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On 29 July, the weather turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the postponement of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, leading to the last women's round and all finals being postponed. [10] Surfing resumed on 1 August. [9]
The women's shortboard competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was held from 25 July to 5 August at the Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, a French overseas territory in the French Polynesia, located more than 9,320 miles (14,999 km) from Paris.
Both surfers had scores of 12.17 in their heat, but Marks got the win with a higher score of 7.00 on her best surf. Defay scored a 6.50 on her first wave, and a 5.67 on her second (besting Marks ...
In September 2015, surfing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] In June 2016, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the ...
American Caroline Marks celebrates after winning the women's surfing medal at the Paris Olympics, Monday, August 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
All winners of the Paris Olympics surfing competition are first-time Olympic medalists, after defending Olympic women’s champion Carissa Moore of the United States — who won at the Tokyo Games ...
She is the 2023 World Surf League Women's World Tour Champion and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has won multiple national championships and is the youngest woman to compete in a World Surf League event. Marks is the youngest surfer to qualify for the women's Championship Tour. [1] [2]
Caroline Marks won the second Olympic women’s surfing competition in a close battle with Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb in Tahiti. Marks, a Boca Raton native who lives in Melbourne Beach ...