The Caribbeans Tessa Thyssen, Gatien Delahaye and Tim Bisso and the Polynesian Vahiné Fierro won in Huntington Beach bringing an additional medal to France.
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Published on September 24, 2022 at 11:38 am,
updated on September 24, 2022 at 11:45 am
It was with a small lead over their opponents that the Blues won the gold medal at the 2022 World Surfing Games championships taking place from September 16 to 24 in California. Present on the American beach ofHuntingtonthem French succeeded in surpassing the American team composed of the multiple title Go ahead Andean or the talented young Zoé McDougall.
Tessa Thyssen, Gatien Delahaye, Tim Bisso and Vahiné Fierro and their entourage after their relay victory at the World Surfing Championships in California on September 24, 2022.
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Despite interference from Saint-Martinoise Tessa Thyssenthe French surfers were able to climb to first place ahead of the Argentinians and the Portuguese.
A victory to the delight of these athletes, who were not all successful in their individual categories. “I was really disappointed with my individual performance this Friday morning. I got the waves but my surf wasn’t there. […] The energy is back for the tag team. […] I am very proud of the France team. We kept our spirits up to the end to get this title of world champion! », exclaims Vahniné Fierro. Impression shared by Guadeloupean Gatien Delahaye:
The gold medal also compensates for the disappointment of not having won one of the two places at stake for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.