Miles away from the site of the 2024 Paris Summer Games, Olympic surfers are riding one of the deadliest waves in the world in Teahupo’o, which translates to “the place of skulls.” The Teahupo’o wave ...

Publicizing certain surf spots, especially ones off the beaten path, is similar to violating the first rule of Fight Club. Instagram and some new surfers have threatened that reverence. Brazilian ...

There were less than 10 minutes left in the semifinal round of the women's Olympic surfing event in August 2024, and US surfer Caroline Marks was two points behind French athlete Johanne Defay when ...

PARIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Paris 2024 organisers insisted the surfing events at next year's Olympics would be held on the Tahiti site of Teahupo’o despite recent opposition from the International ...

PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Paris 2024 organisers are confident a solution will be found quickly for the construction of a judging tower that will allow them to finalise plans for the surfing competition ...

TEAHUPOO, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA - AUGUST 16: Caroline Marks of the United States after winning the Final at the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro on August 16, 2023 at Teahupoo, Tahiti, French Polynesia. (Photo ...

The WSL commentary crew recap the winners and losers on a historic day of surfing at the 2025 WSL Finals Fiji.

Hype can be a funny thing. Even if something ends up being good – a movie, an album, etc. – sometimes the cacophony of pre-release praise leads to letdown. But alas, we’re human. We get excited about ...

The gymnastics mat doesn’t change. The basketball court is regulation. The pool, the track, the volleyball court…all the same, all the time. What makes surfing so unique, especially in an Olympic ...

As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone's attention is focused on the host city, Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, which is half a world away in French Polynesia. Why? Well, ...