It is important for the world calendar to have these events with such harsh conditions.
In an ideal scenario, the title definition should necessarily include a couple of such events.
Stupidity continues to take over Teahupoo's channel
What's going on there? "Something needs to be done to improve the way they handle the boats. Sooner or later it's going to end badly," said Slater. McKenna, who was on the sidelines, explained and warned: "We won't be this lucky forever."
American surfer died while surfing Teahupoo
“He suffered a wipeout, hit the reef, and fractured two cervical vertebrae. It is the first death on the wave in 26 years.”
The bombs at Teahupoo yesterday and the story from the Coco Nogales lineup
"It was manic yesterday, the swell was solid. It was strong, some tow bombs came out and it was really manic for paddling," the Mexican said.
Colombian Isabella Gómez caught one of the swell bombs at Teahupoo.
"Thank you Jesus," she wrote on her Instagram.
Matahi Drollet and Naiki Vaast appear to have taken both bombs from the swell at Teahupoo
Two giant boxes of water were successfully surfed by Tahitians
One of the most incredible waves ever surfed at Teahupoo (and in history?)
The video of Matahi Drollet's swell and its included wave
Medina requested a wildcard for the Tahiti CT but was denied.
WSL reported that these will go to Kauli Vaast and the winner of the trials
Tom Lowe: “It’s pretty scary not remembering anything”
"Will this be the end of Teahupo'o for me? I really don't know. It will be hard not to return to this magical place," said the Englishman who suffered a serious accident in the wave.
Perfect, almost friendly Teahupoo with Ethan Ewing
A glassy day, with few people, inviting for a normal human
Filipe: “That one hurt a little because I knew it was a theoretically easy drum kit”
“There were two waves where I could have gone, but with the sea rising I was waiting for that wave and ended up not finding it,” explained the Brazilian about his series.
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.
Olympic training goes into red code
It is anticipated that a swell with similar characteristics to the one that took place in August 2011 will be breaking at Teahupoo on July 10 and 11, 2024
A good video to think about Olympic surfing
Eimeo, without any trauma, rather sent like a sick person wants to surf the biggest wave in history in Teahupoo
Keala corrects: The first 10 was hers and not Tatiana's
“I’m getting really tired of the media belittling my generation’s surfing legacies,” he wrote
Filipe Toledo: “Teahupoo is a wave where you have to be extremely careful”
“It exists, that fear exists, I have no way of denying it,” said the two-time world champion in an article published by Globo
DUKE is going to Paris 2024 and, once again, invites you to be part of it
This is what we propose to make another dream, another madness, come true.
Another ISA training camp is coming and the sea is going to be hairy in Chopes
Alonso, Anat, Candelaria, Sanoa, Sarah, Saffi, Teresa and Yolanda will have a busy week at the Olympic surfing venue
The wide and solid tube of Sol Aguirre at Teahupoo
The Peruvian returned to the Olympic surfing venue and is already going all out
ISA recommends helmet use in Paris 2024
Although they will not be mandatory, “the ISA is promoting their use to ensure well-being and safety,” the statement says.
Filipe's late drop to the tube at Teahupoo
The best memory that the current world champion seems to have taken from his first Olympic training of the year
What Medina likes most about Teahupoo
Jessé Mendes revealed this today on the WSL Morning Show; what he considers to be key to him being the surfer with the best performance on the wave in the last 10 years
Teahupoo just for Leo for two hours
"Definitely one of the craziest experiences of my life (...) Probably one of the top five sessions of my life and something I'll probably never experience again," he said.
Joao Chianca surfed solid Teahupoo
After the serious injury he suffered in December in Hawaii, the Brazilian showed himself ready for the Olympic Games
The ISA has accepted two applications for the universality slot, its president announced
“One for a woman and one for a man. We will announce them at the end of this event,” said Fernando Aguerre in the live broadcast of the ISA World Championships; will it be Bryan Pérez and Candelaria Resano?
Two-thirds of drilling on reef for new Teahupoo rig completed
“The storm has passed. The progress of the work has reassured them: the associations were there to observe what was being done, the surfers were passing by the site. There is no longer any controversy,” declared the president of Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson.
The ISA's position is devastating for anyone who wants to build the tower.
It leaves the Tahitian government, Paris 2024 and the IOC in a bad light; the Olympic event can be held without any construction and if someone decides to use it, it is simply because they want to screw up the reef.
Locals report that a new test broke Teahupoo reef again
It was carried out yesterday, Friday; “the goal of showing this damage is to stop this project of the new tower/new foundations and find another solution,” said local Lorenzo Avvenenti
Editorial of the week: It's the fault of the Tahitian government and it is they who must be convinced to stop the tower
Are you going to tell me that there is no technology to film the event, judge it and follow it remotely without touching the reef?
Kirra Pinkerton: “Everyone is too scared to talk about the WSL”
The young American, 2022 ISA world champion, shared her truths about why surfers don't talk or talk little about the league and the Olympic tower
Matahi Drollet: “They have been lying to us”
Builder of WSL tower foundations in Tahiti says they are "intact"; Slater proposes using them for new one
Paris 2024 partially gave in and will build a smaller tower for Olympic surfing
They will use a smaller, lighter one with fewer staff; they cannot use the wooden one because it does not meet safety standards, they say.
Teahupoo residents protest against new Olympic tower
With a value of five million dollars and a risk of impact on the ecosystem according to locals, they ask that the one that is already installed be used
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
From Teahupoo to El Gringo almost without stops
In these weeks, Joaquín del Castillo is one of the most intubated beings on the planet
Olympic surfers to stay on cruise ship
New judges' tower worth 5,1 million dollars is already being built
Air Tahiti strike delayed arrival of Sol, Leilani, Lucca and Billy at ISA camp in Teahupoo
Four of the six members were stranded in New Zealand because the airline employees demanded better salaries and better working conditions.
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
My first time at Teahupoo with Bryan Perez: “It’s a dream come true”
“This is one of the most beautiful and special places I have ever known in my entire life,” says the Salvadoran who is participating in the ISA training camp.
First ISA camp in Teahupoo with Cande, Bryan and Alan
Teahupoo trains by pumping alongside Saffi Vette and Shino Matsuda at a camp run by Tereva David
Five hours of big, perfect Teahupoo a couple days ago
An impeccable broadcast of a historic day at the end of the route
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
Medina will not go to Teahupoo and will be replaced by Nathan Hedge
The legendary Australian, semi-retired, returns to the elite; Vahine Fierro will be a local wildcard and Yago goes for Kolohe, whose reasons for absence are unknown; review the series
Caitlin Simmers at Teahupoo
Training for Paris 2024? Definitely. With the special presence of Colombian Izzi Gómez
One of the heaviest hits of recent years, told by its protagonist
Peruvian Rodrigo Reinoso recounted how he survived one of the worst situations one can be in at Giant Teahupoo
What happened on the orange boat that almost got eaten by Teahupoo
Narrated by Natxo González, who was above him
The ISA has already made its first on-site technical visit ahead of Olympic surfing in Paris 2024
Its CEO was in Tahiti and reported on Twitter, describing the trip as "intense and productive."
The difficulty of Teahupoo demonstrated by one of the best in heavy waves
Russel Bierke takes a few knocks before finding his way around the dangerous Tahitian pearl that will host Paris 2024
Justine Dupont: “He told me to excuse him, that he hadn’t seen me”
Another tense moment occurred in the Teahupoo lineup yesterday; the Frenchwoman brushed against a local bodyboarder. Both emerged unscathed.
Teahupoo super swell from the inside with Matahi Drollet
From the storm of the year to the flooding caused by the storm surge
Breaking news: WSL cancels Tahitian stage; top 5 to be decided in Mexico
Increase in Covid cases in Tahiti put the island in a state of emergency
Medina clarified that he is in favor of vaccines and that he did not receive them due to scheduling conflicts
“The vaccine saves lives, it was my mistake not to have been able to schedule it,” he clarified in the face of controversy after announcing that he would miss Tahiti for not being vaccinated
Tahiti regulations make life difficult for unvaccinated surfers
The government is asking for 10 days of quarantine for them and the start date of the waiting period is five days after the Mexican event.
IOC confirms surfing in Paris 2024 with Teahupoo as host
Everything indicates that SUP will not be present at this edition of the Olympic Games
Aritz on his trip to Tahiti: “It was an epic few days”
After about five months, the Basque was reunited with his beloved heavy waves; “he knows well the fact of feeling a bit of that tension again,” he told DUKE
Back in the water after quarantine to surf these bombs
This is how Teahupoo reopened after the Covid-19 lockdown in Tahiti
Tahiti is surfing again
After 48 days with the beaches closed, Jeremy Flores celebrated: “It's so good to see you again, thank you Mother Nature,” he wrote on social media
“It is strange to lose freedom and life as you conceived it from one moment to the next”
Interview from quarantine: The quintessential traveling surfer, Jonathan Gubbins, forced into confinement, with boards hanging, passport stored away but eagerly awaiting the next tube trip
The best tubes in the world chosen by five specialists
Brett Barley, Alex Gray, Anthony Walsh, Nathan Florence and Dane Gudauskas awarded the best tubes in the world
Medina won in Tahiti and moved into second place in the rankings
"Now I can start thinking about the title," said the Brazilian who turned the final around against Owen Wright in the last 90 seconds
Everything is legal according to the WSL: Filipe presented a medical certificate
"It's a similar situation to Slater's, just because someone can surf doesn't mean they're at the high levels needed to compete," the League said.
Filipe Toledo will not compete in the US Open due to injury
Apparently the scratches from Teahupoo reef took some time to recover and be ready for the CT.
Filipe for the title: He took this bomb in Teahupoo today
He's been in Tahiti for a week preparing for the seventh CT. He also left a nice piece of meat on the reef.
