in a given moment in time. one false start or loss of concentration can mean the end of that dream. caroline marks, she's proud to be among the first group of surfers to compete at the olympics. i think all the surfers are really appreciative that surfing is in the olympics. i think we deserved that level of professionalism. we all work super—hard in our training and in ourfitness and nutrition and things like that, so i think it definitely deserves to be on that level, and it is incredible to be a part of that movement, to be one of the first surfers ever in the olympics, which is so incredible and something that no one can ever take away from you. it is seriously such an honour. i have always been a huge fan of simone biles. i think she is super cool. i think the last summer olympics i was only 13 or 1a, so i was still pretty young and pretty much just kind of watching surf videos, because all i really care about is surfing. karate n olympics, the first and may