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Gabriel Medina and Caroline Marks now sit one and two in the rankings, respectively. Photo: WSL
Gabriel Medina looked like a machine. Caroline Marks showed us she has a formidable forehand attack. Both looked like world title contenders as they won the Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic yesterday in northern Sydney.
Medina made every maneuver he attempted look video game-like: vertical hits, cutback wraps while blowing fins out, airs on impossible sections, even hassling Frederico Morais in the semis  – it all looked relatively simple. The Brazilian recently made big changes in his life that seem to be working wonders.
With Narrabeen in classic form, creating nostalgia and calls to keep the locale on the WSL schedule, Medina looked lighter and willing to give the crowd and his fellow competitors more of himself. From relaxed post-heat interviews to handshakes and embraces with other surfers, the man just seemed, well, happier. It might have been his recent coaching change or the fact that his wife was there to support him. Whatever it was, he looked absolutely unbeatable throughout with his third straight finals appearance while taking over the ratings lead from Italo Ferreira.

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