Shea Lopez ponders Slater's victory on the anniversary of Andy Irons' death

Shea Lopez on the World Tour's most dangerous young surfer.

BT, No email hav 2 txt, sorry. I told you things were gonna get more serious come rounds 4 and 5, and they sure did. I even sat on my good Brazilian friend JoJo so I could get third instead of fourth in a heat today…I felt dirty.[...]

Shea Lopez' correspondence from Rio about competing against surfing legends.

Shea Lopez The author of SURFER's Top 32 Review, Shea Lopez spent 11 years competing on the World Tour and now reigns as our resident expert on the pro surfosphere. What would you do if you were consistently the fastest, most progressi[...]

Shea Lopez The author of SURFER's Top 32 Review, Shea Lopez spent 11 years competing on the World Tour and now reigns as our resident expert on the pro surfosphere. Every once in a while an event, a surfer, or maybe even a collective g[...]