Cracked helmets, sutured skin and checks for concussions have been a part of the Paris Olympics surfing competition, as surfers go head-to-head on the treacherous waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
Members of the water safety team move into the impact zone on a jet ski to rescue a surfer under a rainbow during a training day ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti . A water safety team member stands on the reef holding the broken front end of a surfboard for Jack Robinson, of Australia, during a training day ahead the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti .
While there have been no severe injuries so far during the Paris Olympics surfing events, several athletes have gotten stitches, bloody scrapes or large bruises from their heats.Not even an Olympic gold medal can get Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milák to break his silenceAnd there’s been many times in the competition when surfers are pulled out of the water or off the reef by water safety patrollers on jet skis.
Every day starts with a staff briefing on the day’s ocean conditions. As the competition gets underway, the water crew is in constant contact with a water patroller on the tower, which is positioned out in the ocean by the wave.Workers are constantly watching the ocean’s conditions, whether it’s the wind changing direction, shifts in underwater channels or how the tide is impacting the waves, said Puatea Ellis, 42, a water safety worker at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti.
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