Paris 2024 Surfing – The rescheduled women’s surfing Round 3 competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 took place on the morning of Thursday, August 1, at Teahupo’o on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Sixteen surfers competed in unpredictable four-to-six-foot waves. While tube rides were available, they were scarce, leading many heats to be decided by turns and carves on the bumpy but clean wave faces. This contrasted sharply with the men’s Round 3 heat held on Monday, July 29.
Over the course of eight heats, the field of 16 women was narrowed down to eight, who advanced to the quarter-finals:
Heat 1: Caroline Marks (USA) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS)
Heat 2: Johanne Defay (FRA) vs. Carissa Moore (USA)
Heat 3: Brisa Hennessy (ESP) vs. Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
Heat 4: Luana Silva (ESP) vs. Brisa Hennessy (CRC)
The competition saw some surprising exits, including the world’s No. 1 surfer, Team USA’s Caitlin Simmers, and local favorite Vahine Fierro, representing France.
Watch Team USA’s highlights at Paris 2024 here.
