Tahiti is hosting the surfing competition for the Paris Olympics and has been a coveted destination for the sport for decades, but it’s only in more recent years that local surf culture and talent begun to develop among younger generations.
Kelia Gallina, 11, surfs her home shore break during a break in the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti . While Teahupo’o has been a coveted destination for surfers from around the world for decades, it’s only in more recent years that local surf culture and talent has begun to develop across Tahiti .
“Back in the day, there were no kids surfing,” said Bourez, who first hopped on a board as a teenager. Goold is one of the young local surfers Bourez has mentored. Growing up in French Polynesia, Goold said she has spent time on the ocean since before she could remember, but only got serious about surfing around age 8.“I challenge myself by doing things that maybe I don’t want to do,” she said. That means hitting the gym and surfing when the waves are really big. “I just try to train really hard.”
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