More Sports Aug 11, 2021
Surfer Kanoa Igarashi braces himself for a bright future post-Olympics
by Jason Coskrey
Igarashi will have time to admire his Olympic silver medal later. For now, the World Surf League rankings are calling.
More Sports Apr 24, 2021
Pro surfer Connor O’Leary embracing Japanese heritage
by Jason Coskrey
O’Leary, 27, was born in Australia and is a proud Australian, but his Japanese heritage is an equally important part of his identity.
More Sports Dec 10, 2020
Kanoa Igarashi poised to ride wave of momentum into Tokyo Olympics
by Jason Coskrey
The Japanese surfer and Olympic medal hopeful was preparing for the biggest year of his life when 2020 decided it had other plans.
More Sports Sep 11, 2020
Surfer Maya Gabeira achieves new heights on world-record wave
by Jason Coskrey
The Brazilian was officially recognized as a Guinness World Record holder on Thursday for her ride on a 22.4-meter wave in Portugal earlier this year.
More Sports Jul 22, 2020
Pro surfer Kanoa Igarashi shows off skills in FIFA 20, welcomes pressure of Olympics
by Jason Coskrey
The rising star is already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
More Sports Jan 12, 2020
Shun Murakami scores big at Qualifying Series opener in China
Shun Murakami opened the 2020 men's World Surf League Qualifying Series with a massive win at the Corona Open China on Sunday, racking up 5,000 points toward next year's Championship Tour. The 22-year-old posted a score of 12.67 in the final at Wanning's Riyue Bay ...
More Sports Dec 21, 2019
Amuro Tsuzuki will join pro surfing's top-flight competition, the Championship Tour, next year, World Surf League's Japan office said Saturday. The 18-year-old, World Surf League's women's world junior champion, is the second Japanese to join the elite tour, following men's competitor Kanoa Igarashi. In September, Tsuzuki ...
More Sports May 25, 2019
Kanoa Igarashi triumphs for first time on World Surf League's Championship Tour
Kanoa Igarashi became the first Japanese surfer to win an elite World Surf League's Championship Tour event on Saturday, when he topped the men's competition at the Corona Bali Protected. Igarashi, a medal hopeful at next year's Tokyo Olympics, earned 15.10 points in his final ...
More Sports May 4, 2019
Amuro Tsuzuki rides waves to World Surf League victory in Ichinomiya
Amuro Tsuzuki had the best ride of the women's final on Saturday to win the World Surf League's Ichinomiya Chiba Open. At Tsurigasaki Beach, where surfing will introduce itself to the Olympics next year, the 18-year-old Tsuzuki beat 20-year-old compatriot Maiko Miyasaka for her first ...
More Sports Mar 28, 2019
As new season begins, Kanoa Igarashi hoping to ride wave of momentum to 2020 Olympics
Surfer Kanoa Igarashi said he intends to ride the momentum of last season all the way to a ride at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when the 2019 World Surf League's Men's Championship Tour begins next Wednesday in Australia with the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. "This ...
More Sports Jul 11, 2018
Teenager Jo Azuchi on Wednesday won the Shonan Open, a World Surf League men's Qualifying Series event held at Kugenuma Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture. Despite inconsistent conditions, the 17-year-old earned a two-wave total of 9.90 points in the final, 0.80 ahead of Jordan Lawler of ...
More Sports May 28, 2017
Minori Kawai captured the Ichinomiya Chiba Open on Sunday, part of the World Surf League's qualifying series. The 16-year-old Kawai, who came from behind to win her semifinal against Australia's Dimity Stoyle, defeated Hinako Kurokawa 13.10-12.40 in the final. The victory was the first on the ...