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We go into the barrel with Betty L an absolute Hammer of a finishing move professional surfing is a head-to-head sport contested in the raw power of the Untamed ocean yeah thought 30 minutes yeah you know you’ve got giant waves coming in what looks to be just like a
White out unless you’re a pro Surfer you have no idea how difficult surfing really is that was insane I knew I was either going to die or have the best turn of my life who was that how much talent determination strategy and grit it takes to succeed turn be ready going
For that the WSL Championship tour is surfing’s biggest stage it’s a high pressure game fought to the very last second this may be the number for Griff air drops into it what a way to turn the heat right looking at that last turn going thank you and emot ride full of wild
Winds and disappointing defeats you can see the disappointment right there wow what a mistake but what sets surfing apart from other sports is the Indescribable feeling of being a surfer every time you hit the water you can leave everything else behind It’s Just Pure Freedom chill do anything
Crazy today we take you to the North Shore of aahu for an inside look at the 2024 hurly Pro Sunset Beach it’s uh the sunset yeah it’s going to be a test for everyone eh just kind of competitor against the ocean I think today well day one is on here at the
Early Pro Sunset Beach the feeling of Surfing is you can get the best wave of your life and unlike other things where there’s satisfaction I mean you are satisfied to have ridden the wave but it’s a motivation to come back and do it again the second stop of the WSL
Championship tour takes place at Sunset Beach a performance big wave a traditional surf spot that favors competitors who find comfort in heavy water I love Sunset Beach the feeling you get when you get a good wave at Sunset after I don’t know getting pounded is just an amazing feeling Gabby
Two time semi-finalists out here the power surfing just like that it’s difficult I’m not going to lie it’s really hard the challenge is with sunet Beach competing at s Beach is super hard the speed and the power of it and there’s not really any other wave in the
World quite like it how fast you going out there it’s so Raw it’s in the middle of the ocean you’re getting swells from different directions it’s a very confusing lineup it almost reminds me of like a football field Sunset Beach hosted the first ever Championship Tour event in
1976 and has long stood out as an old school test of bigwave power surfing it holds a lot of power and strength out here it’s not you know this high performance perfect wave you’ve got to test those waterers skills you got to read the ocean you got to read the
Changing conditions it is one place where competitors are less worried about what the other person is doing and more focused on the Ocean Molly Gets in there Molly is still in there holy moly she was so deep women’s professional surfing is currently making history with a radical generational shift women surfing is in this moment right now we’re talking about Betty lucro Johnson Molly pin Caitlyn simmers Caroline marks even this next generation
Of young women is looking up at the glass ceiling and seeing the way that the generations of women before them have put some cracks in it Steph Gilmore taking a year off and then all of a sudden Chris sore stepping away from competition that’s a big space that’s
Just empty but the new generation’s coming without Chris and step I think it’s still going to be really early especially with all the younger girls I think we just really want to like smoke everybody this new generation don’t lack confidence and they we’re all going to push each other like crazy going
Now cu lock to have this new generation step up it’s a Monumental ship here goes Katie simmers pulling in huge backdoor section and she reappears Katie simmers charged her way to the biggest win in women’s surfing history to date Katie simmers is your champion of the Lexus
Pipe Pro presented by Yeti pipeline for the girls the finals day at pipe will go down in history is one of the most remarkable days that’s ever happened for the women to finally be given a platform showing the world that this is their time Katie simmers is so good at what
She does that she is confidently rolling through pipeline now she’s going to come out here as sunset with that confidence and probably put it to work simmers is now number one in the world and the 18-year-old pulls on the yellow leaders jersey here at Sunset Beach Caitlyn simmers going into the
Round of 16 this last year I’ve been trying to just focus on sunset in particular I’ve been feeling really good in the free serves way better than last year if this is a sign of things to come for the year ahead I mean look out but I think she’s got to
Work cut out for her because someone like Molly Pam is super dedicated in every aspect and again this generation now of professional women are elevating the sport with their unprecedent ented abilities to perform in big powerful surf the bar has been raised B Luca Johnson Molly picklum and Katie simmers
All performed at levels that we have not seen women’s surf pipeline not just in free surfs in competition these two want to bait each other more than anything but also they want to get boms as well my goal is for 2024 set pretty high my goal is
Definitely to win an event Betty l just lunging into daylight what an easy make the journey to getting to that win is what makes it more exciting that really pushes me to figure it out and get where I want to be Betty Lou is all fireworks she’s a great competitor Molly putting
Her head down grabs the around pipeline Pulls Up and Under she’s still going and gets the exit she’s hard to beat she’s crazy she’s spicy I’m spicy she’s like going to do what ever she wants to get what she wants and then all of us are
Like well we we will do that too then I genuinely feel that with Katie and Betty Lou and myself I’ve got to stay on my a game for life now cuz it’s not going to be easy to win I don’t think ever now in women surfing Baron grabbing rail pipeline
Deep section here looking for the ex giveing up for your Lexus Pipe Pro 2024 Champion Barn bar wow what a statement like he was Untouchable Baron mamia is the first event winner of 2024 and with his victory at pipeline he is now the rankings leader this Northshore local
Will be wearing the yellow Jersey here at Sunset interestingly enough he’s worn the yellow Jersey before and that’s when he was a wild card and he won his first event at Sunset Beach I’m just trying to focus on myself I’m not trying to like
Let all this stuff get to me I just want to like you know go out and serve some Heats and have some fun and you know I’m at home still so I’m just trying to enjoy my time at home after Monumental wins at pipeline Baron mamia and Katie simmers are the
Current rankings leaders but can they hold on to their yellow jerseys and the Wild Waves here at Sunset Beach I felt like I was lost at sea like I’ve never surfed this before I just like limit my expectations to literally getting nothing really only going to have one chance is this
It Felipe too is the reigning two-time world champion the Brazilian year started with a disappointing performance at pipeline all lies on too to set the pace for the tour he’s always been the king of high performance he’s always had have to deal with critics saying that this is where he needs to improve
Sometimes if you do have that exterior pressure then you know it comes creeping into your head here we go Felipe 630 to go first wave of the season it’s just an up and out and that hurts he’s going to be in the elimination round later on today we
Saw Felipe too in his heat looking a of sorts and we did get the news that Felipe is under the weather right now we had the withdrawal from Felipe due to illness and um we’ve gone straight into heat 2 we’ve now got three Heats of this elimination round achieving the heights
He has in surfing has been a long and difficult road for the world’s most Progressive Surfer my name is fipe Toledo I’m 28 years of age and I’m from ubat Tuba Brazil fipe too is going to fall out of the title race I think that was the
Trigger for me it got me really beat up being 100% parent you know when I’m home and 100% professional Surfer and Felipe Toledo when I’m away that’s one really hard thing to do you know so that’s probably the biggest thing that I’m trying to get better
At it’s amazing how dominant he is in certain ways he is almost unbeatable at times when he’s on in conditions like this he’s the best serer in the world he’s so exciting that one turn was uh um not a turn from an 18year old come on that’s a turn we expect from a
Man I think sometimes you can forget how young he was when he qualified how quickly he was in the Global Spotlight becoming a father very young there was a lot more that he was carrying with him on tour that nobody else saw he finally had a part of his career where he
Started breaking down and he had to look at himself and figure out how to find Joy again yeah I went from a young surf for you know like having a dream to be on tour but at the same time not really understanding how big that dream was Major sponsors bigger contracts my
Own house my own bills and you know supporting my family you know it was hard to to understand all That what what do you feel is motivating you to win another world title um Frick that’s a good question never thought about It good morning everybody this is the sambazon D Patrol here on opening day for stop number two of the Season we got to get right into the big news that we just heard from Felipe to’s Camp to reached the following statement on social media it is with a heavy heart
That I announced today that I’m withdrawing for the remainder of the 2024 for Championship tour season in the past I’ve been honest about some of my challenges not only with injuries but also with mental health competing at the highest level for the past decade has
Taken a toll on me and I need a break to recover for the next chapter of my career I very good fun of course it was a hard decision for me you know it took me a few days to realize that this is actually happening I was just you know
Giving priority to myself like I don’t want to but I need to just just you know live one year pressure free and relax surf enjoy the family and come back to you guys next year oh too plans to return to the championship tour in 2025 his exit from competition will open
A massive hole at the top of the sport so as the men’s competition begins at Sun Beach the Hawaiian Islands are under a high surf advisory meaning the waves are in the XXL range and there’s a possibility of dangerous Rogue sets that are just too big to ride they’d be
Washing right through the lineup it’s gnarly big giant Sunset Beach wash throughs the entire Channel closing out you’re not surfing against your competitor you’re surfing for survival oh he lost his jersey all the power of the waves just rip that off as you see it right there oh yeah I’m for sunset’s
A a personal wave and you really do have to take it as a challenge against mother nature and it’s just all about your connection on that day with that wave it can really expose you if you haven’t spent time out here and maybe even more so if you don’t have a
Connection with the place it’s easy to get lost in this lineup especially when it’s Big Jack Robinson is a competitor who excels in giant surf this Western Australian smoothly navigates the wild conditions and is an early round standout jack on a big bowling section how about that that’s just Jack magic
Finding waves that doesn’t really exist on the lineup Jack Robinson we’re going to see him on finals day actually maybe one of the hottest hates of stuffed in a long time I just felt like I was going to spew the whole hate this is why I
Live full you got to do it Canoa igarashi is known as a smart calculated competitor this young Japanese Surfer has cracked the code on winning heats in these wild tricky conditions here we go this is kanoa igarashi going for the barrel he’s in and he comes out kanoa
Moving on into the round the 16 yeah I don’t think anyone’s going to come in today saying it was easy you know the ocean’s really just controlling you Brazilian surf fans are everywhere they are loud animated and exceptionally passionate he toofer amps it up for the rowdy crowd with a solid backhand
Performance this is what I’m talking about nice bar right there for him coming out muscle through it and finish it off strong a relieved Ito Ferrera that earned him a spot on finals day Jordy Smith is an excellent example of matching power with power and the Big
South African is looking strong on this challenging day Jordy Smith’s always looked incredible at Sunset experienced paying it off Jordy two- turn combination for his 717 Jordy is into the quarterfinals with 10 to 12 sirf maxing out winds and washing machine conditions John John Florence gets fired
Up at Sunset Beach John John on his first strike finds the inside bowl at sunset here we go John John pulls in deep section traveling coming out bin bending layback half from John John Florence just show so much variation so much power so much control as well going
Into finals day is going to be definitely the pick to beat as this extra large Northwest swell continues to PP two popular California Surfers Prepare To Face Off Griffin and can battled against each other since they little kids all of those moments that they had throughout their ear they bring it into this
Check out this day absolute Paradise for the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Sunset Beach is a Waterman’s wave it’s open ocean power breaking over a football field sized Reef that’s a good 10-minute paddle from the beach unique to this competition athletes are allowed coaches and caddies to assist them in
The water for the caddies the Cades can to have one board so he know once you get out into the lineup it turns into a whole new world you’re so far out in the channel there’s so much current there’s so much happening out there that your caddies and your coaches can actually
Sit out there with extra surfboards so if you break a leash or you break a board or a fin you can switch it out in the lineup in a lot of circumstances the caddies are the coaches as well so they’ll kind of spit some information at them and words of encouragement getting
Their mind ready and and settled for the next round of piling back out to huge Sunset and get him ready to catch another wave we got Adrian do soza this man’s a world champion right here he’s out here for Leo fante at the moment we got Luke
Egan over here he’s got Cole in his corner so it’s just amazing to see the knowledge and all the depth that these caddies can bring to these Surfers out here in the lineup a wave like Sunset is a way where you need a coach more than anywhere on
Tour you know you’re literally in the water with your athlete you’re you know screaming at him kanoa igarashi mid face carve Jake The Snake Patterson in the water as his caddy and his coach Jake has been a life Mentor for me it’s really cool to have him in my corner he
Really shaped the way I compete and shaped the way I surf the first wave I catch today I come out of a barrel and I kick out and he’s the first person I see him we high five while I was on the wave so it kind of just goes to show the
Chemistry that we have and and we kind of just laughed at each other and we’re just like oh this is so fun last four of B white B 633 6 one Turn 6 yeah the most anticipated heat in the round of 16 is Griffin kapino versus kenoa igarashi both are Southern California
Raised Surfers who are striving for their first big league win in Hawaii Griffin and K have battled against each other since they were little kids right they’re both super competitive and the fact that they have a history makes even more intriguing because they’re going to take it personal tracking with Cano
Igarashi bites that nice turn quickly hits it high off the lip keys in total control even with all the turbulence out there his turns look so calculated one of the most consistent surfers we have on T Griffin Kinto getting started against Canoa nice healthy wrapping cutback from last year here’s world number
Three as we roll in with this one a lot of turbulence for Canoa but he’s still able to throw down a forehead slice now he’s leaving the door open for Griffin with priority 1 minute and 40 left still looking for a giant score he’s found a lot of comfort in
Maxing out the time on the clock and still believing he can turn in big numbers he’s a haary type of guy and you see him just paddling for anything to try to create a beer moment there’s Griff Big Slice with some power late hit on the section he was really trying to
Visualize that one going his way Griffin was looking good on that wave but there’s no mercy on that insection Griffin colapinto last year’s runner up in the event exits out this time in the round of 16 by his rival named Keno gashi I the F when I just my
Of us I got pinned down the bottom you guys didn’t do much for were we missing weights really that he with Griffin we have a fun little rivalry going on it was nice to to kind of pick up some Rhythm it definitely shoots me into um good momentum going into finals Day Baron mamia and Katie simmers are the current WSL rankings leaders however for the two young superstars the high pressure of wearing the yellow Jersey is just too much and after breakout wins at pipeline Baron and Katie struggle here at Sunset Baron mamia Northshore born and
Bred he’s had a lot of success out here but Sunset like we said unpredictable is this it mamia is going to have to Surf his heart out goes in the barrel travels through this one no exit shocking Affair for Baron mamia eliminated after a win at pipeline here we go with Katie oh
Unfortunate she’s just going to have to look at this hate as a learning experience Katie simmers exits the Hurley Pro with a fifth place result and she will lose her hold on the yellow Jersey smiling about an open opportunity is Betty Lu Sakura Johnson a young Northshore local who was
Growing into a serious title Contender Sakura this thing’s a beast B L S Johnson comes out my name is Betty L Saka Johnson I’m 18 years old and I’m from the norshore of aahu what motivates me competitively I would say myself I’m a competitive person sakur is so competitive on
Anything she likes to get the calls out she is not afraid to get into a paddle battle she’s not afraid to rise up next to her Heroes and let them know that she’s there she’s 18 it’s you don’t see that every day winning is what we all want and
That’s definitely the one of the biggest motivators to win but getting there the journey to getting to that win is what makes it more exciting for myself Betty L big drive off the top straight up into the next section Betty lose hakura Johnson US Open of Surfing champion it’s
Not just her energy and competitive nature and will to win she’s a part of that whole new generation Talent that’s changing the game of Surfing Betty L laying off the top side Betty l sakur Johnson takes out the Hol the Challenger to maintain that positive mindset it’s
Just to surround yourself with the best people the people that love and support you they’re the ones that are going to take you to the top for cariss Samora to step away from competition and you’re going this is for Hawaii this is the passing of that torch
Moment for Carissa to move on and Betty L is happy to step up for Hawai Betty Le absolutely charging this is history being made so loose the hometown crowd Betty Lou has put up some big scores already in 2024 with breakout waves at back door Pipeline and in the opening rounds here at
Sunset this Fearless 18-year-old competitor has begun this year with her best start ever seeking her first championship tour win can Sakura go all the way Kelly Slater the 11 time world champion undoubtedly the greatest of all time he’s a lifelong competitor who always puts himself in a position to win
This is a huge emotional Victory not just for Kelly Slater for 40s somethings all over the world unfortunately we are seeing the exit of the goat Kelly Slater so uh tough break for Kelly it’s no secret that Slater has struggled at Sunset Beach this wave is always puzzled him over his
Career I obviously don’t love Sunset I don’t like the wave I don’t put the time in I don’t respect the wave and it doesn’t respect me back so unless I change it’s not going to change and at 52 Kelly is more dedicated than ever to finding success in this lineup
He’s coming into Sunset Beach I think almost kind of in a reflection type mode almost contemplative of of everything he’s done in his life he’s kind of at that part of his career maybe the Twilight of his career big heat out in the water here at Sunset Slater long B bottom turn
Beautiful top turn there for the 11 time word champ how are these slashes for a 52y old all right here we go Slater Kelly pulls into a barrel and Kelly comes out of that one and Kelly Slater advancing into the round the 32 his statement to me was look when I
Get the waves I can ride them great it’s just finding him we got another heat in the water at Sunset and it’s a big one with now one minute on the clock Kelly in in trouble priority he’s got it but needs a 617 Slater on the ropes Kelly’s
Going to lean on this wave to try to turn this heat going for his carving three and he gets it that is incredibly challenging especially in these kind of waves but is it enough two carving three maybe they usually hate him but maybe they like that one scores coming in chasing a
6.17 last SC for Kelly SL in the previous heat a 493 not enough Kelly Slater out in the round of 32 it’s so hard out there if I didn’t fall on my first wave on the second turn I would have I would had a big score there you
Know the current WSL judging criteria is designed to encourage Surfers to go all all out on every turn the judges want to see critical unprecedented Maneuvers that wow the crowd it doesn’t matter how long the ride is it’s all about performance and grit he goes to that full rail turn
Three judges giving him tens Kelly Slater BR ride equals an 8.33 you can get excellent scores with just one major maneuver nine .17 for Molly picklum John John Florence many people believe he orchestrates the best turns in the game you think about okay how do you get in the excellent range of
Sunset in your mind you’re thinking okay maybe a three- turn combo but then there’s John John reminded us all how true this is with one of the most dynamic single turns of the event so I was like I’m going to go do a turn and
Then I don’t know I was just spray and stuffed water everything and then I was like in the white water and coming out uh yeah it felt good 8.23 for one maneuver Wow Let’s Molly pum might just be the best female surfer on the planet right now and this one
Maneuver will Define her skill level at this point in time what a turn Molly picklum taking it to the house when Molly landed that 9.67 turn this place went wild and the words that I heard getting tossed around were ones like radical committed best one ever executed by a female in a women’s
Surfing competition here at Sunset and I threw everything kind of at it and um fell out of the sky and I was dead or I had a really big skore so um yeah I’m really happy that I have my body in one piece after that women’s professional surfing is
Currently at the highest level we have ever witnessed in the history of this Sport and it just seems to be getting better and better Gabby two-time semi-finalist out here at Sunset Beach with power surfing just like that definition of power surfing you see a section and you just go into it and give
It everything you got look at this thing wow big ha off the top right there we got pret pushing that back foot so hard and just throwing buckets all there when it’s a clean fun day like today it’s just there’s nothing quite like going that fast and being
Able to do nice big turns on a bigger board ly Peterson in a cool looking downar so we go into the barrel with Betty Lou she makes it off the bottom and an absolute Hammer of a finishing move there an excellent ride for you look
Out yeah Club has been so strong in her performances here variety and commitment Molly picklum and Betty lucak Cura Johnson are pushing the boundaries of surfing in almost every Heat this year I’m slightly starting to feel my feet and boards and um it’s getting there it’s just such a special place to be
Competing at home and I really got to take advantage so I’ve learned to love this way of took compete at it Pam and Johnson are the standouts here at Sunset both have shown us nine-point rides technical Barrel riding and some of the biggest most radical Maneuvers we’ve ever seen banging that one
Way up top I mean and Molly she’s the rning champ from last year so I’m super excited to go up against her surfing’s newest Superstars will face off against each other in the hurly Pro final and one will leave Sunset Beach with the yellow leader Jersey when it gets down to finals Day
At A WSL Championship Tour event every heat is stacked the best of the best from the event go head-to-head in elimination Heats for a spot in the final well look at this we got such a matchup here between John John Florence and Jordy Smith here we go with
Jordy with a vicious hack and that’s the power that we like to see from Jordy Smith here at Sunset solid surfing Jordy Smith will take the lead all right let’s watch John John Jordy on the inside he’s going to sneak this Jordy he pulls into the barrel TR
Through this Barrel fights his way out of that Jordy talk about knowing what you’re doing Smith wow wow an 8.33 clocked in for smith and he has a strong lead over John John Florence this is it here John John his last chance he’s going to activate Florence looking down the line setting
Up for something big has to skip that section needs something huge throws it up and goes down John John Lawrence will take an equal fifth it’s always awesome coming up against John you know you uh really got to take it to him cuz he’s he’s the guy Jord Smith gets the hard
Work done and defeats event favorite John John Florence in the quarterfinals but the South African fails to convert his run into a finals win Jordy Smith on the first wave of the men’s semifinal Smith has been strong so far in this competition looking in command did that wave have enough on hand his
Challenge in semi-final number one large wave facing front of igarashi gets a slash in there right at the Finish air drops into it one turn but what a dynamic turn only single turn might be the best score of the Heat so far that was impressive seveno ride he deserved that
Score kenoa igarashi eliminates Jordi in the semis and the Japanese Surfer is is now our first event finalist and a ride in to his second Sunset final my name is Jack Robinson I’m from Margaret River West in Australia and I’m 26 years old Jack Robinson is pro
Surfing’s newest Dad yeah my son’s name is Zen and my wife’s like we got to call him Zen and I’m like zen zen okay Zen all right zen zen it is I still get peed in the face though I still cough how did you want to attack this
Seat I just was not even really thinking just go and ser yeah it’s different now because I have a baby so feels like the time is not as long I’d come to events before and I’d just sitting around sing your thumbs and now I got a baby to play
With all these people say they’re grateful for life but once they have a baby then you really know what the kind of meaning is for life it’s a whole different level of life everything you do even if it’s little things I would just do things and just not even think
Before like when I would go surf before I was like oh yeah another surf now I’m like excited to go surf even more he also has five event wins in the last 3 years and is considered among the best young talent in the sport today there is nobody that knows that piece of
Reath better than Jack Robinson and he does it again Robinson has gone back to back for Jack Robinson I think he’s always always been that guy The Prodigy win a world title he’s not a guy where he needs good waves to win he could win in challenging Heats when someone’s
Crawling up his back he’ll enter that space and he has such a present moment in himself where he is there and I feel like just everyone kind of fires me up now like from Kelly to the youngest guy on tour it’ll just fire me up any little
Thing kind of gets me excited that’s after having the baby I just live for those moments like when when someone else is trying to battle me like I’ll just I’ll just live for [Applause] it Jack’s 2024 World title campaign is sure to be a family affair like Julia is my Light she vibrates High vibration and she gives me a lot of light you know for life if I could combine the two the family and the competing and it’s could be a good combination I need to be a world champion because it’s just the ultimate feeling and it will be one
Day and here’s blue going straight into the barrel Jack Robinson hits it off the top Mr Auto Magic last of blue a 977 the Jack Robinson support crew here at Sunset runs deep wife Julia and baby Zen lead the cheer squad while coach Matt benrose is The Mastermind of of his
Offensive run Jack Robinson slashing turn to open up Jack lays down a few of the highest scoring waves in the event and Robo easily advances into the final to match up with a longtime rival and good friend Keno igarashi feel like they’re another level right now and
Let’s get back to it get get the job done the chair up is pro surfing signature celebration the climax of a hardfought competition but to earn this prestigious moment you first have to win the main event it’s kind of like splitting hairs out here you just don’t know what’s going to
Happen here comes Robinson laying down that rail hangs on to a transitions in the barrel oh my [Applause] Goodness the 2024 hurle Pro Sunset Beach has lived up to the hype that was insane it’s been challenging almost impossible at times but it’s been pumping with epic conditions we go into the barrel with Betty L this has been a wild ride with Incredible wipeouts and historic
Performances what a turn after 4 days of competition we are down to the final two Heats of the event and we begin with the women’s final the women’s final of the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach is a battle of of two of the best upand cominging Surfers on
The female side you have Betty Luc Johnson who is from right here on the NorthShore this girl knows this wave as well as anybody in the field the only one who could come close is the one she has to go against Molly Pam who’s the defending Champ here at
Sunset the newest freshest rivalry we’ve got on tour in the final you couldn’t play it out better than this I mean number two seed number three seed whoever wins gets that yellow Jersey this is Betty L’s first CT final I just feel like she’s so hungry overhead on the first section
Nice sweeping Cy for Molly picklum foam climb punch on the hollow part of the wave and another whip on the shoulder Betty L on the one behind it nice reach for that wrapping cut back Sakura now getting off the bottom throwing some spray on that power wrap great answer to Molly
Pin I saw a lot of spray out of the back of the wave for Betty L which was impressive Molly obviously looking strong and fast and just really aggressive so it’s kind of like splitting hairs out here you just don’t know what’s going to happen here’s Betty Lou big late
Drop and she’s going to pull in the barrel and unfortunately it’s shut down that would have been a huge score this is Molly pin wants to separate herself from Betty Lou carves it under the lip to the top side of that wave for one more slice Betty L’s got a minute and only
Needs a 4.66 this set just a little far Out Of Reach too far in for this one three two one back toback Seasons your champion of the hurle pro Sunset Beach is Molly picklum Molly you’re now in the yellow Jersey yeah [Applause] m I’m just saying you girls was setting
Bom seriously that was incredible than proud of you up she was ripping seriously set the bar for us girls thank you I’m so cool the moments we’re getting to share Let’s Go Crazy to come here and share the final with Betty Le pretty incredible we’re pushing women surfing together and
We’ll look back and realize how big this moment is and the push that we’re doing right now but I’m so honored and so grateful to have these girls in my life pushing me to see how good we can all get at surfing Molly pin is now ranked
Number one in the world the 21-year-old began the season with a second place at Pipeline and now has her first win of the Year here at Sunset Molly is without a doubt the front runner for the 2024 World title men’s final are two Surfers who could not know each other better Jack
Robinson and Canoa igarashi they grew up together they’ve battled it out pretty much at every level everyone in my generation like really fires me up to compete against I mean these are the people that I grew up with my whole life and people don’t realize but I would go
To Australia to do a junior event I would compete against Jack I’ve sured a bunch of Heats against Canoa and just going to do my thing so I’m sure it’s going to be a good one with him so I’m excited I’m going to enjoy it for Canoa gashi to show up in
Another final at Sunset is showing how well he’s surfing this wave and how much he’s grown and with Jack Robinson he’s the other side of it where he was always good out here he was always supposed to win events like this counting in the men’s Final in five 4 3 2
1 the men’s final is on getting started in the final Jack Robinson throws down that nice clean casual Arc in the pocket wide open for that gouch off the lip line and looks so solid on his feet Rashi creating some space before that big first down carve going back to the
Lip he throws it away a rare fall from Cano gashi he needs to go big right now it’s the finals and Jack starting with a 817 but did he go a little too big Jack already ready to back up the 817 super smooth on the first turn and how was
That rail control now we see how painful that fall was for kenot Jack puts him in a combination clean Park in the pocket for igarashi another cool redirect section approaches and knif it I love how he’s keeping his composure so here comes Robinson laying down that rail hangs on
To it transitions in the barel Jack Robinson punches free back into the pit one more time oh my goodness what a legend 987 your 2024 Hurley Pro at Sunset Beach champion Jack Mr automagic Robinson congratulations young man number two in the world yeah all out it
Was uh crazy last few months at home had a baby and everything before coming here and I don’t even know I’m just enjoying it so much today and I know I didn’t start good at pipe but it didn’t matter just I just was trying to enjoy it you
Know so I’m just grateful for this moment man Welcome Back Jack we love you all right special oh my God as the Robinson family celebrates Jack’s sixth career CT win Robo moves into the number two spot on the rankings and John John Florence will fly out of Hawaii feeling comfortable in the yellow
Leaders jersey on the next episode of inside pro surfing we journey to the cold North Atlantic and stop off at Europe’s most challenging Beach Break dredging barrels and highflying Aerials will be the narrative at the Mayo Rip Curl pro Portugal
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Big Hawaiian waves and power surfing are my favorites.
Aloha shootz