Lowers locals hope hosting LA 2028 will help improve beach erosion
And also that the Games' money be used to help bring sand back to the beach; organizers are aware of this but deny they will invest money in it.
A good one for Olympic surfing
The choice of Lowers as the venue is a consolation after the cold showers caused by the rejection of the quota increase in Para Surfing, SUP and Longboard.
The Ski and Snowboard Federation wants to take over surfing in the United States.
Its CEO, former WSL boss Sophie Goldschmidt, saw an opportunity; surfers, the ISA, and the WSL joined forces to support USA Surfing.
"It's very good for surfing that someone from the federation is the president of the Olympic committee."
Fernando Aguerre in an interview about the election of Kirsty Coventry, the IOC President-elect, who arrives after eight years as Vice President of the ISA.
The WSL does what the ISA tells it to do
Something unthinkable a few years ago; but it is the price that the league has to pay if it wants to be part of the Olympic party (which is not a small party and it is worth participating in it)
ISA has requested 16 places for longboarders in Los Angeles 2028
32 in total between men and women; they hope in the first instance that they approve the division and in the second that it is that amount; in the best possible scenario there would be 104 surfers in said games
British Federation received US$ 1,7 million for this Olympic cycle
As they are intended to qualify for Los Angeles 2028, these funds received from the government will only be used for short boards.
Robinson against swimming pools at the Olympics: “If a host country has waves, then let them use them”
"Understanding the ocean is a big part of competitive surfing. It's a great skill that's not at stake in a wave pool," said the Australian.
Perfect, almost friendly Teahupoo with Ethan Ewing
A glassy day, with few people, inviting for a normal human
What's being said about where surfing in Los Angeles can be in 2028
Four well-analyzed options with their pros, cons and degree of probability according to DUKEsurf.com
Olympic forecast: “Chances of a big swell are low”
“The biggest days in the window are more likely to be between head height and double overhead,” Surfline reports.
Signatures are being collected to reverse the IOC decision and for Para Surfing to be part of LA 2028
And Kelly Slater supports them
Filipe's preparation for Paris 2024
An analysis of the same 23 days before the start of the Olympic Games
This is the ranking of boards that will be used in Olympic surfing
Sharp Eye beats a top 5 that includes Mayhem, Channel Island, JS and DHD by a wide margin; click here to watch the full version
Editorial of the week: The only “easy” series of the Olympic Games
Or, the only one who has a clear favorite
ISA publishes official list of surfing substitutes for Paris 2024
Leilani is a substitute for 13 surfers, Sebastián Williams for five, Carlos Muñoz for four, Gonzalo Gutiérrez and Lucía Machado for two each, among others.
The new seeding order is a slap in the face to the WSL
And he points to the ISA World Surfing Games providing a greater incentive for already qualified athletes to give their all in that event (information that appears not to have reached them).
SUP will not be in Los Angeles 2028
The IOC denied the ISA's request to include the new discipline; "the ISA continues with its ambition to include SUP in more multi-sport events," the ISA president wrote in a statement.
