Brazil's Italo Ferreira won the Shiseido Tahiti Pro in giant glassy tubes at the Olympic venue of Teahupo'o on Thursday, showcasing the spectacular potential of the world's best surfers in perfect waves for the world's biggest sporting event.
Surfing - World Surf League - Tahiti Pro - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - May 30, 2024 Brazil's Italo Ferreira in action during the final REUTERS/Thomas Bevilacqua
Surfing - World Surf League - Tahiti Pro - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - May 30, 2024 Brazil's Italo Ferreira in action during the final REUTERS/Thomas BevilacquaBrazil's Italo Ferreira won the Shiseido Tahiti Pro in giant glassy tubes at the Olympic venue of Teahupo'o on Thursday, showcasing the spectacular potential of the world's best surfers in perfect waves for the world's biggest sporting event.
Florence fought back with the highest wave of the final, a 9.33 out of 10 for a fierce barrel, but could not reel in Ferreiro, who ended with a two-wave heat total of 17.70 out of 20. In the best surf conditions for several years on the world championship tour, almost every competitor had highlight reel moments, being shot out of the giant blue barrels into cheering crowds of spectator boats in the channel.Florence was left spitting out blood after one wipeout early in the day while Brazil's Gabriel Medina got clipped at the end of an incredible cavern in his semi-final against Florence, coming up with his back scrapped and bleeding from the sharp coral reef.
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