LEMOORE, CALIF. (AP) — Johanne Defay of France was devastated when the mega sponsor Roxy dropped her right before she became a pro surfer in 2014, shattering her confidence and threatening her career ...

Johanne Defay has punched her ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris France to represent the host country in the water. The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are right around the corner. The setting for ...

In 2024, France's Johanne Defay stormed the podium in Peniche to win the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Seeing as the Olympic bronze medalist is currently four months pregnant, she'd be forgiven if she ...

Johanne Defay of France needed four stiches for a head wound Saturday, underscoring the danger of surfing at the famous Teahupo’o break in Tahiti. It’s not just the powerful wave. It’s the shallow, ...

The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, a professional surfing marquee event, presents a massive challenge for the world’s best men and women at Supertubos. The event’s window runs from March 15-25, 2025.

Caroline Marks crossed the last item off her trophy list and became an Olympic champion, crowning herself as the best women's ...

It was going to be difficult to follow up Kauli Vaast's electric performance to win the gold at his home surf break, but 22-year-old U.S. surfer Caroline Marks delivered a dazzling display of her own.

The U.S. Open of Surfing got some international flavor with a twist of youth at Huntington Beach on Sunday afternoon. On the men’s side, Hiroto Ohhara, 18, went from just barely getting into the event ...

The Vans U.S. Open of Surfing took an unlikely turn Sunday when surprise winners who captured their first big championships took over center stage. In the two final heats of a nine-day competition at ...

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