Because in 2019, as the Brazilian storm raged on, 2X world champ Gabriel Medina only had fellow countryman Italo Ferreira standing between him and a third World Title. But Ferreira, with nothing more than pure belief and a spirited fan base at his side, took it all the way to the final and - for the first time ever - a man-on-man Pipeline showdown that would also determine the world champ.
We think you know what happened next.