Surfing

A 14-year-old dog becomes 1st animal inducted into Surfers’ Hall of Fame

A Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime.

A South Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime. NBC6’s Bri Buckley reports.

A Florida teen surfer was enjoying the waves when he was attacked by a shark, but he says he’s not letting the ordeal stop him from pursuing his dreams.

A Florida teen speaks as he recovers after suffering a shark bite while surfing.

Surfers in South Florida? Off of Bal Harbour, they surfed the remnants of Hurricane Milton. Milton has cleared out of the state and left destruction in its wake in west and central Florida, particularly due to powerful twisters that demolished homes and downed trees. But it also brought choppy waters further south. On South Beach, people walked with surf boards…

Aerial images show surfers on the waters off of Bal Harbour. NBC6’s Amy Viteri reports.

The city of Porto in northern Portugal takes pride in its beaches, old churches and famous port wine. It’s also home to a church where its members surf before they worship.

Para-surfing has been excluded from the Los Angeles Paralympics. But that hasn’t stopped fans and participants of the sport in strengthening their desire for it to be included in future Paralympics.

American gold medalist Caroline Marks spoke Tuesday about the surf conditions in French Polynesia and the sport’s progression to include female surfers on the pipeline. “Teahupo’o is one of the scariest waves in the world but also one of the most beautiful waves in the world.”

After days of weather delays, American Caroline Marks secured her spot atop the podium.

She follows in the footsteps of teammate Carissa Moore, who won the event in Tokyo in 2021, the first time the sport was an Olympic event.

Caroline Marks finished one spot off the surfing podium in Tokyo and will now look to retain the gold for Team USA after Carissa Moore was eliminated.

The celebration led to possibly the best image of the 2024 Games so far.

Strong winds have postponed men’s and women’s Olympic surfing events in Tahiti.

Olympics surfing is back for a second time after its debut in Tokyo.

Tahiti welcomed the 2024 Olympic surfing event with sunshine, songs and Polynesian culture honoring the sport’s ancient roots, nearly 9,800 miles away from the Games’ opening ceremony in Paris.

At Paris 2024 there will be eight more surfers competing than there were at Tokyo 2020 where the sport made its Olympic debut.

Surfing will return for Paris 2024 after making its Olympics debut at the Tokyo Games, and once again events will take place in the Pacific Ocean.