Miguel Pupo

So I'm going Samuel as well.

All right, so whoever wins in that round will obviously advance to round two, where they have waiting for them Leo Firavanti, Gabriel Medina, Italo Ferreira, Kanoa Igarashi, Yago Dora, Ethan Ewing, Miguel Pupo, Griffin Colapinto.

Stace, so it's time for us to make some overall picks in this event.

Who's your overdog? We'll go men first.

Tell me

... and Miguel Pupo.

Yeah, Mig, Miggy.

So that was what I wanted to mention, but we couldn't do it at the time was, uh, remember I said like you wouldn't e- like, and it's true what I said, I thought.

But Miggy just got the job done, and he's just in that, like, I hate to say it, flow state.

But he is.

Yeah, but I don't, I actually think, I don't think Miguel Pupo was the best surfer.

I think he was the smartest competitor because if you actually look-

We also have some updates on East Fest, which is happening this weekend in New York City, and yes, you still have a chance to go.

We've got interviews with the latest Lowers winners, Aaron Brooks and Miguel Pupo, uh, some Olympic updates, uh, [laughs] chats about ferry waves, Stab edits of the year, and so much more.

Let's drop it.

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It's gonna be fucking awesome.

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All right, Mikey, I'm not gonna read out a title here, but we have some interviews on the site with Miguel Pupo and Erin Brooks.

The Erin one, I guess, isn't really an interview with her.

On the men's side, your top five, Yago Dora, Leo Fiavanta, Itlofa Ada, Miggy Pupo, and Gabriel Medina back in fifth.

Between Leo and Miguel Pupo is three parts of sweet fuck all.

So still anyone's game there on the side.

Right.

Just that.

And then because you've been wasting your time, I know, I understand you need to make more money, if you're doing well there you make the same money there or more and he got it and he was to start every year was top five top ten top five top ten top five top ten i just remember he had like two finals here one with taj he got second and one with joe and kira he lost to joe as well he got second i think two years in a row but that's what's changed and i'm like yeah and then gabriel come along and showed them i think that his infrastructure was just better you know we had the parents behind support you know the mom the dad and then lucky had the stepdad because the stepdad is very smart child Well, we see it different today now, like Miguel Pupo, how he's doing the tour last year and this year as well, you know? He changed, like, last year he won Tahiti, this year he started the year number one, you know? But he's 33 now, they're all 33 around now, you

know?

And then I see all the young ones struggling now to be these guys now.

Erin Brooks wins her third event in a row, which is a statistic that we need to dissect a little bit.

And then the other on the men's side was Miguel Pupo winning his second event of the year, but late in his career.

This is kind of remarkable to see Miguel doing what he's doing this season.

Yeah.

And I do recall seeing this and, um, it is really helpful and it's simple and it's boom.

And it's like, Hey, and it does seem a little AI, but that's okay.

Let it, you know, put the data in, let AI spit out some, some really good information and, uh, Miguel Pupo.

Will he be the

So what we learned from this event.

Miguel Pupo will not go away.

Just when you think that win at Bell's at the start of the year is going to be a bit of a fluke.

Can anyone who picked him to win this puppy comment below and I swear to God, I'll fly to where you are and buy your beer.

Second place, Leonardo Firavanti, still there.

Italo Ferreira, third.

Miguel Pupo, fourth.

Gabby Medina, fifth.

So, okay.

So my other question would be, and this goes for Miguel Pupo.

I have this written here as the smiling assassin, silky smooth.

And now he is steadily.

He was a steady kind of middle of the tour kind of guy for a long time.

Now he's won two events.

The question for both of you is can Miguel Pupo, will Miguel Pupo be a world champion in 2026? Is it possible? Mathematically? Spiritually? Physically? Is it possible for Miguel Pupo to be a champion? You think it is?

Yeah, I think it is.