Leilani McGonagle placed second at the Krui Pro

The Costa Rican showed off her perfect lefts at the now classic tour stop in Indonesia.


Scenarios and unknowns about the substitutes for surfing in Paris 2024

While waiting for the official list, it gives rise to evaluating several situations that could occur.


Leilani McGonagle: “I checked my emails and the subject of one said: ‘CT wildcard,’ and I screamed!”

Meanwhile, Bryan Pérez says: “Last year was about enjoying myself, this year I am going to give my best, wanting to win by teaching surfing and the level I have,” in an interview with the two wildcards of the Punta Roca CT


Lucca, Leilani and Nadia made it to round 3 of the US Open

This is the best result of the year for the surfers from Costa Rica and the Basque Country, the Peruvian has now equalled what he achieved in Ballito


Leilani McGonagle placed third in Cocoa Beach

The Costa Rican still needs a result to get into the challengers and has one event left; the young Rubiana Brownell also made the podium in the event


Leilani McGonagle achieved a podium in Pismo

The Costa Rican placed third in the event; Pérez, Cleland and Corzo were among the top 16


Leilani McGonagle placed third in Huntington and guaranteed herself a spot in the challengers

The North American qualifiers closed and also included Lucca Mesinas and Jhony Corzo in the preliminary phase of the CT; Brisa Hennessy was crowned champion of the women's regional tour


“I made the decision because I had no other choice”

A very frank Leilani McGonagle explains her decision-making process that kept her away from Lima 2019. “I think the surfing part of the Pan American Games was put together in such bad faith,” she says.


Analysis: A slap in the face for Olympic surfing

Having a golden chance to get into Tokyo 2020 or win a Pan American medal, five athletes preferred to go for the QS


Leilani McGonagle and Brisa Hennessy said no to Lima 2019

The two Costa Ricans who qualified chose the US Open. In their place were Colombian Isabella Gómez and Argentine Lucía Indurain.


Leilani McGonagle was one step away from her first CT

The Costa Rican reached the grand final of the trials in Bells but was beaten by Kobie Enright


This Sunday Leilani McGonagle goes for her first CT

If she wins the trials there will be two Costa Ricans in the Rip Curl Pro Bells


Leilani, Brisa and friends on a trip through Indo

The Tica's spent some fun days on the island of the gods


Costa Rica was close to having its first lady at a CT event

Leilani McGonagle placed second in the women's trials at the US Open of surfing. Ainara Aymat of Spain placed fourth


Leilani McGonagle: “I woke up and still didn’t know if it was real”

Interview with the Costa Rican who just won her first QS 3000. “Pinch me? Because I still can’t believe it!” she says


Messinas and McGonagle won the 3000 points of Barbados

In a historic Latin American performance, the Peruvian and the Costa Rican won. Miguel Tudela shone again and placed third