1 00:00:02,586 --> 00:00:08,175 [crowd chanting, cheering] 2 00:00:13,222 --> 00:00:16,600 [Turpel] We will crown a women's world champion right here. 3 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:19,645 Will Carissa get another title, or will Tatiana capture her dream? 4 00:00:26,777 --> 00:00:29,112 [Weston-Webb] It's really hard for me to reflect back on that event 5 00:00:29,196 --> 00:00:31,657 because I get really emotional about it. 6 00:00:32,616 --> 00:00:34,368 [Turpel] Ooh, this is where she really shines. 7 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:35,536 [cheering] 8 00:00:35,619 --> 00:00:38,121 [Turpel] Man, she's picked a perfect wave. 9 00:00:38,789 --> 00:00:41,458 She could have this heat closed out and have the World Title right now. 10 00:00:50,092 --> 00:00:52,636 -[crowd shouting] -[Turpel] Wow. 11 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:56,807 [Turpel] Gosh! That's how close these things are. 12 00:00:57,766 --> 00:00:59,226 -[fan 1] Carissa! -[screams] 13 00:00:59,309 --> 00:01:01,562 [crowd cheering] 14 00:01:06,316 --> 00:01:09,903 [Kennedy] Anytime you come an inch away from winning a World Title, 15 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:14,741 it can be dangerous because you've been in a scenario 16 00:01:14,825 --> 00:01:18,745 where you've absolutely given everything you have. 17 00:01:20,163 --> 00:01:21,915 You surfed so good. 18 00:01:23,041 --> 00:01:26,086 [Kennedy] And suddenly, everything you have wasn't quite enough. 19 00:01:27,296 --> 00:01:28,881 Where do you go from there? 20 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:53,405 Yeah, Ross is down there somewhere. He's coaching Tati. 21 00:01:54,656 --> 00:01:56,950 So, Ross Williams is a old friend of mine. 22 00:01:57,451 --> 00:01:59,286 I've known him since I was a little kid 23 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:01,496 and we surfed on tour together. 24 00:02:02,372 --> 00:02:04,541 He kinda retired, and then he got into coaching, 25 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:05,918 and that's kinda been his thing. 26 00:02:12,007 --> 00:02:13,342 [Williams] After we're done today, 27 00:02:13,425 --> 00:02:16,428 we'll just pass back and forth notes, after the session. 28 00:02:16,512 --> 00:02:19,014 -We'll just keep it general in the water. -Okay. Okay. 29 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:22,309 [Williams] Tati is trying to digest it all… 30 00:02:22,392 --> 00:02:23,894 -[Weston-Webb] Ready to go? -[Williams] Ready. 31 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:26,939 …and come to grips with the pros and cons of being in a final. 32 00:02:30,442 --> 00:02:32,903 [Weston-Webb] I've never in my entire career felt 33 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:35,030 like I felt at the end of last year. 34 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:39,910 It was the most difficult day of my competitive life. 35 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,499 It's honestly the most devastating feeling in the entire world. 36 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:56,677 I barely surfed since the finals day. 37 00:03:01,974 --> 00:03:04,351 [Williams] That's never gonna be easier when you're this close 38 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:08,564 to winning a World Title, which is, like, the ultimate dream for a tour surfer. 39 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:17,531 Tati is-- She's so, emotional. She's very low. 40 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:22,953 It just takes a while to swallow that bitter pill. 41 00:03:24,955 --> 00:03:26,498 I want a hug. 42 00:03:35,632 --> 00:03:37,009 [Toledo's friends speaking Portuguese] 43 00:03:37,092 --> 00:03:39,094 -[Toledo] Burger time? [chuckles] -[friends chuckle] 44 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:42,848 [Weston-Webb] Filipe's one of my best friends on tour. 45 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:47,311 Getting second on the same event-- 46 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:50,022 I think Filipe and I just have a connection 47 00:03:50,105 --> 00:03:53,108 when it comes to, like, processing what I went through. 48 00:03:53,192 --> 00:03:56,904 Because I think after such a loss, 49 00:03:56,987 --> 00:04:00,282 only people that get second constantly know the feeling. 50 00:04:02,326 --> 00:04:06,205 I don't know if it's more frustrating getting second than losing in the semis. 51 00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:08,540 It's just, like-- You're just so close, 52 00:04:08,624 --> 00:04:10,542 and you're like, "Okay, I'm in the final. That's it." 53 00:04:10,626 --> 00:04:13,420 F-First or second, you know? And then you're always looking for first, 54 00:04:13,504 --> 00:04:16,089 and… [inhales deeply] …all of a sudden you're just like, 55 00:04:16,173 --> 00:04:18,300 "Damn it, that was the last heat, my last opportunity." 56 00:04:18,382 --> 00:04:19,635 -It's so gnarly. -You know, it's-- 57 00:04:19,718 --> 00:04:21,094 How is it for you? 58 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:22,471 It is terrible. 59 00:04:23,347 --> 00:04:25,891 I basically didn't really acknowledge the fact that it was, like, 60 00:04:25,974 --> 00:04:27,851 super hard for me to lose. 61 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:29,144 But it took you a while to-- 62 00:04:29,228 --> 00:04:30,312 -Took me a while. -Really? 63 00:04:30,812 --> 00:04:31,855 Yeah. 64 00:04:31,939 --> 00:04:33,774 I feel like I have a whole life ahead of me, 65 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:35,734 and I'm just, like-- and I'm feeling like this. 66 00:04:35,817 --> 00:04:38,362 I'm like, "Wha-- Where am I? W-What am I doing?" 67 00:04:38,987 --> 00:04:44,201 And I don't know if I should, like, try again or, like… or I don't know. 68 00:04:45,077 --> 00:04:49,248 Do I just, like, give up now? Or-- I just don't know. 69 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:08,100 [Weston-Webb] So, I was born in Brazil and raised in the island of Kauai. 70 00:05:10,269 --> 00:05:14,648 When I was little, I dreamt about being the best surfer in the world. 71 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:17,109 I just wrote it on my wall, 72 00:05:17,192 --> 00:05:19,319 and I put it up, and I looked at it every day. 73 00:05:20,696 --> 00:05:22,614 And at the time, I was surfing a ton. 74 00:05:22,698 --> 00:05:27,160 [childhood friend] Tatiana Weston-Webb, future surfer. Pro. 75 00:05:28,287 --> 00:05:32,332 A few years later, I decided to compete in the local surf event. 76 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:34,126 [air horn blares] 77 00:05:38,547 --> 00:05:39,548 [Doug] Whoa! 78 00:05:39,631 --> 00:05:42,217 [Weston-Webb] And then I told my dad. I was like, "Dad, I wanna win." 79 00:05:42,301 --> 00:05:43,677 [Doug] Yeah, Tats! Whoo! 80 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,846 [Weston-Webb] And then, lo and behold… 81 00:05:45,929 --> 00:05:47,598 -[fan] Good job! -[Weston-Webb] …I won. 82 00:05:47,681 --> 00:05:51,518 [announcer 1] Nine to ten years old, Tatiana Weston-Webb! 83 00:05:51,602 --> 00:05:53,020 [crowd cheering] 84 00:05:53,103 --> 00:05:56,398 [Weston-Webb] There was one year where I won an event at Nationals. 85 00:05:58,025 --> 00:06:02,487 [Weston-Webb] It was the same year Carissa had just won her first World Title. 86 00:06:04,198 --> 00:06:05,782 [Weston-Webb] I grew up on the island next door, 87 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:10,370 so I watched her career basically blossom in front of my eyes. 88 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:14,666 And I was like, "Wow, Carissa just won a World Title, 89 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,668 maybe one day I can win a World Title." 90 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:21,089 That's when I really had the thought like, "Okay, I wanna be a pro." 91 00:06:23,634 --> 00:06:25,385 [Fanning] Tatiana Weston-Webb, she's not scared. 92 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:27,429 She gets barrels, she's gonna come out. 93 00:06:30,641 --> 00:06:32,309 Looking for the tube, she's found it. 94 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,603 There she is, Tatiana, and out! 95 00:06:34,686 --> 00:06:38,232 [Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, Rookie of the Year in 2015. 96 00:06:38,315 --> 00:06:40,025 She's one of those surfers that's able to do it 97 00:06:40,108 --> 00:06:43,862 on the forehand and the backhand. She's as capable going either direction, 98 00:06:43,946 --> 00:06:46,949 and that's something you need to have if you're gonna be vying for World Titles. 99 00:06:47,616 --> 00:06:48,825 She's got it all, she's very young, 100 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:50,911 and she's just gonna get better and better and better. 101 00:06:50,994 --> 00:06:57,000 Ladies and gentlemen, a huge win for Tatiana Weston-Webb, 102 00:06:57,084 --> 00:07:01,588 the champion of the 2016 US Open of Surfing. 103 00:07:01,672 --> 00:07:03,131 The party's about to start. 104 00:07:03,632 --> 00:07:05,884 She's gonna be skyrocketing towards the top. 105 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:10,848 [Weston-Webb] Carissa is the best female surfer in the world, 106 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:13,267 and my goal is always to beat the best. 107 00:07:15,561 --> 00:07:20,023 But we're starting our 2022 season off, and I really don't feel ready. 108 00:07:20,858 --> 00:07:22,943 It's not like I can say, "Wait!" 109 00:07:24,820 --> 00:07:25,988 Yeah, I gotta go. 110 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:40,419 [Turpel] Welcome, surf fans. This is the Billabong Pro! 111 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:41,712 [cheering, clamoring] 112 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:45,382 [Turpel] From the North Shore of Oahu, the Seven Mile Miracle, 113 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:49,595 all focused on the world's most famous and dangerous wave, 114 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:51,221 the Banzai Pipeline. 115 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:52,764 [Cote] And this is why. 116 00:07:52,848 --> 00:07:55,559 The new, incoming swell on the horizon. 117 00:07:56,852 --> 00:08:00,647 That ups the danger level to a scary, scary place. 118 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:06,111 [Williams] Everywhere is firing right now, so, uh, it's really dangerous here. 119 00:08:10,449 --> 00:08:12,743 [Turpel] Shock and awe hits Pipeline. 120 00:08:13,577 --> 00:08:16,246 [Guerrero] We are making history today. 121 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:22,169 The women for the first time in a full competition along with the men, 122 00:08:22,252 --> 00:08:23,504 and we're ready for it. 123 00:08:23,587 --> 00:08:26,215 [Hodge] This is the first year that we're gonna have a fully integrated 124 00:08:26,298 --> 00:08:27,716 men's and women's tour. 125 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:31,595 Seems like women's surfing is just evolving at such an amazing rate. 126 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:34,431 But it's a bit bigger now, so hopefully there will be, like 127 00:08:34,515 --> 00:08:36,475 a few opportunities. 128 00:08:36,558 --> 00:08:40,270 Swell is picking up. Yeah. [chuckles] 129 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:43,941 My name is Carissa Moore. I'm a professional surfer. 130 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:47,152 I have five World Titles and an Olympic gold medal. 131 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:48,904 [fan] No way. Thank you. 132 00:08:48,987 --> 00:08:51,823 [Moore] Every World Title race is a little bit different. 133 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:56,328 But I think motivation, for me, is going into that finals day 134 00:08:56,411 --> 00:08:57,746 with the number one seed. 135 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:06,338 -[fan 1] Thank you, Tatiana. See ya later. -Yeah, no worries, guys. Thanks. 136 00:09:06,421 --> 00:09:07,589 -[fan 2] All right. -See you later. 137 00:09:07,673 --> 00:09:09,216 -[fan 1] Okay. -[fan 2] Bye, Tati. 138 00:09:09,299 --> 00:09:12,886 -Thanks, guys. See ya. -[fan 1] See you at Sunset. 139 00:09:12,970 --> 00:09:16,557 [Guerrero] …with a 4.27 and a 2.27. Here goes Carissa Moore. 140 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,308 [crowd cheering] 141 00:09:18,392 --> 00:09:21,353 [Cote] She gets in the barrel and she comes out! 142 00:09:21,436 --> 00:09:24,565 Hard carving half off the top, good finish. 143 00:09:32,114 --> 00:09:33,115 [attendee 1] Yo, yo. 144 00:09:33,615 --> 00:09:35,534 -Hi. -[attendee 2] Hi. 145 00:09:36,702 --> 00:09:39,246 Did you bring every board? How many boards you got? 146 00:09:39,329 --> 00:09:41,164 -[commentators chattering] -[Weston-Webb] A lot. 147 00:09:41,248 --> 00:09:43,834 Okay. I mean, there's one, two, three, four, five, six. 148 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:46,170 I can bring three, you can bring three. 149 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:50,048 [Mendes] My name is Jesse Mendes, and I'm a professional surfer, 150 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:54,261 but I fell off tour a few years ago. 151 00:09:55,554 --> 00:09:57,806 Carissa got a good one as well. 152 00:09:59,016 --> 00:10:01,101 [people chattering] 153 00:10:01,185 --> 00:10:04,855 [Mendes] If you go back to last year, it's, like, crazy what she achieved, 154 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,565 even if it wasn't the World Title. 155 00:10:06,648 --> 00:10:09,401 But at the moment, she can't really see those things. 156 00:10:09,985 --> 00:10:14,573 I just gotta be there to support her, just like a normal-- I guess, a normal couple. 157 00:10:14,656 --> 00:10:16,658 -[commentators chattering] -[crowd clamoring] 158 00:10:16,742 --> 00:10:17,993 [Guerrero] Oh, my goodness! 159 00:10:18,619 --> 00:10:20,913 [Cote] Out of the starting, the heat of the event. 160 00:10:20,996 --> 00:10:22,456 Coming up, the women's draw. 161 00:10:22,539 --> 00:10:27,127 Tatiana Weston-Webb going up against Moana Jones Wong as a wild card. 162 00:10:27,211 --> 00:10:31,048 Do you remember that time when our dads took us out there when we were, 12. 163 00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:33,967 on, like, Christmas Day? And it was, like, only us out there? 164 00:10:34,051 --> 00:10:37,262 And you and me just, took, like, six 12-footers on the head, 165 00:10:37,346 --> 00:10:39,264 and just got washed all the way in, and we were like, 166 00:10:39,348 --> 00:10:41,517 "Uh, we're just gonna go in now." 167 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,060 [chuckling] 168 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:48,148 A wild card is someone who we have in the draw who-- 169 00:10:48,232 --> 00:10:52,611 They're not a full-time tour competitor, but they might be a spot specialist, 170 00:10:52,694 --> 00:10:54,321 and they know the break. 171 00:10:54,404 --> 00:10:58,784 It's almost like, for a wild card, surfing is their side hustle. 172 00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:01,870 It's not their career. They're just freak athletes. 173 00:11:01,954 --> 00:11:04,831 And that's why you bring them in, and that's why they're called wild cards. 174 00:11:05,457 --> 00:11:09,545 Moana was my pick for Pipe. She's a Pipe specialist. 175 00:11:09,628 --> 00:11:12,381 I think wild cards know that this event could be something 176 00:11:12,464 --> 00:11:16,176 that's gonna change their career, and it could potentially change their life too. 177 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:17,803 -Yeah, yeah. -Yeah, try it on… 178 00:11:17,886 --> 00:11:19,721 [Miley-Dyer] This matchup is so interesting 'cause we know 179 00:11:19,805 --> 00:11:22,641 that they are very competitive with each other. 180 00:11:22,724 --> 00:11:25,811 [Hodge] It's fierce. You know, Moana and Tati have-- have history, 181 00:11:25,894 --> 00:11:29,273 and they're both, you know, the hardest-charging girls in the lineup. 182 00:11:32,234 --> 00:11:36,321 [Weston-Webb] In 2021, I made a mistake at Pipeline. 183 00:11:36,405 --> 00:11:38,866 It had been a long day of surfing, 184 00:11:38,949 --> 00:11:41,660 and, yeah, I accidentally dropped in on Moana. 185 00:11:41,743 --> 00:11:43,203 It was a really bad wave. 186 00:11:43,287 --> 00:11:46,331 I went in. I didn't see that I'd dropped in on anyone, 187 00:11:46,415 --> 00:11:49,585 and yeah, she was really upset. 188 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,798 She basically, like, dropped her board on the sand and ran up to me 189 00:11:54,882 --> 00:11:58,468 and, like, tried swinging at me. She was like, "You did it on purpose." 190 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:02,931 She went on a rampage on social media. 191 00:12:03,849 --> 00:12:06,393 It really just felt like people were ridiculing me 192 00:12:06,476 --> 00:12:09,271 off of just making one tiny little mistake. 193 00:12:10,022 --> 00:12:14,318 I get very feisty out at Pipe. I know I'm, like, cute and small 194 00:12:14,401 --> 00:12:17,571 and no one thinks I'm gonna do anything, but there's another side to me. 195 00:12:17,654 --> 00:12:19,656 One, like, you tick me off on-- the wrong way, 196 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:22,367 I'm just like… [growls] …"I'll come after you." [laughs] 197 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:25,537 Don't be afraid to finish the wave off too. 198 00:12:25,621 --> 00:12:27,623 You don't have to kick out after a barrel. 199 00:12:27,706 --> 00:12:29,541 -You know, tag it -Okay. 200 00:12:29,625 --> 00:12:33,212 That's what they said. They said in the judging criteria to add turns after. 201 00:12:33,295 --> 00:12:35,380 -Right? I love it. Yeah. -I-- Yeah. 202 00:12:35,964 --> 00:12:37,716 -I think I'm gonna change into… -[Williams] Yeah. 203 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:39,510 …a different outfit and stuff. 204 00:12:39,593 --> 00:12:40,594 [Williams] Okay. 205 00:12:45,641 --> 00:12:48,310 You've got nine minutes. Plenty of time. 206 00:12:49,186 --> 00:12:51,522 -Want me to grab this board for you? -[Weston-Webb] Um, sure. 207 00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:54,691 [Williams] Tati, she's fiery, she's gutsy. 208 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:58,695 Uh, I would say she's probably the gutsiest woman surfer on tour. 209 00:12:58,779 --> 00:13:03,450 She's not really intimidated. She's gonna not back down to someone like Moana. 210 00:13:03,534 --> 00:13:06,620 [crowd applauding] 211 00:13:09,498 --> 00:13:13,335 [Turpel] It's on. We've got a big heat entering the lineup. 212 00:13:13,418 --> 00:13:15,921 Tatiana Weston-Webb and Moana Jones Wong. 213 00:13:16,004 --> 00:13:18,090 [Hodge] So cool to see this wild card in the event. 214 00:13:18,674 --> 00:13:21,426 Moana knows the lineup so well. She's one of the women 215 00:13:21,510 --> 00:13:26,723 that has really dedicated herself to Pipeline and learning all the intricacies. 216 00:13:27,558 --> 00:13:30,227 This is a gnarly heat. It's a big heat for Tati. 217 00:13:33,856 --> 00:13:37,401 [Weston-Webb] Moana surfs Pipe more than anyone, ever. 218 00:13:42,823 --> 00:13:44,658 But I really gotta just focus on myself. 219 00:13:50,414 --> 00:13:53,000 [Cote] Huge waves pulsing through the lineup right now. 220 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:56,128 [Williams] This is a good set. 221 00:13:56,211 --> 00:13:57,379 Go, Tati, go. 222 00:13:58,255 --> 00:13:59,339 Oh, here we go. 223 00:14:00,299 --> 00:14:02,926 [Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb, here she is. Pipeline. 224 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:08,223 -[Mendes] There we go. -[Tatiana's friend] Yeah, let's go. 225 00:14:08,307 --> 00:14:09,516 That was a good wave. 226 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:12,352 [Hodge] Moana and Tatiana are definitely ladies 227 00:14:12,436 --> 00:14:15,314 that love hollow left-hand barrels. 228 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,152 [Hodge] It's just what they eat for breakfast. 229 00:14:24,239 --> 00:14:27,117 [Guerrero] Moana Jones Wong has the advantage 230 00:14:27,201 --> 00:14:30,370 over her matchup with Tatiana Weston-Webb. 231 00:14:32,497 --> 00:14:36,210 [Hodge] Tati, she's gonna start feeling that edge of nerves creep in. 232 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:39,004 You know, usually Tati's kinda got a smile on her face when she's surfing. 233 00:14:39,087 --> 00:14:41,173 She looks very serious at the moment. 234 00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:44,468 Very close on the scoring. 235 00:14:44,551 --> 00:14:47,095 Never super deep but none of the girls got deep. 236 00:14:47,846 --> 00:14:53,852 The whole deal is to get a really big, heavy kind of wave 237 00:14:53,936 --> 00:14:56,688 and get a deep barrel, to be getting an excellent score. 238 00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:59,858 [Hodge] Tati's gonna go. She's just gonna swing on anything 239 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:01,985 at the moment to try and find that score. 240 00:15:02,069 --> 00:15:04,238 She needs to get a good wave that's all. 241 00:15:06,490 --> 00:15:08,367 Go, Tati! Make it. 242 00:15:08,951 --> 00:15:12,538 [Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb pulls into the barrel… 243 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:16,542 [Mendes groans] No. 244 00:15:16,625 --> 00:15:19,253 [Turpel] That one's gonna shut down, completely closing up. 245 00:15:27,803 --> 00:15:30,264 [Guerrero] Wow. Lot of power in that wave, 246 00:15:30,347 --> 00:15:34,476 and we're keeping a close eye on Tati's recovery. 247 00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:42,234 The very shallow reef is a real threat here at Pipeline. 248 00:15:53,245 --> 00:15:59,042 [Enever] Guys, that was intense. That was a heavy, heavy wipeout. 249 00:16:00,502 --> 00:16:02,045 -That was a mistake. -[Oda] Yep. 250 00:16:02,629 --> 00:16:03,964 She was off balance. 251 00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:07,092 [Enever] Tatiana, after that wave, paddled out. 252 00:16:07,176 --> 00:16:10,012 She was shaking her head a bit, so we could see the frustration. 253 00:16:10,929 --> 00:16:12,598 [partner] Here we go. 254 00:16:12,681 --> 00:16:15,809 [Guerrero] Opportunity is arriving for Moana Jones. 255 00:16:16,351 --> 00:16:18,937 [Cote] Moana scratching into this one. 256 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:36,788 [Hodge] Sealing the deal and the lead. 257 00:16:37,706 --> 00:16:41,418 [Cote] And as we have the countdown-- And it's gonna be official right now. 258 00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:43,879 The Hawaii wild card, 259 00:16:43,962 --> 00:16:49,801 Moana Jones Wong advances on into quarterfinal number two. 260 00:16:50,302 --> 00:16:52,763 [Mendes] Ah, she got smoked. Bummer. 261 00:16:54,348 --> 00:16:55,766 [Oda groans] 262 00:17:06,401 --> 00:17:11,114 [Weston-Webb] That was so terrible. I cannot be losing to a wild card. 263 00:17:11,198 --> 00:17:13,075 -Okay, girl. Good job. -Thank you so much. 264 00:17:13,157 --> 00:17:15,285 [Turpel] …young girl who grew up with-- in competing… 265 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:17,663 I wore my helmet, actually. [chuckles] 266 00:17:19,122 --> 00:17:20,582 Thank you, guys. 267 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:21,875 That was fun. 268 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:26,630 [people chattering] 269 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:29,174 [Hughes] Tati's not really looking her normal self. 270 00:17:29,258 --> 00:17:31,718 She's a surfer, especially at a wave like Pipe 271 00:17:31,802 --> 00:17:34,179 that we expected to go all the way. 272 00:17:34,263 --> 00:17:38,892 So, for her to get a slow start out there and to not find any good momentum, 273 00:17:39,768 --> 00:17:41,937 she would be really disappointed. 274 00:17:43,313 --> 00:17:44,982 It's been a tough one to watch. 275 00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:47,651 -[Weston-Webb] Man! One wrong move. -[Williams] Yeah. 276 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,486 Hers was like a dream, it just rolled. 277 00:17:49,570 --> 00:17:51,530 I know, I saw that. I saw everything. 278 00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:53,574 But, like, the moment she got that wave, 279 00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:54,783 -I was like-- -[Williams] Dang. 280 00:17:54,867 --> 00:17:58,161 Like she obviously got the lucky one, you know. 281 00:17:58,954 --> 00:17:59,955 [clears throat] 282 00:18:00,038 --> 00:18:04,585 And it's so tough, man. Like, I just feel like I g-- [sighs] 283 00:18:07,337 --> 00:18:08,338 [Williams clears throat] 284 00:18:09,548 --> 00:18:10,632 [Williams clears throat] 285 00:18:13,177 --> 00:18:17,598 [Mendes] I can see the pressure on Tati. It's kinda showing. 286 00:18:18,348 --> 00:18:20,809 There's a lot of expectation on how things are going, 287 00:18:20,893 --> 00:18:23,604 a lot of new girls that showed up that are very talented. 288 00:18:24,563 --> 00:18:27,191 And it's just choices that she had, that were-- 289 00:18:27,274 --> 00:18:29,401 I think in the moment she wasn't so present. 290 00:18:38,035 --> 00:18:40,037 [crowd cheering] 291 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,288 [Guerrero] And here we go. 292 00:18:41,371 --> 00:18:44,833 Your Billabong Pro Women's Pipeline final is on. 293 00:18:44,917 --> 00:18:46,919 [cheering continues] 294 00:18:51,298 --> 00:18:56,220 [Guerrero] Wow, what a matchup. We got the wild card, Moana Jones Wong, 295 00:18:56,303 --> 00:18:59,723 up against a five-time World Champion, Carissa Moore. 296 00:19:00,641 --> 00:19:03,852 She already took down Tyler Wright in that first semifinal, 297 00:19:03,936 --> 00:19:07,481 so the dream run continues for the North Shore local. 298 00:19:08,065 --> 00:19:11,652 Can Carissa Moore come back in this final right now? 299 00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:14,905 It is the wild card, Moana Jones Wong… 300 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,114 -Yeah. -[Guerrero] …on top. 301 00:19:16,615 --> 00:19:18,534 [Weston-Webb] I really wanna be in finals, 302 00:19:18,617 --> 00:19:21,161 and I guess jealous would be the right word. 303 00:19:21,662 --> 00:19:23,997 -[Slater] Here we go. Oh, nice. -[Guerrero] Moana! 304 00:19:24,081 --> 00:19:27,709 Beautiful drop, again so casual. Stalls off the bottom. 305 00:19:27,793 --> 00:19:30,003 -And that's what we're looking for! -[Slater] Nice. 306 00:19:30,087 --> 00:19:31,547 [cheering, whistling] 307 00:19:31,630 --> 00:19:33,757 [Guerrero] Is it too soon to call her the queen of Pipeline? 308 00:19:33,841 --> 00:19:35,717 -[Slater] No, it's done. -[crowd cheering] Five, four… 309 00:19:35,801 --> 00:19:38,720 -three, two, one. -[Guerrero] Three, two, one. 310 00:19:39,304 --> 00:19:44,852 Moana Jones Wong has just won the Billabong Pro Pipeline. 311 00:19:44,935 --> 00:19:48,438 She just beat five-time World Champ, Carissa Moore. 312 00:19:49,273 --> 00:19:51,525 [Weston-Webb] I just feel like the pressure's on, 313 00:19:51,608 --> 00:19:56,280 'cause you need to have those results to make the cut, and every point counts. 314 00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:05,914 So this year, we've got the cut, and it's the first year that we've ever had it. 315 00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:10,919 The cut's massively controversial. For sure. 316 00:20:11,837 --> 00:20:14,423 But it's gonna be a massive moment for the tour. 317 00:20:15,257 --> 00:20:17,092 After five events… 318 00:20:19,094 --> 00:20:25,017 we're cutting the field down to 22 men and 10 women. 319 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:27,936 People are gonna go home. 320 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:29,438 And-- And it's heavy. 321 00:20:30,856 --> 00:20:33,066 You have to perform in the beginning 322 00:20:33,150 --> 00:20:36,403 because if you don't perform in these events, you're out. 323 00:20:38,322 --> 00:20:41,491 If you don't make the cut, that would be a scary moment. 324 00:20:41,575 --> 00:20:44,286 That's a huge mark on your career. 325 00:20:45,329 --> 00:20:47,998 I feel like everyone wants to get rid of the cut, 326 00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:51,418 um, 'cause it's not fair for a lot of people. 327 00:20:52,127 --> 00:20:53,378 I really don't like the format. 328 00:20:53,462 --> 00:20:56,798 I think anyone who's on tour has earned their spot to be on tour 329 00:20:56,882 --> 00:20:57,883 for the whole year. 330 00:20:57,966 --> 00:20:59,092 [Igarashi] I think it's epic. 331 00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:02,179 It gives a lot of value towards these-- these first few events. 332 00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:05,015 You know, you don't have people that are-- that are low seeds, 333 00:21:05,098 --> 00:21:09,520 that are, you know, getting in the way of-- of, uh-- of the real fight at hand. 334 00:21:09,603 --> 00:21:13,357 I don't know. I'm definitely aiming for well above it obviously. 335 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:14,399 But I reckon it's shit. 336 00:21:15,192 --> 00:21:17,027 [Weston-Webb] This year is so different. 337 00:21:17,861 --> 00:21:19,446 We've never had this before. 338 00:21:20,572 --> 00:21:22,866 It's a lot of pressure, I guess, in the beginning. 339 00:21:22,950 --> 00:21:26,161 But now it's, like, basically about, like, survival. [chuckles] 340 00:21:26,245 --> 00:21:28,580 Making it to the back half of the year. 341 00:21:42,469 --> 00:21:44,304 [Guerrero] Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, 342 00:21:44,388 --> 00:21:47,224 presented by Shiseido, continues to roll on. 343 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:51,645 And the big story here is Moana Jones Wong has been eliminated 344 00:21:51,728 --> 00:21:53,188 from competition today. 345 00:21:54,481 --> 00:21:55,649 [partner] So bullshit. 346 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:57,776 I thought you won the heat for sure. 347 00:21:57,860 --> 00:21:59,695 That was good. They just underscored you. 348 00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:02,948 -I know, but still. Yeah, it's okay. -They underscored you big time. Big time. 349 00:22:05,075 --> 00:22:06,702 [Guerrero] Another big story here, 350 00:22:06,785 --> 00:22:11,498 the five-time world champ, Carissa Moore, having a great first heat of the day, 351 00:22:11,582 --> 00:22:14,001 and, uh, could be one of the favorites already. 352 00:22:14,084 --> 00:22:16,170 [Cote] All right, heat two is on. 353 00:22:16,253 --> 00:22:19,548 Introducing Tatiana Weston-Webb in the red jersey. 354 00:22:19,631 --> 00:22:23,218 [Hodge] Yeah, Tati-- I mean, we've been talking about the midyear cut and how it-- 355 00:22:23,302 --> 00:22:24,636 to make all of these events count. 356 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:28,515 Right here is-- is that place for Tatiana to make an impact. 357 00:22:28,599 --> 00:22:30,225 [air horn blares] 358 00:22:33,437 --> 00:22:35,564 [Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb. 359 00:22:35,647 --> 00:22:39,109 Difficult water up in front of her. And, oh-- 360 00:22:47,743 --> 00:22:49,703 [groans] Ouch. 361 00:22:50,204 --> 00:22:51,914 [safety announcer] Medical, the nearest team. 362 00:22:51,997 --> 00:22:53,081 [horn blaring] 363 00:22:53,165 --> 00:22:56,376 Looks like the last wave was nasty on her knee. 364 00:22:56,460 --> 00:22:59,129 [Guerrero] 12.66. Triple 8 total is leading the set. 365 00:23:00,631 --> 00:23:02,466 [groans] It's like the worst feeling. 366 00:23:03,133 --> 00:23:05,135 [medic] I know. I know. It's this one right here, right? 367 00:23:05,219 --> 00:23:07,054 -[Weston-Webb] Yeah. -[medic] Perfect. 368 00:23:07,137 --> 00:23:10,224 -[Williams] You okay? -Hey. I hurt my knee on my last wave. 369 00:23:10,307 --> 00:23:11,558 [Williams] What happened? 370 00:23:11,642 --> 00:23:15,187 The lip just, like, broke on my back and then my front foot, like, slipped… 371 00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:16,271 -[Williams] Oh. -…like, forward 372 00:23:16,355 --> 00:23:18,857 -and then my knee compressed inward. -Okay. 373 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:21,693 -[Weston-Webb] It's right in the middle. -Okay, so kinda mid-- 374 00:23:21,777 --> 00:23:22,986 -Yeah, right there. -That's fine, there? 375 00:23:23,070 --> 00:23:26,448 So it's kinda more deep MCL type of stuff. In other words, it's not-- 376 00:23:26,532 --> 00:23:28,158 -[Williams] Which one though? -MCL. 377 00:23:28,242 --> 00:23:29,326 -Okay. -MCL. 378 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:31,870 Right now just-- just focus on staying calm though. 379 00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:37,084 -You'll be all right, Tati. You heal fast. -It's so dumb. I'm fine. 380 00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:38,460 [medic] Hmm. 381 00:23:38,544 --> 00:23:40,170 [Williams] Just take it one step at a time. 382 00:23:41,338 --> 00:23:43,715 Oh, I'm sorry, babe. I know you're good. 383 00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:45,592 [Weston-Webb cries] 384 00:23:47,928 --> 00:23:51,056 [Guerrero] Carissa Moore out of competition. 385 00:23:51,139 --> 00:23:55,018 Rookie, Molly Picklum, is in the quarterfinals. 386 00:23:55,102 --> 00:23:57,312 Another upset happening. 387 00:23:57,396 --> 00:23:58,522 [Moore sighs] 388 00:23:58,605 --> 00:24:00,357 [Mendes] She looks bummed. 389 00:24:02,109 --> 00:24:04,570 Yeah, but she's not injured. 390 00:24:10,075 --> 00:24:11,118 [Slater] See you guys. 391 00:24:11,201 --> 00:24:15,205 [Weston-Webb] After Sunset, I am 14th place in the world. 392 00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:17,708 If I can't compete at the next few events, 393 00:24:18,292 --> 00:24:21,587 the chances of me making the cut are really slim. 394 00:24:27,968 --> 00:24:32,097 -Aw. I love you. -Love you too. 395 00:24:32,181 --> 00:24:33,682 [Hughes] Her career is at stake. 396 00:24:33,765 --> 00:24:35,058 [Mendes] You can handle this. 397 00:24:35,142 --> 00:24:37,603 [Hughes] She's below the cut line, she got a injury. 398 00:24:37,686 --> 00:24:40,480 She could not be in for next year. 399 00:24:40,564 --> 00:24:41,940 She could not make the midseason cut, 400 00:24:42,024 --> 00:24:45,569 which means not qualifying even for 2023 Championship Tour. 401 00:24:47,738 --> 00:24:49,281 Which is really strange for Tatiana. 402 00:25:02,252 --> 00:25:03,921 [Weston-Webb] I spent two weeks out of the water. 403 00:25:05,005 --> 00:25:09,134 And it's horrifying… [chuckles] …to know that I could miss the end of the year. 404 00:25:09,718 --> 00:25:12,221 It's just such overwhelming emotion. 405 00:25:12,304 --> 00:25:14,515 -[Weston-Webb] Hi. Hi. -[osteopath] Hello. How's it going? 406 00:25:14,598 --> 00:25:16,266 Good. How are you? 407 00:25:17,392 --> 00:25:23,774 -Ah, yeah, so how's everything feeling? -Uh, yesterday was sore. 408 00:25:23,857 --> 00:25:26,151 Yeah, so we'll keep everything really light today. 409 00:25:27,069 --> 00:25:29,738 All right, so we're gonna do that knee pull towards your head. 410 00:25:29,821 --> 00:25:30,822 Okay. 411 00:25:31,323 --> 00:25:33,075 -[Allan] That's okay there? -[Weston-Webb] Ow. 412 00:25:33,158 --> 00:25:35,327 Yeah, it's a little sore when it goes, like, inward. 413 00:25:35,410 --> 00:25:36,245 [Allan] Yeah. 414 00:25:36,328 --> 00:25:39,039 I think a lot of it's stress-related to be honest. 415 00:25:39,122 --> 00:25:40,249 -[Weston-Webb] Probably. -Um-- 416 00:25:40,332 --> 00:25:43,252 With the-- I guess the midyear cut's probably not helping. 417 00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:46,046 [Weston-Webb] When you have a low, you just really question, like, 418 00:25:46,129 --> 00:25:48,173 what's the reason why you're doing this. 419 00:25:48,257 --> 00:25:54,263 Do I wanna continue to give my 100% every single time 420 00:25:54,346 --> 00:25:57,057 just to get beaten down again? 421 00:25:57,140 --> 00:26:01,395 But that's when you really gotta dig deep and find your reasons. 422 00:26:02,271 --> 00:26:04,523 I still wanna be the best in the world one day. 423 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:06,400 [Allan whispers] Again. 424 00:26:06,483 --> 00:26:09,695 [Weston-Webb] But I had to go through something mentally to remind myself 425 00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:13,115 and be like, okay, is it the end of the world? No. 426 00:26:13,198 --> 00:26:17,119 Am I still a really good surfer? A hundred percent. Yes, I know I am. 427 00:26:17,202 --> 00:26:19,037 I obviously wanna surf. [chuckles] 428 00:26:19,121 --> 00:26:21,623 I don't know, I just feel like I'm a nicer person when I surf. [laughs] 429 00:26:21,707 --> 00:26:22,791 Yeah. [chuckles] 430 00:26:26,545 --> 00:26:29,673 [Weston-Webb] Always been a warrior, always been a competitor at heart. 431 00:26:31,341 --> 00:26:35,512 I just need to throw my little princess BS out the door… [chuckles] 432 00:26:35,596 --> 00:26:36,972 …and just try harder. 433 00:26:43,103 --> 00:26:44,104 I miss my job. 434 00:26:45,105 --> 00:26:46,398 And I miss surfing. 435 00:26:47,524 --> 00:26:51,195 Yeah, I need to go to Portugal and try my hardest in order to make the cut. 436 00:26:53,197 --> 00:26:54,198 I'm ready. 437 00:27:10,339 --> 00:27:13,425 [Turpel] Good afternoon and welcome back to Peniche, Portugal. 438 00:27:13,509 --> 00:27:16,845 You are watching the MEO Pro Portugal, presented by Rip Curl. 439 00:27:16,929 --> 00:27:20,265 Stop number three in the World Surf League Championship Tour. 440 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:22,809 [Guerrero] There's a piercing feel to the cold today. 441 00:27:23,393 --> 00:27:26,939 Forty-six degrees Fahrenheit, eight degrees Celsius. 442 00:27:27,022 --> 00:27:28,065 [Weston-Webb] It's pretty bad. 443 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:30,734 I don't think a lot of people expected this. [laughs] 444 00:27:32,736 --> 00:27:34,112 But that's Portugal, so… 445 00:27:34,196 --> 00:27:35,405 [imitates sinking noise] 446 00:27:35,489 --> 00:27:37,574 [laughing] 447 00:27:38,742 --> 00:27:41,495 [in Portuguese] Stay here for a bit to warm up, brother 448 00:27:41,578 --> 00:27:43,872 Ah, now we're talking, daddy! 449 00:27:47,835 --> 00:27:50,629 Look at me, getting a barrel and bailing. 450 00:27:53,465 --> 00:27:54,466 [inhales] 451 00:27:55,384 --> 00:27:56,969 [crowd cheering] 452 00:27:57,052 --> 00:27:59,555 [Guerrero, in English] Nice little start for the five-time World Champ, 453 00:27:59,638 --> 00:28:00,639 Carissa Moore. 454 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:05,018 If she makes the final, Carissa will get that yellow leader's jersey. 455 00:28:05,102 --> 00:28:06,228 Lot on the line. 456 00:28:11,108 --> 00:28:12,901 [Hughes] For Tatiana, it's really difficult. 457 00:28:14,862 --> 00:28:16,780 To be able to perform when you've got an injury like that, 458 00:28:16,864 --> 00:28:18,156 especially something that's so fresh, 459 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,577 would be challenging on a physical and a mental level. 460 00:28:23,370 --> 00:28:26,957 [Weston-Webb] My headspace going into Portugal, it just did a 180. 461 00:28:27,666 --> 00:28:32,171 I don't even know if I'm gonna make a heat because of my injury, and here I am. 462 00:28:33,881 --> 00:28:38,510 Right now my goal is 100% to step it up. 463 00:28:39,136 --> 00:28:40,387 I can't make any mistakes. 464 00:28:48,437 --> 00:28:51,773 [Guerrero] Yeah, Tati. Snappin' on the left-hander there. 465 00:28:51,857 --> 00:28:53,567 [crowd cheering, whistling] 466 00:28:53,650 --> 00:28:55,485 [Turpel] Not holding back whatsoever. 467 00:28:57,196 --> 00:28:58,197 [Guerrero] Here she is again. 468 00:28:59,823 --> 00:29:02,034 [Evans] Off the top aggressive surfing from her. 469 00:29:02,910 --> 00:29:04,244 Attacking the lip vertically. 470 00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:08,123 [Turpel] Judges will just be eating that up like lunch. 471 00:29:09,291 --> 00:29:10,501 It's a big one for Tati. 472 00:29:10,584 --> 00:29:13,837 Uh, especially where she sits in the rankings, this is gonna help. 473 00:29:19,301 --> 00:29:21,136 -I-- I don't understand. -[chuckles] 474 00:29:21,220 --> 00:29:24,473 -H-- How do you do that? -I was like, "Oh, I think I can do this." 475 00:29:24,556 --> 00:29:25,974 That was incredible. Good job. 476 00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:30,270 -Felt, like, solid. -Yeah. You did great. 477 00:29:30,354 --> 00:29:32,022 -[Browning] Never be in doubt. -Yeah. 478 00:29:32,105 --> 00:29:33,607 [Browning] Yeah, you surfed really well. 479 00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:35,734 [horn blaring] 480 00:29:36,485 --> 00:29:37,694 [Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, 481 00:29:37,778 --> 00:29:40,364 she's already to her best results so far this year. 482 00:29:40,447 --> 00:29:41,657 She's on the way. 483 00:29:45,536 --> 00:29:46,537 [Evans] Another bomb. 484 00:29:47,329 --> 00:29:49,248 She's refusing to surf safe. 485 00:29:51,416 --> 00:29:54,336 She wants to attack, and attack is exactly what she's doing. 486 00:29:54,419 --> 00:29:57,130 [Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, for the first time this season, 487 00:29:57,214 --> 00:29:59,007 is into the semifinals. 488 00:29:59,091 --> 00:30:00,759 [Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb. 489 00:30:00,843 --> 00:30:03,762 -[cheering] -[Hughes] Tati, that was unbelievable. 490 00:30:03,846 --> 00:30:06,932 Thanks. [chuckles] Uh, yeah, I'm really happy with that heat. 491 00:30:07,015 --> 00:30:08,809 How does it feel now to make it past that Round 9, 492 00:30:08,892 --> 00:30:10,561 but even further into the semifinals, 493 00:30:10,644 --> 00:30:13,605 and what's it gonna take for you to make it past the semifinals here in Portugal, 494 00:30:13,689 --> 00:30:14,982 like your last result here? 495 00:30:15,065 --> 00:30:17,901 Yeah, I guess just good surfing and smart, uh, heat surfing, you know? 496 00:30:17,985 --> 00:30:21,738 I think that, um, I did have a little bit of a stumble at Sunset, 497 00:30:21,822 --> 00:30:22,906 um, at the end of my heat. 498 00:30:22,990 --> 00:30:24,199 My knee was really weird 499 00:30:24,283 --> 00:30:27,494 and I just kind of, like, used that as something to, like, reset 500 00:30:27,578 --> 00:30:29,955 because obviously the start of my year wasn't the best. 501 00:30:30,038 --> 00:30:32,916 We're so excited to see you through to the semifinals and we wish you all the best. 502 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,793 -Is that knee doing okay? -Yeah. 503 00:30:34,877 --> 00:30:36,003 It's feeling really good. 504 00:30:36,086 --> 00:30:39,882 Uh, still a little bit sore at the end of the day but, um, yeah, it's holding in. 505 00:30:39,965 --> 00:30:41,925 And hopefully all good to go for finals day. 506 00:30:42,009 --> 00:30:43,468 Thanks, guys. [mouthing word] Hi. 507 00:30:43,552 --> 00:30:44,761 [crowd cheering, whistling] 508 00:30:46,638 --> 00:30:48,640 [Guerrero] And the excitement continues. 509 00:30:48,724 --> 00:30:54,062 We're gonna see a reclash of the WSL finals that we saw in 2021. 510 00:30:54,146 --> 00:30:58,442 It's gonna be Tatiana Weston-Webb against Carissa Moore. 511 00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:00,736 [Guerrero] A lot to look forward to. 512 00:31:09,119 --> 00:31:10,746 [Mendes, indistinct] 513 00:31:10,829 --> 00:31:12,664 So just around the corner, right down to your left. 514 00:31:12,748 --> 00:31:13,749 [Mendes] Thank you. 515 00:31:17,044 --> 00:31:18,962 Thank God, it's a beautiful day. 516 00:31:26,094 --> 00:31:29,890 [Weston-Webb] I'm not very superstitious when it comes to warming up for heat. 517 00:31:34,186 --> 00:31:38,023 I just try to calm my nerves and form a game plan. 518 00:31:41,401 --> 00:31:43,237 You know, like, Portugal is such a cold place. 519 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:47,699 You have to be, like, warmed up, ready to go, like, 100% of the time, 520 00:31:47,783 --> 00:31:51,286 and if you're not, you're gonna be in that cold, tired frame of mind. 521 00:32:00,212 --> 00:32:01,964 I honestly feel great. 522 00:32:02,047 --> 00:32:08,011 I know that Carissa's gonna be a strong opponent, but I like my odds. 523 00:32:09,471 --> 00:32:11,348 [crowd cheering] 524 00:32:11,431 --> 00:32:15,477 [Turpel] Runner-up last year at the Rip Curl WSL Finals, 525 00:32:15,978 --> 00:32:20,816 Tatiana Weston-Webb, coming so close to a World Title. 526 00:32:21,358 --> 00:32:22,985 [Hodge] I love, love this matchup 527 00:32:23,068 --> 00:32:25,654 'cause there's a niggling rivalry between these two women, 528 00:32:25,737 --> 00:32:29,533 and then as surf fans, we wanna see this come to the fore. 529 00:32:30,033 --> 00:32:35,247 [Hughes] In head-to-head matchups Carissa has the edge on Tatiana Weston-Webb. 530 00:32:36,290 --> 00:32:38,667 I think for Tati, her kryptonite's been Carissa. 531 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:42,462 I think that's the person she's gotta beat if she's to get that confidence 532 00:32:42,546 --> 00:32:44,506 and that self-belief that she can win a World Title. 533 00:32:45,507 --> 00:32:49,052 [Moore] I know that anytime I come up against Tati, I have to bring my A game. 534 00:32:49,136 --> 00:32:51,597 She definitely has some spice to her. 535 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:55,642 I think she's smart, she's very powerful, and she's a tough competitor. 536 00:32:57,227 --> 00:33:00,314 [Weston-Webb] Carissa's definitely my biggest rival. 537 00:33:00,397 --> 00:33:02,482 She's tactically always on. 538 00:33:02,566 --> 00:33:05,444 She's that one person that really drives me. 539 00:33:05,527 --> 00:33:07,029 You always wanna beat a world champion. 540 00:33:10,115 --> 00:33:11,950 [Hughes] Out in the lineup now, Carissa Moore. 541 00:33:14,161 --> 00:33:15,162 Goes down. 542 00:33:18,957 --> 00:33:21,001 [Mel] It is early in the morning. It is chilly. 543 00:33:21,835 --> 00:33:23,837 [Guerrero] I saw Carissa in the athlete zone, 544 00:33:23,921 --> 00:33:26,882 and she was doing everything she could to stay warm. 545 00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:29,843 [Hughes] Carissa Moore drops in a 4.33 546 00:33:29,927 --> 00:33:32,596 for that opening ride against Tatiana Weston-Webb. 547 00:33:34,681 --> 00:33:36,099 Tati having a look here. 548 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,311 [crowd cheering] 549 00:33:41,355 --> 00:33:43,524 [Hughes] Is she gonna pull it out? 550 00:33:43,607 --> 00:33:45,192 Unfortunately unable to. 551 00:33:47,152 --> 00:33:50,781 [Mel] You know, you can get cold feet sometimes. Literally cold feet. 552 00:33:50,864 --> 00:33:53,242 And that equals a loss of traction. 553 00:33:53,825 --> 00:33:55,452 [crowd cheering, applauding] 554 00:33:56,036 --> 00:33:57,412 [whistling] 555 00:33:57,996 --> 00:34:00,666 [Hughes] Carissa looking for that big finishing floater. 556 00:34:09,341 --> 00:34:11,092 Tatiana Weston-Webb answering back. 557 00:34:16,849 --> 00:34:18,266 [in Portuguese] Go, kill this heat. 558 00:34:18,976 --> 00:34:20,101 Kill this heat. 559 00:34:29,862 --> 00:34:32,406 [crowd applauding, whistling] 560 00:34:32,489 --> 00:34:34,824 [in English] Strong three-turn combo. 561 00:34:35,492 --> 00:34:38,203 Especially the first turn was really, really nice. 562 00:34:39,329 --> 00:34:42,331 [Hughes] A 6.83 sets the standard in this heat. 563 00:34:43,542 --> 00:34:47,379 Tatiana Weston-Webb has the edge on Carissa. 564 00:34:48,422 --> 00:34:50,841 Red's chasing her best wave. 565 00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:53,886 [Hughes] Five minutes, fifty seconds on the clock. 566 00:34:53,969 --> 00:34:58,098 [Turpel] Can Carissa Moore come back in this semifinal right now? 567 00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:01,476 [Moore] Self-doubt is-- It's a constant battle. 568 00:35:04,396 --> 00:35:09,651 So, I'm really trying to just, like, trust in my years of experience, my ability. 569 00:35:13,030 --> 00:35:17,576 Identifying the best waves and then just making sure you go hard. 570 00:35:19,161 --> 00:35:20,954 [cheering, applause] 571 00:35:30,339 --> 00:35:33,800 [Hughes] Carissa chasing her biggest score of the heat. 572 00:35:45,395 --> 00:35:48,357 [Guerrero] Oh! Heartbreak. 573 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:49,441 [horn blaring] 574 00:35:51,109 --> 00:35:52,819 [announcer] It is over. All scores are in. 575 00:35:52,903 --> 00:35:54,863 Congratulations to Tatiana Weston-Webb. 576 00:35:56,448 --> 00:35:59,409 [cheering, whistling] 577 00:36:04,790 --> 00:36:05,791 [Moore] Good luck. 578 00:36:06,625 --> 00:36:08,168 See ya, Riss. 579 00:36:08,252 --> 00:36:12,297 [Mel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, massive result for her over Carissa Moore. 580 00:36:12,381 --> 00:36:13,382 And she loves it. 581 00:36:14,049 --> 00:36:16,260 -[Williams] Good job. -[Weston-Webb] Mmm. 582 00:36:16,343 --> 00:36:18,345 Hey, we did it. 583 00:36:20,639 --> 00:36:23,725 [Weston-Webb] Carissa always inspires me to surf better, and, um, 584 00:36:23,809 --> 00:36:28,981 obviously I lost the title to her last year making, like, the smallest mistakes. 585 00:36:30,107 --> 00:36:31,108 She's probably one of my-- 586 00:36:32,025 --> 00:36:33,527 She's my favorite surfer on tour, 587 00:36:33,610 --> 00:36:37,823 so when I beat her, it just feels like you won a comp, you know. [chuckles] 588 00:36:37,906 --> 00:36:39,032 So-- 589 00:36:39,116 --> 00:36:45,038 [speaking Portuguese] 590 00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:47,833 -So thank you so much. Congratulations. -Yes. 591 00:36:47,916 --> 00:36:49,376 She just sent a message to her fans 592 00:36:49,459 --> 00:36:52,880 and is saying thank you so much for all the, you know, the support. 593 00:36:52,963 --> 00:36:54,882 -And Tati, gonna be in the finals. -[clicks tongue] 594 00:36:57,134 --> 00:36:59,553 [Guerrero] Tati on a nice-sized set way there. 595 00:36:59,636 --> 00:37:03,182 You wanna perform in the big stage and this is the biggest stage you could have. 596 00:37:09,313 --> 00:37:14,526 [Hughes] As we now see an eight-point ride for Tati to taste that victory. 597 00:37:15,819 --> 00:37:17,571 [crowd cheering] 598 00:37:34,254 --> 00:37:36,882 Whoo-hoo! Let's go! 599 00:37:37,466 --> 00:37:40,344 [Toledo] I was, you know, a hundred percent cheering for Tati. 600 00:37:40,928 --> 00:37:44,598 I feel like she took that as confidence for this year. 601 00:37:45,307 --> 00:37:47,559 She's just, like, put in her mind that what she wants 602 00:37:47,643 --> 00:37:52,523 and she's-- she just goes after it. And-- and that really inspires me as well. 603 00:37:52,606 --> 00:37:56,068 [speaks indistinctly, laughing] 604 00:37:56,151 --> 00:37:58,904 [in Portuguese] Congratulations, Tati. You smashed it, legend. 605 00:38:03,450 --> 00:38:05,118 [in English] You deserve it so much. 606 00:38:05,202 --> 00:38:06,537 Are you in shock? 607 00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,163 -[laughs, speaks indistinctly] -[laughs] 608 00:38:08,664 --> 00:38:11,500 [cheering] 609 00:38:11,583 --> 00:38:14,962 [Weston-Webb] I knew this year was gonna be a really difficult year for me 610 00:38:15,045 --> 00:38:16,922 and I put 110% in. 611 00:38:19,049 --> 00:38:22,970 I still wanna try my hardest at winning a title this year 612 00:38:23,053 --> 00:38:24,805 and I know it's completely possible. 613 00:38:34,064 --> 00:38:35,899 [Hodge] Tati came out guns blazing, 614 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:39,027 and it was very inspirational to see someone dig deep 615 00:38:39,111 --> 00:38:42,990 and have that character moment where they go all the way for a victory. 616 00:38:43,073 --> 00:38:45,951 [Turpel] Let's hear it for your champion, Tatiana Weston-Webb. 617 00:38:46,034 --> 00:38:47,995 [cheering, applauding] 618 00:38:48,078 --> 00:38:50,914 When we saw you kind of hobbling off at Sunset Beach, 619 00:38:50,998 --> 00:38:55,252 I wasn't even sure if you were gonna be here, let alone win the event. 620 00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:57,254 Can you take us into that process? 621 00:38:57,337 --> 00:39:00,507 [Weston-Webb] To have a win under your belt is a really, really special thing. 622 00:39:00,591 --> 00:39:02,092 [crowd cheering, whistling] 623 00:39:03,135 --> 00:39:04,970 And I know there's much more to come. 624 00:39:09,057 --> 00:39:13,520 It's time to, like, put your head down and, you know, make a run for it. 625 00:39:14,605 --> 00:39:16,982 Tati's back. [chuckles] 626 00:39:17,065 --> 00:39:18,442 [Doug] Whoo-hoo. 627 00:39:20,736 --> 00:39:22,529 [Wright] I've been chasing my sister my whole life. 628 00:39:22,613 --> 00:39:23,989 You looked really good. 629 00:39:24,072 --> 00:39:25,532 I'm competitive as they get. 630 00:39:25,616 --> 00:39:29,620 [Turpel] It's the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Who's gonna ring that bell? 631 00:39:29,703 --> 00:39:33,874 [Wright] If I don't make it here, it's done. I'm off tour. 632 00:39:37,461 --> 00:39:38,629 -[cheering] -[whistles]