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John John and Carissa are crowned in most categories…save for Crosby Colapinto who bagged Mens VTCS Pipe Masters!

Because surfers are just producers — the swells themselves are the rock stars.

John John wins HIC Pro; locals score "day of the year so far"

After taking care of business on his end in small Pipe|!!| Florence gets a repeat world title in the semifinals thanks to France’s Jeremy Flores knocking out Gabriel Medina. But he loses the Pipe Masters to Flores in the finals.

Keala is a Kauai-born surfer who turned pro at seventeen, and in time qualified for the ASP World Tour. On Tour, Keala charged in heavy waves like Cloudbreak and Teahupoo, where she also earned recognition for being the first woman ever to tow-in in 2005. Then, Keala took a break from surfing to pursue acting. She was in the Hollywood hit movie Blue Crush and was a season regular on the HBO show John From Cincinnati. In the last few years Keala has had much success as the first viable female fre...

Female surfers overcome sexisms toll to earn Olympic berth SALLY HO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Surfer Johanne Defay, of France, leaves the water after a workout at Surf Ranch during practice rounds for the upcoming Olympics Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Lemoore, Calif. Defay is headed to the Olympics for surfings debut at the Games, buoyed by an upset win against reigning world champion Carissa Moore, 28, at the high-intensity Surf Ranch competition last month. Thoug...

Olympics: Female surfers have overcome a long history of sexism in male-dominated sport Share Updated: 8:05 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021 SALLY HO Share Updated: 8:05 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Yeah, right, Thats right. Right, thrills and spills out among the thundering breakers. A headlong race to reach the beach. Yeah. If you have these kind of emotional connection to a space like were talking about with Hawaiians and the ocean and was surfing ...

Comeback Kid: Hayden Rodgers Recovery Story Checking in with the up-and-comer after his near drowning at Pipe, and ahead of the Rip Curl Grom Search Hayden Rodgers, Hawaii. Photo: Pete Frieden Dashel Pierson Link copied to clipboard As Kelly Slater stood onstage, accepting his award for the 2019 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, the mood on the beach at Pipeline suddenly shifted. It went from champagne and cheers, to panic and ambulance sirens. “Watch out,” Slater said mid-speech. “Everybody ...

Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore win 2021 Newcastle Cup April 10, 2021 | Surfing Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore have taken out the 2021 Rip Curl Newcastle Cup at Merewether, New South Wales, Australia. The second event on World Surf League (WSL) 2021 Championship Tour (CT) - the first was the 2020 Billabong Pipe Masters - wrapped up in solid three-to-five foot waves. It was also the first time in nearly 30 years that surfers competed in an elite level competition in Newcastle. In a very tight...

WSL Presents: Watch John John Florence Make History The 2021 Billabong Pipe Masters Presented By Hydroflask Share Updated: Monday, March 8, 2021 The 2021 Billabong Pipe Masters presented by Hydro Flask marked the 50th running of the historic event on the North Shore of Oahu. The event took place under unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a host of safety protocols and a digital-only event. Despite the unique challenges surfers and event sta...