Surfing makes long-awaited Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020
3 years, 4 months ago

Surfing makes long-awaited Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s Italo Ferreira and the US’s Carissa Moore emerge victorious in the first surfing heats at the Tokyo Games. “I’m so glad to be here, for sure,” Ferreira told reporters after emerging victorious in the first heats. “I had more of a sense of calm going into today … Whatever happens, I’ve done everything I could, and now it’s time to have fun.” For International Surfing Association President Fernando Aguerre, the morning heats were the culmination of decades of work. “It’s about adapting, about who can surf the best in every condition, and I think the winner will be well deserved.” Igarashi, whose father grew up surfing the same beach, is one of the home favourites, with bleach-blond hair and a mega-watt smile.

Surfing Olympic Tokyo Surf Ferreira  wave  think  makes  told  victorious  tokyo  debut  surf  longawaited  heats  ferreira  2020  surfers  surfing  olympics

History of this topic

Paris 2024 Olympics review: A local champion, perfect days, viral moment and drama as surfing delivers in Tahiti
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics review: A local champion, perfect days, viral moment and drama as surfing delivers in Tahiti

The Hindu  

A local champion, days of perfect surf, a viral moment and plenty of high sporting drama - the decision by Paris 2024 to hold the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti delivered in spades from the charming lagoon-side village of Teahupo’o. Kauli Vaast, who lives minutes from the dangerous reef break, surfed a near perfect final to claim the gold medal …

Defending women’s champion loses as Olympic surfing competition resumes with tricky Tahiti swells
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Defending women’s champion loses as Olympic surfing competition resumes with tricky Tahiti swells

Associated Press  

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — Defending Olympic women’s surfing champion Clarissa Moore of the United States was beaten in the Paris Games quarterfinals on Thursday as competition resumed in Tahiti after two days of unfavorable conditions had put the event on hold. “I’m going to give myself some time to just take a break.” The women’s third-round heats — which had been …

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride

NPR  

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride toggle caption Jerome Brouillett/AFP/Getty Images NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. When AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet set out to shoot the third day of the Olympic Games’ surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday, he couldn’t have predicted that he’d capture one of the most iconic …

Jubilation and disappointment seen on shore as Paris Olympics surfing eliminations begin in Tahiti
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jubilation and disappointment seen on shore as Paris Olympics surfing eliminations begin in Tahiti

Associated Press  

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — Contrasting reactions of jubilation and disappointment were seen on the faces of surfers coming ashore after their heats Sunday, as the elimination rounds commenced in the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti. “It’s make or break for all the athletes.” For the second day of competition, the men’s and women’s competitors had eight heats of two surfers, …

Why the Olympic surfing venue is 16,000km away from Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why the Olympic surfing venue is 16,000km away from Paris

Al Jazeera  

Teahupo’o on the island of Tahiti in the territory of French Polynesia is home to ‘the heaviest’, ‘most perfect’ waves in the world. McKenna has spent the past 35 years photographing the world’s best surfers on the world’s best waves but, he says, “There is nowhere else like Teahupo’o. Even if the waves are massive, the channel is flat.” There …

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

Associated Press  

PAPARA, Tahiti — Tahitian dancers in palm-leaf skirts mingled with Olympic surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Summer Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from the main ceremony in Paris. “The people of Tahiti, we are all enchanted to have these Olympics games here and to welcome all our friends …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the surfing competition
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the surfing competition

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the surfing competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Carissa Moore, United States: The Olympic and five-time world champion has announced she’s stepping away from top-tier competitive surfing after the Paris Games. —Filipe Toledo, Brazil: The two-time World Surf League champion qualified to participate in the Games this year but after a poor showing …

Surfers get ‘best waves of our lives’ at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Surfers get ‘best waves of our lives’ at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti

Associated Press  

After days of barreling along the huge waves of Tahiti’s island paradise, French Polynesian surfer Vahine Fierro has even more reason to look forward to this summer’s Olympics. Fierro and Italo Ferreira of Brazil won the World Surf League Championship Tour event in Teahupoʻo on Tahiti this week as surfers got a taste of the tropical venue that will host …

Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Cherif Fall kissed his wife on the lips and they swapped pecks on each other’s foreheads, for good luck. It took 14 years and the help of his wife Nicole Sweet, a professional photographer who published photos of Fall on Instagram, for him to get But even with financial backing from a huge sponsor, the 27-year-old Fall …

The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show
1 year ago

The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show

Associated Press  

PARIS — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. “Just the most perfect wave in the world,” says Vaast, who hopes the island’s legendary surfing conditions are his ticket to a gold medal. The 21-year-old is among athletes qualified for the Olympic surfing competition that will be held next July …

IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics

LA Times  

An LA 2028 sign is seen in front of the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The International Olympic Committee has approved a proposal to include surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing among the core sports for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. “The LA28 Games have always been about bringing more freshness, youthful energy and creativity into …

In the rainforest’s shadow, Brazilian surf capital blossoms
2 years, 11 months ago

In the rainforest’s shadow, Brazilian surf capital blossoms

LA Times  

Rayana Tanimoto teaches her 5-year-old twin daughters, Eloa, left, and Ayla, how to surf at Maresias Beach in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, on Nov. 27. She deployed snaps, cutbacks and aerials to win the under-18 women’s title and then emerged from the water sitting atop the shoulders of four friends, mimicking her idol, Gabriel Medina — a world champion raised at …

COVID cancels the Olympic surfing beach party that never was
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID cancels the Olympic surfing beach party that never was

Associated Press  

ICHINOMIYA, Japan — The Olympic beach party that never was may be the only sore spot for surfing’s long-awaited debut that finished triumphantly this week. An eight-day Olympic Surfing Festival was supposed to “revolutionize” the Olympic experience, organizers said, because it was designed to be an initiation to both the beloved niche sport and its famous laid-back lifestyle. “It was …

Seasoned superstars win gold in surfing’s Olympic debut
3 years, 4 months ago

Seasoned superstars win gold in surfing’s Olympic debut

Associated Press  

ICHINOMIYA, Japan — After a series of underdogs stole the show at the beginning of surfing’s historic Olympic debut, two of the sport’s most seasoned superstars took home the gold medals. Calling it “divine intervention,” the 17th-ranked Buitendag won silver after pulling off upset after upset over the three-day competition, starring in some of the contest’s biggest moments in her …

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil's Ferreira claims surfing's first gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil's Ferreira claims surfing's first gold

The Hindu  

Brazil's Italo Ferreira and USA's Carissa Moore claimed historic gold medals in the shortboard surfing event of the 2020 Olympics at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Tokyo on Tuesday. Ferreira overcame a broken board in the first wave to outclass Kano Igarashi of Japan 15.14-6.60 in the men's final. RELATED | Surfing at Tokyo Olympics: Top contenders enter quarterfinals READ …

GLIMPSES: At Olympic beaches, surf’s definitely up
3 years, 4 months ago

GLIMPSES: At Olympic beaches, surf’s definitely up

Associated Press  

TOKYO — On the beach about 60 miles east of Tokyo, Olympic surfers are enjoying waves created by an approaching typhoon that has disrupted some outdoor events — and made the proceedings feel even more dramatic, both in life and on camera. The storm is a major win for competitive surfing, given that Tsurigasaki Beach is not generally known for …

Surfing at Tokyo Olympics: Top contenders enter quarterfinals
3 years, 4 months ago

Surfing at Tokyo Olympics: Top contenders enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Favourite Kolohe Andino of US moved into the quarterfinals in the men's shortboard surfing at the Tsurigasaki Beach here on Monday. In a high-profile third round clash, Andino prevailed over teammate John John Florence 14.83-11.60 and will meet the host's Kanoa Igarashi in the quarters. RELATED | Tokyo Olympics India Highlights Day 4 In the women's category, Carissa Moore and …

Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing’s Olympic debut
3 years, 4 months ago

Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing’s Olympic debut

Associated Press  

ICHINOMIYA, Japan — It was surf’s up Sunday for the sport’s century-in-the-making Olympic debut as competitors were consumed emotionally by the momentous occasion and exuded the pure joy of finally making it. I can’t wait to just talk to them for the rest of the day and to just enjoy watching surfing in the Olympics,” Igarashi said. Whatever happens, I’ve …

July 23 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 5 months ago

July 23 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

Surfers arrive for a practice session at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach on July 23. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Surfing will make its Olympic debut this year — an extraordinary moment for a sport that traces its origins to at least 2,000 BC in ancient Polynesia, according to surf historian Matt Warshaw in his book, “A Brief History of Surfing.” Who is competing? …

EXPLAINER: Surfing, where the playing field is never level
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Surfing, where the playing field is never level

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Surfing is as much skill and science as instinct and timing. “Doing any maneuver, you want to get a lot of speed and going into a turn, it’s laying it all on rail and pushing really hard but matching the power of the waves so that you don’t slide out,” says Carissa Moore, the reigning world champion and …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Skateboarding to sport climbing, a look at sports that will make their Games debut
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Skateboarding to sport climbing, a look at sports that will make their Games debut

Firstpost  

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 are bound to be a vastly different experience from previous Games, due in large part to the effect of COVID-19 and the protocols that come along with hosting a mega-event during a pandemic. Of those five sports, four will be making their debut at the Summer Olympics, so with Tokyo 2020 just days away, let’s take …

With surfing and skateboarding, the Olympics are totally trying to be California cool
3 years, 5 months ago

With surfing and skateboarding, the Olympics are totally trying to be California cool

LA Times  

A summer breeze flutters across the beach at Lower Trestles, cool to the skin, carrying the promise of rain from low, gray clouds that gather overhead, but the waves are pumping and Kolohe Andino is getting fidgety, eager to pull on a wetsuit and paddle out. “That film spawned surf music and spawned kitschy spoof movies like ‘Beach Blanket Bingo,’” …

Olympic surfing: Can the exclusive sport become accessible?
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic surfing: Can the exclusive sport become accessible?

Associated Press  

LEMOORE, Calif. — Italo Ferreira grew up without much in a small town with nothing to do. Greg Cruse, USA Surfing’s CEO, said he believes the rising popularity of surf wave pools will help close some of the access gap. “When surfing is only on the fringes of the continent and that’s expensive real estate, it’s not exclusionary by design …

After memorable surfing championships in El Salvador, focus shifts to Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

After memorable surfing championships in El Salvador, focus shifts to Olympics

LA Times  

The wait is over for Yolanda Sequeira, who finished second Sunday in the ISA World Surfing Games, grabbing one of the final seven women’s berths in this first-ever Olympic surfing competition. “It is not fair, but we’re living in a weird world,” said Sequeira, 23, who competes for her father’s native Portugal but speaks English with a heavy accent she …

Discover Related