense of sarcasm or humor. Go read or listen to Twain or Lenny Bruce or Richard Pryor or Bill Hicks or Dave Chappelle.
But what’s most obvious is that you don’t laugh anymore and your life is sad. While I’ve spent time today drinking bourbon and replying to your dumb ass, you’ll be on here all week posting more replies based on your racist beliefs. . I have 800 comments over ten years. You have 4000+ in half the time. Go surfing. Hang out with your kids. Find a hobby. Don’t be a weird, creepy, racist piece of shit.
And stop slurping Gila Kontrols mud butt. He’s a big boy.
I have a sneaking suspicion you wish you could be Stephen Miller.
TLDNR.
whatever you said……….you’re the problem.
You pay slave wages to people of different skin color and exploit illegal immigrants. You are such a racist pig.
Your understanding of US history is a bit off. Enslaved africans had no wages. So “slave wages” makes no sense. The house slaves received benefits like better food and other creature comforts. The field slaves had to eat chitilins, oxtails and chicken backs. Strangely in the 21st century oxtails and chitlins are way more expensive than regular meat. If you think paying a good, reliable worker 90 bucks an hour is slave wages then 80% of America is making slave wages. You have no real argument. Your just a racist POS. Tell us again about your mocha wife and how her family had enough cash to become a real ‘Merican.
And you still have not explained why you let Gila Kontrol cuck you. I’ve heard that is popular amongst the MAGA elite but I find it strange since they pretend to be so macho when it comes to immigrants and trans folk.
Also you never really addressed Mr Kontrols obvious mud butt. Have you no empathy for those afflicted with explosive diarrhea?
The WSL is like school in the summertime, no class!
The snowboard people wouldn’t have charged him!
Anyone catch those peaceful protests in la?
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No ones calling them peaceful you tool.
Mad Maxine, Kamala, Bass, every Hollywood libtard who has a platform. Plenty of people calling this peaceful. Sound familiar? Fuckwhit.
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Survey during the lofty heights of El Salvadoran bitcoin, a wsl nft memecoin trophy could be issued
Trophie Goldshit – CEO
“As the sun broke through a week of cloudy weather that morning, rafters readied their gear near an access now bearing the traditional name in the Shasta language, K’účasčas (pronounced Ku-chas-chas).”
Nature is being restored https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/07/klamath-river-trip-dam-removal
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You know who else ended up getting slugged? Where are our MAGAmmosexuals, btw? Down with the Gestapo in Texas?
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Is he playing cards or not? The world of backstabbing allies is so very confusing.
You asking because if he’d shared his hand with Drumpf he knew Drumpf would immediately tell Russia, leading to more Ukrainians being killed b/c Ukraine knows Drumpf is a backstabbing ally? Seems to not really be confusing, Barncycle, if you paid attention.
Derek Hynd would understand sarcasm. I think you should try and look to reunite with him.
Unfortunately I’m still looking for his fins.
Ukraine used Anduril Industries for that drone strike. Zelensky still needs to thank us for allowing Anduril Industries to work with Ukraine
There’s one of them! Always Right Otto!
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Without Palmer Luckey there’d be no Ukrainian drone operations. None
Seems pretty clear that without Putin illegally invading a sovereign nation, and then Trump being an asset of Putin, there’d be no need for Ukrainian drone operations.
You sure you’re not forgetting anything?
Nope as it’s all written down in Epstein’s book. Pedophiles and racists, Otto. That’s who you support.
Lies are all you have. That’s why you will continue to lose elections.
Who’s telling the lies, Otto. I’ve never run for any type of election.
We know who you wanted to run the country.
Watching Trump dismantle the Democrat machine is awesome. Soon your network of NGO’s will be crushed and finally, for the good of all mankind, the Democrat Party will be thrown into the trashcan of history.
You’re almost as delusional as your Orange Savior. You also want to have sex with your own daughter?
More lies.
How many child rapist illegal aliens you got stashed in your house so ICE won’t take them away?
7. I have a Mexican Flag for each flying in my flagpole, too. Going to serve them up some free range dogs and cats here for lunch shortly. Then head to the pizza parlor tonight for hanging with the lizard people. And since we can beat Capitol police and get pardoned, I’m thinking why the fuck should I not support clandestine ICE liberators, too? So I’ll be bringing them facemasks as now masking our faces as a sign of freedom is acceptable all the sudden. Will all be paid for by crypto, of course. God Bless AmeriKKKa.
Your blessed fatherly figure Joe Biden eulogized Byrd, an Exalted Cyclops of the KKK. The head recruiter. A true believer. No wonder you chose the altered spelling of America. You’re a true believer yourself. You’re KKK still to this day. Still supporting slave labor.
Whips and chains in bed, and during the day, both.
Just our housekeeper from Oaxaca, the 4 guys our ‘Merican pool contractor used to do the actual work and the kitchen staff from every Michelin starred restaurant in LA and orange counties. Its getting crowded but our house is spotless, everything works perfectly and the food is amazing.
what your house will look like when ICE shows up https://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/1930641267454591213
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The Nazis marched. That’s all. As abhorrent as their views are, they just march, and don’t hide their faces.
They also don’t have NGO funding where the Mayor has sat on the NGI’s Board
So you’re saying they’re good people too?
Yeah, that’s exactly what I said.
Why would you need a housekeeper?
Because I prefer my work, cooking, teaching my kid advanced math/science and how to deconstruct the white patriarchy, drinking good bourbon, watching EPL soccer, nfl fútbol, occasionally talking shit on BG, road trips, occasionally surfing, growing tomatoes/chiles/weed, monitoring bball/water polo/piano practice, dealing with a rental property and probably some other shit I forgot. I don’t have time to sweep, mob, clean bathrooms, wipe down appliances and make a bed. My wife is even busier than me so she’s certainly not going to do it, even if the Old Testament says she should. It’s 180 bucks every other week well spent. Plus the quesillo! The amaze balls quesillo!
Typical lazy white cunt
My white privilege allows me to pursue interests more fulfilling than house cleaning. Just like all the dudes who use sherpas to “climb” Everest.
Lift your feet so she can hoover up that cheeto mess
I believe it’s Mr Gila Kontrol that likes the orange processed foods. It explains his mud butt condition and why he appreciates Bonespur so much. Weird how his bonespurs are never mentioned in his yearly physical. They don’t go away. Apparently he is strong like ox.
Bonespur? Whos that, some Sioux chief?
Didn’t biden shower with his grand daughter? Then his son hunter cheated on his dead brother’s widow (who hunter married) and knocked up a hooker. That happens in every family right?
Awesome! Thanks for helping me complete my MAGATard Bingo Card. Cheers.
Sick canned response bro!
Freedom!!!!!
Hookers!!!!
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You’re going to be disappointed finding out Epstein never had anything on Trump.
Except friendship
stop lying to yourself, mate.
Biden had control of the file for 4 years. It’s not like they weren’t trying to throw Trump in jail. Remember the mugshot. If it was there they would have used it. Guaran-fucking-teed.
Even Epstein’s legal counsel stated on the record that he asked Epstein directly if he had anything on Trump. Epstein said “no”.
Biden would never release those files, way too many of his buddies and political partners are on that list too. The Democrat establishment is a joke, they’ll do anything to keep themselves in power, even hand an election do DJT on a silver platter. And sure, the dude who was BBFs with Epstein for a 10+ years and is admittedly (he said it, not me) a sexual predator is not there at all. The guy who used to enter beauty pageant dressing rooms to see under age girls change, a story that he told himself, is most definitely not the on list. The guy who brags about grabbing women by the pussy without consent is also not there. The man who has been in many Epstein parties and was a regular on the Lolita express (he even bought that plane later on) would never be on that list. Trump would had gone ballistic at Elon’s accusation if he had nothing to do with those creeps. Again, stop lying to yourself, mate.
And nazi’nazi’s
without Obama, and his U.S. backed coup, Biden administration provocation and Ukraine funding, there’d be no Russia Ukraine war……
Remember? there was no Russia Ukraine war under the first Trump admin. that was your boys ….and Victoria Nuland
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Lol! I love the way the ignorant ascribe magical powers to things they don’t understand. Nothing against what Palmer’s achieved – the boy done good – but please point out which bit was so innovative. Literally everything he’s done has been done elsewhere by others too. If it wasn’t him it would be someone else with a similarly misguided moral compass.
Where did I ascribe magical powers to what he’s doing. Not have I said it’s even innovative.
He just made it affordable to do weaponised drone swarms.
Yeah I probably wasn’t very clear.
Without Palmer Luckey there’d be the same Ukrainian drone operations. The same.
This isn’t an example USA innovation, it’s cheap Chinese manufacturing & Ukrainian ingenuity. Didn’t think you were a fan of either?
Ukraine has no ingenuity going on. Zero investment in defense companies as risk too high. Anduril has DoD contracts which limit, if not prevent Chinese manufacturing.
INo ingenuity? In their most recent operation, they use homemade quadcopters paired with open source control systems, leverage the victim’s own cellular network, paired with a home-trained AI to target the specific aircraft they’re after. These are hidden in modern day Trojan horse shed roofs(!) which are deployed by unwitting local delivery drivers, before being FPV piloted from another country.
And you can’t see anything ingenious here and heap all the praise on a random American? You really are broken, aren’t you, Otto?
Hahaha
convenient explanation. Too bad it’s not true
Otto..al USA’s military is powered by Chinese rare earth mineral magnets……you cannot manufacture drones/planes/ships etc ….without china’s help, so please thank china!
Couldn’t you use your contacts at the WSL to actually ask them for comment?
Prodan stopped picking up the phone long ago.
It was for the JMD pancake fund
Don’t kick the ole Gal right after she got sacked mate ( yes sacked no way she “resigned”).
The girls not paddling out at Margie’s main break the day they ran at The Box had to have been the last straw.
100%. That was a fuckup
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Cute with just the right amount of sass!