Colombian Isabella Gómez appears on the main list of the Jaws Big Wave Challenge, which opened its waiting period on November 15 and runs until March 31.

Gomez is on the select list of 12 big wave surfers who will compete in the tournament on the feared Maui break.

The official list is as follows:

1 - Paige Alms (HAW)
2 - Felicity Palmateer (AUS)
3 - Annie Reickert (HAW)
4 - Keala Kennelly (HAW)
5 - Emily Erickson (HAW)
6 - Michaela Fregonese (BRA)
7 - Bianca Valenti (USA)
8 - Skylar Lickle (HAW)
9 - Justine Dupont (FRA)
10 - Raquel Heckert (BRA)
11 - Laura Enever (AUS)
12 - Izzy Gomez (COL)

These 12 surfers will be divided into two semi-finalists out of six and the top three per heat will advance to the grand final.

The event brings the great novelty of a priority system in heats of six surfers, something never implemented before; in Tokyo 2020, priority of five surfers was used.

On the men's side, the guests are as follows:
1 - Billy Kemper (HAW)
2 - Ian Walsh (HAW)
3 - Nathan Florence (HAW)
4 - Kai Lenny (HAW)
5 - Makua Rothman (HAW)
6 - Lucas Chianca (BRA)
7 - Russell Bierke (AUS)
8 - Nic von Rupp (PRT)
9 - Eli Olson (HAW)
10 - Torrey Meister (HAW)
11 - Koa Rothman (HAW)
12 - Nic Lamb (USA)
13 - Grant Baker (RSA)
14 - Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
15 - Albee Layer (HAW)
16 - Tyler Larronde (HAW)
17 - Jojo Roper (USA)
18 - Ty Simpson-Kane (HAW)
19 - Matt Bromley (RSA)
20 - Francisco Porcella (ITA)
21 - Trevor Carlson (HAW)
22- Tom Lowe (GBR)
23 - Aaron Gold (HAW)
24 - Greg Long (USA)

The other event that is waiting for waves is the Jaws tow-in event, which has the Basque Axi Munian and the Chilean Rafael Tapia on the waiting list.

Nine teams will compete and go into the water twice; the surfer who receives the two highest scores will win the tournament.

The teams are as follows:
Team 1: Lucas Chianca (BRA) & Kai Lenny (HAW)
Team 2: Nic von Rupp (PRT) & Pedro Scooby (BRA)
Team 3: Andrew Cotton (GBR) & Will Skudin (USA)
Team 4: Rodrigo Koxa (BRA) & Kealii Mamala (HAW)
Team 5: João De Macedo (PRT) & Antônio Silva (PRT)
Team 6: Sebastian Steudtner (DEU) & Daniel Goldberg (USA)
Team 7: Maya Gabeira (BRA) & Pierre Rollet (FRA)
Team 8: Michelle des Bouillons (BRA) & Ian Cosenza (PRT)
Team 9: Justine Dupont (FRA) & António Laureano (PRT)

Substitutes:
Rafael Tapia (CHL) and Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
Éric Rebière (FRA) & Pierrot Caley (FRA)
Axier Muniain (EUK) & Francisco Porcella (ITA)

Outside of the tournament, the WSL put up half a million dollars for the surfer who breaks the Guinness record for the biggest wave ever surfed, which is currently held by German Sebastian Steudtner: 86 feet or 26,21 meters, which he surfed on October 29, 2021 in Nazaré.