One of the biggest "robberies" in surf history. Everyone agrees that Ethan's right and Medina's left should have got similar scores. But Medina's right was waaayy better than Ethan's left. IMHO, Ethan has the best style ever - even better than Andy, Archbold, Parko - but he safe surfed his left. That' s undeniable. Although, Medina also didn't take many risks on his right, his maneuvers had much more power and juice than Ethan's. By the way, everyone menacing and threating Ethan Ewing or Griffin Colapinto should be arrested. It wasn't their fault.
Medina's backside was better but he struggled on the left (frontside) by not choosing tube in the 2 tube sections and giving less variety in lip hitting maneuvers. It also had less engaged rail. But the aerial was incredible. Ethan demonstrated a lot more variety, more rail, more flow, more speed and he used the tube in both tube sections. It was high quality surfing for both of them, so much so that they had the same score.
Ewing’s 2nd last ride was by far the best ridden wave in the heat so i think it deserves the top score, however his last ride being scored a 7.6 is definitely questionable. I think the judges get too swayed by the “clutchness” of the wave rather than asking themselves if it was truly a 7.6 in comparison to gabby’s 8.0. I also think that the judges have started scoring “style” in surfing, which they haven’t really done in the past, but I suppose on such a repetitive wave such as the surf ranch, style can make a big point of difference. I’m not sure if Ewing should’ve won the heat but idk if I would label it the “biggest robbery in surfing history”.
I love Ethans surfing but how can you actually score turns higher than actual aggressive and progressive moves AT THE SURF RANCH? The WSL is just becoming like a scripted TV series where they will just leave the fan favorites in there forever to make more money...
U said it all bro! WSL change their criteria when their favorite surfers hit the quarters so they won't get only brazilian on WSL Finals. So they are fucked up as a company and they trying hard to get it done. They need more viewers in australia and new champion and brazil already give it all to WSL. As a brazilian i feel bad cause we are not the country of soccer(football). We are the country of the surf right now and they are taking our only happines in a hard life, with low salary, high taxes, bad jobs and we just want to find some happiness and when we find they take from us. Just like Senna shit bro.. shit is deep for us.
A good turn is cooler than a good air, that's why. And don't cry about it like this always happens this way. Remember Gabe getting a 6 for an air at fucking Pipe Masters? To most people EE's surfing is the most fun to watch, and that's the whole point of this. If you want to go watch basketball go for it. This is surfing and style still matters.
@@pbo5131 Rewarding turns because they seem “cooler” is nuts! How hard is landing an air compared to a nice powerful turn? What is the risk of an injury comparing both tricks? It’s a no brainer that airs are a lot harder and should be awarded as such… Surfing as a sport needs to evolve, if we keep doing the same tricks that we have been doing for the past 50 years, how can surf get better?
É impressionante o surf brasileiro, da pra perceber que são os melhores, pra precisarem roubar na cara dura desse jeito contra os brasileiros e mesmo assim os BRs não saem do topo da tabela, seria horrível pra eles se fossem justos, pq ia ter uns 6 BRs no topo da tabela, até não sendo ainda tem brasileiro ganhando hahahahahah
Medina fez 2 180 e um 360 na saída do tubo e tirou 8 e pouco ... o cara nao fez nada e tirou a nota da virada... 7,60... se não me engano... garfaram o Medina... pqp... vergonha...
@@matheusbe5040 Brother, o que aconteceu com o Medina foi revoltante. Achei que nada seria pior, mas com o Ítalo foi muito pior! kkkkk O que esta acontecendo com a WSL? Parece que ela ligou o foda-se e resolveu que NENHUM brasileiro será campeão mundial esse ano. VTNC
The fact is that Brazilians are the best in the world right now (6 titles in less than 10 years), and they are dominant in all kinds of waves and every kind of maneuver. They are acrobats and are the best at performing the hardest maneuver in the sport: airs. Aussies and Americans can't fly as Brazilians do, so the WSL is trying to make the game easier for then. Even so, Brazilians keep on winning.
I like Ethan’s surfing but Seriously?! How can Ethan’s 9 be better than Gabriel’s 8 You can argue that Ethan had better flow, but Medina had progression, degree of difficulty and commitment
It seems like the judges are going to start taking into account how someone actually looks on a wave again! Let's hope. Imagine how fucking good Italo would be if he had good style.
Yeah it seems like the judges have added “style” to the scoring criteria, which is very subjective so I’m not sure if it should be part of the criteria. That said, rides in wave pools can become very monotonous so style might become more advantageous on a wave such as this.
Ethan’s 9 was much better surfed than Medina’s 8. No debate. Gabriel took off later further down the pool. His beginning turns weren’t close to as good as Ethan’s. His variety of turns was not in the same class. Ethan’s aerial was much more technical than Gabe’s. Brazilians cry about everything they don’t win and are sure it’s racism. He simply got outsurfed in the right. We can debate the left now.
The fact is, the WSL has already chosen Ewing to champion the 2023 tour. Ok, the final decision is always the judges, but is it serious WSL? the viewer is not a fool.
Laughable. Those first two reverses were nothing special. Groms stick those all the time. The oop was the only really critical move on that wave. Medina needed to stick the flip on his last wave as none of the previous moves were big enough to matter. Medina had the best right, but not by much, while EE’s left was excellent. It was a close-ish heat but Ewing had the advantage.
As an Australian and a fan of Ethan's, the judges overscored every wave of his and Griffin's all contest whilst massively underscoring their competitors. Shame shame shame on the judges and WSL for such corruption.
What would their motivation be? I think they just believe EE's surfing is better even though he doesn't do as many airs. Which is pretty accurate! Maybe over scoring airs is on the way out?
@@pbo5131 they believe that if they don't stop the brazilians, they will have problems with Australia and the United States that always lead the ranking, Imagine reaching the final with 4 or 5 brazilians, they want a show and for that they need to choose a winner before the stage starts.
@@pbo5131 The final five at trestles is there motivation, they need an Aussie and an American to be guaranteed a spot in the final five. The quicker Ethan and griff are gaurenteed a spot the quicker the judging will return to normal. If the airs that the Brazilians do were easy everyone would do them
Acompanho há anos a wsl e Há anos que Medina vem sendo roubado pelos juízes. É justamente por isso que desanimei de acompanhar os campeonatos. O Medina sempre prejudicado. Já roubaram dois títulos do Medina. mundiais
infelizmente não vai ter Medina no mundial, o ethan ewing nao vai participar do finals e fizeram uma regra patetica , se o medina participasse ia ser mais um titulo"!
Na bateria anterior o Felipe Toledo fez 9.20, no que foi a melhor onda para a direita do evento. Daí nessa bateria os juízes dão 9.07 para o australiano, que não chegou nem perto do Toledo em progressividade. Então eu pergunto: fez sentido esse julgamento? Está claro que o Medina foi prejudicado e que os juízes então de 🤡 🤡 🤡 HORROROSO WSL!!! 🤬🤬🤬
You realise progression isn’t the only criteria? Speed power and flow are all the other criteria that Ethan shows the most on tour. His scores are deserved
O fato é que não suportam o Medina está sempre no topo.... Garfaram títulos, Garfaram nas olimpíadas, garfam todo ano e vão garfar pra não ir pra próxima olimpíada 🤮🤢🤮🤢 Entra ano, sai ano e só piora 🤬🤬🤬
Bro, exactly! The WSL needs a new generation of Australian surfers who can take on the Brazilian Storm. They are forcing Ethan to become a top contender for sure. The WSL is all about money and business, never about the best surfers. Surfers for the WSL are just pawns.
One trick pony? He had more variation of moves, with more power,arc and style. And I’m a fan of neither surfer, just surfed for 40 years of my life 🤙🏾Kaua’i boys
Ewing's 9 was easily the best surfed wave of the heat so they had to give it more than Gabby's 8.67. His last wave looked to be in the 7-8 range so what's the problem? Medina fell and lost.
Não sou de comentar em vídeos! Mas essa bateria foi d+…roubo na cara dura! Os caras pensam que ninguém entende de surf e julgamento. Essa entidade é muito burra! Como é que eles tratam a maior estrela do circuito mundial dessa forma há anos?! Um cara que tem mais de 10 milhões de seguidores, leva uma audiência absurda para as transmissões e etc. Eu no lugar do Gabriel, já teria abandonado essa porcaria. Um cara que já está milionário, patrocinado pela melhor marca de surfe do mundo e tantas outras. É triste como tem politicagem em tudo nesse mundo! Todo mundo sabe que isso está acontecendo ainda com mais força pq eles(donos e patrocinadores) nao aguentam mais ver os brasileiros vencerem eventos. Triste e vergonhoso!!!
Y’all are pathetic. Italo won the final but EE definitely won this match. You guys have 6 titles in 8 years. You dominate most of the top spots on tour. There’s no conspiracy against Brazilians in the WSL. Sore losers are bad enough but sore winners are the biggest kooks going. Brazilians may have “passion” but you consistently prove you have no class. Grow up.
Roubo no cara dura. Parabéns wsl por não apresentar um critério de julgamento claro e consistente pra todos os atletas. Cada dia perdendo a credibilidade!
I think Medina's power is quite evident over Ewing. He commits to each maneuver more than Ewing. I think Gabe won. However, falling didn't do him any favors. I don't see at all how Ewing scored a 9... He's good, but he didn't blow anyone away with any of those waves. Surf judging has LONG been inconsistent and frustrating, and it is still problematic.
The judging is getting so bad i watch The events less and less.... Ethan is good but they're making me hate the guy cuz they keep over scoring him this is ridiculous
@@pbo5131 you missed the point .... He doesn't deserve the hate but he also didn't deserve the score you don't have to agree with it in my opinion the degree of difficulty of Gabriel's maneuvers was higher thats it
WSL #STOP ROBING G MEDINA specially on the wave pool no other competitor is even close to him, what a shame!! I know you guys need to do what you guys are planning to do before even start an event, but to robbed G Medina, the other surfer has to be that good!! It’s obviously that E Wing didn’t won that heat!!!! Even a person that never surfing before will be able to tell, not only the difference between both, but the whole pack!!!
@@schnitty_NSBR not sure what you have said as I am not Brazilian and don’t understand that, do you mean 7-1 score of Football!?? Not sure however if you are American or Australian, Football is not your thing, even female plays better then the males!!!! So it’s shameful you mentioned football!!!
Wsl stole again, they already have a champion and will do everything to garantee the results. Ethan is a good surfer, but the judges always be better.....Lame WSL!!!!🤡
Me gusta mucho más el estilo de Ethan Ewing, es un hecho. Y me cae gordo Medina,y sus constantes claims, pero en este Heat el brasileño se lo comió con papas. Hace tiempo que la WSL es una mierda. Un puro negocio. Me voy,a mirar otro vídeo de Michael February
Vocês deveriam ter vergonha na cara de dá 9.07 na direita do Ethan e somente 8.67 na esquerda do Medina, infelizmente essas baterias custam títulos mundiais e agora podem custar até vaga em olimpíadas. Esse roubo de hoje faz lembrar de Portugal-Medina roubado contra Julian Wilson, Trestles- Medina roubado contra Patrick Gaudauskas, Portugal-erro de prioridade contra Medina e fora vários outros! 🤮🤢🤡🍴
O backside do Medina foi melhor mas ele prejudicou-se na esquerda (frontside) ao não escolher tubo nas 2 seções de tubo e ter dado menos variedade em manobras de batida no lip. Também teve menos rail engajado. Mas o aéreo foi incrível. O Ethan demonstrou muito mais variedade, mais rail, mais flow, mais velocidade e usou o tubo nas duas secções de tubo. Foi surf de muita qualidade para os dois, tanto que fizeram o mesmo score.
world SHAME league. unbelieveble.what for..what about sport values and principles.ethic..what for. medina was better than ewing.should be a way to change the scenario. court or whatever .judges are on LSD..
A esquerda do Italo foi 9.07 e foi uma performance abaixo da só medina, roubo na cara dura! Eles tão nos mostrando o que vai ser em trestles, Ethan Wing o campeão mundial que não sabe fazer aéreo.
Quer ter sua voz ouvida? Simplesmente boicote os patrocinadores da WSL. Corona, Michelob, Oi, etc. Só assim para eles entenderem que isso não será mais aceito pela comunidade do surfe.
This generation is amazing!! Half the stuff judges gives 4 and 5 . I would have gave them a ten lol. Ewing and Felipe ( and John John) are my favorite. But I think Ewing lost that heat?? Wsl has always been a little strange. A few years back Kelly was kill it, and they kept underscoring him. It seemed like they just wanted to get rid of him.
I don't think he lost that heat, I think won it fair and square. Medina fell on his last wave and the power was equal but I think Ewing put a little more uummph in his lip hits than Medina did. But hey both are master class surfers, great heat
Inacreditável o que estão fazendo com os BRASILEIROS, acabei de assistir a final do ítalo e ver que ele não foi o único a ser ROUBADO é muito triste, como vocês tem coragem de fazer isso? 🤮🤮🤮
Tá na hora de colocar no papel o critério de pontuação das manobras, o que vale mais,menos, entubar vale mais, aéreos, critérios e notas de drops,etc.os básicos nas ondas, velocidade, agressividade,etc. Parece que mudam o julgamento a cada competição.
Medianas second wave was a 10 , Ethan Ewing surf was standard in my opinion compare to Medina on maneuvers but Ethan surfed very well as well at the end . Conclusion, i think medina was missing points and deserved a better score on this WSL for what he did on this final .
Good stuff! Not sure what everyone's complaining about but it seems like people are reacting with emotion because their guy didn't win. I understand that it feels bad when your favourite doesn't get it done but I don't get where the comments about corruption and favouritism are coming from. If you look at the heat objectively, Ethan's right was clearly the best wave of the heat; two reverses including a corked out air on the end, multiple tail blows, and a deep barrel. Sure, his left was less exciting, but again there were multiple turns where he blew the fins out the back of the wave and finished with another reverse. I think Medina was definitely looser in his turns and had a bit more progression but I can't look past the quality of Ethan's turns, his clean rail lines and control. Maybe I'm asking too much but instead of screaming robbery and claiming to be victims of favouritism and racism, try and explain why Medina's two waves were better. If anyone can make a good argument I might change my mind. Helpful hint: if you're going to talk about corruption and bias and feelings it won't work.
I don't think it was robbed, but scores were off. Disagree with you on Ethan's right being the best wave of the heat. He did one good nosepick reverse in the middle and an ugly (although I'll probably never do better) air reverse at the end, he should get his score deeply discounted there (where I think judges overlooked the flaws). His turns were smooth but lacked power/ precision (he was hitting too soft and too late, throwing less spray than Medina in his left). He did get barreled, but nothing major. Medina on the other hand, not only threw buckets, but had two nosepick reverses and skipped the barrel to throw the craziest crazy alley oop (which I think it was the only alley oop of the day) at the end, so he shouldn't get his score discounted because of skipping the barrel (and I think they discounted). On the backside, I'd say it was an even battle, Medina did get an edge on scores, but the error on the forntside more than offset it.
Wouldn't it be time to open a lawsuit against the WSL for RACIAL DISCRIMINATION since Brazilians have been treated in a prejudiced way by the entity's judges?
Para Medina, ser melhor não é suficiente. Ele precisa ser melhor sem deixar dúvidas, aí os árbitros dão a vitória para ele. Medina surfou mais de acordo com as exigências da piscina, com mais manobras arriscadas, mais aéreos. Mas os critérios se inverteram.
All i heard was "wah wah didn't land the kerrupt flip" so obviously they didn't score progression. Rev 3's dont score anymore. Its just a regular turn thats as old as smartphones
WSL please go back to basics. Return to valuing surfing!!! They are making passionate about the sport give up following the league. Justice is screaming for help... listen while there's still time. ❤😢
claramente a melhor onda da bateria foi a esquerda do medina, mas a notas nao representaram a realidade. A comparação e simples as notas tambem deviam ser.
Everybody's complaining but im old and i remember when ochy beat curren at Huntington and it was easy to see the winner and the surfing was pretty non radical compared to today, the guy with one big move won, maybe today theyre so good and similar that you can't really say whos better. I just watch and feel whos better and i felt italo
Ewing was superior in this one. Had Medina landed that air and not nose dive, Medina wins. Had Medina used his own style of airs and random tricks he easily beats anyone except his own Brazilian counterparts that can also go full airs/tricks. Medina lost with himself by using a more traditional style that can be beaten. Problem and reason for all the drama bs is the points/scores did not clearly define Ewing as the winner. Ewing had a 7 but also a 9 lit the drama fire. A final tied score was the dramatic fire explosion.
Mais uma vez a WSL mostra que não esta comprometida coma qualidade e coerencia no julgamento das ondas, nitidamente o Gabriel foi prjudicado por um julgamento tendencioso e favoravel ao Ethan, que não tem culpa de nada. Quem perde é o esporte e a evolução do surf, a WSL esta decadente mesmo, daqui a alguns anos provavelmente veremos surgir uma nova entidade que ira promover o campeonato mundial de surf com bases mais honestas e justas! E pensar que existem juizes brasileiros participando desses julgamentos tendenciosos e nitidamente incorretos, a WSL não tem mais capacidade para administrar campeonatos mundiais!
Bora causar com essa empresa e juizes em casa gente, vamos nos juntar todos e cobrar essas coisas cara a cara na paulada! 😂😂😂 Vamos causar em Saquarema em peso nessa gringaida!
Speed Power Flow has been the key element of WSL over the years particularly considering it’s a small wave event.. airs at this wave ain’t that appealing honestly ‘It’s still a wavepool comp’
