Kauli Vaast from French Polynesia and Caroline Marks from the United States won gold medals in surfing at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti on Monday.
Find Insider Deals for items perfect around the house and on the goKauli Vaast, of France, celebrates after winning the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
Cheers and tears erupted from boats floating near the wave and crowds of spectators along the shore as the men's final match ended in the afternoon as Vaast pumped his arms into the air in victory after beating Jack Robinson from Australia, who received the silver medal.The women's gold medal match ended about thirty minutes later, with Marks beating Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil, who was awarded the silver medal.
All winners of the Paris Olympics surfing competition are first-time Olympic medalists, after defending Olympic women’s champion Carissa Moore of the United States — who won at the Tokyo Games, where Olympic surfing debuted — But by the afternoon waves grew larger and more frequent, giving athletes a chance to impress judges with the time they spent inside the barrels. At one point during the competition a whale jumped out of the water while surfers were in the water.
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