Rio's shaping up to be the event that everyone wanted it to be.
John John Florence of North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro in Barra De Tijuca, Rio, Brazil. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Taj Burrow of Busselton, Western Taj Taj Burrow winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro in Barra De Tijuca, Rio, Brazil. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Miguel Pupo of Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, Brazil finished equal 25th after placing second in his round 2 heat. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Dusty Payne of Maui, Hawaii, USA (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat. Photo: WSL / <a href="https://instagram.com/kc80"Cestari
Ricardo Christie of Mahia, New Zealand (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Mick Fanning of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
osh Kerr of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Nat Young of Santa Cruz, California, USA (pictured) winning finished equal 25th after placing second in his round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro. Photo: WSL / Smorigo
Owen Wright of Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Oi Rio Pro. Photo: WSL / <a href="https://instagram.com/kc80"Cestari
Things got good at the Oi Rio Pro. After a rocky start to the year with two miserable (wave-wise, at least) events, it looks as though Mother Nature’s feeling a little bad about throwing a pile of shit at the new WSL’s inaugural year. To make up for it, she turned the Margs event into a wild ride, and now Rio’s shaping up to be the event that everyone wanted it to be. Photos up top. Video below. Enjoy both. And watch the contest live at WorldSurfLeague.com