Tahiti Bound: The Essential Guide to Competitive Surfing at Teahupo'o

Qualifying for the ‘CT as a teenager, 2018 Rookie of the Year and 2023 World Champion Caroline Marks was raised on the same stretch of

Since Jack Robinson has been in the public eye for more than a decade and a half-touted as a prodigious youth talent as a teenager-it's

Famously, Tatiana Weston-Webb was already getting barreled at places like Pipeline in utero, riding in her mother, professional bodyboarder

The three-time WSL World Champion has been a perennially consistent standout at Teahupo'o, winning the event again in 2014, 2018, and

France's Johanne Defay first learned to surf on Reunion Island, France's other idyllic, tropical surf destination, albeit in the Indian

Powerful, progressive, and relentlessly competitive, Tyler Wright won back to back World Titles in 2016 and 2017. At 14, Tyler became

North County San Diego's Caity Simmers burst onto the scene at 13, alongside a generation of female surfers unlike any before them,

Born on Oahu's South Shore in 1992, Carissa Moore grew up like so many Hawaiian groms, learning to surf at Waikiki as waves like Baby

The Pride of Saquarema, and the rising star of one of Brazilian surfing's royal families, Joao Chianca, aka Chumbinho, burst onto the scene

Queensland's Ethan Ewing grew up on the idyllic, remote island just north of Australia's Gold Coast, and at a young age showed signs of the

Raised on the sand at Pipeline and striking swells to Tahiti since he was a teenager, at 31, Hawaiian-born 2x World Champion John John

South Africa's well-mannered madman. As much of a thrill seeker as he is a hardened competitor, Matty McGillivray is a product of the

Filipe Toledo has thoroughly earned that title, which once belonged to Rob Machado, since arriving on the scene more than a decade ago. The

Surfing for his parent's native Japan, Kanoa was the first surfer officially confirmed for the host country of the Tokyo Olympics, well

Raised on the ripple North African right points in and around Taghazout Bay, Moroccan goofy foot Ramzi Boukhiam possesses one of the most

Growing up surrounded by world class waves in of surfing's true international mecca's, Rio Waida is the first Indonesian to qualify for the

Born in Hawaii to Brazilian parents, Luana's surfing days started early and strong. Luana's name means "happiness"and fits the young

One of the most universally adored personalities on tour, Brisa Hennessy is the product of two of the most idyllic environments in the surf

Jordy Smith was born in South Africa, the son of one of the country's most respected board builders, Graham Smith.

In his second Olympic appearance representing Italy, Leo will be ready to seize the opportunity in the Tahitian gladiator pit, for the

Growing up in a tightnit, coastal community on Australia's Central Coast, Molly Picklum has become one of the most exciting young

Raised a cobblestone's throw from the most high-performance wave in California, Griffin Colapinto has evolved from a Southern California

Championship Tour icons break down what it takes to send it on one of the heaviest waves in the world. At Tahiti's premiere surfing

Sophomore phenom Molly Picklum sits down with Joe Turpel before the Western Australia Margaret River Pro to talk about requalifying, the

Italian Leonardo Fioravanti sits down with Joe Turpel and discusses discovering his talent for surfing at a young age, his unrelenting

What makes this slab of reef so ridiculously special? We asked the heavies to break it down for us.

Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Brissa Hennessy, and Teresa Bonvalot discuss what making history in Tokyo meant to them. They talk

2023 World Champion Filipe Toledo sits down with Joe Turpel to discuss winning his second straight World Title at the Rip Curl WSL Finals.

The Championship Tour's Brazilian hopefuls discuss the pride and patriotism of their journey towards qualification. As they strive to

The Championship Tour's top US surfers break down the fierce competition for qualification between their fellow Americans. Carissa Moore,

John John Florence, Kolohe Andino, and Kanoa Igarashi reflect on their 2020 experience, discuss the memories they'll cherish most, and

Ethan Ewing of Australia has secured preliminary qualification to represent his country at the 2024 Olympics.