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French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfing
Read full article: French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfingKauli Vaast from French Polynesia and Caroline Marks from the United States won gold medals in surfing at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti on Monday.
Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing's Olympic debut
Read full article: Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing's Olympic debutIt was surf’s up for the sport’s century-in-the-making Olympic debut as competitors were consumed emotionally by the momentous occasion and exuded the pure joy of finally making it.
Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots
Read full article: Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian rootsFor some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.