Days Before WSL Rip Curl Finals American Surfing Star’s ‘Warm Up’ Session Reinstates Contention

The Rip Curl Finals, capping the 2023 World Surf League season, will be held at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, United States. The scoring dispute at the Surf Ranch Pro was only one of several highlights in a season filled with high-level surfing competition and controversy. While the top five competitors in the men’s and women’s CT are busy getting ready for the championships, every athlete keeps the world apprised of their progress through social media. And American surfer Griffin Colapinto is always sure to keep his followers up to speed on his social media activity.

Griffin Colapinto has begun preparing for the finals, which are rapidly approaching. American surfing’s biggest star has everything to gain and everything to lose in the Lower Trestles competition in front of home fans. Colapinto has also put up a video of his training practice online, which has gotten a lot of attention.

The only American to compete at one of the biggest surfing stages

Griffin Colapinto is the only American surfer to have qualified for the CT of the WSL’s Lower Trestles event this year. It’s a big deal for the surfing community in the United States, and it might be a big deal for the surfer himself to win a WSL world title. Kelly Slater was the last American male surfer to win the WSL world championship in 2011, so Colapinto’s victory is a major milestone for his country, which has been dominated by Brazilian surfers lately.

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Colapinto’s recent Instagram video, in which he documents his surfing preparation for the Rip Curl Finals, has gone viral as surf fans across the globe witness the world no. 2 do multiple maneuvers on the waves. The clip opens with him dodging barrels, choosing other routes, and ultimately succeeding without a single misstep. Because his maneuvers are so surprising, the surfer was able to change what seemed to be an aerial into a cutback. On his next attempt, he does a flawless 360-degree aerial off the wave. At the conclusion of the clip, the surfer showed off a variety of cutbacks, demonstrating his readiness to compete in the finals under various wave conditions.

There will be fewer surfing fights at Lower Trestles than at past events, but each one will include the top five male and female surfers. Fans won’t have to wait long, as the WSL will give the event the go-ahead as soon as the waves are suitable.

2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals

Fans from all around the globe will be gathering at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, USA, for the 2023 WSL Rip Curl Finals. Four men’s and four women’s surfing competitions would be held. The opening match of the Women’s Finals features Molly Picklum vs. Caitlin Simmers. The first-round victor would advance to face Caroline Marks in the second round. The victor of the second bout will face Tyler Wright, while the victor of the third bout will face Carissa Moore, a five-time world champion.

Joao Chianca and Jack Robinson would go head-to-head in the opening match of the men’s finals. Ethan Ewing has returned from his back injury and will take on the winner of the first match. Griffin Colapinto, the local team’s favorite and a bitter rival this season, awaits the victor of the second match. The winner of the third match will face Filipe Toledo, the current yellow jersey holder and the 2022 WSL world champion. Many surfers and spectators alike are looking forward to this last showdown of the season.

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