Surfing

Olympic surfers locked and loaded.
The names of the 40 athletes who will be surfing at the sports Olympic debut in Tokyo have been confirmed.
A field of 20 women and 20 men will represent 17 different nations and compete for surfing's first Olympic gold medals in 2021.
The qualification

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Meet the 40 athletes surfing at the Olympics including Florence, Igarashi, Moore, and Gilmore

With over a decade of professional surfing experience, no one would call Frederico Morais a newcomer to the sport. However, the Portuguese surf star did not begin garnering international attention until the end of the 2016 season.
Back-to-back second place finishes in the heavy surf of Sunset and Haleiwa beach

Michel BOUREZ

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Top things to know about Portugal's Olympic medal hopeful Frederico Morais

The final round of the women’s competition as Peru’s Sofía Mulánovich clinches the title and South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag earns a qualification spot for Tokyo 2020. The men’s competition begins.

Originals

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Tokyo Bound | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

Miyazaki’s changing conditions cause problems for some of the top names. Jordy Smith and Michel Bourez are eliminated while Rio Waida and Morocco’s Olympic hope, Ramzi Boukhiam, stay in the fight. Portugal’s Frederico Morais secures an Olympic spot.

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Gnarly Waves | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

Indonesia’s Olympic hopeful Rio Waida battles it out on the waves with the world’s best including Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Michel Bourez, Italo Ferreira, Filipe Toledo and Gabriel Medina.

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Men’s Early Rounds | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Michel

Don’t let his bright smile and laid-back attitude fool you. Michel Bourez, one of the best surfers in the world, is famous for his strong power style, relentless competitive approach, and extreme physique, all of which lead to his nickname ‘The Spartan’.
The 35-year-old is one of the three surfers

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Michel ‘Spartan’ Bourez: the Tahitian surfer with Olympic gold on his mind

The wait is over. The world's best surfing stars are back.
Friday (4th December) sees the start of the 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, with the opening events in Hawaii.
The surfers are raring to go, after a 2020 competition drought in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Michel BOUREZ

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Meet the 40 athletes surfing at the Olympics including Florence, Igarashi, Moore, and Gilmore

Top things to know about Portugal's Olympic medal hopeful Frederico Morais

Tokyo Bound | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

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