Gabriel Medina finally wins in Australia and conquers first surfing title of 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In his fourth consecutive final in the World Surfing Circuit stages, Brazilian Gabriel Medina finally let out the champion cry in 2021. After failing in Pipeline, Hawaii, in December last year, and in Newcastle, Australia, about 10 days ago, the two-time world champion won the Narrabeen stage on Tuesday, also in the Australian sea.

New leader of the World Circuit since the elimination of compatriot Italo Ferreira in the round of 16, Medina had a string of victories on Tuesday – 3 in total. In the quarterfinals, he beat Australian Morgan Cibilic and eliminated Portuguese Frederico Morais before reaching the final. In the final, he beat American Conner Coffin by 18.77 to 14.10.

The final was the greatest show of the day. With two breaths, Medina eliminated any chance of falling behind Coffin. “I feel really good, I’m glad the waves came in the final,” said the Brazilian, who dedicated the victory to his wife, Yasmin Brunet.

“It’s fantastic. I finally got to surf what I wanted in the finals. I’ve been in a few finals recently, but today (Tuesday) was different. I felt good, had fun and made the score. The next stage starts all over again and I know I will be everyone’s target once more,” commented Medina after winning the title.

Brazil almost had a double win in Narrabeen. Among the women, Tatiana Weston-Webb lost in the final to American Caroline Marks by 12.57 to 11.37 and took the runner-up spot.

However, second place is the best result of the season for the Brazilian. Earlier, she had finished third in Pipeline and ninth in Newcastle. Now she will try to maintain her run of form in Margaret River, starting on May 2, in the third of the 4 stages of the World Circuit’s Australian leg.

Source: Metropoles