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More than 5,000 miles away from Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, the first-ever Olympic surfing competition will take place this weekend.Team U.S.A. will be represented by two men and two women who will ride the waves with 38 other competitors from around the world.Competitors will be riding the waves at Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan.Team U.S.A. is made up with Carrisa Moore, John John Florence, Caroline Marks and Kolohe Andino.As for the pressure, there's even a sports psychiatrist to help the team cope with the emotional tension once the games begin, said Greg Cruse, U.S.A. Surfing CEO."I thin...

Pete Mel Dominates Mavericks Awards; Justine Dupont Wins Female Performer of the Year Friday May 14, 2021  At 6 p.m. on the evening of May 13, the inaugural Mavericks Awards were broadcast right here on The Inertia. Big wave contests are hard to do right. They’re generally one-day events. But the Mavericks Awards succeeded in that it was a culmination of a season’s worth of video clips from the iconic wave, submitted for judges at the end of the waiting period. Thursday night celebrated the hard-charging winter that was, a moment to salute the big wave world. As many would e...

The Mavericks Awards will air live on theinertia.com at 6 p.m. PST, Thursday May 13th to celebrate Mavericks and the fearless individuals who surf it.

All-Time: Mavs & ‘The Biggest Swell of the Decade’ by Drone Thursday May 13, 2021 , we’ve collaborated with videographer Abe Alarcon, who spent much of this historic winter documenting the action at Mavs by drone. The following is Abe’s firsthand account of filming “the biggest swell of the decade,” his anticipation and nerves the night before, and what he’s taken from the experience. It was close to midnight on January 9 when the swell fully hit buoys outside of California. I vividly remember sitting at the table with photographer Ben Schutzer inside our hotel room, l...

O’Neill Regional Wave of the Winter Winners Announced! Bomb-baggers throughout the U.S. and Caribbean score $1,000 -- and bragging rights Bomb-baggers throughout the U.S. and Caribbean score $1,000 -- and bragging rights Presented By Link copied to clipboard Never in the history of the O’Neill Regional Wave of the Winter has there been so much diversity in our field of entrants and, ultimately, our short list of winners. Some are defending champions. Some have never won it before. Some are young ladies. Some are 50-year-old men.  But after a four-month holding period (December 1, 2020-Ma...