2024-07-28 04:05:31
Vahine Fierro and Joan Duru launched the French wonder team well in Teahupoo
Frenchmen Vahine Fierro and Joan Duru finished first in their heat on Saturday and qualified for the round of 16, on the first day of the Olympic swimming events in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. Reunionese Johanne Defay, slightly injured in the head after falling on his first wave, and Tahitian Kauli Vaast will, on the other hand, have to go through rehabilitation.
“I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach, I’m so happy”Vahine Fierro told AFP after his victory (11.17), in a way where his opponents did not manage to get more than three points on the wave. “Teahupoo is the wave that made me grow in every sense of the word, mentally, physically, emotionally, in everyday life and in surfing”added, laugh and live, the Polynesian Surfer.
The first qualified Frenchman, the leader of the French team, Joan Duru, found a deep tube in the last minute of his series to win narrowly (13.84, against 13.36) against one of the favorites, Australian Jack Robinson, winner on the same wave in the Tahiti Pro 2023, as part of the world championship. Joan Duru played her series early in the morning in Tahiti, at a time when the French rugby sevens team won its gold medal on the other side of the world. “We are really lucky to be here, I still don’t feel any pressure, I’m struggling”he said with a smile after his performance.
The Americans made their mark by achieving the two best men’s scores of the day on the wave: Griffin Colapinto with 9.53 and John John Florence with 9.33. Their teammates Carissa Moore, Caroline Marks and Caitlin Simmers also dominated their heats. The Brazilians, the other favorites, are struggling more: if Gabriel Medina and Joao Chianca win from the start, other titles like Filipe Toledo and Tatiana Weston-Webb will go through the rematch.
Surfers are decided on the cumulative scores of the two best waves, each rated out of ten. In the first stage, which is not eliminated, three surfers compete for 30 minutes.
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