Is Kandui the heaviest wave in the Ments?

It certainly can be. Nic von Rupp plus a crew featuring Nate Behl, Mason Lesses, Dennis Guttmann, Robot, and Jesse Johnston recently spent two days trading off set waves at the bulky left.

You have two options at this wave: you either punch the gas, or you kiss the reef.

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Ah the Olympic Games, the sporting event where we glorify a third place finish.

Owen Wright and Gabriel Medina went head to head a few days ago, battling it out for surfing’s first-ever Olympic bronze medal. Wright ended up winning the event, which led to numerous claims that Medina was underscored for his airs.

Passionate surf fans including the mayor Of Rio De Janeiro took to twitter to voice their opinions:

Se o surf tivesse entrado como modalidade olímpica na Rio 2016, eu JAMAIS iria permitir que acontecesse o que aconteceu com o Medina em Tóquio. 😜😂

— Eduardo Paes (@eduardopaes) July 27, 2021

The tweet reads:

“If surfing had entered as an Olympic sport at Rio 2016, I would never have allowed what happened with Medina in Tokyo.”

The use of smiling emojis lets us know that this is just a joke, and Paes does not have the intention of time traveling, rallying the votes to get the sport of surfing into the 2016 Olympic Games and then coercing the judge’s panel into adding an extra 0.21 points to Medina’s scorecard.

The video below shows a comparison of Gabe’s back-side air reverse to Kanoa’s frontside rotation, which makes complete sense. Plus, the landings were identical, and neither one was noticeably cleaner, check it out:

Manobras que definiram o primeiro finalista do #surfing em #Tokyo2020

⬆️ #JPN @kanoaIgarashi 9,33
⬇️ #BRA @gabriel1medina 8,43 pic.twitter.com/c9Daomxl1K

— Jeff Nascimento (@jnascim) July 27, 2021

In conclusion, we have learned that surf scores are subjective, and we could make arguments out of anything, really. Here’s my take on the significance of surfing’s Olympic debut. Leave a hurtful comment below, and let’s have a full-blown internet fight about it.

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I’ve been worried about the current wave quality in Indonesia.

I know it’s usually immaculate, but things always change. Who’s to say the string of Islands won’t see a 10 year flat spell staring tomorrow? Besides, you know, mother nature, meteorologists, and the overall geographic landscape of the earth.

Portuguese surfer Pedro Boonman took a trip to the enticing surf destination and pieced together his best clips from sessions at Desert Point, Lakey Peak, and few other spots.

Watch the full edit here.

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This Thursday, Mikey Wright will be in Oceanside, CA, giving out pieces from his new clothing capsule with Quiksilver, free hair cuts, and a brand new JS surfboard. 

Hot rods will be on display inside, and free mullets will be available for anyone willing to get the classic cut. There will also be a lounge in which you’ll be able to grab a beer, eat a slice of pizza, and watch Episode 2 of Vans Stab High, Central America, presented by Monster Energy.

See you on Thursday.

While the broadcast of surfing’s Olympic debut has been about as entertaining as an extended stay at the DMV, the highlights are just alright.

This recap features the round 3 battle between US surfers John Florence and Kolohe Andino. Kolohe wasted no time throwing down a lofty slob reverse, which he rewarded with a ‘cut throat’ claim.

“It was like cutting the head off the snake in the first 10 seconds,” Kolohe told the Independent, “I was just overwhelmed with emotions, and that’s what I ended up doing.’’

Kolohe will face Kanoa Igarashi in the quarterfinals today, leaving the beheaded (and potentially limping) snake in the rearview.

Watch the heat recap here.

Fred Hemmings is a Hawaiian surf pioneer and the winner of the 1968 Surfing World Championships in Rincon, Puerto Rico.

He also led a successful career outside of competitive surfing, including a seat on the Board of Directors for the 1984 Denver Broncos’ N.F.L. team. and a spot in Hawaii’s House of Representatives from 1984 through 1990.

Perhaps Fred’s biggest contribution to surfing was co-founding the IPS in 1976, which was basically an even older version of the ASP, which our close personal friend Big Dick Power Surfer now operates.

Hemmings recently hopped on Hawaii Public Radio, and addressed some concerns for the Olympic Debut of surfing:

“First of all, I want to congratulate all those who finally got it recognized as a sport to be included in the Olympics,” Hemmings said. “But I have a great, great concern. I probably know this better than anyone in the world, having spent a number of years, two decades running professional surfing events. You can’t go down on the beach on any given day and expect there to be good waves.”

“They’re running a high risk. The time period they set aside, the two or three days for the Olympic surfing competition, there won’t be any waves. Chiba, it’s being held on a beach in Japan — I’ve been to that beach. It’s a nice little wave when it’s breaking but there’s oftentimes no break at all and there’s just no waves,” he told Hawaiʻi Public Radio. “I hope I’m wrong. I hope they have great surf but strategically they’re taking quite a risk.

Fred does, make a valid point, what if the waves are completely un-surfable?

Maybe they’ll pick the winner with a hybrid competition format in which surfboards are used as javelins. My money would still be on Italo; that guy has more energy than the all spark.

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