BEST HEAT OF THE YEAR?! Kanoa Igrashi vs Griffin Colapinto | Surf City El Salvador Pro Quarterfinals

The Championship Tour’s second half moves from one dream destination to the next. At their first-ever event in El Salvador, the competitors will be treated to a world-class, rippable right pointbreak. With the mystery of a new location, and a wave that offers endless opportunity for regulars and goofy-footers alike, Punta Roca is a level playing field where the fight for the WSL Final 5 will flourish.
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[@holch999]

Best heat coming from two Cali boys. You never would have thought

[@doctorcrypto3048]

Both of these surfers are amazing..

[@stone34]

Did I miss it... or did Kanoa NOT do one of his huge ridiculous claims like he just won the World Title, the World Cup and the Super Bowl all at once?

[@Hsuehfei]

My two favorite surfers

[@gatolatinol.p2792]

El salvador ❤

[@estevao5220]

Valorizaram demais o Colapinto, tô achando que vem garfada aí kkkk só juiz safado

[@adonismaury2574]

Megusta. Ese. Deporte.

[@AddzMac]

Pinto shredding..

[@MjMayna]

Griff all day

[@aarms108]

PUNK ROCK MUSIC?? Sure pal.

[@jensometimespaul2433]

pros and disposable boards. "But they're so green!" yeah right

[@Matt-qw7qe]

Could the one guy just talk. Would have blown it so many times.

[@felipesancler465]

Griffin isn’t even in the top 8th best surfers. 1- Medina 2- JJF 3- F. Toledo 4- I. Ferreira 5- E. Ewing 6- J. Robinson 7- Joao Chianca 8- J. Smith 9. K. Igarashi Forget World Shame League ranking, these are the best surfers in terms of quality manoeuvres and style. Colapinto is just a lucky overscored boy who hasn’t proved anything yet.

[@jobsitesurf]

best heat it was john john's vs joao chumbinho in pipe line and nothing you say will make me change my mind

[@jailton754]

Melhor bateria que ja vi desde as finais de 2019 gabriel vs italo!! Surreal!!

[@zking407]

I am booking a trip right now!! 805 heading south!!

[@ferruz_surf]

Wsl nao engana a mais ninguem, melhor batería pro bolso deles...

[@eduardoferreira6474]

9.10 naquela onda do Colapinto? Meu amigo estão forçando de mais. 9.10 on that Colpinto wave? My friend is pushing too hard.

[@benburnett2706]

Damn that was impressive, both guys showed up and tore it up

[@jipo88]

This heat was totally overscored, IMHO

[@ThunderBasketball22]

Funny as hell how everyone complained about punta roca in the chat, which they complain about literally everything anyways, and then here are these absolutely perfect running right handers.

[@wilmaterna4667]

i think the judges overscored griffs first good wave, and because all other waves were better after that, they had to keep going up with the scores

[@felipesancler465]

Griffin isn’t even in the top 8th best surfers. 1- Medina 2- JJF 3- F. Toledo 4- I. Ferreira 5- E. Ewing 6- J. Robinson 7- Joao Chianca 8- J. Smith 9. K. Igarashi Forget World Shame League ranking, these are the best surfers in terms of quality manoeuvres and style. Colapinto is just a lucky overscored boy who hasn’t proved anything yet.

[@rodeo241]

@@felipesancler465 I'd put medina and john equal the thing is john has better style better in using the rail equal in the air as medina(before injuries) in barrel abilities their equal too in fact in my opinion john is the better surfer but what john doesn't have is Medina's competitivenes john just surf's a heat but medina he does the math in how to win it.

[@felipesancler465]

@@rodeo241 I’d put Medina one step above JJF because of its Air Game. He’s one of the best on it, it’s been years since I don’t see JJ landing or even attempting anything above the lip. We all know that the air game have been playing a extremely important role on the heats results. Medina is as good as JJ as a tube rider, his results shows he always goes to the finals in pipeline. So, having that in mind I think Medina is more completed than JJ. It’s like comparing Messi to CR7 both are excellent on every category, but CR7 is taller and score many goals using his head. So in my opinion he’s more completed, but for some Messi has more style. It’s a matter of taste and choice, and I’ll always pick the most completed athlete. Just my opinion

[@rodeo241]

@@felipesancler465 watch john before his injuries or his world title years he lands almost every air he does and his alley oop at backdoor out of competition is the highest alley oop I've ever seen back at 2016 but i respect your opinion cheers mate!

[@felipesancler465]

@@rodeo241 but the ranking I made is based on the surfers current performance. That’s why I put names like the Rookie Joao Chianca, and also names like Ethan Ewing, Jack Robinson. All those guys are new to the tour and are ripping. I can’t take in consideration how good JJF was in the past, otherwise I’d put Kelly on the number one

[@jeffhartwig5283]

Good heat but whiney voice announcer painful to listen to 😬

[@佐藤省]

カノアはラストウェイブのライディングが惜しかった。最後コンプリートしてたら逆転勝利出来たかも。グリフィンとの対戦は二人共ナイスでした。

[@domingoolmedo9091]

Siempre le roban a kanoa !!!

[@lukealsmith]

Why tf are we listening to this Brett dude?!

[@yong_chang]

Kanoa should won!!!

[@gateneller9465]

@@BenDover-vs7ih yeah it was😂😂

[@mogoes96]

Griffs a way better surfer and he surfed better this heat

[@mogoes96]

He probably would have taken it if he landed his last move on his last wave

[@mathdavies9546]

They say that first and last manoeuvre is so important finishing strong Infront of the judges would have given him a 9+ imo. Looked like he wanted to get more from the wave and could have just straightened out after that last fin drift thing.

[@XlxKris22xlX]

cry is free

[@AGATH0R]

Best wave of the contest and u miss the shot lol, u guys are kooks

[@ricardiocka]

Kanoa doesn’t represent SoCal anymore he represents Japan, remember? lol

[@VanquisherFantical]

Kanoa can’t represent his hometown and his parent’s home at the same time?

[@ricardiocka]

@@VanquisherFantical Lol of course he can. We all know he’s from Huntington but on paper according to the wsl and International olympic committee he surfs for Japan.

[@michaelscurr9046]

Griff was overscored on the last wave

[@echofloripa]

As always 😊

[@dansteel8805]

Wsl is turning into a bad joke

[@irisjesus7728]

BEST HEAT OF THE YEAR? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA esqueceram do Jhon Jhon Florence e João Chianca no Havaí!!!

[@kmui6022]

how can you spell John wrong, lmao Jhon....João Frango

[@gilligan369]

After watching italio's quarter final, the difference in scores, especially that last judge, was all in the claims. Same judge scored kanoa 8.3 on the 8.73 scored griff 9.0.

[@humancalculator711]

they just dont like the asain guys winning

[@rackem6991]

Surfing starts at 3:18

[@shorebreak69]

Must be great drugs in El Slopador, everyones trippin' !!!!

[@katiehaskell888]

It’s funny you’re saying they’re tripping but you can’t even spell El Salvador.

[@thomjanson9644]

Man if that’s the heat of the year, surfings gone backwards. Good surfing but bread and butter stuff really.

[@felipesancler465]

Best heat of the year was JJF vs Joao Chianca in Pipeline

[@julianobelotto5769]

Como pode esta roubalheira na cara dura wsl?

[@headmondronary2127]

Thought Medina's interview was super insane sick.

[@jon3113]

Medina looks calmer and more focused than I remember.

[@missinglinq]

"He's represented the city well." He represents Japan.

[@Honestly__now]

Why? He didn’t grow ip there or ever live there for any length of time. The dude is from Huntington Beach period. Is japan giving him $?

[@doctorcrypto3048]

Yeah Kanoa kinda pulled a double agent scam on California. Still love his surfing though...

[@williamhanley7031]

True story. When he was a kid he was a Huntington grommet, he got gassed by the locals as he was up and coming. As every from should. He wants the title and he will get it. I think alot of people don't want him to succeed because he was once a California kid but now he wants to represent Japan. I say other way, it would be good for his culture if you cut out all the political stuff. He's good. Grif is impressive that's for sure

[@doctorcrypto3048]

@@williamhanley7031 hmmm😏

[@keikei3301]

@@Honestly__nowhe’s born in Japan and is full Japanese with a Japanese immigrant family where English is a second language. If he wants to rep Japan-his culture and native country-then that’s a beautiful act to honor and pay homage and respect to his roots and heritage and you know what, good for him for doing so! America is his home but he is still Japanese American. You don’t just deny or throw away your mother culture, your other identity, or discard the other half of yourself just bc you’re American; Japanese is still very much a source and influential part of who he is and makes up a great part of his identity. Two cultures can exist at once and be fully embodied and embraced in and by a person; it’s at the core of who you are; it is not mutually exclusive or two diametrically opposed identities. Let him live and let him embrace his dual and true selves. Humans are more nuanced, complex, and layered then your singular one dimensional categories, rigid boxes, restrictive labels, judgments, facile criticisms and reductive treatment of them

[@Honestly__now]

Objectively speaking Griff is a better surfer than almost anyone. He is in the top 5 not because of cheating but because he is that good.

[@VanquisherFantical]

Cheating?

[@felipesancler465]

Griffin isn’t even in the top 8th best surfers. 1- Medina 2- JJF 3- F. Toledo 4- I. Ferreira 5- E. Ewing 6- J. Robinson 7- Joao Chianca 8- J. Smith 9. K. Igarashi Forget World Shame League ranking, these are the best surfers in terms of quality manoeuvres and style. Colapinto is just a lucky overscored boy who hasn’t proved anything yet.

[@Honestly__now]

@@felipesancler465 hmmm, I disagree with your list and so does the wct rankings.

[@angelicguidance444]

Yewww go griff! 🇺🇸 representing San Clemente

[@stephenwolfram356]

This heat is ruined by the annoying B Simpo trying to do Joe's job, NOBODY calls a wave when Joe is on the call.

[@carterboldrick472]

wsl needs to STOP with these inconvenient zoom interviews idc who it is I wanna see the air in fullscreen!!

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Ig arashi and Madina always get over scored.the judges lap their junk every heat.

[@Matt-qw7qe]

Some commentary chemistry would have been amazing.

[@mrnosy1]

The commentary was on point (pun intended) for this one! Nice one

[@freebi54]

Is it true that you go to jail for years if you miscarry here?

[@rognegelesco1450]

Essa bateria Griffin não levou não!

[@VanquisherFantical]

Is there some beef between he two of them?

[@中村英晴]

9.10？??

[@echofloripa]

Best waves no doubt, best surfing? Nahhh

[@michaelscurr9046]

Yankee doodles looking after there countrymen

[@Cali-chef]

Sick heat. I love Simpo. Wish he was commentating more.

[@ftapiavalentin]

Like always judges helping Griffin. Griffin is overrated by the WSL and their judges. In no other league will this happen... Oh, Griffin stand up that 10 for his effort ...LOL