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Stab Podcast: Yago Dora Delayed Our Interview — Then Won the Event

The Portugal champ on contract drama, judging technical airs and chasing a World Title.

elsewhere // Mar 25, 2025
Words by Ethan Davis
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When we first hit up Yago Dora for an interview, he kept pushing it back. Then he won Portugal. Turns out, that was the plan all along. “Figured it’d give us another subject,” he laughed.

In this week’s episode of The Drop, we chat with Yago about his first CT win, the reappearance of the Volcom sticker, his morning breathwork routine, and why he’s now a legit World Title threat.

We also get into:

  • What airs score in 2025 (and which one is still his favorite ever)
  • His new Handycam project, Skinny Goat
  • Why he’s stopped working with his dad (but still watches every clip with him)
  • And what he really thinks of Cloudbreak as the new finals venue

Yago’s smart, stylish, and playing the long game. Hit play.

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