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Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Aussie surf star opens up on Tahiti win
Australian surfing superstar Molly Picklum opens up on surfing the famous Teahupo'o and winning the WSL event in Tahiti.
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Aussie surf star opens up on Tahiti win
Australian surfing superstar Molly Picklum opens up on surfing the famous Teahupo'o and winning the WSL event in Tahiti.
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Babies, bombs and world titles: Inside Australia's greatest day at Teahupo'o
With his 18-month son Zen and wife sitting on a board 50 metres away from one of the heaviest waves in the world, Jack Robinson kept his world title hopes alive with an incredible run of clutch Teahupo'o surfing. With her great mate and leading rival wearing 10-foot bombs of white-water on her head at 'the place of skulls' (Teahupo'o's loose translation from the local Polynesian dialect), Molly Picklum dominated like few women ever have in Tahiti. So it went on arguably Australian surfing's greatest day at the feared break. Only once before have an Australian man and woman claimed the Tahiti Pro together – mostly because from 2007 to 2021 it was deemed too dangerous for the girls to surf. Picklum joins compatriots Kate Skarratt (1999), her idol Layne Beachley (2001), Chelsea Hedges (2005) and Melanie Redman-Carr (2006) as Australia's female winners in Tahiti, with Skarratt the only one to prevail alongside a male Aussie – Mark Occhilupo, when he was also en route to a breakthrough world title. Picklum's first is now hers to lose in a few weeks' time in Fiji. Only Robinson's fairytale run to his second Tahiti Pro triumph could steal his fellow Olympian's thunder. But steal it he did, having started the event knowing only victory and nothing less was needed to qualify for this year's final five cut-off. True to form – he has named his kid Zen, after all – Robinson was remarkably composed navigating the 10-foot barrelling Teahupo'o brutes he knows so well, winning four heats on Thursday (AEST) with his season on the line. A scorching 9.5 ride to start the final against American Griffin Colapinto ensured Robinson only needed two waves to claim victory, repeating the same remarkable run that delivered his 2023 Tahiti Pro win with a finals berth on the line then as well. With him all the way was Brazilian wife Julia, who sat in the safety of the Teahupo'o channel for each of Robinson's heats before Zen was thrown into the water as well after the West Australian's final victory.
Perth Now
09-08-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Good golly: Molly one win from title after Tahiti test
Molly Picklum is one win away from a maiden world surfing title after the Australian's fearless Teahupo'o masterclass at the Tahiti Pro. The 22-year-old booked her spot in the Tahiti final by winning three heats on Saturday (AEST) as the French Polynesia break lived up to the "psycho mode" tag adopted by organisers in the lead-up. The Australian dug deep with a late, brave 9.77-point tube to beat local hope and defending champion Vahine Fierro in the quarter-finals. Her semi-final against Caroline Marks began with both surfers hammered by a series of huge sets. Marks opted to take the ski back to the break, but the Australian paddled through it, earning her priority, which she used to poll an early eight-point ride that proved the difference in the final heat of a massive day. "I saw Caroline bail (off her board) and thought I'd try the duck dive, then I got smoked. She lost her board and I wore the next two sets on my head," Picklum said. "So I kept paddling. It ended up being a great decision ... that great wave came and (I'm) so happy I converted it." Her progression ensured the yellow jersey-holder would retain top spot ahead of Fiji's WSL Finals campaign later this month. In a recent tweak to the top-five format, the No.1 seed will only need to win the first heat in their best-of-three duel to be crowned champion. The controversial format will be canned in favour of the traditional overall points system next season. In a dramatic, high-stakes day, fellow Australian Isabella Nichols was knocked from fourth to sixth and will miss the finals. Nichols was beaten by Fierro in a narrow elimination heat loss that allowed Hawaiian Bettylou Sakura Johnson and American Marks, who won gold at the same break a year ago, to jump her. Tyler Wright, who began the event in seventh, also had her push ended by defending world champion Caitlin Simmers in the last eight. Picklum, in just her fourth Championship Tour campaign, has started finals day from fifth spot in her past two seasons. She'll meet American Simmers in the Tahiti final before turning her attention to the Cloudland finale from August 27. "She's so gnarly out here (Simmers); hopefully I can get another one up on her," Picklum said. "It's crazy ... it's started to sink in. When you're so close to achieving your dream it all gets really scary and like, 'wow this is crazy'. "But I'm so happy that I dream so big and that it scares me and makes me focus and all those beautiful things. "I'd love to win here and figure out Fiji after." Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson, both awaiting Tahiti quarter-finals, remain in contention to represent Australia when the men's top five battle in Fiji. Stephanie Gilmore won Australia's most-recent world title, her eighth, in 2022.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
The best of U.S. surfing standout Caroline Marks in images
The best of U.S. surfing standout Caroline Marks in images The iconic waves of Teahupo'o that rise like aquatic giants off the Tahiti coast in French Polynesia were the stage for Caroline Marks' mesmerizing run during the Paris Olympics. The Team USA surfer put on a show, wave after wave, while her personality caught the attention of fans across the map. In the end, she stepped to the podium as a gold medalist. Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks Professional surfer Caroline Marks
