Partly awestruck and fully fatigued, Twiggy Baker recalls the big Mex swell. “I had a barrel this morning that would’ve been the barrel of my life. It spat so hard that I got blown off my board.”
Soar like a condor over Chile's premier big wave spot.
An electrifying final day at the Oi Rio Pro saw Filipe Toledo and Courtney Conlogue reign supreme, claiming victory at Barra da Tijuca in front of a capacity crowd of thousands and thousands of passionate fans.
At around the same time Mark Healey paddled into his recent Puerto bomb Aussie expat Owen Schultz paddled into this beast a thousand k's further north.
A Saturday afternoon session links 30 years of surfboard design.
It's the King vs the Prince at Rio's Copacabana Beach with a cameo by the Commentator - Ross Williams.
A capacity crowd at Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca beach enjoyed another full day of world-class surfing today as the Oi Rio Pro completed Rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the women’s event as well as the men’s Quarterfinals.
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Early eliminations for reigning World Champion Gabriel Medina, 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater, Jeep rankings leader Adriano de Souza and three-time World Champion Mick Fanning at Rio.
