1 00:00:09,301 --> 00:00:10,594 Is it a sport? 2 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:11,678 Look at this! 3 00:00:12,971 --> 00:00:14,431 Is it an art form? 4 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:16,600 Is it a lifestyle? 5 00:00:17,309 --> 00:00:19,269 There you go, Joshy. We're on film. 6 00:00:21,438 --> 00:00:23,065 We are live. 7 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:25,901 -The 2021 season. -We're on. 8 00:00:29,279 --> 00:00:30,239 I'm Stephanie Gilmore. 9 00:00:30,322 --> 00:00:31,365 My name is John Florence. 10 00:00:31,448 --> 00:00:32,573 -Filipe Toledo. -Tatiana Weston-Webb. 11 00:00:32,658 --> 00:00:33,617 -Kanoa Igarashi. -Johanne Defay. 12 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,619 -Gabriel Medina. -My name is Kelly Slater. 13 00:00:35,702 --> 00:00:36,870 I've won 11 World Titles. 14 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:39,581 Tyler Wright screaming down the line. 15 00:00:39,665 --> 00:00:41,667 He's got the speed. Ítalo. 16 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:44,920 This year is the greatest assemblage of talent 17 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:46,630 in the history of the sport. 18 00:00:46,713 --> 00:00:48,841 And everyone wants to win. 19 00:00:48,924 --> 00:00:50,801 Gilmore belts the lip line. 20 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:53,011 Answering back, Johanne Defay. 21 00:00:53,095 --> 00:00:55,389 Any of these guys could beat anyone. 22 00:00:56,139 --> 00:00:57,432 Look at this. 23 00:00:57,516 --> 00:00:59,685 We come from a sport of, "Oh, we're hippies." 24 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:01,603 We're not. We're competitive little assholes. 25 00:01:04,565 --> 00:01:06,108 Each heat is 30 minutes long, 26 00:01:06,191 --> 00:01:08,193 going into battle one-on-one with their competitors. 27 00:01:08,277 --> 00:01:09,862 Go Medina! 28 00:01:09,945 --> 00:01:12,781 And there's a variety of different ways you can score. 29 00:01:12,865 --> 00:01:15,075 Medina takes to the sky. 30 00:01:15,158 --> 00:01:16,410 Doing an air. 31 00:01:16,493 --> 00:01:17,870 Pulling up and under the hood. 32 00:01:17,953 --> 00:01:19,454 Getting a barrel. 33 00:01:19,538 --> 00:01:21,373 This is where Morgan needs to strike. 34 00:01:21,456 --> 00:01:23,125 Or doing a series of carving turns. 35 00:01:23,208 --> 00:01:24,877 Throws it up high in the lip. 36 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:27,045 Oh, my gosh. 37 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:30,924 When luck doesn't go your way… 38 00:01:31,008 --> 00:01:32,467 Scores, let's put 'em in. 39 00:01:32,551 --> 00:01:34,636 …there's some hard emotions to deal with. 40 00:01:36,722 --> 00:01:39,683 If you make any mistake, the other chicks are gonna eat you up. 41 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,518 This is so frustrating. 42 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:44,646 There's more chance to go wrong than go right. 43 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:47,608 The event is off, following a shark incident. 44 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:53,906 It is so much pressure, your sponsors, your family, your friends. 45 00:01:53,989 --> 00:01:55,782 Ups and downs of surfing, hey. 46 00:01:58,076 --> 00:02:02,039 It's gonna push them to the limits in every aspect of their life. 47 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,625 This one going wide open on Mikey Wright. 48 00:02:14,551 --> 00:02:16,470 -…bleeping. -Is it? 49 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:18,639 Oh, it's just Mikey. 50 00:02:18,722 --> 00:02:19,723 Hello. 51 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,099 Hello Tyler. 52 00:02:21,183 --> 00:02:22,893 Hello, Michael. What're you doing? 53 00:02:24,686 --> 00:02:25,687 Not doing all right. 54 00:02:25,771 --> 00:02:27,231 How's your brain? 55 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:28,649 Yeah, it's doing all right. 56 00:02:28,732 --> 00:02:31,735 My brother got in a fight with some big waves and lost. 57 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:33,695 Did you-- How is your rehab going? 58 00:02:34,905 --> 00:02:36,490 Yeah, it's been going good. 59 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:39,034 I'll see you Sunday. We'll do dinner Sunday or something. 60 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:42,496 He had stitches in his elbow, nerve damage in his foot. 61 00:02:42,579 --> 00:02:44,706 It's like, "You didn't need to do that." 62 00:02:44,790 --> 00:02:45,791 Love you too. Bye-bye. 63 00:02:46,959 --> 00:02:48,043 Sorry about that. 64 00:02:49,294 --> 00:02:51,004 Hard-core family, the Wrights, eh? 65 00:02:51,088 --> 00:02:54,466 No, it's terrible. We're terrible influences on each other. 66 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:57,636 And that's something that I-- Actually, I don't like, 67 00:02:57,719 --> 00:03:00,472 because people are like, "You guys are so resilient." 68 00:03:00,556 --> 00:03:03,016 I'm just like, "Shut up. We're so stupid." 69 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,021 Like, honestly, we're not healthy for each other. 70 00:03:12,067 --> 00:03:14,486 We talk about them as a collective so often 71 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:19,074 but the Wrights need to be considered as total individuals. 72 00:03:21,410 --> 00:03:25,664 I can recall seeing Tyler Wright being around the event sites 73 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:27,332 when she was, like, 14 or 15. 74 00:03:27,416 --> 00:03:31,795 She was just a very innocent schoolgirl who also just happened to be very gifted. 75 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:37,134 But the thing with Tyler Wright that you have to understand 76 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:41,180 is that all the growing up that she's done has been within the prism of pro surfing. 77 00:03:41,805 --> 00:03:44,433 I think what happens is a little bit of arrested development. 78 00:03:46,018 --> 00:03:47,394 You broke the board? 79 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:51,773 Yeah. I fell off the wave and there was one coming behind it. 80 00:03:51,857 --> 00:03:53,650 I wasn't even on the surfboard. 81 00:03:54,526 --> 00:03:56,195 I'm glad you're looking after yourself. 82 00:03:57,154 --> 00:03:58,864 I was kinda raised in surfing. 83 00:03:58,947 --> 00:04:02,784 It's gone yellow. Like, yellow down the front. It should be fine. 84 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:06,121 My dad, well, he was, like, just get them all hooked on surfing 85 00:04:06,205 --> 00:04:08,373 then that makes his life a lot easier. 86 00:04:08,457 --> 00:04:11,835 We're learning on being able to say, "It hurts…" 87 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:12,920 "but it's fine." 88 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:16,048 You're a dickhead. 89 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:20,761 I was, like, 14 when I won a really big comp. 90 00:04:20,844 --> 00:04:24,306 I can do the mac and cheese if you want. I'm pretty talented. 91 00:04:24,389 --> 00:04:26,350 Once I did that, it wasn't like, 92 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:28,852 "Could I win a World Title?" It was more like, "When?" 93 00:04:32,231 --> 00:04:36,026 Back then, I was a weapon. Like, I was a very good athlete. 94 00:04:40,322 --> 00:04:44,826 The world champ in 2016, Tyler Wright gets her first win. 95 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:47,788 I think I was too young at that point to say, 96 00:04:47,871 --> 00:04:49,957 "Yes, this was what I wanted to do. 97 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:53,752 But I know I do this job really well." 98 00:04:53,836 --> 00:04:55,921 Tyler Wright has gone back-to-back 99 00:04:56,004 --> 00:04:58,507 and is your 2017 World Champion. 100 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:00,717 She was a world champion. 101 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:03,470 She's in the prime of her life. 102 00:05:06,682 --> 00:05:09,268 And then she disappeared for, like, two and a half years. 103 00:05:12,980 --> 00:05:14,731 With back-to-back World Titles, 104 00:05:14,815 --> 00:05:17,484 we've just received word Tyler Wright has withdrawn 105 00:05:17,568 --> 00:05:19,945 from the Corona Open due to illness. 106 00:05:22,197 --> 00:05:25,033 Just arrived to a comp, wasn't feeling well. 107 00:05:25,117 --> 00:05:26,451 I ended up going to hospital. 108 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:29,621 When I arrived, they didn't quite know what was wrong, 109 00:05:29,705 --> 00:05:32,124 so they had the infectious disease guys coming down, 110 00:05:32,207 --> 00:05:34,209 and then they found, like, everything. 111 00:05:35,210 --> 00:05:39,923 Influenza A, bronchitis, pneumonia, fluid around my heart, 112 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:41,800 post-viral syndrome, 113 00:05:41,884 --> 00:05:46,013 which is essentially an umbrella term for "you're really fucked." 114 00:05:47,306 --> 00:05:50,058 And you're on 24-hour care now with no answers. 115 00:05:51,602 --> 00:05:54,062 It was a fight for your life for a year and a half. 116 00:05:55,856 --> 00:05:57,649 She was in a horrible state. 117 00:05:58,275 --> 00:05:59,818 And to walk out of her house 118 00:05:59,902 --> 00:06:04,865 you know you'd cry, but you can't talk while you're there. It was horrible. 119 00:06:08,744 --> 00:06:12,372 Coming back, you know, kind of putting myself back together, 120 00:06:12,456 --> 00:06:15,667 it's nerve-racking and it's an anxiety. There's doubts everywhere. 121 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,128 I'm very happy with that. 122 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:21,298 Last time we put you in that heel-to-toe balance, you fell over. 123 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,884 -Okay, awesome. -So, I'm gonna put you in the water. 124 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,385 Yes! I'm ready. 125 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:34,728 Hey! 126 00:06:37,314 --> 00:06:40,359 That was just beautiful. 127 00:06:41,235 --> 00:06:44,404 She's starting the journey back to where she wants to be. 128 00:07:00,546 --> 00:07:03,215 Beautiful Honolua Bay. 129 00:07:03,298 --> 00:07:07,302 The opening of the World Surf League Championship Tour. 130 00:07:11,223 --> 00:07:14,059 This cliff has played such a crucial role 131 00:07:14,142 --> 00:07:15,644 in making and breaking dreams. 132 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:21,400 This is the beginning of the road to the WSL Finals. 133 00:07:21,483 --> 00:07:24,403 Welcome to the Maui Pro presented by Roxy, 134 00:07:24,486 --> 00:07:27,614 and the return to Championship Tour Surfing, 135 00:07:27,698 --> 00:07:29,950 and the return of Tyler Wright. 136 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:34,329 Oh, my God. 137 00:07:36,707 --> 00:07:38,542 Do you guys have a screw by any chance? 138 00:07:39,877 --> 00:07:41,628 The fin won't go all the way in. 139 00:07:41,712 --> 00:07:43,714 Is that your first time putting fins in? 140 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:46,341 Help! I look really unprofessional. 141 00:07:46,925 --> 00:07:49,386 Ladies first over here on Maui. 142 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:52,806 After this, we're heading over to the North Shore of Oahu for the men. 143 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:57,561 Let's talk about what we've seen so far. The best of the best are performing. 144 00:07:58,270 --> 00:08:00,522 Current world number one, Carissa Moore, 145 00:08:00,606 --> 00:08:05,319 comes through in the first heat of the 2021 Championship Tour. 146 00:08:06,528 --> 00:08:09,615 There's a reason why she is the most feared competitor 147 00:08:09,698 --> 00:08:11,283 on the Championship Tour. 148 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:14,119 Every season there's a handful of names 149 00:08:14,203 --> 00:08:15,787 that are vying for that World Title. 150 00:08:15,871 --> 00:08:19,166 The most winning surfer ever on the Women's Championship Tour, 151 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:21,335 Stephanie Gilmore, one of the all-time greats. 152 00:08:23,378 --> 00:08:27,674 You had Steph with the seven, Carissa with the four, Tyler with the two. 153 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:30,844 Those are the women that have held court for over a decade. 154 00:08:30,928 --> 00:08:34,556 We all know that Steph only chases one thing and that is victory. 155 00:08:35,097 --> 00:08:39,061 That's never been a problem for the seven-time World Champ. 156 00:08:39,144 --> 00:08:41,063 Tyler's proven that she's capable 157 00:08:41,145 --> 00:08:43,607 of matching Carissa and Steph when they're at their best. 158 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:47,528 Tyler's obviously been through, you know, quite an ordeal, 159 00:08:47,611 --> 00:08:49,279 both physically and psychologically. 160 00:08:49,905 --> 00:08:54,451 When you're competing at the elite level, whatever sport it is, 161 00:08:54,535 --> 00:08:56,495 it's hard not to lose an edge 162 00:08:56,578 --> 00:08:59,998 if you're not at that elite level all the time. 163 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:04,795 Tyler Wright versus Johanne Defay, who's got the edge? 164 00:09:06,255 --> 00:09:08,298 One minute, 25 seconds remaining. 165 00:09:10,634 --> 00:09:13,512 Whether or not she'll be able to rediscover that ability, 166 00:09:13,595 --> 00:09:15,305 that's going to be the real challenge. 167 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:18,433 We are gonna be looking at an incredible year. 168 00:09:18,517 --> 00:09:21,562 And the year starts for Tyler Wright. 169 00:09:21,645 --> 00:09:25,649 Here we go in five, four, three… 170 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:27,693 This is gonna be a huge test. 171 00:09:28,193 --> 00:09:30,863 …two, one. 172 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:34,449 Here we go. 173 00:09:35,576 --> 00:09:38,579 Tyler Wright dropping into a bomb. 174 00:09:39,371 --> 00:09:40,873 The role of the judges 175 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:44,751 is to transform something that's highly subjective and artistic 176 00:09:44,835 --> 00:09:46,962 and put an objective criteria on it. 177 00:09:47,754 --> 00:09:49,923 Beautiful grab rail carve. 178 00:09:50,007 --> 00:09:54,803 Competition heat works on a time frame of 30 or 35 minutes. 179 00:09:54,887 --> 00:09:58,348 You can catch as many waves as you want in that time, 180 00:09:58,432 --> 00:09:59,892 but you gotta focus on quality. 181 00:09:59,975 --> 00:10:02,603 All right, Johanne Defay. A beautiful wave. 182 00:10:02,686 --> 00:10:04,980 Judges will take note of speed… 183 00:10:05,063 --> 00:10:08,483 The answer back from Johanne Defay, equally as impressive. 184 00:10:08,567 --> 00:10:12,112 …power, flow, control. 185 00:10:12,196 --> 00:10:15,657 Laying that board on rails, seeing the pink underside of that surfboard. 186 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,703 And they will reward innovative and progressive maneuvers. 187 00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:24,583 7.83 for Johanne Defay, so she answers back. 188 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:27,169 They will be scored from one to ten, 189 00:10:27,252 --> 00:10:30,964 and at the end, the two best scores will determine that surfer total. 190 00:10:31,048 --> 00:10:35,385 Tyler Wright, straight back to business, beautiful arching top turn. 191 00:10:37,846 --> 00:10:41,308 And she tries to finish but gets upended. 192 00:10:43,685 --> 00:10:46,230 Tyler Wright for a 6.83. 193 00:10:46,313 --> 00:10:47,689 Had she finished off, 194 00:10:47,773 --> 00:10:49,983 it would have been up in that excellent range. 195 00:10:50,067 --> 00:10:52,694 Johanne Defay only needing the 6-point ride. 196 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:56,073 She'll do it with turns like that. 197 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:57,866 I can't pick a winner 198 00:10:57,950 --> 00:11:00,410 because both of these ladies are impeccable. 199 00:11:00,494 --> 00:11:02,955 There's some really strong surfing on both waves. 200 00:11:03,038 --> 00:11:07,084 This is where you lean on the judges and their expertise. 201 00:11:09,795 --> 00:11:11,922 The score comes in… 202 00:11:12,923 --> 00:11:16,385 about as close as it gets. And now Tyler Wright is on her way. 203 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:21,557 The last few years were really rough, 204 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,976 and it took a lot to come back. 205 00:11:25,060 --> 00:11:28,355 I think people often be like, "Oh, were you scared you wouldn't surf again?" 206 00:11:28,438 --> 00:11:31,441 I was like, "No. I was scared that I would never live a normal life, 207 00:11:31,525 --> 00:11:32,860 will never be able to get up." 208 00:11:33,861 --> 00:11:35,821 I feel like there is a resilience in that, 209 00:11:35,904 --> 00:11:38,115 that I never thought I really would have again. 210 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:42,536 The comeback will not be complete until she's lifting that trophy. 211 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:45,289 Tyler Wright into the quarterfinals. 212 00:11:45,789 --> 00:11:48,876 For Stephanie Gilmore, this is gonna be a great matchup. 213 00:11:51,420 --> 00:11:52,796 Yeah! 214 00:11:57,843 --> 00:12:00,596 -Harry. You're not in the nude, are you? -No. 215 00:12:02,306 --> 00:12:03,307 Well, I gotta go… 216 00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:08,979 I'm Stephanie Gilmore, and I'm seven times World Surfing Champion. 217 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:12,232 Are you the greatest surfer of all time? 218 00:12:13,609 --> 00:12:16,403 No, I gotta win one more to be the greatest of all time. 219 00:12:18,822 --> 00:12:22,326 I want to win an eighth World Title, for sure. That's, like, my main goal. 220 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:26,872 That's what I'm here for. I'm not just interested in just existing on the tour. 221 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:30,417 That winning feeling, it's addictive. 222 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:34,296 Like, I think back to my earliest memories of performing on a wave, 223 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:37,257 and the reason I loved it was because I was 12 years old 224 00:12:37,341 --> 00:12:40,177 and all I wanted was be the best surfer in the world. 225 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:43,972 I always just thought everyone wanted to be the very best in the world 226 00:12:44,056 --> 00:12:45,891 at something when they're a kid, 227 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:49,019 but over time, I realized that's not the case. 228 00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:53,649 She was 17 years old, and she was just amazing. 229 00:12:53,732 --> 00:12:57,110 She's been on the championship tour for 14 seasons. 230 00:12:57,194 --> 00:13:02,616 The new champion of the world - Stephanie Gilmore! 231 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:05,786 I love competing. It's a good challenge to be out there 232 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:07,621 and I've been doing this for a while, 233 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:10,249 but it just never gets old. It's so cool to be out there. 234 00:13:17,047 --> 00:13:20,259 Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore. 235 00:13:20,342 --> 00:13:23,095 Nine World Titles total in this quarterfinal. 236 00:13:23,178 --> 00:13:24,805 Clash of the titans. 237 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:31,270 You got Steph, she's run the game for the last few years. 238 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,650 I've been out of the game for two and a half years. 239 00:13:40,571 --> 00:13:43,532 She's also won seven World Titles. I don't know how she's done that. 240 00:13:43,615 --> 00:13:44,867 Like, that's a fucking lot. 241 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:50,622 When it comes to actually competing, I fucking love it. 242 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:54,585 We come from a sport of, "Oh, we're hippies." 243 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:56,670 We're not. We're competitive little assholes. 244 00:13:59,173 --> 00:14:02,759 This is Stephanie Gilmore versus Tyler Wright. 245 00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:07,556 Here we go. Steph taking off on this one. 246 00:14:09,141 --> 00:14:11,268 Caught behind that section. 247 00:14:11,935 --> 00:14:15,063 That wasn't what she was looking for, not against Tyler Wright. 248 00:14:15,147 --> 00:14:16,148 Tyler Wright here. 249 00:14:22,321 --> 00:14:24,656 Early advantage goes to Tyler Wright 250 00:14:24,740 --> 00:14:27,117 as the scores lock in at 8.33 for Wright. 251 00:14:27,743 --> 00:14:29,745 Gilmore's opener, a 2.67. 252 00:14:29,828 --> 00:14:33,540 So Tyler already putting seven-time World Champ against the ropes. 253 00:14:33,624 --> 00:14:35,751 They've had so many heats together, 254 00:14:35,834 --> 00:14:37,252 they know how each other works. 255 00:14:38,962 --> 00:14:41,423 Tyler Wright screaming down the line. 256 00:14:42,174 --> 00:14:44,301 She has the lead over Stephanie Gilmore. 257 00:14:45,135 --> 00:14:49,640 Gilmore looking for a 4.87 to take that lead back off of Tyler Wright. 258 00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:54,186 Five minutes, 30 seconds on the countdown. 259 00:14:54,269 --> 00:14:56,563 Steph Gilmore looking like she's on her way 260 00:14:56,647 --> 00:14:58,440 to coming back in this quarterfinal. 261 00:15:00,484 --> 00:15:02,903 And the number in for Steph Gilmore. 262 00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:06,114 That's enough to put Gilmore into the lead over Tyler Wright. 263 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:11,245 I wanna win World Titles, 264 00:15:11,328 --> 00:15:15,040 and I wanna win World Titles with my health and well-being intact. 265 00:15:17,376 --> 00:15:21,255 I'm not here to mess around anymore. I'm there to do a fucking job. 266 00:15:22,381 --> 00:15:24,341 And I will do that job, and I will win. 267 00:15:27,052 --> 00:15:30,222 Tyler Wright looking for the barrel. 268 00:15:31,223 --> 00:15:32,266 Finds the barrel. 269 00:15:43,652 --> 00:15:45,946 Another swooping carve. 270 00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:55,581 Tyler Wright has just set the bar. 271 00:15:56,206 --> 00:15:57,916 That was unbelievable. 272 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,669 It was just chills up my spine. 273 00:16:04,256 --> 00:16:06,842 It's a 10! Tyler Wright gets a 10! 274 00:16:07,718 --> 00:16:11,180 The judges have given Tyler a perfect ten. 275 00:16:12,431 --> 00:16:15,017 Just beautiful to see Tyler Wright back. 276 00:16:19,605 --> 00:16:21,773 -Ten. -Last time today. 277 00:16:23,192 --> 00:16:24,651 Always another day. 278 00:16:24,735 --> 00:16:27,321 -Right on, Tyler. -Thanks so much, guys. 279 00:16:27,404 --> 00:16:28,530 Good job. 280 00:16:28,614 --> 00:16:30,949 -Have a good day. -It was so stoked on that last wave. 281 00:16:32,201 --> 00:16:34,578 -Great surfing, Tyler. -Thank you so much. 282 00:16:41,418 --> 00:16:42,544 What did you expect? 283 00:16:44,379 --> 00:16:46,507 I love it so much. Welcome back. 284 00:16:50,719 --> 00:16:53,263 I think when you're looking at comebacks you're like, 285 00:16:53,347 --> 00:16:55,974 well, you don't really owe the world anything. 286 00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:58,810 Like, you could walk away and sail off into the sunset, 287 00:16:58,894 --> 00:17:01,855 and you'll still be one of the greatest that we've ever had. 288 00:17:02,439 --> 00:17:05,983 But one of the things that we've talked a lot about for her is, 289 00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:10,280 the more that you win events, the more that you will have that platform 290 00:17:10,364 --> 00:17:12,866 to speak about the things that are important to you. 291 00:17:14,576 --> 00:17:16,161 -We're on. -Rock and roll? 292 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:19,748 I think sport's a great place for change. 293 00:17:20,374 --> 00:17:21,750 Yeah. 294 00:17:21,834 --> 00:17:25,921 For me, personally, we have a long way to go to really be an inclusive sport. 295 00:17:26,003 --> 00:17:30,092 You got your job done out there. Now we can talk about the extracurriculars. 296 00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:31,969 Surfing is sexist. 297 00:17:32,594 --> 00:17:36,098 I mean, you look at marketing, competition, investment, 298 00:17:36,181 --> 00:17:38,684 and it just start stacking up. 299 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:43,272 Women are like, "Okay, no. We're not bound to surfing's origins," 300 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:44,982 which has been very male-dominated. 301 00:17:45,899 --> 00:17:47,734 When you look at sexism within surfing… 302 00:17:47,818 --> 00:17:48,819 LOL. 303 00:17:48,902 --> 00:17:50,404 …you do look at the first event. 304 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:54,032 Boys are at Pipe, women are at Maui. 305 00:17:54,658 --> 00:17:56,243 Both incredible waves, 306 00:17:57,369 --> 00:18:01,248 but historically, the women haven't been allowed to have a permit at Pipe. 307 00:18:12,176 --> 00:18:14,761 Pipeline was so mythical to me as a kid. 308 00:18:16,388 --> 00:18:18,473 There was a poster on my friend's wall, 309 00:18:19,016 --> 00:18:22,853 and I remember looking at that wave over and over and over for years 310 00:18:24,897 --> 00:18:27,524 and just thinking, "I don't know how guys can turn around 311 00:18:27,608 --> 00:18:29,526 and catch that wave. That's so scary." 312 00:18:31,987 --> 00:18:34,114 I first surfed Pipe when I was 12. 313 00:18:34,656 --> 00:18:37,159 I remember this wave picked me up and slammed me 314 00:18:37,242 --> 00:18:40,037 on my back on the reef with my board. 315 00:18:42,289 --> 00:18:44,416 For a second, I felt like I'll never come up. 316 00:18:44,499 --> 00:18:46,210 It was just gonna hold me here forever. 317 00:18:46,293 --> 00:18:47,461 That's what surfing is. 318 00:18:47,544 --> 00:18:52,341 That fear and danger that comes along with it that's also enticing. 319 00:18:55,052 --> 00:18:58,222 I guess Pipeline's legendary because of its shape and intensity. 320 00:18:59,389 --> 00:19:04,144 To be able to paddle those waves and ride 'em is super dangerous. 321 00:19:04,228 --> 00:19:06,563 Someone dislocated their shoulder this morning. 322 00:19:09,233 --> 00:19:11,235 You dislocate your shoulder on a big day here 323 00:19:11,318 --> 00:19:12,986 and you're stuck in the pit of the wave 324 00:19:13,070 --> 00:19:15,489 and then you're gonna be smashed by a couple more, 325 00:19:16,615 --> 00:19:18,575 good chance of getting really hurt. 326 00:19:18,659 --> 00:19:21,620 You know I've had friends basically get scalped and get run over, 327 00:19:21,703 --> 00:19:23,705 and we've had a lot of people die at Pipeline. 328 00:19:23,789 --> 00:19:26,166 A friend of ours died out here about 10, 12 years ago. 329 00:19:28,460 --> 00:19:31,088 He was eventually found right here in front my house. 330 00:19:32,089 --> 00:19:34,591 No, it's a big challenge. 331 00:19:34,675 --> 00:19:36,885 There's never not a challenge at Pipeline. 332 00:19:49,022 --> 00:19:52,192 -Oh, my God. Look at this wave. -That's what I'm about to do. 333 00:19:52,276 --> 00:19:53,735 Look at this wave. 334 00:19:53,819 --> 00:19:55,070 Oh, my God. 335 00:19:55,153 --> 00:19:59,116 -Ivan, go out there. -Oh, my gosh. Who was that? 336 00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:01,869 I don't know but that was sick. 337 00:20:05,289 --> 00:20:07,916 Surfing here on the North Shore is everything. 338 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:12,296 Our whole little town is built around it. Everyone here surfs. 339 00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:13,755 My name is John Florence. 340 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:17,092 I'm a professional surfer, and I have two World Titles. 341 00:20:18,135 --> 00:20:20,554 It's on, Ivan. We gotta go. 342 00:20:21,722 --> 00:20:23,182 I was born and raised here, 343 00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:27,186 and so I've spent my whole life watching this wave from a really young age. 344 00:20:27,269 --> 00:20:29,271 Every time the waves are good, you'd be going to school 345 00:20:29,354 --> 00:20:32,357 and, like, look at-- Go check the waves from the beach park right here 346 00:20:32,983 --> 00:20:35,611 and you'd have a knot in your stomach. "The waves are good. 347 00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:37,070 Damn, I have to go to school." 348 00:20:37,863 --> 00:20:39,948 Your mom must have been a nervous wreck. 349 00:20:40,824 --> 00:20:43,744 Yeah, my mom-- I don't think she was a nervous wreck 350 00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:46,163 'cause she was the one-- She surfs out here still. 351 00:20:48,790 --> 00:20:50,792 I mean, they grew up right here, 352 00:20:50,876 --> 00:20:55,964 and so I had them in the water when they were, like, two weeks old, so… 353 00:20:57,049 --> 00:21:01,637 We were at the beach so much, and he started surfing. 354 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,014 And then he got quite good at it. 355 00:21:04,890 --> 00:21:06,558 When he was eight years old, 356 00:21:06,642 --> 00:21:10,354 and it was cool for all of us guys to feel like we were looking out for him 357 00:21:10,437 --> 00:21:12,231 and making sure he was safe, but also, like, 358 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:15,817 seeing that he wasn't scared, and he was totally confident. 359 00:21:16,735 --> 00:21:18,779 Eventually, you start working your way up, 360 00:21:18,862 --> 00:21:19,905 you start getting more waves, 361 00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:22,699 and all of sudden, you're like, "Okay, I wanna get a big one today." 362 00:21:32,459 --> 00:21:33,669 That feeling of, like, 363 00:21:33,752 --> 00:21:36,380 when you're going on your first couple of bigger ones, you're just like, 364 00:21:36,463 --> 00:21:38,757 "Okay, this is it. I'm gonna go on this one." 365 00:21:38,841 --> 00:21:40,259 Your heart's racing. Your heart's racing. 366 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:42,261 And then, like, you might paddle for one and you don't go, 367 00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:45,013 and you're sitting there like "I almost went on that wave." 368 00:21:45,848 --> 00:21:50,269 Finally, like, you just work up the guts to just go on the next one. 369 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:53,146 You just commit to it. 370 00:22:01,989 --> 00:22:05,784 John John Florence pulling into this big Pipeline beast! 371 00:22:05,868 --> 00:22:07,536 And he's out! 372 00:22:07,619 --> 00:22:11,456 It would mean a lot to me to win a Pipe Masters. 373 00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:15,502 John John Florence still chasing that Pipe Masters trophy. 374 00:22:15,586 --> 00:22:19,548 Back in 2013, finishing runner-up against Kelly. 375 00:22:19,631 --> 00:22:22,551 Give it up for Kelly Slater. 376 00:22:22,634 --> 00:22:26,722 And runner-up to Jeremy Flores a couple of years ago. 377 00:22:27,556 --> 00:22:30,559 'Cause he got second to me. He got second to Jeremy. 378 00:22:33,687 --> 00:22:35,189 He's going, "Guys, I've been so close. 379 00:22:35,272 --> 00:22:37,566 I've had my hand on that trophy. So close to it." 380 00:22:39,735 --> 00:22:42,654 If you look in a lot of sports, you'll see when people play on their, 381 00:22:42,738 --> 00:22:45,532 like, home court or home-field advantage or whatever-- 382 00:22:45,616 --> 00:22:47,201 There's that extra added pressure. 383 00:22:47,284 --> 00:22:49,453 The wave should suit that guy. 384 00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:53,582 And for whatever reason, the pressure seems to, like, take over. 385 00:22:54,708 --> 00:22:58,295 There's just this thing where, like-- When you wanna win something so bad, 386 00:22:58,378 --> 00:22:59,671 you almost forget the moment. 387 00:22:59,755 --> 00:23:00,756 Okay. 388 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:02,674 Then the pressure is horrible. 389 00:23:02,758 --> 00:23:05,969 You just feel a certain expectation, and you have to live up to it. 390 00:23:08,347 --> 00:23:10,891 Welcome to Pipeline, the one and only. 391 00:23:10,974 --> 00:23:14,811 No other wave in the world compares to the Billabong Pipe Masters'. 392 00:23:14,895 --> 00:23:15,729 Attention surfers! 393 00:23:16,355 --> 00:23:17,981 All surfers must clear the area. 394 00:23:18,065 --> 00:23:19,107 Thank you, guys. 395 00:23:19,191 --> 00:23:20,025 We're clearing the area. 396 00:23:22,444 --> 00:23:25,113 What a day we have today on finals day. 397 00:23:25,197 --> 00:23:29,743 All we've seen all morning long is stellar surfing. 398 00:23:30,244 --> 00:23:32,454 Gabriel Medina on fire. 399 00:23:32,538 --> 00:23:36,124 Ítalo Ferreira, who's getting knocked out. And he was a bit injured. 400 00:23:36,959 --> 00:23:39,878 Coming up next, a super heat with world champs, 401 00:23:39,962 --> 00:23:42,172 John John Florence and Kelly Slater. 402 00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:50,222 At waves like Pipe, local knowledge plays a big factor. 403 00:23:50,305 --> 00:23:53,934 But at the same time, it just comes to, like, who has been on-- Who is-- 404 00:23:54,017 --> 00:23:56,353 Who's on the best waves that day. Who's in the rhythm. 405 00:23:57,521 --> 00:24:00,232 John John Florence, two-time world champ. 406 00:24:00,315 --> 00:24:03,735 Kelly Slater 11-time world champ. 407 00:24:03,819 --> 00:24:05,320 Kelly Slater at Pipeline, 408 00:24:05,404 --> 00:24:08,949 he has a very special relationship with that wave. I mean, we've all seen it. 409 00:24:10,450 --> 00:24:13,871 He is one of the scariest competitors to have in a heat out there. 410 00:24:13,954 --> 00:24:15,539 You have to take it seriously. 411 00:24:15,622 --> 00:24:18,750 Kelly is the best of all time and always will be. 412 00:24:18,834 --> 00:24:22,171 I mean, he won his first World Title in 1992. 413 00:24:22,254 --> 00:24:23,630 That was the year I was born. 414 00:24:23,714 --> 00:24:27,050 He's just been through it all. He's had-- He has so much experience. 415 00:24:27,134 --> 00:24:30,637 To be competing against him at the highest level you can possibly compete 416 00:24:30,721 --> 00:24:33,515 within our sport 28 years later, 417 00:24:33,599 --> 00:24:36,935 he's gone through three generations of beating people. 418 00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:40,147 If I have a heat with John John, 419 00:24:40,230 --> 00:24:43,275 I'm gonna wanna kick his ass, you know, because why else am I there? 420 00:24:45,235 --> 00:24:48,614 When I was young, seeing him win here at the Pipe, 421 00:24:48,697 --> 00:24:50,616 he was this hero kind of icon. 422 00:24:53,243 --> 00:24:55,495 Now you look at it, and he's this competitor. 423 00:24:55,579 --> 00:24:56,747 I just wanna beat him. 424 00:24:58,415 --> 00:24:59,917 Here we go. Countdown… 425 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,752 In 5… 426 00:25:01,835 --> 00:25:04,630 Really strong, powerful swell out there at the moment. 427 00:25:04,713 --> 00:25:06,048 Four. 428 00:25:06,131 --> 00:25:09,134 You're gonna see these big figure eight S-turns… 429 00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:10,052 Three. 430 00:25:10,135 --> 00:25:12,596 …but the judges will be looking for big powerful surfing 431 00:25:12,679 --> 00:25:14,056 on powerful waves. 432 00:25:14,139 --> 00:25:15,474 Two. 433 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:17,142 Equals a good score. 434 00:25:17,226 --> 00:25:18,685 One. 435 00:25:20,312 --> 00:25:23,815 Kelly Slater and John John Florence facing off 436 00:25:23,899 --> 00:25:26,193 to earn a spot in the final. 437 00:25:27,819 --> 00:25:33,033 Slater parks it in the pit and comes out. 438 00:25:36,954 --> 00:25:39,498 John John drops into this one. 439 00:25:40,207 --> 00:25:42,626 The spit comes out and so does John John. 440 00:25:43,627 --> 00:25:45,963 Obviously, everyone's in the excellent zone 441 00:25:46,046 --> 00:25:47,172 but we do need to think, 442 00:25:47,256 --> 00:25:49,842 "Is there a moment on this wave that's incredible?" 443 00:25:50,759 --> 00:25:52,094 To be up into the nine range, 444 00:25:52,177 --> 00:25:55,222 I think those are the things we need to really break down. 445 00:25:56,098 --> 00:26:03,105 Score for black, 9.33. Red, a 9.23. Black, you're in first. 446 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:07,818 For me, competing is all about the mindset. 447 00:26:08,652 --> 00:26:10,737 I'm a bit of an introvert naturally, 448 00:26:10,821 --> 00:26:14,283 and so that's what I like about competing as it gives me that opportunity 449 00:26:14,366 --> 00:26:17,494 to just block everything out and just go into my own little world. 450 00:26:18,579 --> 00:26:19,746 I just surf. 451 00:26:21,373 --> 00:26:23,166 John John wants it. 452 00:26:26,962 --> 00:26:29,631 It's an exit for John John Florence. 453 00:26:30,757 --> 00:26:32,926 Slater, backdoor. 454 00:26:33,719 --> 00:26:36,221 Way behind. That one runs off without Kelly. 455 00:26:36,763 --> 00:26:39,391 Let's see what John John's thinking here. 456 00:26:40,350 --> 00:26:42,811 Time traveling another section. 457 00:26:42,895 --> 00:26:44,313 And he comes out. 458 00:26:45,898 --> 00:26:48,275 John John Florence is putting on a show 459 00:26:48,358 --> 00:26:50,986 and putting a big challenge to Kelly Slater. 460 00:26:51,069 --> 00:26:52,863 Yeah, Slater looking anxious right now. 461 00:26:52,946 --> 00:26:56,825 Black still needs a 9.83. One minute remaining. 462 00:26:56,909 --> 00:26:58,285 Here we go. 463 00:26:58,368 --> 00:27:00,537 Through there, draining barrel. 464 00:27:00,621 --> 00:27:01,747 Way back there, Kelly Slater. 465 00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:03,040 Can he come out? 466 00:27:07,711 --> 00:27:09,963 John John Florence clearly winning it. 467 00:27:10,047 --> 00:27:12,049 It's going to be Gabe Medina 468 00:27:12,132 --> 00:27:15,302 and John John Florence for the final. 469 00:27:15,385 --> 00:27:20,599 John John Florence versus Gabriel Medina. Who is gonna win the Pipe Masters? 470 00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:36,114 We are live from Honolua Bay on the island of Maui. 471 00:27:36,657 --> 00:27:41,787 We're looking at a full day of action, and it looks stellar out there. 472 00:28:18,031 --> 00:28:20,409 The Women's Pro Maui surfing event 473 00:28:20,492 --> 00:28:25,205 on hold after a recreational surfer was attacked by a shark this morning. 474 00:28:25,289 --> 00:28:27,165 Maui Pro was scheduled to kickoff, 475 00:28:27,249 --> 00:28:31,003 but a deadly shark attack halted the contest at Honolua Bay. 476 00:28:36,175 --> 00:28:38,844 Hey. What's happening? 477 00:28:38,927 --> 00:28:40,762 We've had a shark attack. 478 00:28:40,846 --> 00:28:43,515 This person is flatlining on the beach. 479 00:28:44,975 --> 00:28:47,769 Okay. Where was it? How far-- Where was it from the bay? 480 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:49,271 It was in the bay. 481 00:28:49,354 --> 00:28:50,689 Wow. Okay. 482 00:29:01,033 --> 00:29:02,201 From what I understand, 483 00:29:02,284 --> 00:29:04,411 the guy who got attacked was very close to the beach. 484 00:29:04,494 --> 00:29:06,830 You know, 20 feet off the beach or something. 485 00:29:06,914 --> 00:29:10,375 It's a primal fear that we just deal with when we surf. 486 00:29:13,378 --> 00:29:16,298 There's nothing foolproof other than staying out of the water. 487 00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:23,639 Shark attacks hit home pretty close. 488 00:29:23,722 --> 00:29:28,268 The emotional stress and trauma that that has on a group of surfers, 489 00:29:28,352 --> 00:29:30,521 especially during an event window, 490 00:29:30,604 --> 00:29:32,814 especially because we were meant to be out there. 491 00:29:32,898 --> 00:29:34,566 I think everyone was pretty rattled. 492 00:29:37,236 --> 00:29:39,863 I've already had people crying. 493 00:29:39,947 --> 00:29:43,450 Like, people are freaking out, and people are asking me about options. 494 00:29:43,534 --> 00:29:44,910 Number one. 495 00:29:44,993 --> 00:29:46,078 Are we in agreement 496 00:29:46,161 --> 00:29:47,621 that we'd like to cancel the remainder 497 00:29:47,704 --> 00:29:49,498 of the Maui Pro at Honolua Bay? 498 00:29:49,581 --> 00:29:50,415 If we do, 499 00:29:50,499 --> 00:29:52,584 do you want to finish at Pipe? 500 00:29:54,545 --> 00:29:59,258 Yeah. I think running this event at Pipe is a really interesting one. 501 00:29:59,341 --> 00:30:01,677 I think it's worth getting all the women together. 502 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,638 I'm gonna bring all the women in 503 00:30:04,721 --> 00:30:08,225 because obviously, Pipe is-- is Pipe. 504 00:30:08,308 --> 00:30:10,727 Like, it's a super gnarly wave, so… 505 00:30:10,811 --> 00:30:12,896 Or the fear factor is the biggest thing 506 00:30:12,980 --> 00:30:15,983 that stands in the way of finishing at Pipe. 507 00:30:19,236 --> 00:30:20,988 To turn around for the women and go, 508 00:30:21,071 --> 00:30:23,156 "Hey, you know the wave that we've been watching 509 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,324 since we were kids? 510 00:30:24,408 --> 00:30:26,618 It's the most dangerous wave in the world. 511 00:30:26,702 --> 00:30:28,787 It's the most competitive lineup in the world." 512 00:30:28,871 --> 00:30:31,164 But it's a huge challenge to put on the table. 513 00:30:32,332 --> 00:30:35,669 So, I know you guys all know we've had a shark attack this morning, 514 00:30:35,752 --> 00:30:36,962 and that person's passed away. 515 00:30:37,546 --> 00:30:41,675 I think that the sentiment is more about us feeling comfortable 516 00:30:42,926 --> 00:30:46,054 after having something that's quite horrific go down. 517 00:30:46,138 --> 00:30:51,351 So the way we see it, we're looking at being able to run our own day at Pipe. 518 00:30:51,977 --> 00:30:56,148 Us finishing this event at Pipe is a pretty pivotal moment 519 00:30:56,231 --> 00:30:57,399 for women's surfing. 520 00:30:58,609 --> 00:30:59,651 I haven't looked at the forecast, 521 00:30:59,735 --> 00:31:01,236 but if the forecast looks fine 522 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:02,571 and it is an option… 523 00:31:02,654 --> 00:31:03,488 Yeah. 524 00:31:03,572 --> 00:31:06,200 I feel like we really should back ourselves in this situation. 525 00:31:06,825 --> 00:31:08,577 I knew it was big, 526 00:31:08,660 --> 00:31:13,248 but I really believe in the women that we have on tour, 527 00:31:13,332 --> 00:31:15,667 and I just think it's an opportunity missed 528 00:31:15,751 --> 00:31:18,128 if we don't show up in these lineups now. 529 00:31:18,212 --> 00:31:19,588 It would be a-- 530 00:31:20,589 --> 00:31:23,217 a moment in women's surfing history. 531 00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:27,346 But at the same time, fuck, it's Pipe. 532 00:31:40,817 --> 00:31:42,736 Such a freak accident. 533 00:31:43,278 --> 00:31:46,073 If that had been another day, it could have been one of our mates. 534 00:31:46,156 --> 00:31:51,745 It just doesn't seem like a place that I'm gonna get attacked by a shark. 535 00:31:57,626 --> 00:31:59,211 The girls are at Pipe. 536 00:31:59,294 --> 00:32:01,588 -That's awesome! -That will be mental! 537 00:32:01,672 --> 00:32:05,551 Tyler's gonna come back and move into the spare room upstairs. 538 00:32:05,634 --> 00:32:07,511 -Okay. -The good room. 539 00:32:07,594 --> 00:32:08,428 The good room. 540 00:32:08,512 --> 00:32:10,013 Sorry, bud. 541 00:32:10,097 --> 00:32:11,515 That's all right. I didn't want it. 542 00:32:11,598 --> 00:32:13,600 Sorry. Tyler takes precedence, unfortunately. 543 00:32:13,684 --> 00:32:15,936 -Wow. -That's sick. I'm excited. 544 00:32:17,646 --> 00:32:20,691 I'm confident on all the boards that we had in Maui. 545 00:32:20,774 --> 00:32:23,652 Yeah, let's figure out, like, what you're gonna want. 546 00:32:24,152 --> 00:32:28,448 It's like, "Okay, it's this big. The waves are like this. This is my board." 547 00:32:28,532 --> 00:32:31,493 Through illness, I dropped between 16 and 18 kilos. 548 00:32:32,202 --> 00:32:34,204 So I had to change my board to my weight. 549 00:32:34,746 --> 00:32:37,082 Should we ever look at a 5'8" and a half? 550 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:38,542 Just 'cause you're so small, 551 00:32:38,625 --> 00:32:40,961 that would probably be something worth trying. 552 00:32:41,795 --> 00:32:44,715 When I look at waves with consequences, like Pipe, 553 00:32:45,549 --> 00:32:48,635 I have to go figure out how to be more precise 554 00:32:49,178 --> 00:32:51,221 or I could really get hurt. 555 00:32:51,763 --> 00:32:54,683 All right, well, I think I should go to work then, on that note. 556 00:32:56,810 --> 00:32:57,978 -I got shit to do. -Yeah, you-- 557 00:32:59,021 --> 00:33:00,147 -I'm stoked. -Feels good. 558 00:33:00,230 --> 00:33:02,816 Working with Tyler, and the same with John John too, 559 00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:03,984 when we're working on boards, 560 00:33:04,067 --> 00:33:06,695 they don't give me technical feedback. 561 00:33:06,778 --> 00:33:08,822 Like, it comes way more from feeling. 562 00:33:12,910 --> 00:33:14,036 With John, especially, 563 00:33:14,119 --> 00:33:19,208 my shaping style has developed along with his surfing style. 564 00:33:19,291 --> 00:33:22,002 And they really are intertwined 565 00:33:22,085 --> 00:33:23,837 just because he's been on my boards his whole life. 566 00:33:27,341 --> 00:33:29,843 It's time for the Pipe Masters finals. 567 00:33:29,927 --> 00:33:34,097 John John Florence versus all-time rival of Gabriel Medina. 568 00:33:34,181 --> 00:33:37,226 They qualified together as rookies. 569 00:33:38,143 --> 00:33:41,438 Both fighting for a third World Title with two apiece. 570 00:33:43,273 --> 00:33:46,193 For Gabi and John, you see these surfers and it's electric. 571 00:33:46,276 --> 00:33:48,529 They wanna beat each other more than anything. 572 00:33:49,363 --> 00:33:51,323 And they're kind of like fire and water. 573 00:33:51,406 --> 00:33:55,827 One's going with the flow, where the other is, like, just explosive. 574 00:33:58,372 --> 00:34:00,207 John John's the perfect surfer. 575 00:34:00,290 --> 00:34:03,210 He's a really humble guy. He keeps to himself. 576 00:34:03,836 --> 00:34:06,338 Medina is so skilled. 577 00:34:07,381 --> 00:34:09,174 He's the scariest guy to compete against 578 00:34:09,257 --> 00:34:11,552 if you're trying to win World Titles, for sure. 579 00:34:12,135 --> 00:34:15,264 You have all these guys coming out of Brazil. They're such good surfers, 580 00:34:15,347 --> 00:34:17,349 and they're so fast, and they're driven, 581 00:34:17,431 --> 00:34:20,185 and they wanna win more than anything else. 582 00:34:20,268 --> 00:34:22,478 It seemed like Gabe was on a mission to win. 583 00:34:24,940 --> 00:34:27,650 Gabe Medina becoming a Pipe Master 584 00:34:27,734 --> 00:34:30,112 and a two-time world champ. 585 00:34:30,195 --> 00:34:33,156 He's just an animal competing. 586 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,534 Medina's already got a Pipe trophy. 587 00:34:35,617 --> 00:34:37,828 John thinks it's his turn to finally get his. 588 00:34:37,911 --> 00:34:40,330 No one can believe he doesn't have one yet. 589 00:34:41,373 --> 00:34:44,877 When you watch the way John John and Gabriel compete, 590 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,004 you most probably couldn't have two different styles 591 00:34:47,087 --> 00:34:48,463 to the way those two do it. 592 00:34:51,341 --> 00:34:56,138 We begin in five, four, three, two, one. 593 00:34:59,057 --> 00:35:02,186 Gabriel Medina locks in the first wave. 594 00:35:02,269 --> 00:35:05,397 A big wide-open pit. Medina gets the first score. 595 00:35:06,023 --> 00:35:09,776 Looks like we've got John on his first wave of the final. 596 00:35:11,445 --> 00:35:14,198 -Oh, no. -Goes to the bottom. 597 00:35:16,909 --> 00:35:20,162 Gabriel Medina, a 4.43. 598 00:35:21,914 --> 00:35:24,541 For John, there's no comfort in this final. 599 00:35:24,625 --> 00:35:27,002 It's a 5.57. John goes to first. 600 00:35:28,337 --> 00:35:30,506 Florence, on the prowl. 601 00:35:32,257 --> 00:35:36,470 The speed he got off this drop was incredible. 602 00:35:36,553 --> 00:35:39,640 Just lunged into this pit, squared up. 603 00:35:39,723 --> 00:35:41,141 Black, a little more complete, 604 00:35:41,225 --> 00:35:44,436 and red probably has two of the best turns of the exchange. 605 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:48,273 Previous wave of John Florence gets a 5.57. 606 00:35:48,357 --> 00:35:49,775 John goes to first. 607 00:35:49,858 --> 00:35:53,445 -What a turn of events. -John John is on a roll. 608 00:35:54,655 --> 00:35:56,490 John at backdoor. 609 00:35:56,573 --> 00:36:00,285 Still traveling in this pit. Florence comes out. 610 00:36:00,369 --> 00:36:02,621 How did he do that? He's a magician. 611 00:36:02,704 --> 00:36:04,873 Fifty-two seconds on the clock. 612 00:36:04,957 --> 00:36:08,961 On the move is Gabriel Medina. Can he go the distance? 613 00:36:11,380 --> 00:36:12,589 No, he cannot! 614 00:36:14,258 --> 00:36:15,551 It's official. 615 00:36:15,634 --> 00:36:20,430 John John Florence wins his very first Pipe Masters trophy. 616 00:36:20,514 --> 00:36:22,391 Oh, my God. 617 00:36:22,975 --> 00:36:26,186 You know how long he's been dreaming of this day? 618 00:36:26,770 --> 00:36:28,814 To have your name on that trophy 619 00:36:28,897 --> 00:36:31,608 is one of the greatest achievements in this sport. 620 00:36:33,861 --> 00:36:36,446 I was really happy with the way the final went 621 00:36:36,530 --> 00:36:39,658 because usually Gabriel's the one to catch a bunch of waves underneath 622 00:36:39,741 --> 00:36:42,160 and then get a rhythm going and end up winning, 623 00:36:42,244 --> 00:36:45,998 and so I was able to switch it. And it worked in my favor. 624 00:36:49,418 --> 00:36:52,671 John has brought back the Pipe Masters to Hawaii. 625 00:36:53,547 --> 00:36:57,134 Winning it felt really good. It felt like a bigger relief to win it. 626 00:37:03,557 --> 00:37:06,393 It's definitely nice to win at home around family. 627 00:37:08,437 --> 00:37:10,355 Yeah, I am super proud of him. 628 00:37:10,439 --> 00:37:12,983 It just seemed like he was destined for that, honestly. 629 00:37:15,235 --> 00:37:19,531 John, congratulations. Your first of probably many, so, good job. 630 00:37:20,115 --> 00:37:22,618 They've added some new fish and stuff to this one. 631 00:37:22,701 --> 00:37:25,329 -It's more blingy. -I like the fish. The turtle too. 632 00:37:25,913 --> 00:37:27,998 Dude. You just won the Pipe Masters. 633 00:37:28,540 --> 00:37:29,625 That's cool. 634 00:37:31,001 --> 00:37:32,377 Check that off the list. 635 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:46,683 Yeah. 636 00:37:48,101 --> 00:37:49,394 -Here you go. -Too late. 637 00:37:50,521 --> 00:37:54,566 You know, when we head into Pipe, like, it's just a high-risk wave. 638 00:37:54,650 --> 00:37:58,654 Personally, as an individual, no, I don't want to go and surf Pipe. 639 00:37:58,737 --> 00:38:00,113 Pipe is scary. 640 00:38:00,197 --> 00:38:02,366 I've had brothers that have been critically injured out there. 641 00:38:02,449 --> 00:38:04,993 I'm happy not to go out just now. 642 00:38:09,081 --> 00:38:10,082 That one. 643 00:38:16,129 --> 00:38:20,509 As a mum watching it on the TV, you always watch the wave, 644 00:38:20,592 --> 00:38:22,719 and it's a big one and it hits them on the head, and you go… 645 00:38:24,221 --> 00:38:25,097 "Did they come up?" 646 00:38:28,058 --> 00:38:29,476 Then you just wait. 647 00:38:31,186 --> 00:38:32,437 You worry. 648 00:38:32,521 --> 00:38:36,942 You freak out because that reef is unforgiving. 649 00:38:39,069 --> 00:38:43,824 You make your read and it's, like-- It's full-bore. It is straight commitment. 650 00:38:43,907 --> 00:38:46,076 Yeah, once you're in, you're in. Like this. 651 00:38:46,159 --> 00:38:48,787 Yeah. Like, this thing's gonna rip your head off. 652 00:38:51,582 --> 00:38:55,878 We've got a massive final coming up for the Maui Pro at Pipeline. 653 00:38:55,961 --> 00:38:59,173 Tyler Wright versus Carissa Moore. 654 00:39:00,215 --> 00:39:03,135 I think Carissa's commitment to the sport and the craft, 655 00:39:03,218 --> 00:39:04,595 I think is unmatched. 656 00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:07,472 As a Hawaiian native, for Carissa, it's-- 657 00:39:07,556 --> 00:39:09,391 it's almost the same thing as John John, right? 658 00:39:09,474 --> 00:39:11,518 It's part of her destiny to win at Pipeline. 659 00:39:13,812 --> 00:39:17,107 This is going to be one for the history books. 660 00:39:19,484 --> 00:39:21,612 Tyler Wright kicking things off. 661 00:39:25,407 --> 00:39:27,451 -Oh, my God. -I hope she's okay. 662 00:39:28,952 --> 00:39:30,162 That was gnarly. 663 00:39:30,245 --> 00:39:32,539 It's pretty scary, eh? 'Cause it's so shallow. 664 00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,253 -Fuck. -No, she's okay. 665 00:39:38,921 --> 00:39:41,423 First score for red, a 1.93. 666 00:39:42,549 --> 00:39:44,593 Carissa Moore locks in. 667 00:39:46,929 --> 00:39:49,014 Sees the wave spit without her. 668 00:39:49,097 --> 00:39:51,850 Both ladies have pulled in and got beaten down. 669 00:39:54,603 --> 00:39:57,731 1.93 and a 1.83. It's about as tight as you could imagine. 670 00:39:58,815 --> 00:40:00,859 Tyler Wright looking at this one. 671 00:40:05,322 --> 00:40:07,866 Hey. Fucking go. 672 00:40:07,950 --> 00:40:10,953 Red, you're in first, a 5.17. 673 00:40:11,036 --> 00:40:12,704 Here goes Carissa Moore. 674 00:40:14,915 --> 00:40:17,042 Big drop-in, big wipeout. 675 00:40:22,005 --> 00:40:23,841 The ocean was kinda changing. 676 00:40:24,466 --> 00:40:26,635 This huge rainstorm came in. 677 00:40:26,718 --> 00:40:29,137 It was so bad, I couldn't see. 678 00:40:29,972 --> 00:40:31,431 I had to pull out. 679 00:40:32,140 --> 00:40:34,268 Now it's up to Carissa Moore. 680 00:40:35,477 --> 00:40:38,772 Now Carissa Moore has 7.23. 681 00:40:39,982 --> 00:40:42,943 She goes into the lead and puts pressure on Tyler. 682 00:40:43,735 --> 00:40:47,030 Solid one setting up for Tyler Wright with 30 seconds. 683 00:40:54,079 --> 00:40:57,124 Will Carissa Moore get one at the back? Here she goes. 684 00:40:57,207 --> 00:41:02,171 Score now in for red. A 3.17. Goes back to first. 685 00:41:02,254 --> 00:41:03,839 Down to ten seconds. 686 00:41:03,922 --> 00:41:05,299 Will she get another chance? 687 00:41:05,382 --> 00:41:09,469 Five, four, three, two, one. 688 00:41:12,472 --> 00:41:15,851 -No, she will not. -Carissa runs out of time. 689 00:41:18,228 --> 00:41:20,189 Tyler Wright winning at the Pipeline. 690 00:41:20,272 --> 00:41:21,565 It can't be underestimated. 691 00:41:23,525 --> 00:41:24,526 Yeah! 692 00:41:32,826 --> 00:41:35,120 -Congratulations. -Hey, we did good work. 693 00:41:35,204 --> 00:41:37,456 All right. Good work, team. 694 00:41:37,539 --> 00:41:38,999 -Job done. -Well done. 695 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:42,794 Today marks a special day in women's surfing history. 696 00:41:44,379 --> 00:41:48,342 For Tyler to be winning an event at Pipeline, 697 00:41:48,425 --> 00:41:51,512 it is a new era for pro surfing and for-- 698 00:41:51,595 --> 00:41:53,680 for women in pro surfing, absolutely. 699 00:42:00,771 --> 00:42:03,232 The young women of the next generation 700 00:42:03,315 --> 00:42:06,527 don't have to imagine themselves at Pipe. 701 00:42:06,610 --> 00:42:08,153 They can see themselves there 702 00:42:08,237 --> 00:42:10,572 through the representation that's just happened. 703 00:42:11,448 --> 00:42:15,035 And I think anything that does that is great. 704 00:42:28,173 --> 00:42:31,677 Rivalry, Gabi versus Ítalo is as big as it gets. 705 00:42:33,011 --> 00:42:34,847 They are the best in the world, 706 00:42:34,930 --> 00:42:36,932 and they are not holding back. 707 00:42:37,599 --> 00:42:40,310 In the end of the day, everyone wants to win. 708 00:42:41,228 --> 00:42:42,145 It's hard. 709 00:42:43,605 --> 00:42:45,691 Winning the World Title, it's everything. 710 00:42:47,109 --> 00:42:47,943 It's game on. 711 00:42:48,861 --> 00:42:50,612 There's a lot on the line for me. 712 00:42:50,696 --> 00:42:52,489 I have to find a way to win it. 713 00:42:52,573 --> 00:42:54,616 It's about putting your name in the history books, 714 00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:55,742 and becoming a legend. 715 00:42:55,826 --> 00:42:57,160 Let's go!