So its payback time?
I also thought he really got robbed. As far as judging goes, the Brazilians had their time with the judges lookin out. Those days seem to be gone. Maybe it didn't pay the dividends the tour was expecting.
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Gabriel Medina Got Robbed In Portugal, Bells and Margs (title edited due to the trifecta)
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IDK. I just remember the last time I really watched all the webcasts it seemed like Brazzo's were over scored a lot. I didn't watch this contest, so not agreeing or disagreeing on if he was robbed or how fair it was or wasn't. There are probably a lot of post of mine here in years back blasting the judging.
I thought he pulled back on that first wave bc his board may have already been creased. He checked it right after. But then he did the same 3/4 snap on his last wave. Almost like he couldn’t make up his mind on going full commit on the first turn or milking each wave. Griff got the score for longer rides.
Gabe’s last wave would have been a winner but for the floater In place of a second turn. They just don’t score floaters, no matter how critical and effective in transition.
Jordy has won something like 6 events in his career, 4 of which were at lowers and J Bay. It’s been 7 years since his last win.
Gabe’s won 18 from the wave pool to Chopes and Pipe and everywhere in between. Jordy is a great surfer, no doubt, but he’s got a long way to go before he has room to criticize Gabe.
Italo is different animal, and I can see why people don’t like his surfing, but at least on his backside there’s nothing really missing from his rail game.
The old gaurd said the same thing about Slater in the beginning of his dominance.
He'll get a perfect section for a meaty hack and then just smack it with a cute little fin drift, and the commentators will be like "massive turn from Medina!"
One guy said they will use 18oz gloves and head protection. Tyson still looks savage though for 57yr old. But how's that stamina going to be? Jake can probably dance and run like Mayweather for 10+ rounds.
That's going to be a no dog. Had he hit the section in the manner you suggest the wave becomes a one-turn wave as the wave runs away. Perhaps he does a massive air and gets super duper lucky and gets a 10. Also perhaps he falls and gets a 2. Gabby did the right turn that the pace of the wave dictated. It was the biggest and fastest wave of the heat and deserved a much higher score than it got. Gabby winning didn't fit the script.
Maybe we can merge the Tyson n Gabe threads? Worlds are colliding!