"You're out there in mother ocean and anything can happen" Mathea Olin competed at the Canadian National Surf Championships in Tofino, B.C., on May 12. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Canada isn't known as a top surfing country— but that could soon change. Tofino surfer Mathea Olin,16, made history recently in Peru. She...
Peruvian teammates Lucca Mesinas and Daniella Rosas were crowned Shortboard Gold Medalists at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on Sunday, which makes them almost certain to earn qualification slots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
PUNTA ROCAS, Peru — Surfer Mathea Olin floated on her longboard Sunday off the Punta Rocas beach, watching the ocean and waiting for the right moment to make her move.
The 10-foot waves that were consistent through the morning and early in her 30-minute heat at the Pan Am Games had gone quiet.
The timing couldn’t have been worse. With the clock ticking, Olin eventually found some late waves but couldn’t score enough points to catch Peruvian opponent Maria Fernanda Reyes.
LIMA, Peru — Surfers Kevin Schulz of the United States and Cody Young of Canada made history on Monday as the first competitors in the ocean during the sport’s debut in the Pan American Games.
Young earned 10.43 points to Schulz’s 7.50 at Punta Rocas beach, a reef break located about 38 miles (60 kilometers) south of the Peruvian capital of Lima. Surfing will also make its Olympic debut next year in Tokyo, and is one of the “wait and see” sports at the Pan Am Games. That means top man and woman surfers not yet qualified for the Olympics will earn a spot, although the top finishers from the Pan Ams won’t be confirmed until May 2020.
Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to feature surfing on the programme
LIMA, Peru — One of the sports making its Olympic debut next year is creating waves so large they’re being felt in Peru — and two Canadian athletes are hoping to ride them all the way to Tokyo.
Surfers Cody Young and Bethany Zelasko are in Lima at the Pan Am Games, where the shortboard event they are competing in offers direct qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games.
With Olympic hopes in the air, this year Rip Curl Nationals seen many new faces from far and wide gunning to represent the Canadian flag. This year’s freshest face from Sydney, Australia took down the field, taking second place in nationals and first place in the Olympic team selection. Adding to the elite line up of Cody Young, Peter Devries, Shane adds a tremendous amount of talent going into the qualifiers toward representing Canada on the Olympic stage. For many, including ourselves who have no clue who Shane is, we sent him a Six Set Q&A learn what he is all about.
VICTORIA (June 7, 2019) – Surf Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced Canada’s first-ever surfing team nominated to compete at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The seven surfers qualified for Team Canada based on results from the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games or...
Canada’s top longboard surfers were hanging five last week at Côte des Basques in Biarritz, France for the 2019 ISA Wolrd Longboard Surfing Championships.
Team Canada athletes Asia Dryden (Tofino), Christian Thomson (Sooke), Lydia Ricard (Tofino), and Liv Stokes (California-based Canadian) joined 102 surfers from 31 countries for eight days of competition at the world-class wave renown for being the birthplace of European surfing.
Surfing debuts as Olympic sport at Tokyo Games in 2020 and Canadians hope to be part of 1st wave.
While many wave riders might not consider Canada a top international destination, surfers from British Columbia say they have a good shot of making it to the 2020 summer games in Tokyo for the sport’s Olympic debut.
Bethany Zelasko and Peter Devries crowned Canadian Champions at 2019 Rip Curl Nationals. Devries’ buzzer beater highlights thrilling day of Finals at Wickaninnish Beach
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve – The third and final day of Rip Curl Nationals came to a close at Wickaninnish Beach on Sunday afternoon, with the Women’s and Men’s Open closing out a packed day of finals.
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