[crowd chanting, cheering]
[Turpel] We will crown a women's world champion right here.
Will Carissa get another title, or will Tatiana capture her dream?
[Weston-Webb] It's really hard for me to reflect back on that event
because I get really emotional about it.
[Turpel] Ooh, this is where she really shines.
[cheering]
[Turpel] Man, she's picked a perfect wave.
She could have this heat closed out
and have the World Title right now.
-[crowd shouting] -[Turpel] Wow.
[Turpel] Gosh! That's how close these things are.
-[fan 1] Carissa! -[screams]
[crowd cheering]
[Kennedy] Anytime you come an inch away from winning a World Title,
it can be dangerous because you've been in a scenario
where you've absolutely given everything you have.
[Kennedy] And suddenly, everything you have wasn't quite enough.
Where do you go from there?
Yeah, Ross is down there somewhere. He's coaching Tati.
So, Ross Williams is a old friend of mine.
I've known him since I was a little kid
and we surfed on tour together.
He kinda retired,
and then he got into coaching,
and that's kinda been his thing.
[Williams] After we're done today,
we'll just pass back and forth notes, after the session.
Okay.
[Williams] Tati is trying
to digest it all...
[Weston-Webb] Ready to go? [Williams] Ready.
...and come to grips with the pros and cons of being in a final.
[Weston-Webb] I've never in my entire career felt
like I felt at the end of last year.
It was the most difficult day of my competitive life.
It's honestly the most devastating feeling in the entire world.
I barely surfed since the finals day.
[Williams] That's never gonna be easier when you're this close
to winning a World Title, which is, like, the ultimate dream for a tour surfer.
Tati is-- She's so, emotional. She's very low.
It just takes a while to swallow that bitter pill.
[Toledo's friends speaking Portuguese]
-[Toledo] Burger time? [chuckles] -[friends chuckle]
[Weston-Webb] Filipe's one of my best friends on tour.
Getting second on the same event--
I think Filipe and I just have a connection
when it comes to, like, processing what I went through.
Because I think after such a loss,
only people that get second constantly know the feeling.
I don't know if it's more frustrating getting second than losing in the semis.
It's just, like-- You're just so close,
and you're like, "Okay, I'm in the final. That's it."
F-First or second, you know? And then you're always looking for first,
and... [inhales deeply] ...all of a sudden you're just like,
"Damn it, that was the last heat, my last opportunity."
It's so gnarly. You know, it's--
How is it for you?
It is terrible.
I basically didn't really acknowledge
the fact that it was, like, super hard for me to lose.
But it took you a while to--
Took me a while. Really?
Yeah.
I feel like I have a whole life ahead of me,
and I'm just, like-- and I'm feeling like this.
I'm like, "Wha-- Where am I? W-What am I doing?"
And I don't know if I should, like, try again or, like... or I don't know.
Do I just, like, give up now?
Or-- I just don't know.
[Weston-Webb] So, I was born in Brazil and raised in the island of Kauai.
When I was little, I dreamt about being the best surfer in the world.
I just wrote it on my wall,
and I put it up, and I looked at it every day.
And at the time, I was surfing a ton.
[childhood friend] Tatiana Weston-Webb, future surfer. Pro.
A few years later,
I decided to compete in the local surf event.
[air horn blares]
[Doug] Whoa!
[Weston-Webb] And then I told my dad.
I was like, "Dad, I wanna win."
[Doug] Yeah, Tats! Whoo!
[Weston-Webb] And then, lo and behold...
-[fan] Good job! -[Weston-Webb] ...I won.
[announcer 1] Nine to ten years old, Tatiana Weston-Webb!
[crowd cheering]
[Weston-Webb] There was one year where I won an event at Nationals.
[Weston-Webb] It was the same year Carissa had just won
her first World Title.
[Weston-Webb] I grew up on the island next door,
so I watched her career basically blossom in front of my eyes.
And I was like, "Wow, Carissa just won a World Title,
maybe one day I can win a World Title."
That's when I really had the thought like, "Okay, I wanna be a pro."
[Fanning] Tatiana Weston-Webb, she's not scared.
She gets barrels, she's gonna come out.
Looking for the tube, she's found it.
There she is, Tatiana, and out!
[Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, Rookie of the Year in 2015.
She's one of those surfers that's able to do it
on the forehand and the backhand.
She's as capable going either direction,
and that's something you need to have if you're gonna be vying for World Titles.
She's got it all, she's very young,
and she's just gonna get better and better and better.
Ladies and gentlemen, a huge win for Tatiana Weston-Webb,
the champion of the 2016 US Open of Surfing.
The party's about to start.
She's gonna be skyrocketing towards the top.
[Weston-Webb] Carissa is the best female surfer in the world,
and my goal is always to beat the best.
But we're starting our 2022 season off, and I really don't feel ready.
It's not like I can say, "Wait!"
Yeah, I gotta go.
[Turpel] Welcome, surf fans. This is the Billabong Pro!
[cheering, clamoring]
[Turpel] From the North Shore of Oahu,
the Seven Mile Miracle,
all focused on the world's most famous
and dangerous wave,
the Banzai Pipeline.
[Cote] And this is why.
The new, incoming swell on the horizon.
That ups the danger level to a scary, scary place.
[Williams] Everywhere is firing right now,
so, uh, it's really dangerous here.
[Turpel] Shock and awe hits Pipeline.
[Guerrero] We are making history today.
The women for the first time in a full competition along with the men,
and we're ready for it.
[Hodge] This is the first year
that we're gonna have a fully integrated
men's and women's tour.
Seems like women's surfing is just evolving
at such an amazing rate.
But it's a bit bigger now, so hopefully there will be, like
a few opportunities.
Swell is picking up. Yeah. [chuckles]
My name is Carissa Moore.
I'm a professional surfer.
I have five World Titles and an Olympic gold medal.
[fan] No way. Thank you.
[Moore] Every World Title race
is a little bit different.
But I think motivation, for me,
is going into that finals day with the number one seed.
-[fan 1] Thank you, Tatiana. See ya later. -Yeah, no worries, guys. Thanks.
[fan 2] All right. See you later.
-[fan 1] Okay. -[fan 2] Bye, Tati.
Thanks, guys. See ya. [fan 1] See you at Sunset.
[Guerrero] ...with a 4.27 and a 2.27. Here goes Carissa Moore.
[crowd cheering]
[Cote] She gets in the barrel and she comes out!
Hard carving half off the top, good finish.
[attendee 1] Yo, yo.
Hi. [attendee 2] Hi.
-[commentators chattering] -[Weston-Webb] A lot.
Okay. I mean, there's one, two, three, four, five, six.
[Mendes] My name is Jesse Mendes, and I'm a professional surfer,
but I fell off tour a few years ago.
[people chattering]
[Mendes] If you go back to last year, it's, like, crazy what she achieved,
even if it wasn't the World Title.
But at the moment, she can't really see those things.
I just gotta be there to support her,
just like a normal-- I guess, a normal couple.
-[commentators chattering] -[crowd clamoring]
[Guerrero] Oh, my goodness!
[Cote] Out of the starting,
the heat of the event.
Coming up, the women's draw.
Tatiana Weston-Webb going up against Moana Jones Wong
as a wild card.
on, like, Christmas Day? And it was, like, only us out there?
And you and me just, took, like, six 12-footers on the head,
and just got washed all the way in, and we were like,
"Uh, we're just gonna go in now."
[chuckling]
A wild card is someone who we have in the draw who--
They're not a full-time tour competitor,
but they might be a spot specialist,
and they know the break.
It's almost like, for a wild card, surfing is their side hustle.
It's not their career. They're just freak athletes.
And that's why you bring them in,
and that's why they're called wild cards.
Moana was my pick for Pipe.
She's a Pipe specialist.
I think wild cards know that this event could be something
that's gonna change their career,
and it could potentially change their life too.
-Yeah, yeah. -Yeah, try it on...
[Miley-Dyer] This matchup is so interesting 'cause we know
that they are very competitive with each other.
[Hodge] It's fierce. You know, Moana and Tati have-- have history,
and they're both, you know, the hardest-charging girls in the lineup.
[Weston-Webb] In 2021, I made a mistake at Pipeline.
It had been a long day of surfing,
and, yeah, I accidentally dropped in on Moana.
It was a really bad wave.
I went in. I didn't see that I'd dropped in on anyone,
and yeah, she was really upset.
She basically, like, dropped her board on the sand and ran up to me
and, like, tried swinging at me.
She was like, "You did it on purpose."
She went on a rampage on social media.
It really just felt like
people were ridiculing me
off of just making one tiny little mistake.
I get very feisty out at Pipe. I know I'm, like, cute and small
and no one thinks I'm gonna do anything, but there's another side to me.
One, like, you tick me off on-- the wrong way,
I'm just like... [growls] ..."I'll come after you." [laughs]
Don't be afraid to finish the wave off too.
You don't have to kick out after a barrel.
You know, tag it Okay.
That's what they said. They said in the judging criteria to add turns after.
Right? I love it. Yeah. I-- Yeah.
-I think I'm gonna change into... -[Williams] Yeah.
...a different outfit and stuff.
[Williams] Okay.
[Weston-Webb] Um, sure.
[Williams] Tati, she's fiery, she's gutsy.
Uh, I would say she's probably the gutsiest woman surfer on tour.
She's not really intimidated. She's gonna not back down to someone like Moana.
[crowd applauding]
[Turpel] It's on. We've got a big heat entering the lineup.
Tatiana Weston-Webb and Moana Jones Wong.
[Hodge] So cool to see this wild card in the event.
Moana knows the lineup so well. She's one of the women
that has really dedicated herself to Pipeline and learning all the intricacies.
This is a gnarly heat. It's a big heat for Tati.
[Weston-Webb] Moana surfs Pipe more than anyone, ever.
But I really gotta just focus on myself.
[Cote] Huge waves pulsing through the lineup right now.
[Williams] This is a good set.
Go, Tati, go.
Oh, here we go.
[Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb, here she is. Pipeline.
-[Mendes] There we go. -[Tatiana's friend] Yeah, let's go.
That was a good wave.
[Hodge] Moana and Tatiana are definitely ladies
that love hollow left-hand barrels.
[Hodge] It's just what they eat for breakfast.
[Guerrero] Moana Jones Wong has the advantage
over her matchup with Tatiana Weston-Webb.
[Hodge] Tati, she's gonna start feeling that edge of nerves creep in.
You know, usually Tati's kinda got a smile on her face when she's surfing.
She looks very serious at the moment.
The whole deal is to get a really big, heavy kind of wave
and get a deep barrel, to be getting an excellent score.
[Hodge] Tati's gonna go. She's just gonna swing on anything
at the moment to try and find that score.
She needs to get a good wave that's all.
Go, Tati! Make it.
[Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb pulls into the barrel...
[Mendes groans] No.
[Turpel] That one's gonna shut down, completely closing up.
[Guerrero] Wow. Lot of power in that wave,
and we're keeping a close eye on Tati's recovery.
The very shallow reef is a real threat here at Pipeline.
[Enever] Guys, that was intense.
That was a heavy, heavy wipeout.
-That was a mistake. -[Oda] Yep.
She was off balance.
[Enever] Tatiana, after that wave,
paddled out.
She was shaking her head a bit,
so we could see the frustration.
[Guerrero] Here we go.
Opportunity is arriving for Moana Jones.
[Cote] Moana scratching into this one.
[Hodge] Sealing the deal and the lead.
[Cote] And as we have the countdown--
And it's gonna be official right now.
The Hawaii wild card,
Moana Jones Wong advances on
into quarterfinal number two.
[Mendes] Ah, she got smoked. Bummer.
[Oda groans]
[Weston-Webb] That was so terrible.
I cannot be losing to a wild card.
Thank you so much.
[Turpel] ...who grew up with--
in competing...
I wore my helmet, actually.
Thank you, guys.
[people chattering]
[Hughes] Tati's not really looking her normal self.
She's a surfer, especially at a wave like Pipe
that we expected to go all the way.
So, for her to get a slow start out there and to not find any good momentum,
she would be really disappointed.
It's been a tough one to watch.
[Williams] Yeah.
I know, I saw that. I saw everything.
But, like, the moment she got that wave,
I was like-- [Williams] Dang.
Like she obviously got the lucky one, you know.
[clears throat]
And it's so tough, man.
Like, I just feel like I g-- [sighs]
[Williams clears throat]
[Mendes] I can see the pressure on Tati. It's kinda showing.
There's a lot of expectation on how things are going,
a lot of new girls that showed up that are very talented.
And it's just choices that she had, that were--
I think in the moment she wasn't so present.
[crowd cheering]
[Guerrero] And here we go.
Your Billabong Pro Women's Pipeline final is on.
[cheering continues]
[Guerrero] Wow, what a matchup. We got the wild card, Moana Jones Wong,
up against a five-time World Champion, Carissa Moore.
She already took down Tyler Wright
in that first semifinal,
so the dream run continues for the North Shore local.
Can Carissa Moore come back in this final right now?
It is the wild card, Moana Jones Wong...
-Yeah. -[Guerrero] ...on top.
[Weston-Webb] I really wanna be in finals,
and I guess jealous would be the right word.
-[Slater] Here we go. Oh, nice. -[Guerrero] Moana!
Beautiful drop, again so casual. Stalls off the bottom.
- And that's what we're looking for! -[Slater] Nice.
[cheering, whistling]
[Guerrero] Is it too soon to call her the queen of Pipeline?
-[Slater] No, it's done. -[crowd cheering] Five, four...
-three, two, one. -[Guerrero] Three, two, one.
Moana Jones Wong has just won
the Billabong Pro Pipeline.
She just beat five-time World Champ, Carissa Moore.
[Weston-Webb] I just feel like the pressure's on,
'cause you need to have those results to make the cut, and every point counts.
So this year, we've got the cut, and it's the first year that we've ever had it.
The cut's massively controversial. For sure.
But it's gonna be a massive moment for the tour.
After five events...
we're cutting the field down to 22 men and 10 women.
People are gonna go home.
And-- And it's heavy.
You have to perform in the beginning
because if you don't perform in these events, you're out.
If you don't make the cut, that would be a scary moment.
That's a huge mark on your career.
I feel like everyone wants to get rid of the cut,
um, 'cause it's not fair for a lot of people.
I really don't like the format.
I think anyone who's on tour
has earned their spot to be on tour for the whole year.
[Igarashi] I think it's epic.
It gives a lot of value
towards these-- these first few events.
You know, you don't have people that are--
that are low seeds,
that are, you know, getting in the way
of-- of, uh-- of the real fight at hand.
I don't know. I'm definitely aiming for well above it obviously.
But I reckon it's shit.
[Weston-Webb] This year is so different.
We've never had this before.
It's a lot of pressure, I guess, in the beginning.
But now it's, like, basically about, like, survival. [chuckles]
Making it to the back half of the year.
[Guerrero] Hurley Pro Sunset Beach,
presented by Shiseido, continues to roll on.
And the big story here
is Moana Jones Wong has been eliminated
from competition today.
I know, but still. They underscored you big time.
Yeah, it's okay. Big time.
[Guerrero] Another big story here,
the five-time world champ, Carissa Moore, having a great first heat of the day,
and, uh, could be one of the favorites already.
[Cote] All right, heat two is on.
Introducing Tatiana Weston-Webb in the red jersey.
[Hodge] Yeah, Tati-- I mean, we've been talking about the midyear cut and how it--
to make all of these events count.
Right here is-- is that place for Tatiana to make an impact.
[air horn blares]
[Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb.
Difficult water up in front of her. And, oh--
[groans] Ouch.
[safety announcer] Medical, the nearest team.
[horn blaring]
Looks like the last wave
was nasty on her knee.
[Guerrero] 12.66. Triple 8 total is leading the set.
[groans] It's like the worst feeling.
[medic] I know. I know. It's this one right here, right?
-[Weston-Webb] Yeah. -[medic] Perfect.
[Williams] You okay? Hey. I hurt my knee on my last wave.
[Williams] What happened?
The lip just, like, broke on my back
and then my front foot, like, slipped...
[Williams] Oh. ...like, forward
and then my knee compressed inward. Okay.
[Weston-Webb] It's right in the middle. Okay, so kinda mid--
Yeah, right there. That's fine, there?
So it's kinda more deep MCL type of stuff.
In other words, it's not--
-[Williams] Which one though? -MCL.
-Okay. -MCL.
Right now just-- just focus on staying calm though.
-You'll be all right, Tati. You heal fast. -It's so dumb. I'm fine.
[medic] Hmm.
[Williams] Just take it one step at a time.
I know you're good.
[Weston-Webb cries]
[Guerrero] Carissa Moore out of competition.
Rookie, Molly Picklum, is in the quarterfinals.
Another upset happening.
[Moore sighs]
[Slater] See you guys.
[Weston-Webb] After Sunset,
I am 14th place in the world.
If I can't compete at the next few events,
the chances of me making the cut are really slim.
-Aw. I love you. -Love you too.
[Hughes] Her career is at stake.
[Mendes] You can handle this.
[Hughes] She's below the cut line, she got a injury.
She could not be in for next year.
She could not make the midseason cut,
which means not qualifying even for 2023 Championship Tour.
Which is really strange for Tatiana.
[Weston-Webb] I spent two weeks out of the water.
And it's horrifying... [chuckles] ...to know
that I could miss the end of the year.
It's just such overwhelming emotion.
-[Weston-Webb] Hi. Hi. -[osteopath] Hello. How's it going?
Good. How are you?
Ah, yeah, so how's everything feeling?
Uh, yesterday was sore.
Yeah, so we'll keep everything really light today.
All right, so we're gonna do that knee pull towards your head.
Okay.
[Allan] That's okay there? [Weston-Webb] Ow.
Yeah, it's a little sore when it goes, like, inward.
[Allan] Yeah.
I think a lot of it's stress-related
to be honest.
[Weston-Webb] Probably. Um--
With the-- I guess the midyear cut's probably not helping.
[Weston-Webb] When you have a low, you just really question, like,
what's the reason why you're doing this.
Do I wanna continue to give my 100% every single time
just to get beaten down again?
But that's when you really gotta dig deep and find your reasons.
I still wanna be the best in the world one day.
[Allan whispers] Again.
[Weston-Webb] But I had to go through something mentally
to remind myself and be like, okay,
is it the end of the world? No.
Am I still a really good surfer? A hundred percent. Yes, I know I am.
I obviously wanna surf. [chuckles]
I don't know, I just feel like I'm a nicer person when I surf. [laughs]
Yeah. [chuckles]
[Weston-Webb] Always been a warrior, always been a competitor at heart.
I just need to throw my little princess BS out the door... [chuckles]
...and just try harder.
I miss my job.
And I miss surfing.
Yeah, I need to go to Portugal
and try my hardest in order to make the cut.
I'm ready.
[Turpel] Good afternoon and welcome back to Peniche, Portugal.
You are watching the MEO Pro Portugal, presented by Rip Curl.
Stop number three in the World Surf League Championship Tour.
[Guerrero] There's a piercing feel to the cold today.
Forty-six degrees Fahrenheit, eight degrees Celsius.
[Weston-Webb] It's pretty bad.
I don't think a lot of people expected this.
But that's Portugal, so...
[imitates sinking noise]
[laughing]
[inhales]
[crowd cheering]
[Guerrero, in English] Nice little start for the five-time World Champ,
Carissa Moore.
If she makes the final,
Carissa will get that yellow leader's jersey.
Lot on the line.
[Hughes] For Tatiana, it's really difficult.
To be able to perform when you've got an injury like that,
especially something that's so fresh,
would be challenging on a physical and a mental level.
[Weston-Webb] My headspace going into Portugal, it just did a 180.
I don't even know if I'm gonna make a heat
because of my injury, and here I am.
Right now my goal is 100% to step it up.
I can't make any mistakes.
[Guerrero] Yeah, Tati.
Snappin' on the left-hander there.
[crowd cheering, whistling]
[Turpel] Not holding back whatsoever.
[Guerrero] Here she is again.
[Evans] Off the top aggressive surfing from her.
Attacking the lip vertically.
[Turpel] Judges will just be eating that up like lunch.
It's a big one for Tati.
Uh, especially where she sits in the rankings,
this is gonna help.
-I-- I don't understand. -[chuckles]
-H-- How do you do that? -I was like, "Oh, I think I can do this."
That was incredible. Good job.
-Felt, like, solid. -Yeah. You did great.
-[Browning] Never be in doubt. -Yeah.
[Browning] Yeah, you surfed really well.
[horn blaring]
[Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb,
she's already to her best results
so far this year.
She's on the way.
[Evans] Another bomb.
She's refusing to surf safe.
She wants to attack, and attack is exactly what she's doing.
[Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, for the first time this season,
is into the semifinals.
[Turpel] Tatiana Weston-Webb.
-[cheering] -[Hughes] Tati, that was unbelievable.
Thanks. [chuckles] Uh, yeah, I'm really happy with that heat.
How does it feel now to make it past that Round 9,
but even further into the semifinals,
and what's it gonna take for you to make it past the semifinals here in Portugal,
like your last result here?
Yeah, I guess just good surfing and smart, uh, heat surfing, you know?
I think that, um, I did have a little bit of a stumble at Sunset,
um, at the end of my heat.
My knee was really weird
and I just kind of, like, used that as something to, like, reset
because obviously the start of my year wasn't the best.
We're so excited to see you through to the semifinals and we wish you all the best.
Is that knee doing okay? Yeah.
It's feeling really good.
Uh, still a little bit sore at the end of the day
but, um, yeah, it's holding in.
And hopefully all good to go for finals day.
Thanks, guys. [mouthing word] Hi.
[crowd cheering, whistling]
[Guerrero] And the excitement continues.
We're gonna see a reclash of the WSL finals that we saw in 2021.
It's gonna be Tatiana Weston-Webb against Carissa Moore.
[Guerrero] A lot to look forward to.
[Mendes, indistinct]
So just around the corner, right down to your left.
[Mendes] Thank you.
Thank God, it's a beautiful day.
[Weston-Webb] I'm not very superstitious when it comes to warming up for heat.
I just try to calm my nerves and form a game plan.
You know, like, Portugal is such a cold place.
You have to be, like, warmed up, ready to go, like, 100% of the time,
and if you're not, you're gonna be in that cold, tired frame of mind.
I honestly feel great.
I know that Carissa's gonna be a strong opponent, but I like my odds.
[crowd cheering]
[Turpel] Runner-up last year at the Rip Curl WSL Finals,
Tatiana Weston-Webb, coming so close to a World Title.
[Hodge] I love, love this matchup
'cause there's a niggling rivalry between these two women,
and then as surf fans, we wanna see this come to the fore.
[Hughes] In head-to-head matchups Carissa has the edge on Tatiana Weston-Webb.
I think for Tati, her kryptonite's been Carissa.
I think that's the person she's gotta beat if she's to get that confidence
and that self-belief that she can win a World Title.
[Moore] I know that anytime I come up against Tati,
I have to bring my A game.
She definitely has some spice to her.
I think she's smart, she's very powerful, and she's a tough competitor.
[Weston-Webb] Carissa's definitely my biggest rival.
She's tactically always on.
She's that one person that really drives me.
You always wanna beat a world champion.
[Hughes] Out in the lineup now, Carissa Moore.
Goes down.
[Mel] It is early in the morning. It is chilly.
[Guerrero] I saw Carissa
in the athlete zone,
and she was doing everything she could
to stay warm.
[Hughes] Carissa Moore drops in a 4.33
for that opening ride against Tatiana Weston-Webb.
Tati having a look here.
[crowd cheering]
[Hughes] Is she gonna pull it out?
Unfortunately unable to.
[Mel] You know, you can get cold feet sometimes. Literally cold feet.
And that equals a loss of traction.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[whistling]
[Hughes] Carissa looking for that big finishing floater.
Tatiana Weston-Webb answering back.
[in Portuguese]
[crowd applauding, whistling]
[Hughes] A 6.83 sets the standard in this heat.
Tatiana Weston-Webb has the edge on Carissa.
[Hughes] Five minutes, fifty seconds on the clock.
[Turpel] Can Carissa Moore come back in this semifinal right now?
[Moore] Self-doubt is-- It's a constant battle.
So, I'm really trying to just, like, trust in my years of experience, my ability.
Identifying the best waves and then just making sure you go hard.
[cheering, applause]
[Hughes] Carissa chasing her biggest score of the heat.
[Guerrero] Oh! Heartbreak.
[horn blaring]
[announcer] It is over. All scores are in.
Congratulations to Tatiana Weston-Webb.
[cheering, whistling]
[Moore] Good luck.
[Mel] Tatiana Weston-Webb, massive result for her over Carissa Moore.
And she loves it.
[Weston-Webb] Mmm.
Hey, we did it.
[Weston-Webb] Carissa always inspires me to surf better, and, um,
obviously I lost the title to her last year making, like, the smallest mistakes.
She's probably one of my--
She's my favorite surfer on tour,
so when I beat her, it just feels like you won a comp, you know.
So--
[speaking Portuguese]
So thank you so much. Congratulations. Yes.
She just sent a message to her fans
and is saying thank you so much for all the, you know, the support.
And Tati, gonna be in the finals. [clicks tongue]
[Guerrero] Tati on a nice-sized set way there.
You wanna perform in the big stage
and this is the biggest stage you could have.
[Hughes] As we now see an eight-point ride for Tati to taste that victory.
[crowd cheering]
Whoo-hoo! Let's go!
[Toledo] I was, you know, a hundred percent cheering for Tati.
I feel like she took that as confidence for this year.
She's just, like, put in her mind that what she wants
and she's-- she just goes after it.
And-- and that really inspires me as well.
[speaks indistinctly, laughing]
[in Portuguese]
[in English]
Are you in shock?
-[laughs, speaks indistinctly] -[laughs]
[cheering]
[Weston-Webb] I knew this year was gonna be a really difficult year for me
and I put 110% in.
I still wanna try my hardest at winning a title this year
and I know it's completely possible.
[Hodge] Tati came out guns blazing,
and it was very inspirational to see someone dig deep
and have that character moment where they go all the way for a victory.
[Turpel] Let's hear it for your champion, Tatiana Weston-Webb.
[cheering, applauding]
When we saw you kind of hobbling off at Sunset Beach,
I wasn't even sure if you were gonna be here, let alone win the event.
Can you take us into that process?
[Weston-Webb] To have a win under your belt is a really, really special thing.
[crowd cheering, whistling]
And I know there's much more to come.
It's time to, like, put your head down and, you know, make a run for it.
Tati's back. [chuckles]
[Doug] Whoo-hoo.
[Wright] I've been chasing my sister my whole life.
You looked really good.
I'm competitive as they get.
[Turpel] It's the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.
Who's gonna ring that bell?
[Wright] If I don't make it here, it's done. I'm off tour.
-[cheering] -[whistles]