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Gabriel Medina appears as though he's levitating after surfing the highest-scoring wave in Olympic history.
"Tamayo was a legendary waterman," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said.
The Hawaiian athlete "got into a bad surfing accident and didnt make it," his daughter announced on Instagram.
Close to 140 surfers braved the frigid water at the 14th annual Christmas Eve "Surfing Santas" festival at Cocoa Beach on Floridas Space Coast.
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The startling image was captured during a Southern California wave-riding contest.
At 14, he won the gold medal at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Panama.
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An Australian official said there's "no chance" Slater will be allowed into the country to compete without a COVID vaccination.
Hawaii's Carissa Moore was one of two surfers to win the first-ever Olympic gold medals for surfing. Brazil's Italo Ferreira won the gold for the men's division.
I just think (its) not fair for me to blow a lifetime opportunity, Italian surfer Angelo Bonomelli said. There is some negligence.