On the cover photo: Matthew McGillvray, who breaks at Teahupoo, has made it into the qualifying zone. Photo: WSL/Heff 

With two of the 10 stages of the WSL regular season now contested, the landscape of those who qualify for surfing in Paris 2024 through the most hierarchical entry point, the WSL CT, is very interesting.

The two Brazilian qualifiers are not the same as those from Tokyo 2020, Medina and Ferreira, but Toledo and the young Chianca. John John would be repeating and Colapinto making his debut; South Africa would have full quotas in the men's category with Jordy and Matt and Robinson and Ewing making their debuts.

Slater, who wants to go so badly, is far away because he not only has John John and Griffin but also his compatriots Seth Moniz and Nat Young ahead of him in the rankings.

Among the women, Brisa Hennessy is comfortably inside, Steph Gilmore would be left out and Tyler Wright and Molly Picklum would be making their debuts; due to the limited variety of countries at the women's level, Bonvalot, who is replacing injured people, would be qualifying, as would Johanne Defay, who has not yet competed in any stage.

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If the tour were to end today, the qualifiers for the surfing event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place in Teahupoo, in principle, between July 27 and 29, would be:

MEN
1: Jack Robinson (AUS)
2: Filipe Toledo (BRA)
3: Joao Chianca (BRA)
4: Leo Fioravanti (ITA)
5: Griffin Colapinto (USA)
6: John John Florence (USA)
7: Ethan Ewing (AUS)
8: Jordy Smith (RSA)
9: Matthew McGillivray (RSA)
10: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) - Rio Waida (INA) tied

WOMEN 
1: Carissa Moore (USA)
1: Molly Picklum (AUS)
3: Tyler Wright (AUS)
4: Gabriela Bryan (USA)
5: Hennessy Breeze (CRC)
6: Tatiana Weston (BRA)
7: Teresa Bonovalot (POR)
8: Johanne Defay (FRA)