The French Kauli Vaast crowned king of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhich took place on Teahupo’o Beach in Tahiti, after winning the gold medal on Monday after beating Australian Jack Robinson in the final. Vaast, born in Vairao, Tahiti, finished his work with 17.67 points and in his first attempt he achieved his best wave of 9.50, which left him as a clear winner over Robinson, who won the silver medal with a score of 7.83.
Vaast, who before entering the Olympics had as his ultimate ambition to be one of the best surfers in the world, went from less to more, and in that rise in level he left behind surfers of the stature of the American Griffin Colapinto and his compatriot Joan Duru. The Frenchman had a long road to gold, having to compete in all the days of the competition, but He saved the best for last, with this 17.67 points (8.50+8.17) being his best performance in the competition..
Vaast, on his quest for gold, suffered a meniscus injury in his left knee in April 2023, but his recovery was quick and he returned to compete in May 2023 at the Surf Ranch Pro in Moore, California. The 22-year-old joins Brazilian Ítalo Ferreira, winner of gold in Tokyo, as historic winners of Olympic surfing gold, which in Paris 2024 completes its second appearance in this competition that brought together the best surfers in the world.
For his part, the Brazilian Gabriel Medina won the bronze in the surfing of the Paris Olympicswhich took place on Teahupo’o Beach, Tahiti, after to beat the Peruvian Alonso CorreaMedina took bronze, the 12th medal for the Brazilian delegation at these Games, after obtaining 15.54 points, achieving his best wave of 7.77 on his fifth attempt, which left him as a clear winner over Correa, who finished with a score of 12.43 (6.83+5.60).
The Brazilian, who was one of the favourites to fight for gold, did not fare well in the semi-finals, where he fell against Australian Jack Robinson, but in the fight for bronze the sea was more benevolent with the South American, achieving his first medal at the Olympic Games. In Tokyo 2020, where his compatriot Ítalo Ferreira took gold, Medina finished in fourth place. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Medina, 30, who took a break from sport in 2022 for mental health reasons following the breakup of her marriage, at these Olympic Games He leaves the best score in surfing, with a 9.90, achieved in the third roundwhere he faced the Japanese Reo Inaba.
Correa, who said before the competition that he was happy to be on this beach in Teahupo’o and to show everything he can do in the water, had a great debut in his Olympic competitions. The Peruvian fell in the semifinals against the local Kauli Vaast. Correa, who did not have such a long preparation for the Olympic trials, had his best performance in the third round, in the clash against the South African Jordy Smith, with a final score of 15.00.
2024-08-06 00:29:21
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