The weather is unpredictable in Teahupoo (Tahiti). The surfing events of the 2024 Olympic Games have been on hold for two days due to weather conditions that are too dangerous to ensure the safety of surfers. But the competition is expected to resume this Thursday, August 1.
Real false start on Wednesday
The French Federation announced this on Thursday morning in France, and late afternoon in Tahiti. “The competition management announces that the competition should resume this Thursday, August 1 at 7 a.m. in Tahiti (7 p.m.) with the women’s round of 16, then the men’s quarterfinals and the women’s quarterfinals.”
If the announcement is confirmed, the competition should resume where it left off on Monday, July 29, with the women’s round of 16 match between Vahine Fierro and Johanne Defay at 8:12 p.m. The winner should move on to her quarter-final at 2:48 a.m. against Carissa Moore (USA) or Sarah Baum (AFS).
In the men’s competition, the French-French quarter-final between Kauli Vaast and Joan Duru should be played at 1 a.m. However, be careful. The competition was supposed to resume on Wednesday, July 31, but the organization finally backpedaled when the island woke up. Especially since The Team reveals that there was a standoff between OBS (the production company of the images), which wanted to launch the 8th, and the International Surfing Federation, which was opposed to it.
The program
Women’s Round of 16
Caroline Marks (USA) vs Siqi Yang (China)
Tyler Wright (Australie) vs Anat Lelior (Israël)
Woman Fierro vs Johanne Defay
Carissa Moore (USA) vs Sarah Baum (South Africa)
Nadia Erostarbe (Spain) vs Shino Matsuda (Japan)
Caitlin Simmers (USA) vs Tatiana Weston-Webb
Luana Silva (Brazil) vs Taina Hinckel (Brazil)
Brisa Hennessy (Costa Rica) vs Yolanda Hopkins (Portugal)
Men’s quarter-finals
Alonso Correa (Peru) vs Reo Inaba (Japan)
Kauli Vaast vs Joan Thorn
Gabriel Medina (Brazil) vs Joao Chianca (Brazil)
Jack Robinson (Australie) vs Ethan Ewing (Australie)
