Gabriel Medina finished the day here at the Surf Ranch right, ripping the face off the man-made wave and throwing a perfectly-timed (and perfectly clean) “Kerrupt Flip” and nabbing the day’s highest score with a 9.3–and that’s saying a lot considering Jordy Smith tossed both a rodeo and an alley-oop. The Brazilian claimed the number one seed following his second run with a combined score of 17.50 (9.30 + 8.40).
