Yellow paddling up on the right side,
We need all of our surfers to stay well clear of it.
Hello, I'm Rio Waida, I'm 19 years old.
I'm from Indonesia, Bali,
and I'm here in Miyazaki
to represent my country.
And the wave is fun.
This is, like, the biggest competition
I'm gonna compete in, I think, because...
this is for the Olympics.
So, I'm just gonna compete
and try and do my best.
RIO ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
-Good job. -Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you.
It's my first time here in Miyazaki
and the wave is amazing.
For Japan, this is, like,
a fun thing, really good wave.
So I'm really happy to be here
and really excited to compete.
Thank you.
My name is Kolohe Andino,
and I'm a professional surfer.
Surfing is... I guess it's my life.
You know, it's kinda like waking up
and brushing my teeth.
Okay, so the last score for Red was a 5.5.
You know, if I couldn't compete tomorrow then I'd still surf
every day, hopefully for the rest of my life.
Red, you are still in the lead. Kolohe,
you have a 8.5 and a 6.83.
I don't practice failure,
so I wanna do good and win.
I don't think you could construct it any better.
KOLOHE ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
On the hooter.
Last wave of white... 8.0.
White is in the lead.
Yeah, I lost my first heat this morning;
the conditions were really bad. And today,
with the high-tide push,
it just got a little bit, like, stronger,
so I felt more confident
and I just wanted to make sure that--
I don't wanna lose that heat,
you know, like, this is the kind of heat
that I want to go 100 percent and just to make sure that,
okay, I'm gonna go as far as I can in the event, yeah.
Crazy start, like two seconds in.
You had 15 points for like two minutes in.
BRETTE SIMPSON COACH - TEAM USA
What did you get, eight-five and a six?
So, it's six-eight, yeah.
My name is Ricardo
and I'm a surfer from New Zealand.
A big reason why I like to be a professional surfer,
kinda put my name out there, is because...
just, like, I feel
like the more people that get in the ocean
and see what's going on out there and, you know,
there's gonna be a-- there's gonna be
a whole lot more people who are gonna wanna look after it
and protect it. And I think
surfing becoming in the Olympics
will kinda broaden the audience of ocean protectors.
That's what I believe.
Counting down, in five, four, three, two, one.
What a performance!
Keep going.
Yeah, right.
Well done. Excellent.
Just need a slight more opportunity.
And I think it's good. More speed didn't hurt.
-Yeah. Thanks, brother. Okay. -I'm gonna run down that side.
Yeah, the heat was tough. There's not a lot of waves man,
the waves are really, really small.
So it's difficult. There's not a lot of opportunities
and a lot of work.
The biggest challenge is trying to
find the biggest wave.
If you can find the biggest wave...
then I think you'll win.
The main strategy is always going for the good wave.
Quite windy!
Blue gaining a 2.1.
Hey.
It seems you can hear here. There, position yourself...
Today is about finding yourself in the water.
-Yes, not much outside of that. -C'mon, do your best.
-Lots of waves here. -Yeah.
In yellow, Aritz Aranburu, from Spain.
I started well, confident, but during that round...
I did what I could, but I couldn't find the right wave.
DID NOT ADVANCE FAR ENOUGH IN REPECHAGE ROUNDS
TO SECURE AN OLYMPIC SPOT.
MICHEL WINS REPECHAGE 3
You surf for your team, for your country.
When you're here and on tour, like,
you're pretty much like alone, you're selfish, you know.
I love it, it's a-- it's different, you know.
It reminds me when I was doing it like a long time ago.
It's special 'cause, you know, everyone works for each other.
It's sick. It's sick to see so many city guys coming,
Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo, Kelly.
But, for me, I'll be, like, not thinking about them,
just thinking about myself and then trying to do my best.
First priority, Yellow.
Still waiting on the call for the last from Red.
This is an important score for Red.
-Go! -Go!
Yeah!
First priority, White, second priority, Yellow,
third priority, Red.
Current situation. First place, Yellow.
Second place, Red.
Red needs 7.83 to move to first place.
Five, four, three, two, one.
Got that first, man.
-Good job. -Good job. Good job. Good job.
Gabriel Medina is my favorite surfer
and last time I was surfing with him
in Keramas, I had a good, fun heat with him
and today I got another chance to surf with him.
So I was super happy.
I think he surfed really good in my heat
and he smashed me.