Griffin Colapinto beat Brazil's Italo Ferreira in a high-scoring final at the Surf Ranch Pro in California on Sunday but the American's win in the wave pool was tainted by claims from some Brazilians about the fairness of the judging.Deep in California cow country more than 100 miles (160 km) from the coa
Griffin Colapinto beat Brazil's Italo Ferreira in a high-scoring final at the Surf Ranch Pro in California on Sunday but the American's win in the wave pool was tainted by claims from some Brazilians about the fairness of the judging.
Improvements this year included more head-to-head battles and the introduction of a single scored wave, do-or-die night session from which just two men of 12 losers from the first round progressed to the quarter-finals. The high-energy Ferreira thought he'd done enough on his second-last ride but the score came up short and the Brazilian fell on his last ride to hand the title to Colapinto.
"The surfing community, especially in Brazil, is mesmerized with the poor clarity and inconsistence of judging for many years now, but lately it has been even more shocking," Medina posted on Instagram after going down to Ethan Ewing in the quarter-finals. "Surfing is an ever-evolving, subjective sport and we appreciate a robust debate around the progression of our sport and the criteria used to judge our competitions," a WSL spokesperson said on Monday.
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