Carrisa Moore is a five-time World Surfing League champion and Olympic Gold medal winner who quit the Championship Tour in 2019 to focus on her happiness. A Hurley ambassador, Carissa tells HELLO! how she rediscovered a love of the water .
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More than 5,000 miles away from Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, the first-ever Olympic surfing competition will take place this weekend.Team U.S.A. will be represented by two men and two women who will ride the waves with 38 other competitors from around the world.Competitors will be riding the waves at Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan.Team U.S.A. is made up with Carrisa Moore, John John Florence, Caroline Marks and Kolohe Andino.As for the pressure, there s even a sports psychiatrist to help the team cope with the emotional tension once the games begin, said Greg Cruse, U.S.A. Surfing CEO. I think the biggest pressure was actually on surfing conditions. So, everyone says that Oh, it s a bad time of year for surfing in Japan, said Cruse. The forecast calls for bigger swells from a potential tropical storm forming South of Japan next week.Judges will be looking for speed, power, and flow from all 40 competitors. Anywhere from head high and little bit overhead and they have an 8 day wait
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Despite his affinity for the icon, Colapinto took down Taj Burrow in the elimination round. Photo: Matt Dunbar/World Surf League
It seems wild Western Australia continues to dazzle and throw competitors surprises and for some reprieve with challenging conditions at Strickland Bay divvying the competitive field up. The wave has proven super-fast, forcing the world’s best to position themselves with critical judgment before generating enough speed and ensuring their maneuvers throw the most water enough to garner the highest points.
Or, as charismatic WSL commentator Ronnie Blakey so eloquently put it after one such turn, “it’s still raining at the Rotto pub with all that spray!