Analysis shows consistency in Olympic judging and "weakens" Medina's position
Folha de Sao Paulo reviewed all the scores of all the series judged in Tokyo
Carissa Moore and Duke Kahanamoku honored in the U.S. Senate
The Hawaiians added one more recognition to their legendary career
There will also be no Japanese public at Tokyo 2020
An increase in Covid cases and subsequent tightening of measures by the local government led to the decision being taken
Daniella Rosas and Lucca Mesinas will be the flag bearers of Peru in Tokyo 2020
A giant signal from the Peruvian Olympic Committee about the importance of surfing in the country
Fioravanti got into Tokyo 2020
Jordy Smith will not be able to recover from his injury in time and the Italian is the first substitute. "It's one of the most exciting moments of my career," said Leo
ISA approves most CTs absent from the 2020 or 2019 World Surfing Games as eligible for Tokyo 2021
The only one who was given the cold shoulder was the Frenchman Joan Duru; Leo Fioravanti remains the main substitute for several of the CT members
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
The ticket was bought: I'm leaving, I'm leaving; where I stay and how I pay for it is another matter.
The fight continues! But it is good to stop and be thankful and appreciate the first great achievement that was achieved thanks to the help of all those who joined in to support this madness; now we are going for the lodging.
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
John John: Time is not on your side
In an interview with The Manual magazine, Florence admits that her itinerary is adjusted to arrive in good shape for Tokyo 2020
DUKE is going to Tokyo, no matter what, and he wants to take you with him (at least in his heart)
We propose the following to make it real
Brazil guaranteed vaccine for its Olympic athletes
Medina, Ferreira, Weston-Webb and Lima are going to Tokyo protected (if they find time in their schedules to get vaccinated)
Tokyo 2021 will not have foreign public
More than 90% of Japanese believe it is better for events to have as few people as possible
A Chilean and an Argentinian among the official ISA photographers for Tokyo 2021
Pablo Jimenez and Pablo Franco will be, along with Sean Evans and Ben Reed, the artists of the images that will be at the debut of surfing in the maximum multi-sport test
Fernando Aguerre: “There is no ISA rule that orders or gives directives on the classification system of each country”
The president of the organization that leads world surfing denied what the FENTA spokesperson has been saying
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.
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
John John approved that the WSL final be in Lowers
In an interview with the Olympic Channel, the Hawaiian also said that he prefers winning gold in Tokyo to a third world title.
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.
Tokyo 2022? Tokyo 2020 member said there should be an option to postpone the Games again
"The economy of Japan and the world will be seriously affected," the authority said.
Tokyo 2020 chief says there is no guarantee there will be an Olympics in 2021
"Humanity should be able to unite all its technology and wisdom to work hard and develop treatments, medicines and vaccines," the authority said.
It's official: Tokyo Olympics will change dates
The Japanese government and the IOC announced in a joint statement that they will be held “at a date after 2020, but no later than summer 2021.”
Tokyo 2020 Games to be postponed, says senior IOC member
“The parameters from here on out have not been determined but the games will not start on July 24, that I do know,” Dick Pound said.
Australia has withdrawn its athletes from Tokyo 2020 (if the games take place on the original date)
The International Olympic Committee has for the first time seriously considered changing the date due to the coronavirus pandemic and says it will make a decision after four more weeks of discussions
IOC approves Teahupoo as host city for surfing in Paris 2024
"Surfing is a sport for the new era of games and this approach to Paris 2024 demonstrates how our values are aligned," said ISA President Fernando Aguerre.
Aguerre on the coronavirus: “We continue working based on the fact that the Games start at the end of July”
The ISA president is aware that surfing's debut could be affected but prefers to be optimistic
The coronavirus put Olympic surfing (and all the Games) in a delicate situation
"It's a big, big, big decision and we can't make it until we have reliable data to base it on," one IOC member said in an interview.
Slater will have to participate in the 2020 World Surfing Games
If John John or Kolohe gets injured before Tokyo 2020 and the best in history wants to remain eligible, it is a condition that he be in the race. The same criteria applies to Filipe Toledo, Lakey Peterson and Ryan Callinan, among others.
Paris 2024 Organizing Committee chooses Tahiti as host of surfing event
Favorable wave conditions during the date of the event were key to making the decision; now it remains for the IOC to approve
The candidate venues for the 2020 World Surfing Games are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Japan, Spain and Australia
The International Surfing Association is charging the most expensive fee in history and the interest is huge because it will be one of the biggest championships ever held.
John John: “My knee is not feeling 100%”
“Not very well either,” the two-time champion said, adding that he probably won’t risk it if that situation doesn’t turn around before the Pipe Masters.
Slater will have to work hard at Pipe to beat John John and qualify for Tokyo 2020
These are the scenarios for the definition of the second American Olympic place in the debut of surfing at the games
John John: “The Pipe Masters and the Olympics are just around the corner”
The Hawaiian insists he will be back for the final leg and wants to keep Kelly out of Tokyo 2020; he is also entered in the Haleiwa and Sunset QSs
Confirmed: Tatiana Weston and Johanne Defay will be in Tokyo 2020
Four of the eight have already been guaranteed in the debut of surfing in the Olympic Games through the CT
Jeremy Flores was also confirmed for Tokyo 2020
Four of the 10 men's CT qualifiers have already secured their place in surfing's debut at the Olympic Games
Hareb has passed and the fight for Brisa Hennessy to secure a place in Tokyo 2020 continues
The Kiwi did not have to enter the water because the Hawaiian Malia Manuel withdrew from the event, now she will face Carissa Moore and the Costa Rican Johanne Defay
It's official: Kolohe Andino qualified for Tokyo 2020
Four out of 10 have now secured a spot in surfing's debut at the Games through the CT
Officially announced: Igarashi qualified for Tokyo 2020
“I am happy to be part of a giant moment for our sport,” said the Japanese
Costa Rica can guarantee qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this week
The fight is set between Brisa Hennessy and Kiwi Paige Hareb. As for Brisa's permanence in the CT through the CT, she still has work to do.
The list of potential and confirmed qualifiers for surfing in Tokyo 2020 as of today
The 18 CT spots were all confirmed yesterday in Pipe, now it remains to define the rest in the historic World Surfing Games 2020; 12 spots remain available
It's official: Jordy, Steph and Sally are already in Tokyo 2020
This was just announced by the WSL after today's series at the Quik and Roxy Pro
Analysis: The fine print that almost provisionally qualified Sofia for Tokyo 2020 at the 2019 ISA World Cup
(And that could still classify it)
Olympic surfing chief judges to be chosen by ISA
And the general panel will have half of members from the ISA and half from the WSL.
Who would have set foot in Tokyo 2020 if the 2018 WSG were treated as if they were this year's?
An exercise worth keeping in mind for everything that is to come
This year's World Surfing Games and their implications for Olympic qualification
A qualifier cannot be officially announced once the tournament is over.
Slater will go to the World Surfing Games in Japan this year
Kelly doesn't want to miss surfing's debut at the Olympic Games
Special: One year after the debut of surfing in Tokyo 2020
A 10-step Olympic surfing tune-up with everything you need to know about the process
Kelly Slater doesn't know if she will go to the 2019 World Surfing Games
And with this, she casts doubt on her participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “I don’t know how I feel about the Olympics now anyway,” she declared.
Tokyo 2020 surfing test event kicks off with small waves
Forty Japanese are competing in a tournament in Shidashita that imitates the sport's Olympic debut
All signs point to Slater being at this year's ISA World Surfing Games
If he doesn't do it, he won't be able to go to Tokyo 2020. He himself confirmed today in an interview with the WSL that after John John Florence's withdrawal, they gave him a vacancy due to injury.
IOC accepts Paris recommendation to include surfing in 2024 games
Second test passed for the ISA. “Today’s announcement moves Surfing even closer to long-term Olympic inclusion,” they say in a statement
This is how anti-doping testing is expected to work for CT athletes
The best of each test, surfers drawn and all may be tested without prior notice at any time when they are not competing.
Analysis: ISA is on the highest pedestal in its history
Two announcements in three days made it clear that in just a few years there was a very radical change of polarities in the world of surfing.
Ahead of Tokyo 2020, the WSL has restructured its anti-doping testing program
CT athletes will be subject to both in- and out-of-competition testing and placement requirements, conducted and managed by the WSL and the International Testing Authority.
For Olympic purposes, Tahitian athletes changed their flag to that of France.
The archipelago is not recognized by the International Olympic Committee
“Daniel deserved to participate, but perhaps they want their athletes to be only elite”
PASA President and ISA VP Karín Sierralta explains why she believes the Colombian Olympic Committee decided not to register the athlete in Lima 2019
Parisian town of Sevran has applied to host surfing at the 2024 Olympics
They propose that it be done in a Wavegarden that will be operational from 2023
Kelly Slater: “I have Olympic qualification in mind”
The American said that while it is very likely that he will retire at the end of the year, this could change if he gets into Tokyo 2020
Surfing has an Olympic pictogram for the first time in history
The image of sport in the Olympic world: A regular footer performing a frontside grab, with a single fin?
ISA insists on rule requiring CTs to compete at World Surfing Games
The top three CT athletes as of June this year must be at the event and those who qualified for the 2020 event, if they do not, will not be able to be in Tokyo 2020.
The challenging impact that Tokyo 2020 will bring to surfing marketing
The only logo that will be allowed on each piece of equipment will be that of the manufacturer. There will also be items that will not be allowed to be used due to their “potential for abuse.”
Tickets for the Tokyo 2020 surfing event will cost $27
The organization already plans to sell tickets in case there are no waves and the “contingency days” have to be used.
Surfing was officially invited to Paris 2024 by the local organizing committee
In what is the first big step towards the second inclusion, the Parisians asked the IOC to be present. Skateboarding, climbing and breakdancing were also invited.
British surfing team receives $240.000 for Olympic surfing
It will be focused on elite athletes who have a chance of getting into Tokyo 2020. A much smaller amount than what some Latin American countries receive.
Why does Costa Rica already have one foot in Tokyo 2020?
Very few scenarios could take Costa Rica out of surfing's debut at the Olympic Games
Little or no progress has been reported on the site where Slater's pool is supposed to be built in Japan
Journalist Jamie Tierney visited the site and found little activity. Early reports had indicated that it would be ready in March 2019.
Government support for Latin American surfing federations is scarce
An analysis of the figures that emerged from a survey conducted by DUKE on public contributions to sport in the subcontinent
This year's Pan American Surfing Championship will use a different system for team ranking
For the qualification to Lima 2019, only the Open men and Open women categories will be added.
The Olympic and Pan American implications of these World Surfing Games in Japan
Between September 15 and 22, the route for Tokyo 2020 will begin to be drawn up and the first athletes for Lima 2019 will be defined.
How much money does each Latin American surf federation receive from the government?
In the last three years, more than four million dollars from public coffers have been allocated to sport in the subcontinent
The qualification criteria for the surfing event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A step-by-step of all the possible scenarios that will lead to surfing's first participation in the games
This is the classification criteria for the Lima 2019 surfing event
This is how the list of 88 athletes who will compete in the different disciplines in the first participation of the table in the Pan American Games is made up.
World Champion Brisa Hennessy now represents Costa Rica
“My family and I are very excited. Being able to represent Costa Rica, the country where I was born, is a dream for me,” said Brisa.
Analysis: The pool in Japan and an opportunity that could fill the WSL's coffers
Speculations over WSL's fanatical attempt to convince Olympic Committee to use one at Tokyo 2020
Construction of a Surf Ranch in Tokyo begins in September
Slater's pool will be built in 2019 near where the surfing event for the Olympic Games is planned. However, it is officially known that the event will be held in the sea.
