Surfing: Medina (BRA) continues impressive run and advances to semis
In another matchup of compatriots, Brazil’s Gabriel Medina took on his countryman João Chianco in the third heat of the Men’s quarter finals. The heat was never really in doubt for the Medina (BRA), a 3x World Champion. He advanced with relative ease, scoring an 8.10 for a wave that he fell actually on- his barrel was just that deep and intense before he came unglued at the very end of a fully committed layback carve. He finished with a total heat score of 14.77.
Chianco (BRA) never found a strong score in the heat. He surfed fearlessly, albeit a bit frenzied and rushed at times. Despite finding a some deep tubes and leaning into a couple radical turns on his backside, the goofy foot was outwardly outclassed by Medina in the heat. He finished with a total heat score of 9.33.