John John Florence Chooses Life at Sea Over WSL Championship Tour and LA 2028 Olympics
The three-time world champion is skipping the 2027 Championship Tour, effectively ending his hopes of competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Teen Surfer Saves Golden Gate Bridge Jumper in Harrowing Rescue (Video)
17-year-old Colby Ralls and two fellow surfers raced to help a man struggling in the water beneath San Francisco's iconic landmark.
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Read at Stab →Repechage Rounds for Some Top Seeds as Peru Retains Team Advantage on Day 5 of 2026 ISA World Surfing Games
Peru Remains Only Full Team in Main Round as Sol Aguirre Leads Women’s Action Kanoa Igarashi Delivers Statement Performance as Japan’s Olympic Mission Continues Home-Break Olympic Dream Fuels Sawyer Lindblad’s (USA) First WSG Campaign Tom Butland (NZL) Delivers Under Pressure…
Read at International Surfing Association →No 2027 CT, no 2028 Olympics, but John John Florence still wants a Pipe wildcard
He won’t return to the tour in 2027, ending his Olympic hopes, but he wants a wildcard for the title-deciding Pipe Masters. Should the WSL let John John shape the title race?
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53-Foot Seas Ignite ‘Parade of Storms’ Aiming at California (Video)
Forecasters are tracking a so-called "parade of storms" in the North Pacific, with towering open-ocean seas and high-surf warnings lighting up California’s coast.
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