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Picklum soars as big names fall at Banzai Pipeline

The women's competition at the World Surf League's season-opener in Hawaii has reached the quarter-final stage, with Molly Picklum the last Australian standing.

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Surf improving at Pipe Pro but comp postponed again

After initial hopes the World Surf League's Pipe Pro could restart, organisers have delayed again with conditions at the Hawaiian break not lifting as expected.

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Aussie teenager surfs her way to world junior title

Sierra Kerr is the latest Australian to make their mark on the global sporting stage after the teen won the world junior surfing championship in California.

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Fitzgibbons' Games path opened after shock call-up

She fell victim to the World Surf League's mid-season cut but Sally Fitzgibbons still has a chance to ride the waves for Australia at this year's Olympic Games.

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Olympic surfing to be held in Tahiti as planned as opponents agree to new plans

Next year's Olympic surfing competition will be held on Tahiti's Teahupo'o beach as planned, the leader of French Polynesia said, declaring and end to a row between organisers, authorities and environmental groups who opposed the construction of a new judging tower that could threaten coral.

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From bricklaying to Bells Beach: Australian surfer Jackson Baker plots return to the WSL

Since being cut after a narrow loss, the 26-year-old is determined to win back his spot – for himself and in memory of his mum

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Thirteen Aussies to challenge for 2024 world surf title

The World Surf League has confirmed the competitors who will challenge for 2024's elite Championship Tour, with 13 Australians making the cut.

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Emotions flow as Fitzgibbons seals WSL top tour return

Three-time world title runner-up Sally Fitzgibbons has won back her spot on the World Surf League's top tour after dominating the second-tier Challenger Series.

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Caroline Marks: ‘I wasn’t sure if I’d ever find happiness again in my surfing and in myself’

The newly minted world surfing champion opens up about the weight of expectations, what she learned from stepping away from the tour and her unfinished business at next year’s Olympics

The Guardian - US

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ethan Ewing had no answer to Felipe Toledo in the World Surf League event final at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay but he did secure a spot for the Paris Olympics.

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Surf stars forced to wait another day at Jeffreys Bay

The World Surf League has called a lay day in the Corona Open at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa due to poor conditions.

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Australian surfer Ethan Ewing receives death threat as Brazilian rival questions World Surf League judging

Leading Australian surfer Ethan Ewing receives a death threat as Brazilian fans erupt over judging at the Surf Ranch Pro.

ABC News

Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina wins Margaret River Pro men's final, as Carissa Moore claims hat-trick

The Brazilian champion surfer declares he's back following lacklustre competition results and taking time off, as Carissa Moore wins the event for the third time.

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Sally Fitzgibbons joins Kelly Slater as victims of WSL mid-season cut

Australian surf star misses WSL cut for a second straight year as eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore claims top-10 slot

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Stephanie Gilmore keeps it together to make cut at Margaret River

Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore has survived the World Surf League's mid-season cut, holding her nerve to edge out Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan in

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Fitzgibbons misses mid-season cut in World Surf League

Australian Sally Fitzgibbons has missed the World Surf League's mid-season cut, but there was better news for countrywoman Stephanie Gilmore.

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Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater chats about prospect of forced retirement at Margaret River Pro

Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater opens up about the "elephant in the room" — the prospect he is cut from the professional tour and potentially forced into retirement at this weekend's Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

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Ethan Ewing follows in late mother’s footsteps with emotional Bells Beach win

Australian dedicates victory at famous break to his mum Helen who rang the bell in 1983

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The Guardian - AU

The new generation of Australian women planning on world surfing domination

Molly Picklum and Sophie McCulloch are part of a formidable field of six in the world’s top 18 this year

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World Surf League faces two-day delay in Portugal

Strong winds have brought a halt to competition for the first two days of the World Surf League's third stop at Supertubos in Portugal.

ABC News

How Australian surfer Molly Picklum bounced back from disappointment to top the WSL standings

Being ranked number one in the World Surf League is a dream come true for Molly Picklum, but the 20-year-old's rise to the top has not been without its challenges and low points.

The Guardian - AU

Surfing great Kelly Slater to retire after Paris Olympics in 2024

Eleven-time world champion says he will call time on his long and decorated career if he appears at the Games, when he will be 52

The Guardian - AU

Molly Picklum: Australia’s next big surf star breaks through with maiden WSL win

Australia has a new surfing star after Molly Picklum won her maiden World Surf League title with victory at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Hawaii

AAP

Lay day called at Sunset Beach WSL event

Organisers have postponed action at the World Surf League's Sunset Beach stop for at least a day as they wait for better conditions on Hawaii's North Shore.

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Small surf forces WSL layday for stars at Sunset Beach

Competition in the World Surf League event at Sunset Beach, Hawaii is expected to get underway on Tuesday (AEDT) after a layday was called due to small surf.

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