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The moment Italo Ferreira stepped onto the podium at Tokyo 2020 as the first Olympic champion in the history of men's surfing, he was representing more than the Brazilian flag.
It was the triumph of an athlete who has had to prove himself since the very beginning of his journey

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Italo Ferreira exclusive: ‘I had to battle to be seen as someone special'

The word’s top amateur and pro surfers are welcomed to the ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan where they are vying for an Olympic spot in Tokyo 2020. The women’s competition begins.

Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

Originals

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Opening Day | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

Indonesia’s Olympic hopeful Rio Waida battles it out on the waves with the world’s best including Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Michel Bourez, Italo Ferreira, Filipe Toledo and Gabriel Medina.

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Men’s Early Rounds | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

United States of America

Jagger

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LeBron

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Mikaela

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Brazil

Rayssa

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Caroline Marks and Filipe Toledo clinched the women's and men's World Surf League's (WSL) 2023 Championship Tour titles respectively on Saturday (9 September) at the series Finals in Lower Trestles, California.
In the women's final match-up, 21-year-old Marks of the US triumphed over Hawaii’s defending champion - and Tokyo 2020

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: Caroline Marks of the United States and Filipe Toledo of Brazil celebrate after finishing first place in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lower Trestles on September 09, 2023 in San Clemente, California.

Caroline Marks (L) and Filipe Toledo (R) celebrate after finishing first place in the 2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lower Trestles 

Caroline Marks secures Paris 2024 spot for USA with 2023 WSL Finals win as Filipe Toledo retains world title

The World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour finals take place at Griffin Colapinto's home break and after narrowly missing qualification in 2021 and 2022, this year, the surfer is in.
Beginning on 8 September, the San Clemente native will go head-to-head with reigning world champion Filipe Toledo on the wave

Griffin Colapinto goes into the 2023 WSL Finals as the second seed.

WSL Tour Finals: Griffin Colapinto's big break at home

The wait to find out the next world champions in surfing is almost over as the 2023 season of the World Surf League's (WSL) Championship Tour comes down to the final 10 men and women going head-to-head at Lower Trestles, California.
Five male and five female surfers remain in contention

Filipe Toledo won the world title at the WSL Finals in 2022 at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California.

WSL Finals: Preview, schedule and how to watch live as next world surfing champions are crowned

Thirty-four of the world’s best surfers, a nine-foot wave and several Olympic quotas ready for the taking.
The penultimate face-off on the WSL Championship Tour could not have higher stakes, or a better stage than the infamous Teahupo’o wave, the venue of the surfing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic

Surfing | Olympic Qualifier | Tahiti Pro 2023

Tahiti Pro takes place on the same wave that will serve as the venue for the Olympic surfing competition at Paris 2024.

2023 Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o: Preview, schedule and how to watch as tour finalists and more Olympic quotas are decided 

Brazil’s Filipe Toledo and Australia’s Ethan Ewing have both secured spots for the men's surfing competition the Paris 2024 Olympic Games through their ranking in the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour 2023.
The two surfers finished first and second at the J-Pro Open stage of the 2023 tour on

Brazil's Filipe Toledo and Australia's Ethan Ewing have provisionally qualified for Paris 2024 \[Getty Images\]

Brazil's Filipe Toledo and Australia's Ethan Ewing have provisionally qualified for Paris 2024 [Getty Images]

Surfing's world no.1 Filipe Toledo and no.2 Ethan Ewing book spots at Paris 2024 Olympics

Filipe Toledo’s tenacity can be chronicled over weeks and years of his illustrious surfing career. For a quick snapshot, however, even four hours in a single competition day can be enough.
Take the El Salvador Pro finals day on June 16. Waking up in the early morning, the Brazilian surfer

Brazil's Filipe Toledo at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games

Tokyo 2020 alternate surfer Filipe Toledo: Olympic qualification 'extra fuel' on mission to defend WSL world title

Surfing at an international competition can be tough on the mind. Now, imagine lounging in a wicker chair on the shore when you hear that your heat started 10 minutes ago.
That is the mental battle that Greece’s Alexandra Kolla had to fight at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games,

Surfing | Olympic Qualifier | ISA World Games | El Sunzal & La Bocana

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Let's Move Beyond Waves: Unpacking mental health strategies among elite surfers

There is no doubt the 2023 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) is going to deliver a thrilling year of surfing.
The season has all the ingredients to cook up a sensational competition with Paris 2024 Olympics qualification on the line, six rookies joining the tour and your favourite

TEAHUPO'O, TAHITI - AUGUST 26: Great conditions building while the 2019 Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o is on hold at Teahupo'o on August 26, 2019 in Tahiti, French Polynesia. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/WSL via Getty Images)

Inside the iconic wave of Teahupo'o Tahiti

2023 WSL Championship Tour preview: Full schedule and stars to watch

Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore made history Thursday (8 September) as she grabbed her eighth world surfing title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals in San Clemente, California. Brazil's Filipe Toledo won the men's title, his first.
Gilmore, 34, broke the record for women's world title wins, previously held by compatriot

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 8: Seven-time WSL Champion Stephanie Gilmore of Australia after winning the World Title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals on September 8, 2022 at San Clemente, California. (Photo by Beatriz Ryder/World Surf League)

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