Yago Dora's world champion trophy didn't have to be paid at $30.000, as Gabriel Medina had been offered in 2021, but he had refused, keeping a small replica.
According to Yago's girlfriend, Isa Sermann, in an Instagram post published by Beachgrit: "The WSL even offered to ship it to Brazil. However, since we wanted the trophy to arrive with Yago, we opted to pay for the shipping ourselves. I think this change, which allowed us to avoid having to pay, was primarily due to the change in CEO, who has been doing an excellent job."
Referring to Ryan Crosby, Erik Logan's successor who was kicked out of the WSL for getting drunk and overindulging with some surfers, according to the same outlet, Beachgrit reported.
