2024-07-29 05:03:37
Received four out of four. The French surfing team gets scared on the Tahiti waves in Te Ahoopu during their Olympic qualifying stages. If Joan Duru and Vahiné Fierro can advance directly to the last 16, Mana Things don’t go too well for Kauli Vaast and Johanne Defay, who have to pass the playoffs on Sunday, July 28th. Despite the extra steps, the tide eventually turned in the Blues’ favor, allowing them to continue their adventure across the board. A relief.
Johanne Defay was the first to start in the early morning of the second round. The day before, the Reunion Islander failed after suffering an injury in the first wave of the series. The surfer, whose forehead was covered in blood, was inspected by the safety “water patrol”, put on a helmet and returned to her series, but her efforts were not enough to make a difference.
In Sunday’s rematch, the Frenchwoman wore a helmet to hide the four stitches she had received as she spared no effort against Australia’s Molly Picklem, currently ranked fourth in the world. After a thrilling neck-and-neck match, Johanne Defay finally took the advantage, not least with a beautiful shot.
“Yesterday I had to get stitches and then I had to do all the concussion testing and I had to do it again this morning just to make sure, so that added a little bit of pressure, she declared after her victory. Last night was a little difficult, a little down, but this morning I’m back to a real war day (laughs). »
“Water Time Series”
World No. 2 American Griffin Colapinto also came to the rescue for local Kauli Vaast on Saturday. On this Resurrection Day, the Polynesian risked everything against South African Matthew McGillivray on the technical waves he has been surfing since he was a child. Encouraged by the crowd on board, a big move from the tube saw him seal the outcome of the confrontation.
“I’m very happy, this is the first Olympic series, The Tahitians were excited. I’m happy to rediscover the feeling in this series, I took advantage of it, I had a lot of fun, and that’s the most important thing. »tFor a man who takes a 15-minute jet ski ride to the waves at Teahupoo, the long work has paid off. “Jeremy and I spent hours in the water [Florès] and vasine [Fierro] Doing the series, so I feel more comfortable than usual.””, he recalled before joining his team.
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