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The two-night premiere of ABC's new summer series "The Ultimate Surfer" will air on Monday, Aug. 23, and Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at 10 p.m. ET and PT, following all-new

Jul 29, 2021 TOKYO – The rainbow appeared suddenly, parting dark gray skies that loomed over a surfing venue as a tropical storm descended, as if the rainbow wanted to peek in. Down below, Carissa Moore was surfing. She would soon trudge out of the water and into the waiting arms of her coaches, who lifted her off the sand and carried her off the beach. An American flag hung from her shoulders like a superhero cape. Across the Pacific Ocean, her relatives clustered around televisions. Well, except for her husband, Luke Untermann, a spouse so unnerved by the history at hand that he had locke...

Pool AFP John John Florence rides a wave during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Olivier Morin/Pool Photo via AP) Surfing is set to make its big Olympic debut in Japan on Sunday, barring any weather forecast changes. Four surfers from Team USA will compete, including two who were born and raised in Hawaiʻi: John John Florence and Carissa Moore. It’s a sport with deep roots in Hawaiʻi. Former Hawaiʻi state senator and surfing world champion, Fred Hemmings co-founded the original professional surfing tour in 1...

Female surfers overcome sexism's 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 surfing's 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. Though there's much excitement and renewed enthusiasm for the women's game, the objectification, pay di...

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, That's 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 we're talking about with Hawaiians and the ocean and was surfing in particular, then you become naturally protective and of it, especially when they're, you suffer...