Medina ends drought, wins the Philippines event and moves into second
Gabriel Medina won the inaugural WSL event in the Philippines at Cloud 9 and moved into second in the 2026 rankings. It was his first win since April 2023, when he triumphed at Margaret River in Australia.
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Gabriel Medina voltou a vencer no circuito mundial. O tricampeão brasileiro faturou a edição inaugural da etapa da WSL nas Filipinas nesta terça-feira (3), em Cloud 9, na ilha de Siargao, com ondas pesadas e tubulares formadas por um tufão.
Foi a primeira vitória de Medina desde abril de 2023, quando ganhou em Margaret River, na Austrália. Com o triunfo, ele assumiu a vice-liderança do ranking de 2026, atrás do também brasileiro Yago Dora, atual campeão mundial, a quem derrotou na semifinal.
“Sim, isso significa muito”, disse o surfista de 32 anos, que terminou em segundo três vezes nesta temporada. “Venho me esforçando muito durante o ano inteiro e viajando bastante com minha equipe. Eu realmente queria uma vitória neste ano.”
Na decisão, diante do australiano Jack Robinson, mestre dos tubos, Medina abriu com um belo tubo e manobras fortes para 7,5 de 10. O rival virou com tubos de nível intermediário, mas o brasileiro esperou a onda ideal — um tubo enorme ao longo de todo o recife — e emergiu com os braços cruzados no peito: 9,43, totalizando 16,93. Robinson ainda fez 8,23, mas parou em 14,50.
Na prova feminina, a americana Caitlin Simmers, de 21 anos e campeã mundial de 2024, superou uma lesão e venceu; na final, fez 6,33 e contou com quedas da australiana Isabella Nichols. A última etapa da temporada será em Pipeline, no Havaí, entre 8 e 20 de dezembro.
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