SURFE - O CAMPEÃO ESTÁ DE VOLTA- Zero Hora /RBS -Newspaper, Porto Alegre/RS -Brazil - Friday, October 16th, 2015 -Esportes -page 48
Nicolas Peschier, AFP
After conquering the French stage, Medina kept chances of Bichampionship
SURF - THE CHAMPION IS BACK
After 14 months, the Brazilian Gabriel Medina backed to win a stage of World Circuit of Surfing when conquered the Title in Hossegor, in France.
The event is special for the World Champion because was in French beaches that the surfer of São Paulo won his first stage in the elite, in 2011.
-I missed to win an event. Some months ago, I lost my grandfather and I want dedicate this Victory to him -felt emotional the surfer when remembered the death of Jaime Pinto, his grandfather by mother side.
The Victory kept Medina in the battle for the Title, despite the favorites: the Australian Mick Fanning and Adriano de Souza -the Mineirinho.
With discards, the distance to Fanning is 8,000 points -are still 20,000 for disputing in two stages left.
In Women's Championship, the "Hawaiian-gaúcha" Tatiana Weston-Webb. Daughter of the bodyborder Tanira Guimarães and of the surfer Doug Weston-Webb, Englishman that has grow up in U.S.A., Tatiana was born in Porto Alegre and lives in Hawaii.
The RACE FOR THE TITLE
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RANKING SURFER POINTS
1º) Mick Fanning(AUS) 49,900
2º) Adriano de Souza(BRA) 49,450
3º) Owen Wright(AUS) 43,600
4º) Julian Wilson(AUS) 41,450
5º) Gabriel Medina(BRA) 40,650
6º) Filipe Toledo(BRA) 40,200
7º) Kelly Slater(USA) 34,150
8º) Ítalo Ferreira(BRA) 34,100
9º) Jeremy Flores(FRA) 33,000
10º) Nat Young(USA) 29,700
THE LAST STAGES
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October 20/31 -Peniche - Portugal
Champion in 2014 - Mick Fanning(AUS)
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December 8/20 -Pipeline - Hawaii
Champion in 2014 - Julian Wilson
Let's check out what Carlos Burle said about the last stage of World Circuit in Pipeline, Hawaii:
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Seis Surfistas na briga -ONDA DECISIVA -Última etapa do circuito mundial começa nesta terça-feira, no Havaí, com os Brasileiros Adriano de Souza, Filipe Toledo e Gabriel Medina sonhando com a taça - O GLOBO - Newspaper - Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 - Rio de Janeiro -Brazil
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The most famous name of Brazilian surfing in Big Waves, and with wide experience in Hawaii, the surfer of Pernambuco Carlos Burle bet in the bichampionship of Medina, but confesses that cheers for Adriano.
-Medina is the most dangerous, because has great talent and is the guy more complete. I would bet on him by surprise effect and by his capacity and talent unquestionable, but would like that Adriano would win. He deserves a lot.
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Let's check out what Gabriel Medina(BRA) said after the Round 1 -PIPE Masters, Hawaii.
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Boas Ondas para Medina e Fanning -Extra -Newspaper -Jogo Extra page 6 -Friday -Dec. 11th, 2015
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It was difficult to find the good waves, and the wind perturbed. I wait to going on. I am feeling well, at a different situation of last year. I am not worried with other guys that dispute the title. I just want to surf well. If happens, happened. I do not want to put pressure on myself, just want to surf.
-said Medina, that needs to win the stage and to cheer for a combination of results to conquer the title
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When I read his words in the Extra Newspaper to prepare the Version in English- I thought to myself - Gabriel Medina will surf very well without pressure, and he gave a surfing show in Pipeline.
He said this after the Round 1 and advanced to Round 3; Round 4; advanced to the Quarterfinals; to Semifinals and ultimately to the FINAL.
Gabriel Medina is an exceptional surfer, as we can check his performance in Pipeline:
Round 1-
heat 3 -G. Medina(BRA)12.60 x K. Asing(HAW)7.84 x W. Carmichael(AUS) 3.73
Round 3
heat 1 -G. Medina(BRA)15.84 x 4.50 J. Smith(SAF)
Round 4
heat 1 -G. Medina(BRA)15.30 x CJ Hobgood(USA)5.47 x K. Asing(HAW)4.27
Quarterfinals
heat 1 -G. Medina(BRA) 11.67 x 4.67 CJ. Hobgood(USA)
Semifinals
heat 1 -G. Medina(BRA) 11.33 x 10.36 M. Fanning(AUS)
FINAL -A. de Souza(BRA) 14.07 x 8.50 G. Medina(BRA)
*just to point out G. Medina(BRA)defeated both K. Asing(HAW) and CJ Hobgood(USA) twice...
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Gabriel Medina(BRA) is an great surfer and I have no records to affirm but he reached one the best recovering in Ranking position of World Circuit of all times..
Let's check his performance in 2015 season -Men's -Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour - WSL -World Surf League
Stage Site Position in the stage Points
1. Gold Coast/Australia Round 3 1,750
2. Bells Beach/Australia Quarterfinals 6,950
3. Margaret River/Australia Round 2 7,450
4. Rio de Janeiro/Brazil Round 3 9,200
5. Tavarua-Namotu/Fiji Round 3 10,950
6. Jeffreys Bay/south Africa Quarterfinals 16,150
7. Teahuppo/French Polynesia 2nd place 24,150
8. Trestles/USA 3rd place 30,650
9. Hossegor/France Champion 40,650
10. Peniche/Portugal Quarterfinals 45,350
11. Pipeline/Hawaii/USA 2nd place 51,600
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Gabriel Medina(BRA)
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I would like to congratulate our great 2014 World Champion of Surfing - The first Brazilian in the top of elite of Professional Surfing.
G. Medina(BRA) is non-stop surfer...
He is always breaking records. He was the first Brazilian to win the Triple Crown in Hawaii, this season .
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Finally I also want to point out his elegance and attitute of the great champions in this famous stage in Pipeline - when he lost the stage to New World Champion of Surfing his compatriot Adriano de Souza(BRA)
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Gabriel Medina(BRA)for you RECOVERING in the season: high level PERFORMANCE in Pipeline, Hawaii; and mainly the attitude of a Great Champion; and for the TRIPLE CROWN.
"A WORLD CHAMPION OF SURFING IS A WORLD CHAMPION OF SURFING FOREVER."
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