Surfing in Los Angeles 2028 now has a date
From July 15 to 18 and from July 19 to 23 as contingency days; there are indications that for the first time tickets will be charged.
Longboarding will not be part of Los Angeles 2028
The IOC turned down the ISA's request on that and also on the request to increase the number of shortboarder spots.
ISA calls for extending the number of Olympic surfers from 24 to 36 for LA 2028
A response from the authorities is expected in the first quarter of 2025, "probably in March," Aguerre said at the annual general meeting.
Teco Padaratz elected member of the COB board of directors
"Teco's presence at the COB reinforces the commitment to the growth and visibility of surfing in the country," the statement said.
McKenna: “There is no need for all this Olympic bashing. Teahupoo will protect itself”
"If Teahupoo doesn't want the tower, an XXL wave will knock it down. If Teahupoo wants the Olympics, it will put on the biggest show on earth," the photographer added.
The first images of the Teahupoo tower being placed
"The new tower is up. The wave is as perfect as ever. The coral suffered minimal damage," said Tim McKenna.
The Lost Trilogy: The newest video from the newest Olympic surfer, Tim Elter
"I feel very confident, very sure of myself and I will fight for a medal for Germany, without a doubt," he says in an interview.
These are all the teams that have qualified for Paris 2024, those that remain to qualify and where they will be defined
Considering ISA, WSL, technicalities and countries that already have extra slot
Medina is first in line for the ISA World Championships and, if his team wins, for Paris 2024
The Brazilian Surfing Confederation has already established the criteria to make its world and Olympic team if they win the extra slot in Puerto Rico
Lucca, Sol and Leilani will participate in ISA Camp 2 in Teahupoo
From July 10th to 16th, alongside Billy Stairmand, Cody Young and Tiara van der Huls
These would be the qualifiers for surfing in Paris 2024 if the CT ends today
Brisa is still guaranteed; neither Medina nor Ferreira nor Slater nor Kolohe would be surfing Teahupoo
WSL and ISA published criteria for transgender athletes in their events
Bethany Hamilton spoke out against it, proposing an exclusive division for trans people and stating that if the rule is maintained she will not compete in a league event again
Surfing at Paris 2024 will be the only sport that will not have an audience
“There will be no ticket sales for surfing,” says the guide of the great event that opened ticket sales today
Slater on using his pool in Los Angeles in 2028: “It’s something that could be done”
He says that it would be best to use a 20-second version of the wave in which the surfer's potential can be fully exploited.
Brazilian Olympic Committee to award $50.000 to Tokyo 2020 gold medalists
Medina, Italo, Tatiana and Silvana are encouraged; if they win silver they will receive more than 30.000 and bronze more than 20.000
Medina criticizes the Brazilian Olympic Committee for not allowing him to take his wife to Tokyo
“Am I going to have to travel alone? Why is it only happening to me?” the Brazilian wonders. The COB responded that she has nothing to do with surfing.
ISA releases full official list of alternates for Tokyo 2020
Lucia Indurain, Bryan Perez and Ornella Pellizzari are pending
Reports that the Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled are “categorically false,” says the IOC
The Japanese government has joined in with statements that everything remains normal for the games to take place amid the pandemic.
There are no Hispanic Americans on the official panel of judges for Olympic surfing
The head judges are from the ISA, the priority ones are also from the ISA and only three of the seven on the panel are from the WSL.
