Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore won surfing’s first-ever Olympic heats at Shidashita Beach in Japan. The day has finally arrived. The sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020 got underway in fun and rideable three-foot waves. You could feel the excitement and tension in the air as surfers paddled out for their first heats wearing the […]
The Azores Airlines World Masters and Grand Masters Championships will bring back legends of surfing to crown world champions in the above-45 and above-55 divisions. These events were held for the last time in Rio de Janeiro in 2011, crowning Nathan Webster and Iain Buchanan. This time, most competitors will discover a completely new destination […]
Gabriel Medina and Julian Wilson will have to surf Round 2 to keep their world title hopes alive. The first day of competition at the 2017 Billabong Pipe Masters saw Kelly Slater returning to the waves after a long injury that kept him out of the game since July. The 11-time world champion won his […]
The 2017 Hurley Pro Trestles kicked off in San Clemente, California. And four surfers are already out of the event. The competition kicked off in three-to-four foot surf at the cobblestone break of Lower Trestles. Round 1 and four heats of Round 2 have already been completed, which means four athletes are packing up and […]
Australia won 6 out of the 13 gold medals at stake in the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, held in Copenhagen and Cold Hawaii, in Denmark. The Australian athletes conquered the SUP Surfing (Women), Prone Distance Race (Men and Women), Paddleboard Technical (Men and Women), and Team Relay Race divisions. As a result, […]
Aritz Aranburu conquered the 2017 Billabong Pro Tahiti Trials, at Teahupoo. The Spanish surfer defeated Nathan Edge in a final held in challenging ocean and weather conditions. Despite the absence of the classic Teahupoo barrels, all 32 trialists gave their best to earn a spot in the main event. “It’s a dream come true,” expressed Aritz […]
The fans and the competitors won’t forget this day at J-Bay. It was pro surfing at its best. The South African point break delivered flawless six-to-eight-foot waves, and the athletes answered accordingly. The day kicked off with pure magic. When Filipe Toledo gained speed and launched into a magnificent air reverse, everybody knew this day […]
Jordy Smith scored the first ever Perfect 20 heat at J-Bay with a combination of power surfing and flawless tube riding. With two Perfect 10-point rides, the South African made history at his favorite surf break and secured a spot in Round 4 of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay. “It feels absolutely phenomenal. Just be […]
Filipe Toledo surfed the first Perfect 10-point wave of the 2017 Corona Open J-Bay, in South Africa. The Brazilian wonder boy stormed the second day of competition in flawless five-to-eight-foot surf at Supertubes. Toledo won his Round 2 heat with a near-perfect two-wave total of 19.63 points. “It feels good to be back.You just have […]
Matt Wilkinson has taken out the 2017 Outerknown Fiji Pro. Wilkinson confirmed the third Championship Tour victory of his career after defeating rookie sensation Connor O’Leary in a tight final held in wind-affected four-to-five-foot waves at Cloudbreak. “I am so stoked. It definitely feels good to pick up momentum rather than to have the yellow […]