Brazilian Gabriel Medina and American Griffin Colapinto will compete for the final of the world surf circuit in Peniche after eliminating Ithalo Ferreira and Yago Dora in the semifinals. The event, which began on October 16, ends today with the decisive duel.
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23/10/2026
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Lusa
O brazilian Gabriel Medina and the North American Griffin Colapinto are going to compete today for the final of the race of the world surf circuit in Peniche, after driving away in the ‘middles’ the ‘canarinhos’ Italo Ferreira and Yago Dora, respectively.
In the first semifinal, Gabriel Medina added 11.67 points (in 20 possible) in the two best waves (8.17 and 3.50), while his countryman Ithalo Ferreira scored 10.10 points (5.50 and 4.60).
In the second half-final, Griffin Colapinto scored 14,33 points (7.83 and 6,50), pushing away the ‘yellow licra’ (leader of the world ranking) Yago Dora, who obtained 8,83 points (4.50 and 4.33).
In the decisive duel of the championship, the three world champion Gabriel Medina (2014, 2018 and 2021), who raised the trophy in Portugal in 2017, will try the ‘bis’, while Griffin Colapinto, seeks the ‘triplet’, after the victories in 2022 and 2024.
The Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, 10th and foreground of the main circuit of the World Surf League (WSL), began on October 16 at Supertubes Beach in Peniche, and ends today.