About this episode

Mitchell Salazar joins Dave Prodan to recap the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro and discuss key performances and upcoming events in the surfing world.

WSL commentator and Lineup part-time co-host Mitchell Salazar returns to break down everything that went down at the Corona Cero New Zealand Pro presented by Bonsoy. The Championship Tour has officially wrapped its fourth stop and the dust is finally settling on a wild week of competition. Dave and Mitch dive deep into the biggest storylines from Manu Bay, starting with the dominant victories by 5x World Champion Carissa Moore and 2019 World Champion Italo Ferreira, the most potent form of Brazilian Storm we’ve seen yet, and how the right-foot-brigade showed up for the new performance left on tour. They separate the field into the event's ultimate winners and losers, dissecting who capitalized on the momentum and whose title hopes took a serious hit. They check under the hood of the Surfboard Empire CT Shaper Rankings presented by VEIA to see where the board builders sit before stop number five… and muse over the controversial 2+1 setup Filipe Toledo used at Raglan. They talk WSL Fantasy strategy, what the roster looks like ahead of the next event, and wrap things up by answering burning questions sent in by the listeners. Finally, they look ahead to what’s next for the world’s…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Prodan

Guest: Mitchell Salazar

Topics covered

• New Zealand Pro recap
• Carissa Moore
• Brazilian Storm
• Surfboard Empire CT Shaper Rankings
• WSL Fantasy strategy

Keywords

• surfing
• New Zealand Pro
• Carissa Moore
• Italo Ferreira
• Brazilian Storm
• Filipe Toledo
• WSL Fantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Zealand

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