French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men's surfing while Caroline Marks from the United States won the women's surfing gold medal at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti. (Medal Table | Schedule & Results | Full Coverage)
Cheers and tears erupted from boats floating near the wave and crowds of spectators along the shore as the men's final match ended in the afternoon. Vaast pumped his arms into the air in victory after beating Jack Robinson from Australia, who received the silver medal.
바카라I don't really realize it, but I just made history,바카라 said Vaast. 바카라I can't be prouder to represent Tahiti and France at home.바카라
The women's gold medal match ended about thirty minutes later, with Marks beating Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil, who was awarded the silver medal.
바카라Your whole life goes into a moment like this,바카라 Marks said with a gold medal hanging around her neck. 바카라It's beyond all my wildest dreams.바카라
For the bronze medals, Gabriel Medina from Brazil and Johanne Defay from France won after beating Alonso Correa from Peru and Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica, respectively.
바카라Chopes gave me so many good waves, so many good results. So I can't complain,바카라 said Medina, using a common nickname for Teahupo'o.
Medalists 바카라 some in bare feet 바카라 stepped on to the Olympic podium near the ocean as crowds gathered to cheer and take photographs. Roosters ran along the grass while young local surfers called the names of the athletes as they walked by.
All winners of the Paris Olympics surfing competition are first-time Olympic medalists, after defending Olympic women's champion Carissa Moore of the United States 바카라 who won at the Tokyo Games, where Olympic surfing debuted 바카라 was beaten in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
바카라Obviously I'm really sad to not be a part of finals day, to get to represent my home and my family one more time, but I'm really grateful,바카라 Moore said after her loss. 바카라I just hope that at the end of the day I can encourage whoever is watching, win or lose, don't be afraid to go into it fearlessly and don't be afraid to fail.바카라
The final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition began Monday morning after two days of delays due to unfavorable conditions. In the morning, conditions were smaller than the heavy, barrel-shaped waves Teahupo'o is famed for and that were seen during part of the men's competition the week before.
But by the afternoon waves grew larger and more frequent, giving athletes a chance to impress judges with the time they spent inside the barrels. At one point during the competition a whale jumped out of the water while surfers went head to head.
Six of the eight surfers who made it to the semifinals represented different nations. French Polynesian, Peruvian, Australian and other national flags flew from boats near the waves.
While not every surfer who competed was able to bring home a medal, many agreed that the second-ever Olympics surfing competition 바카라 filled with viral photographs, record-breaking scores and hours of stunning video footage broadcast to viewers around the world 바카라 helped promote the sport.
"Everyone's watching and paying attention,바카라 said Medina, who said he gained millions of social media followers after a photo of him floating in the sky next to his surfboard while bailing out of a wave went viral during the competition. 바카라I think surfing wins바카라.
