This is the coolest-- a very special place.
G-Land is just one of those places you dream of as a surfer.
I'm looking forward to, you know, coming to a place that I've never been.
A new experience. New wave.
We made it.
Sick.
It's an incredible place.
Now we've had the cut,
the number of surfers on tour has been trimmed down.
Tension shifts to the race to make the top five.
It is weird. I don't really remember this, you know?
After that huge win at Pipeline,
Kelly Slater could be a contender.
There are some waves right now.
Ítalo's had a volatile year. So, for him, it's time to shift a gear.
We know that he has the intention and the ability to do it.
And Jack's proven that he can win an event,
but is the West Australian ready to challenge Brazil
as the dominant surfing nation?
However, right now,
Filipe Toledo has established himself as the World Title favorite.
He's still chasing that elusive first title.
Ten years that I'm on tour right now, I never won a World Title.
Like I'm in the best moment of my life right now,
and all that matters for me is to be on the top five by the end of the year
and winning the World Title.
This is his chance to prove that he's the number one surfer in the world
and that nothing will stop him from winning the World Title this year.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
Handsome.
Talk about a wildcard.
Suddenly, from left field, here comes Gabby, charged up and ready to go.
And totally disrupt someone else's World Title aspirations.
That World Cup is always there for the current World Champion.
If you shape the sport, then you deserve to come back whenever the hell you want.
Now I have a new goal, to be in the top five
and to win this fourth World Title.
He's not coming here to participate, he's coming here to win.
G-Land is one of those ultimate fantasy surf destinations.
It's where the concept of the dream tour began.
The last time the tour was here was in the '90s.
The only competitor in the field that has any experience here is Kelly Slater.
This is just the perfect place.
I really don't even feel like surfing any other contest now.
I could retire right now. I'd be happy.
In G-Land, there's this perfect, barreling left-hander.
You can go right, it's a right-hander. Or you can go left, like in G-Land.
The tides. Winds. The ocean floor.
All this affects which direction the wave breaks.
Here on the Plengkung beach, G-Land
let's come together for the...
opening ceremony.
World Surfing League, WSL, Championship Tour 2022!
Gabriel coming back to G-Land, was a smart move.
All year, he's been training. Getting ready.
Everyone was scared of him coming back.
Gabriel's come back and that makes you step up a lot more.
You can tell right away his intentions.
He's a fierce competitor.
And he definitely mixes things up
for the people that are fighting for the top five.
Everybody wants to beat Gabriel 'cause
he's the man and he's the guy to beat.
But it's my time, and it's gonna be special.
Filipe Toledo has the most to lose
because it was Medina who stole his World Title dream at Trestles last year.
Now, he's back for round two. Filipe will definitely be out for revenge.
Last year it was just Gabriel's day.
Beautiful play.
So, I gotta step up my game.
But I can't let that happen again.
You are the first in the ranking. Drink this beer, my son.
I know him since I was 12 years old, you know?
We were just like, always pushing the limits to be, you know,
better than each other, always fighting for the number one spot.
This year, it's gonna be pretty cool 'cause if I really do win the World Title,
it's gonna be like, "Gabriel still tried to go after it, and he couldn't."
On the biggest stage, Filipe has a history of crumbling against Gabriel.
Can he buck the trend and write a new chapter in this saga?
Just wanna make sure they don't jump and, like, land on you at some point.
Have you heard the story?
During the pandemic, this place was abandoned.
So the monkeys took over. Now they think they own the place.
That's why they're so aggressive.
I haven't been here before but the guys said
when it gets shallow, the wave breaks further out.
So it breaks further out?
Yes, further out.
Last year was a fucking brilliant year for Gabe.
What Gabe's achieved at 28 is just phenomenal.
From outside, you see my life. You see a perfect life.
But I'm human, you know?
I had a beautiful wife.
But it didn't work out in the end.
The Gabriel Medina meltdowner.
These are monumental issues.
I don't think you can call it an amicable separation.
To have his personal life in the open,
just that small-mindedness and the gossip and that.
I can't even imagine everything that he's been through.
I needed this time to figure out some stuff.
But now, I feel ready. I feel 100%.
What's it like having Gabby back?
Well, shit. I mean, he'll probably just go on a run, and make the top five, so...
- That's it. - Yeah. He's gnarly.
'Cause there's, like, zero pressure on the guy's shoulders now.
Took half the year off, so--
He shouldn't make the top five, but he just might, you know?
That would freak everybody out.
Welcome to the Quiksilver Pro G-Land.
It's been a long wait. Twenty-five years, in fact.
Great to be back here in the jungle.
My best safari vibes this trip.
Mozzies.
I'm being eaten alive.
I know.
Me too.
It's new ground for the women
because it's their first time surfing G-Land.
They've never actually sat in the water
and felt the energy and how the wave breaks.
Aggression. Confidence. Tatiana Weston-Webb.
This is pretty much my dream type of wave.
It's my first time, like, I should have been here ten years ago.
Opening ride for Steph Gilmore.
There's that smooth style that's such a treat to watch.
Big blast there for Defay, but she goes down swinging.
Johanne Defay in the elimination round.
Let's catch up with Gabriel Medina.
It feels good to be back here
with everyone again and
I don't want to waste this opportunity.
I feel ready.
Why are you watching it sideways?
Because it freezes.
Look, here comes Gabriel.
In the beginning of the event, that opening round,
everyone competes against each other to determine who is facing who in round one.
This is a big heat to find yourself in the opening round.
The return of Gabriel.
So here we go. Gab's up and running. Just banging down the line here.
Lining up for something big.
Gabriel Medina, 3.0.
Gabriel Medina in the lead.
Scrambling to get into position here.
And it looks like he's gonna make a move for this one.
Is Gabe winning?
Yeah.
When he's, like, super comfortable and relaxed,
he takes out everyone and everything.
No way. Go.
He's like a freaking machine.
And it is a big one.
Medina's back.
I think the break has been fantastic for Gabby,
and he's just turned up here, I think, even better.
His flow looks even smoother.
Just lit up the whole show.
Let's see if he can make the final five in September at Lower Trestles.
Filipe Toledo, number one in the world, coming up in the next heat.
How does Filipe Toledo react to that performance from Gabriel Medina?
Toledo just streaking down the line here.
Flying. Looking for the barrel.
Looked like he got obliterated.
An uncharacteristic fall.
But it's so interesting with Gabriel Medina watching.
When you have the yellow jersey, it can go both ways.
Here goes Filipe again.
When you come as a number one, you come more confident.
But it's not easy.
Because everyone wants to beat number one, so you gotta watch out.
Let's see what Rio can do with this one.
Plenty of power, the youngster.
Nice! Hitting the pocket there!
Twenty-two-year-old looking for a clean finish here, on the inside.
Some great surfing. Just so dreamy.
Toledo up into the elimination round.
And that'll really hurt his chances of holding on to the yellow jersey.
Where are you?
Daddy's at the hotel restaurant.
Last time I wore the yellow jersey was 2018.
I feel like I have a target on my back.
And everyone's chasing that.
In the past, that's become, like, too much.
Daddy, I love you so much.
I also love you so much.
When I lose, all of a sudden,
I don't know, everything's totally different.
You start thinking about what if you don't get it.
What if you never win a World Title?
Daddy's far away, but we'll be together soon.
The pressure from all of the people,
expecting something from him and the pressure that he already puts on himself,
it's not easy for him.
The yellow jersey can definitely weigh heavily upon you.
And in the past, Filipe's crumbled at critical moments.
So the real test for him now is how he deals with that pressure.
Goodbye, my love.
Welcome back to the Roxy Pro G-Land.
Calling the action, live from the jungle.
The elimination round is a go. Competition underway.
Coming up next, Johanne Defay slated to take on Courtney Conlogue.
We have a rider up. And it's Johanne Defay.
Looks to finish this one off strong on the inside.
Really critical high-risk maneuver to finish off.
She is looking very strong. And she is through to the next round.
On the men's side,
Kelly Slater verse Samuel Pupo in their first match-up on the Championship Tour.
Kelly's out in the lineup and he is in need of a number at the moment.
The 50-year-old comes round this section. Up high.
That wave just exploding underneath him.
Looks like Sammy's gonna get an opportunity here.
Well, this will be it. There is only 15 seconds to go now.
Big turn there and he gets the finish.
And Samuel Pupo gets the jump on the 11-time World Champion.
And Kelly Slater is out of the contest.
That'll really damage his chances of getting into that final five.
I'm starting to get pissed off at myself
'cause I haven't put together the year
that I thought I might on the back of Pipeline.
In heats, I don't feel relaxed.
I haven't been having the confidence that I normally have.
I'm not, like, in the moment, like I should be.
I don't know if part of my brain thinks I should've quit after Pipeline, you know?
Coming up next, Filipe Toledo,
current world number one in the yellow jersey,
finds himself in the elimination round for the first time this year.
Up against Yago Dora.
He can't afford to slip up in these early rounds.
He doesn't wanna open the door for some big shift-ups on the ratings.
As we see, action on the outside.
The current world number one, Toledo,
starts with a fin drift and gains some more speed.
Just hammering down the line here.
Drown those fins a second time.
Right now, World Title is the most important thing in my life.
I have to take care of my spot at number one.
- Toledo is keeping busy. - He's on.
Up again.
As he just climbs these sections effortlessly
and now looks to get some work done on the inside.
Wow. So used to seeing him pop out of those white waters.
- Here is Yago for the first time. - This is Yago.
And Yago really waited a long time for this wave.
Let's see if it paid off.
Well, he got the air in there.
Pretty decent. Yago Dora bags a 6.13.
So he's got the second-highest score of the heat.
Starting to put a little pressure on Filipe.
I'm not wasting my energy on those things that I can't control.
I know if I have consistency, I'm gonna be on the top five, no matter what.
Toledo now loading up. Let's see what he can do.
Nice. Big speed flow to get started.
He likes the feel of it.
Toledo just showing us he wants to keep that yellow jersey
and signaling the intent to his opponents.
After a week, it's in the middle of the event.
We all need to forget about surfing a little bit.
We know it's gonna be small and windy tomorrow.
Everyone's like, "Okay. It's time to party."
We are gonna sit on this deck until the sun comes up
because everybody knows
the best way to bring in a new swell
is to have a lot of beers the night before.
Everyone's like, "We're on this tropical island.
Good music. The Coronas are free."
There's a bit of old-school dream tour stuff happening, which is fun.
I was never interested in partying,
and drinking, any of that stuff.
That's not to say I didn't go out and enjoy some of the parties.
Like a lot of times, I'd go and I'd just be drinking a Coca-Cola and staying awake.
Like, "This is cool."
I'd see all these guys raging and I'm like, "I'm gonna kick their ass tomorrow."
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Where's the fucking music?
This is what happens when you play the Brazilian bangers,
you guys wreck the deck.
This is no good my friends.
Hey, guys. Everybody to the other side.
What's going on here?
I'm always happy to help pass things along to some of the younger guys.
All the swells have been pushing out a little bit.
It's, like, so quick.
But, like, if they get behind you, it's fine.
All the time.
Jack's super determined. He's really headstrong.
I think, when I see him surf,
I feel like I'm kinda looking at me when I was younger.
It's way harder to win a World Title now
than what it was when Kelly was winning World Titles.
And that's not taking anything away from him.
I just think everyone trains way more now.
You're more worried about the other guys, like, getting an edge on you, you know?
In the end, I just don't give a shit about going to a party.
Like, I'm here to win a World Title, not to be hungover in the heat.
I'll go to the party at the end of the event.
Wow.
A couple of two-footers. Thank you very much.
The top clouds, they're moving from east to west.
It's just, it'll be really hard, I think, to start.
The waves were bad and we knew they were gonna be bad for a few days.
So, we're all just stuck in the same old camp.
Like super grungy.
You never know what's gonna happen. You hear all kinds of sounds at nighttime.
Another day, another omelet. Another day, another banana pancake. Let's go.
No waves, nothing to do. We're all tense.
All right, let's go. Another lay day. Another lay day.
I really hope that we get some good waves soon.
Otherwise, people are gonna go crazy.
- Morning. How you doing? - Morning, boss.
- Good, yourself? - Yeah. Good.
How's it look?
It's changed so much from yesterday. You'll see proper G-Land today.
We've had rain, thunderstorms. It's been pretty wild here.
But after a very long lull, finally,
the perfect conditions we've been waiting for.
First semifinal. Jack Robinson and Gabriel Medina in the water.
Let's have Gabriel and Filipe in the final.
A Brazilian final.
Brazil deserves it.
Gabriel is the guy to beat.
He's definitely looking really focused on winning this event.
You can see he's really confident, you know? You can see in his results.
But he's still human and beatable.
You know, it'd be really cool to be in the final against Gabriel.
Yeah, Jack Robinson,
obviously a big mover after the victory at Margaret River, just looking so strong.
Thank you.
You know, Gabriel's already had his World Titles. Time for me to get one.
I really want to be in the top five.
But the other guys, they have, like, a few events head start.
To get there, I have to get in the final here.
Gabriel Medina verse Jack Robinson.
Already getting started, Medina.
Beautiful float to get around that section.
Gets the completion.
This year, I know every event counts,
but I love this pressure.
Here we go, Medina up again.
It makes me more hungry to win.
Trying to pull in quickly under the hood.
Beast mode from Gabriel Medina,
freestyling under Jack's watch.
Smart strategy here by Gabriel Medina,
trying to build some pressure on Jack Robinson.
Robinson's only had the one wave. A 1.33.
Come on, waves. Any wave.
Reading the ocean in real heavy moments,
it's a really special gift to have. To have that connection.
Pumping himself up for the remaining 12 minutes of this battle
that he has going on with the three-time defending world champ.
- Jack! Go, Jack! - Yes, go, Jack. Come on.
Jack getting off the mark straight up into the lips, slashing it around.
Wow, yes.
Absolutely flying down the line.
He's gonna finish it off.
His best wave so far.
It's coming down-to-the-wire. One minute to go.
Medina's probably feeling pretty solid right about now.
The last one, not enough.
30 seconds.
When you only got 30 seconds to get another wave,
all the time that you've spent thinking about those moments,
it's easy to fall apart.
What you put in your mind gives you the ultimate freedom to be smart
and make it.
Twenty-five seconds to go.
Is that Gabriel?
...from five, four, three,
- two, one. - Hang on.
Go, Jack. Come on.
Jack Robinson up in time.
Wow, yes. Another one.
Oh, my.
Oh, yes.
And he will point to the tower on the reef.
Go, boy!
What a way to finish.
The two best waves so far of the heat.
Red, kind of went for the air ride on the first turn.
Straight into Black's wave.
Two good turns.
That was good,
- at least from here. - Yeah.
There's a lot for the judges to look at here.
And we're waiting for scores.
Robinson gets it.
Oh, my God.
Wow.
A 7.83 on the final exchange to take out Gabriel Medina
to move on to the final.
Fuck!
The guy does one good maneuver, a shitty barrel, and scores 8.
How come?
Yes, it's bizarre.
No, man. I'm pissed off.
If I'm pissed off, what about you?
I'm used to it.
It's fucked up, man.
It is time for the final of the Roxy Pro G-land.
We've got an amazing final set for the women.
Carissa Moore up against Johanne Defay.
Carissa's looked so solid on her road through to this point. And hits it.
Johanne Defay. So powerful. So nimble on her feet.
Johanne Defay is gonna be the champion of the Roxy Pro G-Land.
Getting in the top five picture.
Johanne Defay,
the first-ever winner of the Roxy Pro G-Land.
It's just so special to make something happen here.
The stage is set for the men's final.
Jack Robinson up against Filipe Toledo.
Jack looks really strong coming into these finals.
But I'm gonna have to surf 100% no matter who it is.
You know, get the job done.
Robinson back-to-back finals.
A win for Jack Robinson will put him just 80 points behind Filipe Toledo.
Feel like Brazil has had their run for a while,
but it's a change in the guard completely now.
It's about me.
Team Jack, let's go baby.
The Quiksilver Pro final.
Jack's trying to get a quick wave.
Put the pressure on Filipe.
So Jack Robinson getting a solid completion.
It's now.
Come Filipe.
Crushes it there. Two big hooks.
- Yes, man. - Hold it, son of a gun.
7.83. Best number of the finals so far.
Jack Robinson holds just a quiet lead right now.
Not long to go.
I'm looking for a big result now, and I have to keep the consistency
and the yellow jersey all the way to the end.
How much time?
Three minutes.
Toledo setting things up, swinging back into the pockets.
Hard off the bottom.
He controls it.
And that's gonna be a pretty good score for Filipe Toledo.
A minute ten to go.
Lead change happens for Toledo with a 5.33.
Toledo asking for a time update from the tower.
Thirty seconds.
Jack is full of surprises, remember that.
Jack has priority and needs a 6.67.
We're already into the countdown.
- Five, four, three... - Oh, fuck. Here we go.
Three seconds on the clock.
- ...two, one. - Wave, guys!
Robinson at the buzzer.
Hammers the first section.
Looking for a finish, he's gotta stay on his feet.
Yes!
Did this in the semifinal. Did he just do it again?
The judges are gonna have a long look at this.
Okay, let's watch it. Another angle.
Come on, please somebody.
Show us the scores now.
There's different ways of looking at it.
And whenever it takes this long, that means it's incredibly close.
And this looks like his best wave.
- What's going on? - Relax, it's coming up.
Needs a 6.67.
And he does it again.
Robinson at the buzzer, back-to-back with his victories from Margaret River
and now the champion of the Quiksilver Pro G-Land.
This is sending a pretty clear message
to the Brazilian Storm.
With that win Jack Robinson moves
from third in the world to second in the world.
And it's becoming a high-pressure situation for Toledo
because he wants to keep that number one position.
I think I got bigger waves than his last one.
I did better tricks and never got more than 5.
Getting super close and then losing like that...
You know, it's hard.
In the back of my mind, I was like, "I probably could've won the event."
The guy gets a wave this size, does three maneuvers and scores a 7.
But I feel like Jack's playing the game really well this year.
I do have room to improve. And that's, you know, of course, scary for all of us.
- The wave was this size. - I'm so angry I get goosebumps.
And that first 6? 6-something?
I'm bending over backwards to get a 5.33.
It's bizarre.
The Brazilians are starting to realize the field is catching up.
Filipe needs to solidify his spot in the final five.
There's a title in surfing that you don't want to have,
and that's "The best surfer to have never won a World Title."
He's in dangerous territory of being that guy.
Did you plan a surprise?
Is this Daddy's?
- Yes. - Really?
Let's see.
What's that?
After the final against Jack, I was definitely really angry.
You know, I put a lot of pressure on myself to fight for the World Title.
Mahi is an astronaut,
mommy is a unicorn,
Koa is a lion,
and daddy is a banana.
Thank you, love.
You are welcome.
Two months without Filipe felt like forever.
The kids were, like, going crazy. Like, "I need my daddy."
"Where is he?" It was hard 'cause July felt like forever.
This one is us in the jungle.
My kids and my wife see me as a world champion,
even though I've never won a World Title.
It means a lot to me. I feel like it gives me more motivation.
Koa chilled drinking a coconut water.
Daddy on the board as usual.
This is not done. I'm going to be on the top five.
No matter what.
Beautiful day in Saquarema, here at Oi Rio Pro.
The sun is out. Surf fans are showing up in droves here on the sand.
For Brazil!
It's on fire. It's gonna be intense, from the crowds.
I jumped the fence because people coming.
You talk to any popular surfer.
Walking down the street, you're gonna get approached.
Let's put it that way.
It's a bit overwhelming.
Yeah, you know. You gotta spend a good half-day to get through the crowd.
- I love you! - Let's go, Brazil!
Come on.
Let's go.
Waves are looking fun and we're about to get started.
Filipe! Filipe!
World number one, Filipe Toledo,
really connected with all these people on the beach.
Filipe's up and running.
An aggressive start from Filipe Toledo.
Racing through to the next round.
- Filipe! - Gabby and Filipe,
are superstars in Brazil.
They're carrying a nation on their back.
And now its ultimate dominance is under threat.
I got here, like, super tired mentally and physically.
You know, being on the road for so long, I needed a few days off.
And it's a lot of emotions, but we gotta control it.
Gabriel Medina has to win this event
to stand a chance of making the final five.
Medina, one of the best ever, taking on the rookie Callum Robson.
The Brazilian guys, they are maybe one step ahead of the competition.
But if you make a mistake, they get you.
He is vibing off that crowd.
He is one that knows how to tap into that energy.
That was beautiful work there.
Off to a great start in the elimination round.
Callum stepping on this wave.
Vicious first turn.
Right off the lip into a float. Big score in for Callum Robson.
If he's gonna get the lead from Gabriel Medina,
he needs to put together a wave here
if he's really gonna be the final five contender.
This may be the moment he's waiting for.
Got a lot of speed. There's the ramp.
Full rotation.
And a hard fall. Poor Medina.
- The fans... - Are in shock--
...wondering what's happening out there.
Medina out in the elimination round.
Just really hoping that he's okay.
Hi, Gabriel.
How you doing?
Where does it hurt?
This knee here was cracking a lot.
I fell.
This part of my knee hit the board.
I felt it instantly. It was very sore.
Now the other one is cracking.
I feel frustrated because I thought I was 100%.
But it's part of the game.
There is perhaps a question that Gabriel came back too soon.
He would've been extremely hungry to be in the top five,
but this is the end of the season for him.
But unfortunately, he got hurt.
I feel like his mind's in his prime,
but maybe the body needs that little bit more time, you know?
Because he-- I mean, he was surfing at 100%.
Filipe Toledo's never gonna tell you
that having Medina out of the way is great for him,
but it certainly helps his title aspirations.
The stage is set for the final.
An all-Brazilian match-up,
with a rookie named Samuel Pupo
taking on world number one Filipe Toledo, who is fighting for his first World Title.
For me, it doesn't really matter if Gabriel is in or out.
A World Title is still a World Title, no matter what.
I'm not really focusing on that, so.
Gotta focus on myself and make sure I finish on the top five.
Job's not done yet.
He's gonna have to maintain focus knowing that he has some work to do.
Samuel Pupo, with nothing to lose and a lot to gain,
will go down on the first turn.
But meanwhile...
A huge rotation for Filipe, and he's incomplete.
Making the finals in Brazil is something big,
'cause the support, the crowd. It can get to your head really easy.
Especially for us Brazilians.
But in a final, it's either first or second.
You have to control your emotions. And I'm just gonna go big.
As we have maybe a possibility setting up.
Sammy Pupo on the split with Toledo.
Pupo, the rookie, is driving hard off the bottom.
Big throw tail reverse, incomplete.
Filipe looks like he wants to ramp up again.
He gets it!
Oh, my God!
- Unbelievable! - Yes!
You don't see that every day.
One of the biggest, most incredible airs we've had this season.
Well, it is a 10.
A ten-point ride for Filipe Toledo.
Cinco, quatro, três, dois, um!
Filipe Toledo, your champion of the Oi Rio Pro.
Congratulations, my love.
You deserve it, I told you that you'd win, didn't I?
Congratulations. You just clinched your spot in the WSL final five.
How are you feeling?
All the heat wins. All the moments with my family. With my friends.
It means a lot.
Your champion of the Oi Rio Pro, Filipe Toledo!
Keeping the yellow jersey and getting my spot in the final five,
you know, like, a lot happened.
Now, I'm like, ten kilos lighter. Like, 10,000 kilos lighter or whatever.
I just feel great.
Now I'm ready for anything.
With the momentum that I have, I know I can win this year.
Filipe! Filipe!
The race for the final five is heating up.
It's Griffin Colapinto and Kanoa Igarashi chasing those positions.
My biggest rival is Kanoa, 100%.
I've always been one step ahead of him.
The way he celebrated his win, it was just weird.
I feel the fire inside of me. Now I'm ready to battle.
We're willing to break each other's necks. Whatever it takes to win.
I'm a better surfer than him.
And I don't wanna lose to people that I'm better than.
We're expecting fireworks.
Let's see who's better.