WATCH: The surfing wipeouts of the Tokyo Olympic Games
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and last updated 2021-07-28 21:12:27-04
The Olympic debut of surfing at Tokyo 2020 was filled with some memorable moments, including American Carissa Moore becoming the first ever women s Olympic surfing gold medalist.
It was also filled with a few moments that some surfers would probably like to forget.
Watch above for some of the wipeouts that stood out during surfing s historic debut in Japan.
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