Griffin Colapinto beat Brazil's Italo Ferreira in a high-scoring final at the Surf Ranch Pro in California on Sunday but the American's win in the wave pool was tainted by claims from some Brazilians about the fairness of the judging.
Deep in California cow country more than 100 miles from the coast, Lemoore's Surf Ranch has been something of a divisive stop on the World Surf League tour for both surfers and spectators.
Both Colapinto and Tokyo Olympic champion Ferreira survived that crucible and rode their momentum on finals day, mixing high-risk aerials with deep tube rides and huge turns to progress to the championship round. "I'm so psyched," said Colapinto. "It hasn't really soaked in yet. But I made three finals , I was like, you gotta win one eventually, so yeah, I got one!"
"It is quite clear that judging is now rewarding very simple surfing, seamless transitions and have taken critical turns in critical sections off the criteria. This is very frustrating and is stagnating the sport." "However, it is unacceptable for any athlete to question the integrity of our judges who ... are elite professionals."
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