Surfing

A Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime.

The Southern California native makes history by becoming the youngest to win the Lexus World Surf League Women’s championship at 18-years-old. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2024.

The city of Porto in northern Portugal takes pride in its beaches, old churches and famous port wine. It’s also home to a church where its members surf before they worship.

Para-surfing has been excluded from the Los Angeles Paralympics. But that hasn’t stopped fans and participants of the sport in strengthening their desire for it to be included in future Paralympics.

American gold medalist Caroline Marks spoke Tuesday about the surf conditions in French Polynesia and the sport’s progression to include female surfers on the pipeline. “Teahupo’o is one of the scariest waves in the world but also one of the most beautiful waves in the world.”

After days of weather delays, American Caroline Marks secured her spot atop the podium.

She follows in the footsteps of teammate Carissa Moore, who won the event in Tokyo in 2021, the first time the sport was an Olympic event.

Caroline Marks finished one spot off the surfing podium in Tokyo and will now look to retain the gold for Team USA after Carissa Moore was eliminated.

The celebration led to possibly the best image of the 2024 Games so far.

Strong winds have postponed men’s and women’s Olympic surfing events in Tahiti.

After two high-scoring rounds in the Paris Olympics, Mexico’s Alan Jorge Cleland Quiñonez is out after losing round three on Monday.

A Los Angeles man is ecstatically cheering on his son, Alan George Cleland Quiñonez, as he represents Team Mexico in the Olympics’ surfing competition. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024.

Olympics surfing is back for a second time after its debut in Tokyo.

Tahiti welcomed the 2024 Olympic surfing event with sunshine, songs and Polynesian culture honoring the sport’s ancient roots, nearly 9,800 miles away from the Games’ opening ceremony in Paris.

Griffin Colapinto and Caroline Marks were surprised by friends and family before heading off to surf at the Paris Olympic Games.

Griffin Colapinto and Caroline Marks were surprised by friends and family before heading off to surf at the Paris Olympic Games. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC News on July 18, 2024 at 11 p.m.

At Paris 2024 there will be eight more surfers competing than there were at Tokyo 2020 where the sport made its Olympic debut.

Surfing will return for Paris 2024 after making its Olympics debut at the Tokyo Games, and once again events will take place in the Pacific Ocean.

The steady rise in wave size and strength will likely bring more surfers to the beaches over the next 48 hours. Surfers say they’re closely watching conditions on apps where the cleanest sets will roll in.