Why Italo Ferreira's controversial loss to Jack Robinson at Bells is important and what it reveals about the Brazilian world champ, “Who else in the history of surfing has become so detached from who they once were because of success in competition?” - BeachGrit

His choices are his choices, but it’s a long way from a boy whose first surfboard was the lid from a cooler where his father kept the fish he sold on the beach.

I know how to lose! But go fuck yourself.  With three minutes remaining in the last quarter-final on Saturday, 2019 world champ Italo Ferreira held a lead and priority over Jack Robinson. Robinson… [+5891 chars]

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