Question: Can vintage John John Florence break the spell of a decade-plus run of World Surf League championship trophies swapping back and forth between Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira?

The people you meet surfing!

Let me tell you this up front: I only went to Sprinter Man because I was desperate. 

You might’ve done the same thing.

Don’t judge me. 

Exostosis. That’s the fancy name for surfer’s ear, I looked it up. 

If you have ear problems, which you probably do,…