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 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.

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

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.

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.

News4’s Tommy McFly learns to surf from champions Courtney Conlogue and Avery McDonald in California. Credits: Producer Haleigh Hoffman and photojournalist Nick Leimbach

Wildlife officials say an aggressive sea otter has been stealing surfboards from surfers off the Northern California coast for weeks.

Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of waves, died in a surfing accident in Indonesia.