Italo Ferreira's Big Shot
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Italo Ferreira's Big Shot

Toward the end of his rookie year on the Championship Tour in 2015, Brazilian Italo Ferreira put on the performance of his career so far. He was surfing his first-ever Final on the elite tour, against Filipe Toledo, when he went airborne with a gigantic air-reverse. The maneuver didn't win him the heat -- he finished runner-up -- but it won him a legion of new fans, and a reputation for acrobatics. In this teaser for his upcoming WSL profile, Ferreira recalls that day with relish.

 

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