Brazilian Storm fires back in SoCal, women’s next gen sets Finals Day stage I 805 Post Show Day 5

It’s all down to Finals Day at the Lexus US Open of Surfing Presented by Pacifico marathon spectacle, and the heavyweight draws are locked in. The Brazilians fought back against Southern California’s surging contingent to storm toward the Quarterfinals, with Gabriel Klaussner, Deivid Silva, and 2025 event runner-up Mateus Herdy all providing stunners. But, the hopes of the US Open of Surfing title remaining in SoCal are alive and well courtesy of CT standouts Kanoa Igarashi, Jake Marshall, and Griffin Colapinto. For the women, a remarkable return to competition for Johanne Defay keeps bringing success after a dominant Quarterfinal showing and now prepares for 2023 World Junior Champion Sierra Kerr in their Finals Day bout. Plus, a fellow World Junior Champion Isla Huppatz joins the Finals Day surge alongside Australian compatriot, former CTer, Sophie McCulloch. The nonstop swell kept producing, and now it’s going to be a Finals Day for the books to crown the 2026 champs in Surf City USA. This is surfing history in the making, and an event closer you won’t want to miss. Next call, Sunday, August 2, at 7:30 a.m. PT for a possible 8:05 a.m. World Surf League https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ck1dTpPAso