Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport paddling side-by-side in the ocean.
Tatiana Weston-Webb, of Brazil, gets into a barrel during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti . Brisa Hennessy, of Costa Rica, surfs during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti . Luana Silva, of Brazil, surfs during the first round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti .
Wave sets were sparse during the early part of the men’s round in the morning, making some competitors feel there was a tough, slow start. Many surfers said they viewed the first round as an opportunity to review their performance and prepare for the next rounds, when surfers start being eliminated from the competition.
In the minutes before the start of their heat, surfers were ferried on a jet ski to a competitor’s boat, where they put on a red, blue or green jersey to help judges and viewers better identify them while competing. Some surfers donned helmets to protect themselves from potential injuries from wiping out on the shallow, jagged coral near the wave.
Saturday’s first round consisted of eight heats of three surfers each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to round three, while the other two surfers will go to round two. In round two, there will be eight heats of two surfers, with the winner advancing to round three and the loser getting eliminated.
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