Australia's Jack Robinson won his fourth world surfing championship tour event on Wednesday, claiming the Billabong Pro Pipeline over Italy's Leonardo Fioravanti, who broke his back at the dangerous wave eight years ago.Olympic and five-times world champion Carissa Moore from Hawaii made the most of the t
Australia's Jack Robinson won his fourth world surfing championship tour event on Wednesday, claiming the Billabong Pro Pipeline over Italy's Leonardo Fioravanti, who broke his back at the dangerous wave eight years ago.
"This one feels extra special," Moore said in an interview from the water straight after her win."It's not the Pipe I was practising for or wishing for, but a win at Pipe is a win at Pipe and I'm just so grateful." Robinson had to switch his board after hitting bare reef early in his semi-final against Brazil's Joao Chianca, but kept rolling the dice and got the scores to make the final against Fioravanti.
He spent several years on and off the championship tour, getting relegated in the controversial mid-year cut last year, before fighting his way back by winning the second-tier challenger series.
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