EP 239: Mitchell Salazar – Picklum takes #1!!, Cole, Griffin, and a San Clemente surge in Saquarema, …Lost Surfboards all but 3-peating the Vissla CT Shaper Rankings, Fantasy leaderboard and Listener Q’s

Reporting live from Brazil, part-time cohost and WSL commentator
Mitchell Salazar rejoins Dave on The Lineup to break down all the
action, drama, and implications from the 2025 VIVO Rio Pro
presented by Corona Cero. California’s Cole Houshmand and
Australia’s Molly Picklum claimed breakthrough victories at Stop
No. 9 of the 2025 Championship Tour, but the event was anything but
predictable. Dave and Mitch dive deep into the biggest Winners and
Losers from Saquarema–from Griffin Colapinto’s title surge to
Filipe Toledo’s late-season stumble, and from the brilliance of
Molly Picklum to the heartbreak for Brazilian fans hoping for a
hometown champion. They break down the complexity of forecasting
the wave, the challenges of Saquarema backwash, and the mental game
of adapting on the fly. They check in on the Vissla CT Shaper
Rankings, where Matt Biolos and …Lost Surfboards have all but
cemented a three-peat as Shaper of the Year after a dominant Rio
showing. The duo also answer Fantasy League and Instagram questions
from fans around the world, including whether the women’s surfing
is officially more exciting than the men’s, and drop hints about
the final stretch of the CT season leading into J-Bay and beyond.
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