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Surfing

Teahupo'o, Tahiti

Event Medal

Based in French Polynesia, nearly 16,000km from Paris


FORMAT
Four athletes compete at same time to ride as many waves as possible

Time limit (minutes)


TUBE RIDE
Surfer rides inside hollow barrel of wave for as long as possible

AERIAL
AKA air, booster or getting fins out

Surfer launches into air from top of wave, may perform twist or flip

CUTBACK
Change of direction back towards breaking wave

Helps boost speed at steepest section


Judges: 5
Assess difficulty, innovation, variety, speed, power and flow – how seamless move transitions are

Best two from each heat progress to next round


ETIQUETTE

One rider per wave
1

Interference can incur penalties

Priority
Surfer closest to peak or break has right of way
2


Filipe Toledo (BRA) World Surf Champion 2023


Source: IOC
Picture: Getty Images
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