It was only two months ago Filipe Toledo's 2023 campaign looked like it might be derailed when he hurt his knee in a Round of 16 heat against Jadson Andre.
Santa Cruz's Nat Young tied for 17th place Thursday at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, event No. 4 on the World Surf League’s Challenger Series.
As competition kicked off today at the VIVO Rio Pro, the Championship Tour had a GOAT-sized hole missing from the competitive field – Kelly Slater was absent. Then, in a social media post on the opening day of competition, the World Surf League revealed that Slater had withdrawn from competition .